Claudette Colbert Mrs. Anne Hilton Jennifer Jones Jane Deborah Hilton Joseph Cotten Lieutenant Tony Willett Shirley Temple Bridget 'Brig' Hilton Monty Woolley Colonel William G. Smollett Lionel Barrymore Clergyman Robert Walker Corporal William G. 'Bill' Smollett II Hattie McDaniel Fidelia Agnes Moorehead Mrs. Emily Hawkins Alla Nazimova Zofia Koslowska Albert Bassermann Dr. Sigmund Gottlieb Golden Gordon Oliver Marine Officer Seeking Room Keenan Wynn Lieutenant Solomon Guy Madison Sailor Harold E. Smith Craig Stevens Danny Williams Lloyd Corrigan Mr. Mahoney - Grocer Jackie Moran Johnny Mahoney Dorothy Adams Nurse (uncredited) Irving Bacon Bartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited) Dorothy Dandridge Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited) John Derek Minor Role (uncredited) Jimmie Dodd Train Passenger (uncredited) Rhonda Fleming Girl at Dance (uncredited) Ann Gillis Becky Anderson - Class President (uncredited) Eddie Hall Eager Sailor (uncredited) Warren Hymer Convalescent Wishing for Tutti Frutti (uncredited) Edwin Maxwell Businessman in Cocktail Lounge (uncredited) Andrew V. McLaglen Former Plowboy (uncredited) Terry Moore Refugee Child on Train (uncredited) Aileen Pringle Woman at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited) Ruth Roman Envious Girl in Train Station (uncredited) Grady Sutton Soldier Hunting for Susie Fleming (uncredited) Theodore von Eltz Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) Doodles Weaver Convalescent Wishing for Watermelon (uncredited) Butterfly McQueen WAC Sergeant (uncredited)