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 Irving Bacon Bartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited) Jimmie Dodd Train Passenger (uncredited) Rhonda Fleming Girl at Dance (uncredited) Eddie Hall Eager Sailor (uncredited) Andrew V. McLaglen Former Plowboy (uncredited) Ruth Roman Envious Girl in Train Station (uncredited)