Vincente Minnelli Director Spencer Tracy Stanley T. Banks Actor Elizabeth Taylor Katherine "Kay" Banks Actor Joan Bennett Ellie Banks Actor Don Taylor Buckley Dunstan Actor Billie Burke Doris Dunstan Actor Leo G. Carroll Mr. Massoula Actor Moroni Olsen Herbert Dunstan Actor Melville Cooper Mr. Tringle Actor Taylor Holmes Warner Actor Paul Harvey Rev. A.I. Galsworthy Actor Frank Orth Joe Actor Russ Tamblyn Tommy Banks Actor Tom Irish Ben Banks Actor Marietta Canty Delilah Actor Willard Waterman Vincent Dixon Actor Nancy Valentine Fliss Actor Mary Jane Smith Effie Actor Pandro S. Berman Producer Frances Goodrich Writer Albert Hackett Writer Helen Rose Costume Design Jack Dawn Makeup Cedric Gibbons Art Director