Norman Panama Director, Screenwriter, Producer Melvin Frank Director, Screenwriter, Producer Fred MacMurray Mike Frye Actor Dorothy McGuire Deborah Patterson Actor Howard Keel Stretch Barnes, Smoky Callaway Actor Jesse White Georgie Markham Actor Fay Roope Tom Lorrison Actor Natalie Schafer Martha Lorrison Actor Douglas Kennedy Drunk Actor Elizabeth Fraser Marie Actor John Indrisano Johnny Terrento Actor Stan Freberg Marvin Actor Don Haggerty Director Don Actor Glenn Strange Cowboy Actor Actor John Banner Headwaiter Actor Paul Newlan Cowboy Actor Actor Mae Clarke Mother on Train (uncredited) Actor Hugh Beaumont Mr. Adkins Actor Ray June Cinematographer Cotton Warburton Film Editing