George Marshall Director Audie Murphy Tom Destry Actor Mari Blanchard Brandy Actor Lyle Bettger Phil Decker Actor Lori Nelson Martha Phillips Actor Thomas Mitchell Reginald T. "Rags" Barnaby Actor Edgar Buchanan The Honorable Hiram J. Sellers, Mayor Actor Wallace Ford Doc Curtis Actor Mary Wickes Bessie Mae Curtis Actor Alan Hale Jr. Jack Larson Actor Lee Aaker Eli Skinner Actor Trevor Bardette Sheriff Joe Bailey Actor Walter Baldwin Henry Skinner Actor George Wallace Curly Adams Actor Richard Reeves Mac Actor Frank Richards Dummy Actor Ralph Peters Bartender Actor John Doucette Cowhand Actor Anthony Lawrence Professor Actor Edmund H. North Screenwriter D.D. Beauchamp Screenwriter Stanley Rubin Producer George Robinson Cinematographer Ted J. Kent Film Editing Henry Mancini Original Music Frank Skinner Original Music Herman Stein Original Music Alexander Golitzen Art Director Alfred Sweeney Art Director John P. Austin Set Decoration Russell A. Gausman Set Decoration Rosemary Odell Costume Design