Vincente Minnelli Director Spencer Tracy Stanley Banks Actor Joan Bennett Ellie Banks Actor Elizabeth Taylor Kay 'Kitten' Dunstan Actor Don Taylor Buckley Dunstan Actor Billie Burke Doris Dunstan Actor Moroni Olsen Herbert Dunstan Actor Richard Rober Police sergeant Actor Marietta Canty Delilah (Banks' maid) Actor Russ Tamblyn Tommy Banks Actor Tom Irish Ben Banks Actor Hayden Rorke Dr. Andrew Nordell Actor Paul Harvey Rev. Galsworthy Actor Albert Hackett Writer Frances Goodrich Writer Pandro S. Berman Producer Albert Sendrey Original Music John Alton Cinematographer Ferris Webster Film Editing Cedric Gibbons Art Director Leonid Vasian Art Director Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration Helen Rose Costume Design