Vincent Sherman Director Joan Crawford Agatha Reed Actor Robert Young Doctor James Merrill Actor Frank Lovejoy Matt Cole Actor Eve Arden Miss `'Woody'` Woods Actor Janice Rule Virginia Merrill Actor Lurene Tuttle Ellen Griswold Actor Howard St. John Claude Griswold Actor Ellen Corby Miss Birdshaw Actor Morgan Farley Doctor Pitt Actor Virginia Gibson Mary Nell Dodge Actor John Qualen Professor Dingley Actor Ivan Goff Screenwriter Ben Roberts Screenwriter Henry Blanke Producer Ted D. McCord Cinematographer Rudi Fehr Film Editing Stanley Fleischer Art Director G.W. Berntsen Set Decoration Sheila O'Brien Costume Design