George Sidney Director Judy Garland Susan Bradley Actor John Hodiak Ned Trent Actor Ray Bolger Chris Maule Actor Preston Foster Judge Sam Purvis Actor Virginia O'Brien Alma Actor Angela Lansbury Em Actor Marjorie Main Sonora Cassidy Actor Chill Wills H.H. Hartsey Actor Kenny Baker Terry O'Halloran Actor Selena Royle Miss Bliss Actor Cyd Charisse Deborah Actor Ruth Brady Ethel Actor Catherine McLeod Louise Actor Jack Lambert Marty Peters Actor Edward Earle Jed Adams Actor Virginia Hunter Jane (uncredited) Actor William "Bill" Phillips First Cowboy Actor Norman Leavitt Second Cowboy Actor Morris Ankrum Rev. Claggett Actor Samuel Hopkins Adams Writer Edmund Beloin Writer Harry Crane Writer Nathaniel Curtis Writer Eleanore Griffin Writer James O'Hanlon Writer William Rankin Writer Samson Raphaelson Writer Kay Van Riper Writer Roger Edens Associate Producer Arthur Freed Producer George J. Folsey Cinematographer