Norman Taurog Director Spencer Tracy Father Flanagan Actor Mickey Rooney Whitey Marsh Actor Bobs Watson Pee Wee Actor Larry Nunn Ted Martley Actor Darryl Hickman Flip Actor Henry O'Neill Mr. Maitland Actor Mary Nash Mrs. Maitland Actor Lee J. Cobb Dave Morris Actor Sidney Miller Mo Kahn Actor Addison Richards The Judge Actor Lloyd Corrigan Roger Gorton Actor George Lessey Bradford Stone Actor Robert Emmett Keane Burton Actor Arthur Hohl Guard Actor Ben Welden Superintendent Actor Anne Revere Mrs. Fenely Actor John W. Considine Jr. Producer James Kevin McGuinness Screenwriter Herbert Stothart Original Music Harold Rosson Cinematographer Fredrick Y. Smith Film Editing Ben Lewis Film Editing Cedric Gibbons Art Director Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration