William Berke Director Richard Arlen Richard Houston - posing as Jim "Tennessee" Smith Actor Jean Parker Mary Smith Actor Russell Hayden Seaman Elliot Nash Actor Guinn "Big Boy" Williams CPO Ichabod Ferdinand "Fixit" Smith Actor Emma Dunn Mom Smith Actor Charles D. Brown Commander Lane Actor Frank Fenton Lt. Ralph Gilpin Actor Chick Chandler Seaman "Corny" Welch Actor Edward T. Lowe Jr. Screenwriter Maxwell Shane Screenwriter William H. Pine Producer William C. Thomas Producer Mort Glickman Original Music Fred Jackman Jr. Cinematographer Howard Smith Film Editing William H. Ziegler Film Editing Ted Bellinger Film Editing Frank Paul Sylos Art Director Ben Berk Set Decoration