Richard Brooks Director Bette Davis Mrs. Agnes Hurley Actor Ernest Borgnine Tom Hurley Actor Debbie Reynolds Jane Hurley Actor Barry Fitzgerald Uncle Jack Conlon Actor Rod Taylor Ralph Halloran Actor Robert F. Simon Mr. Joe Halloran Actor Madge Kennedy Mrs. Joe Halloran Actor Dorothy Stickney Mrs. Rafferty Actor Carol Veazie Mrs. Casey Actor Joan Camden Alice Scanlon Actor Ray Stricklyn Eddie Hurley Actor Jay Adler Sam Leiter Actor Dan Tobin Hotel Caterer Actor Paul Denton Bill Scanlon Actor Augusta Merighi Mrs. Musso Actor Mae Clarke Saleswoman (uncredited) Actor Sam Zimbalist Producer William Shanks Assistant Director Gore Vidal Writer John Alton Cinematographer Cedric Gibbons Art Director Gene Ruggiero Film Editor André Previn Original Music