W. S. Van Dyke II Director Freddie Bartholomew Claude Pierce Actor Mickey Rooney "Gig" Stevens Actor Jackie Cooper "Buck" Murphy Actor Ian Hunter Jay Pierce Actor Peggy Conklin Rose Hawley Actor Katharine Alexander Hilda Pierce Actor Gene Lockhart Mr. Jim Murphy Actor Kathleen Lockhart Mrs. Murphy Actor Jonathan Hale Judge Holmes Actor Etienne Girardot Mr. Crusenberry Actor Sherwood Bailey "Bugs" Actor Grant Mitchell Paul Krumpp Actor Harold Huber Willie Actor Stanley Fields Joe Actor Frank Puglia "Grandma" Actor Etta McDaniel Molly Actor Frank Davis Producer John Lee Mahin Screenwriter Richard Schayer Screenwriter Herbert Stothart Original Music Harold Rosson Cinematographer George Schneiderman Cinematographer Tom Held Film Editing Cedric Gibbons Art Director