William A. Wellman Director Edward Arnold Secretary of War Wardell Actor Arthur Byron President Stanley Craig Actor Paul Kelly Chick Moffat Actor Peggy Conklin Alma Cronin Actor Andy Devine Val Orcott Actor Janet Beecher Mrs. Craig Actor Osgood Perkins Harris Brownell Actor Sidney Blackmer D.L. Voorman Actor Edward Ellis Lincoln Lee Actor Irene Franklin Mrs. Orcott Actor Charley Grapewin Richard Norton Actor Rosalind Russell Sally Voorman Actor Robert McWade Vice Presient Molleson Actor DeWitt Jennings Cullen Actor Walter Kingsford Drew Actor Douglas Wood Roger Grant Actor Ben Hecht Screenwriter Charles MacArthur Screenwriter Lynn Starling Screenwriter Carey Wilson Screenwriter Cedric Worth Screenwriter Walter Wanger Producer Edward Powell Original Music Hugo Riesenfeld Original Music Clifford Vaughan Original Music Barney McGill Cinematographer Hanson T. Fritch Film Editing