Vincent Sherman Director Paul Newman Anthony Judson Lawrence, Narrator Actor Barbara Rush Joan Dickinson Actor Alexis Smith Carol Wharton Actor Brian Keith Mike Flanagan Actor Diane Brewster Kate Judson Lawrence Actor Billie Burke Mrs. J. Arthur Allen Actor John Williams Gilbert Dickinson Actor Robert Vaughn Chester A. "Chet" Gwynn Actor Otto Kruger John Marshall Wharton Actor Paul Picerni Louis Donetti Actor Robert Douglas Uncle Morton Stearnes Actor Frank Conroy Doctor Shippen Stearnes Actor Adam West William Lawrence III Actor Anthony Eisley Carter Henry Actor Richard Deacon George Archibald Actor Isobel Elsom Mrs. Dewitt Lawrence (uncredited) Actor James Gunn Screenwriter Richard Powell Writer