Clarence Brown Director Irene Dunne Susan Ashwood Actor Alan Marshal Sir John Ashwood Actor Frank Morgan Hiram Porter Dunn Actor Roddy McDowall Young John Ashwood II Actor Peter Lawford John Ashwood II Actor Dame May Whitty Nanny Actor C. Aubrey Smith Colonel Walter Forsythe Actor Gladys Cooper Lady Jean Ashwood Actor Van Johnson Sam Bennett Actor John Warburton Reggie Ashwood Actor Jill Esmond Rosamund Actor Brenda Forbes Gwennie Actor Norma Varden Mrs. Bland Actor Elizabeth Taylor Young Betsy Kenney Actor June Lockhart Betsy Kenney Actor Charles Irwin Ben Kenney Actor Jean Prescott Mrs. Kenney Actor Tom Drake Dying American Soldier Actor Isobel Elsom Mrs. Bancroft Actor Edmund Breon Major Rupert Bancroft Actor Miles Mander Major Loring Actor Ann Curzon Miss Lambert Actor Steven Muller Gerhard von Biesterburg Actor Norbert Muller Dietrich von Biesterburg Actor Lumsden Hare The Vicar Actor Molly Lamont Helen Hampton Actor Sidney Franklin Producer