| John Wayne | Frank W. 'Spig' Wead |
| Dan Dailey | 'Jughead' Carson |
| Maureen O'Hara | Min Wead |
| Ward Bond | John Dodge |
| Ken Curtis | John Dale Price |
| Edmund Lowe | Adm. Moffett |
| Kenneth Tobey | Capt. Herbert Allen Hazard |
| James Todd | Jack Travis |
| Barry Kelley | Capt. Jock Clark |
| Sig Ruman | Manager |
| Henry O'Neill | Capt. Spear |
| Willis Bouchey | Barton |
| Dorothy Jordan | Rose Brentmann |
| Tige Andrews | Arizona Pincus (uncredited) |
| Veda Ann Borg | (uncredited) |
| Danny Borzage | Pete (uncredited) |
| Olive Carey | Bridy O'Faolain (uncredited) |
| Franklyn Farnum | Man on Sidewalk Outside Movie Theater (uncredited) |
| James Flavin | MP at Garden Party (uncredited) |
| Mimi Gibson | Lila Wead (uncredited) |
| Fred Graham | Officer in Brawl (uncredited) |
| Sam Harris | Patient (uncredited) |
| William Henry | Naval Aide (uncredited) |
| Louis Jean Heydt | Dr. John Keye (uncredited) |
| Stuart Holmes | Producer (uncredited) |
| Christopher James | (uncredited) |
| William Joyce | Naval Aide (uncredited) |
| Janet Lake | Nurse (uncredited) |
| William Paul Lowery | Wead's Baby - 'Commodore' (uncredited) |
| Cliff Lyons | (uncredited) |
| Mae Marsh | Nurse Crumley (uncredited) |
| May McAvoy | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Alberto Morin | Second Manager (uncredited) |
| Forbes Murray | Congressman (uncredited) |
| Peter Ortiz | Lt. Charles Dexter (uncredited) |
| Jack Pennick | Joe McGuffey (uncredited) |
| Chuck Roberson | Officer (uncredited) |
| Evelyn Rudie | Doris Wead (uncredited) |
| Arthur Salzfass | Navy Pilot (uncredited) |
| Harry Strang | Bartender (uncredited) |
| William Tracy | Air Officer (uncredited) |
| Charles Trowbridge | Adm. Crown (uncredited) |
| Dale Van Sickel | Naval Officer (uncredited) |
| Harlan Warde | Executive Officer (uncredited) |
| Blue Washington | Bartender at Officer's Club (uncredited) |
| Terry Wilson | Naval Officer (uncredited) |
