Will Rogers Judge William Pitman 'Billy' Priest Tom Brown Jerome Priest Anita Louise Ellie May Gillespie Henry B. Walthall Reverend Ashby Brand David Landau Bob Gillis Rochelle Hudson Virginia Maydew Roger Imhof Billy Gaynor Frank Melton Fleming 'Flem' Talley Charley Grapewin Sergeant Jimmy Bagby Berton Churchill Senator Horace Maydew Brenda Fowler Mrs. Caroline Priest Francis Ford Juror No. 12 Hattie McDaniel Aunt Dilsey Stepin Fetchit Jeff Poindexter John Ford Director George Schneiderman Director Edward O'Fearna Director