Sylvia Sidney Rose Maurrant William Collier Jr. Sam Kaplan Estelle Taylor Mrs. Anna Maurrant Beulah Bondi Emma Jones David Landau Mr. Frank Maurrant Matt McHugh Vincent Jones Russell Hopton Steve Sankey Greta Granstedt Mae Jones Eleanor Wesselhoeft Marguerite 'Greta' Fiorentino John Qualen Karl Olsen (as John M. Qualen) Allen Fox Dick McGann (as Allan Fox) Nora Cecil Alice Simpson - Welfare Worker Margaret Robertson Minor Role Walter James Police Marshal James Henry Max Montor Abe Kaplan Walter Miller Bert Easter - Rose's Boss T.H. Manning George Jones Conway Washburne Danny Buchanan Ann Kostant Shirley Kaplan Adele Watson Olga Olsen King Vidor Director George Barnes Director Gregg Toland Director