Timothy Reed Jr.
Bobby Breen
Jacques Bouton
Alan Mowbray
Gumbo
Matthew Beard
Chimney Sweep
Willie Best
Slave Auctioneer
Stanley Blystone
Dancing Slave
Mildred Boyd
Slave Buyer
Don Brodie
Luke
Jack Carr
Slave Trader
Ed Cassidy
Servant
Jack Clisby
Drummer
Charles Dixon
Singer in Hall Johnson Choir
Ruby Elzy
Timothy Reed Sr.
Ralph Morgan
Louise Franklin
Slave
Lillian Randolph
Blue Washington
Lulu
Marguerite Whitten
Freddie Jackson
Pauline Dubini
Steffi Duna
Uncle Caton
Clarence Muse
Claire Bouton
Sally Blane
Martin Dill
Edwin Maxwell
Cass
Charles Middleton
Judge Ravenal
Robert Greig
Janie
Lillian Yarbo
Art Direction
Edgar G. Ulmer
Original Music Composer
Victor Young
Director
Leslie Goodwins
Writer
Langston Hughes
Bernard Vorhaus