Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes
Andy Griffith
Marcia Jeffries
Patricia Neal
Mr. Luffler
Charles Irving
J.B. Jeffries
Howard Smith
First Mrs. Rhodes
Kay Medford
Sheriff Big Jeff Bess
Big Jeff Bess
Abe Steiner
Henry Sharp
Teleprompter Operator (uncredited)
R.G. Armstrong
Mr. Macey's Nurse (uncredited)
Lois Nettleton
Homeless Woman (uncredited)
Diana Sands
Barry Mills (uncredited)
Rip Torn
Page Girl (uncredited)
Beverly Bentley
Joey DePalma
Anthony Franciosa
Barefoot Baritone (uncredited)
John Bliss
TV Director (uncredited)
Noah Keen
Mel Miller
Walter Matthau
Betty Lou Fleckum
Lee Remick
General Haynesworth
Percy Waram
Macey
Paul McGrath
Beanie
Rod Brasfield
Senator Worthington Fuller
Marshall Neilan
Jim Collier
Alexander Kirkland
Art Direction
Paul Sylbert
Director
Elia Kazan
Producer
Story
Budd Schulberg
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Gayne Rescher
Editor
Gene Milford
Harry Stradling Sr.
Original Music Composer
Tom Glazer
Costume Design
Anna Hill Johnstone
Production Manager
George Justin
Makeup Artist
Robert Jiras
Richard Sylbert
Hairstylist
Willis Hanchett
Sound
Ernest Zatorsky
Sound Editor
Don Olson
Assistant Director
Don Kranze