Hud Bannon
Paul Newman
Homer Bannon
Melvyn Douglas
Mr. Thompson
Sheldon Allman
Mr. Larker
Pitt Herbert
Rodeo Announcer Frank
Robert Hinkle
Myra
Sharyn Hillyer
Lily Peters
Yvette Vickers
Charlie Tucker
Don Kennedy
Mr. Kirby
Carl Low
Show Spectator
Wag Blesing
George
Peter Brooks
Alma Brown
Patricia Neal
Lon 'Lonnie' Bannon
Brandon De Wilde
Mr. Burris
Whit Bissell
Jesse
Crahan Denton
Hermy
John Ashley
Jose
Val Avery
Joe Scanlon
George Petrie
Truman Peters
Curt Conway
Novel
Larry McMurtry
Makeup Supervisor
Wally Westmore
Writer
Harriet Frank Jr.
Costume Design
Edith Head
Set Decoration
Sam Comer
Director of Photography
James Wong Howe
Original Music Composer
Elmer Bernstein
Director
Martin Ritt
Producer
Irving Ravetch
Editor
Frank Bracht
Sound Recordist
John R. Carter
Art Direction
Tambi Larsen
Hal Pereira
Robert R. Benton
Hair Supervisor
Nellie Manley
Assistant Director
Charles C. Coleman
John Wilkinson
Second Unit Director of Photography
Rex Wimpy