Natalie Wood
Lois Brennan

Karl Malden
MSgt. Chuck V. Brennan

Marsha Hunt
Edith Brennan

Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Col. Jim Herlihy

Don Kelly
MSgt. Darren McKine

Nelson Leigh
Brig. Gen. Wayne Action

Robert Nichols
Wilbur "Brooklyn" Stuart

Ray Montgomery
Barnes

Robert Hover
Simpson

Nicky Blair
Pasquali (uncredited)

Jack Chefe
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Russ Conway
Gen. Tyler (uncredited)

Ann Doran
Sylvia Slater (uncredited)

John Doucette
Nielson (uncredited)

Chris Drake
Control Tower Radioman (uncredited)

Dick Elliott
Mr. Sampton (uncredited)

Michael Emmet
Capt. Dickson (uncredited)

Ethel Greenwood
Slater's Party Guest (uncredited)

Jimmie Horan
Tall Thin Man (uncredited)

Jean Howell
Betty McKine (uncredited)