| Henrietta Crosman | ... | Mrs. Hannah Jessop | |
| Heather Angel | ... | Suzanne | |
| Norman Foster | ... | Jim 'Jimmy' Jessop (Hannah's son) | |
| Lucille La Verne | ... | Mrs. Kelly Hatfield | |
| Maurice Murphy | ... | Gary Worth | |
| Marian Nixon | ... | Mary Saunders | |
| Jay Ward | ... | Jimmy Saunders (Suzanne and Jimmy Hessop's son) | |
| Robert Warwick | ... | Major Albertson | |
| Louise Carter | ... | Mrs. Rogers | |
| Betty Blythe | ... | Janet Prescot | |
| Francis Ford | ... | Mayor Elmer Briggs | |
| Charley Grapewin | ... | Dad Saunders | |
| Hedda Hopper | ... | Mrs. Worth (Gary Worth's mother) | |
| Frances Rich | ... | The Nurse | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Ann Brody | ... | Woman with Mrs. Goldstein (uncredited) | |
| William Burress | ... | Mr. Goldstein (uncredited) | |
| André Cheron | ... | Shooting Gallery Proprietor (uncredited) | |
| Ruth Clifford | ... | Schoolteacher (uncredited) | |
| Marcelle Corday | ... | French Woman Paying Cabbie (uncredited) | |
| James Donlan | ... | Barber (uncredited) | |
| Bess Flowers | ... | Restaurant Extra (uncredited) | |
| Edward Gargan | ... | Marty, Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Mary Gordon | ... | Mrs. MacGregor (uncredited) | |
| Si Jenks | ... | Jimmy Gish, Station Agent (uncredited) | |
| Claude King | ... | Ship Captain (uncredited) | |
| Wilbur Mack | ... | New York City Mayor (uncredited) | |
| Margaret Mann | ... | Mrs. Quincannon (uncredited) | |
| Alphonse Martell | ... | Frenchman at Shooting Gallery (uncredited) | |
| Greta Meyer | ... | Mrs. Haberschmidt (uncredited) | |
| Frank Moran | ... | Sergeant on Train (uncredited) | |
| Frances Morris | ... | Nurse (uncredited) | |
| Jack Mower | ... | Soldier at Shooting Gallery (uncredited) | |
| Sarah Padden | ... | Mother Of MIA (uncredited) | |
| Inez Palange | ... | Mrs. Carlucci (uncredited) | |
| Shirley Palmer | ... | Nurse (uncredited) | |
| Jack Pennick | ... | A Minute for Each Cedar soldier (uncredited) | |
| Beatrice Roberts | ... | Sick Nurse (uncredited) | |
| Rosa Rosanova | ... | Mrs. Goldstein (uncredited) | |
| Harry Tenbrook | ... | Soldier on Train (uncredited) | |
| August Tollaire | ... | Villager (uncredited) | |
| Adele Watson | ... | Mrs. Simms, Hannah's Neighbor (uncredited) | |
| Leo White | ... | Floorwalker at Fashion Show (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| John Ford | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Barry Conners | writer | |
| Henry Johnson | uncredited | |
| Philip Klein | writer | |
| Dudley Nichols | dialogue | |
| Basil Woon | uncredited | |
| I.A.R. Wylie | story "Pilgrimage" | |
Original Music by | |||
| R.H. Bassett | (uncredited) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| George Schneiderman | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Louis R. Loeffler | (uncredited) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| William S. Darling | (as William Darling) | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Edward O'Fearna | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Eugene Grossman | .... | sound recordist | |
| W.W. Lindsay Jr. | .... | sound recordist (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Curt Fetters | .... | second camera operator (uncredited) | |
| James Gordon | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
| Lou Kunkel | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Earl Luick | .... | wardrober | |
| Sam Benson | .... | wardrobe supervisor (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Samuel Kaylin | .... | musical director | |
| Hugo Friedhofer | .... | composer: additional music (uncredited) | |
| Samuel Kaylin | .... | composer: additional music (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| William Collier Sr. | .... | dialogue director | |
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"Pilgrimage" works at several levels.
It is "a woman's film" in that it is very emotional.
It presents a cast of superb actors, generally unknown to modern audiences, with the exception of Heather Angel, whose role is actually small despite her second billing.
It is a surprise, too, because its director was John Ford, much better known for such action pictures as "The Searchers" and "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon," or such dark melodramas as "The Informer."
There is a remarkably talented child actor who grew up to become the daddy of Rocky and Bullwinkle, Jay Ward.
Marian Nixon, billed down the list, but with a strong and important role, is not only beautiful, but poignant and touching. She deserves to be considered in the pantheon of great actresses who didn't quite make the top ranks.
Perhaps because of the lack of major names, perhaps because of the time frame of the action, perhaps because of the weepiness of the plot (which I do not say in a pejorative sense), "Pilgrimage" is almost unknown today, but I consider it quite good, definitely worth seeing again.