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| Bette Davis | ... | Julie | |
| Henry Fonda | ... | Preston Dillard | |
| George Brent | ... | Buck Cantrell | |
| Margaret Lindsay | ... | Amy | |
| Donald Crisp | ... | Dr. Livingstone | |
| Fay Bainter | ... | Aunt Belle | |
| Richard Cromwell | ... | Ted | |
| Henry O'Neill | ... | General Bogardus | |
| Spring Byington | ... | Mrs. Kendrick | |
| John Litel | ... | Jean La Cour | |
| Gordon Oliver | ... | Dick Allen | |
| Janet Shaw | ... | Molly Allen | |
| Theresa Harris | ... | Zette | |
| Margaret Early | ... | Stephanie Kendrick | |
| Irving Pichel | ... | Huger | |
| Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson | ... | Gros Bat (as Eddie Anderson) | |
| Matthew 'Stymie' Beard | ... | Ti Bat (as Stymie Beard) | |
| Lew Payton | ... | Uncle Cato | |
| Georges Renavent | ... | De Lautruc (as George Renavent) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Trevor Bardette | ... | Sheriff at Plantation (uncredited) | |
| Al Bridge | ... | New Orleans Sheriff (uncredited) | |
| Maurice Brierre | ... | Drunk (uncredited) | |
| Daisy Bufford | ... | Flower Girl (uncredited) | |
| Frederick Burton | ... | First Director (uncredited) | |
| Georgia Caine | ... | Mrs. Petion (uncredited) | |
| Davison Clark | ... | Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) | |
| Ann Codee | ... | Madame Poulard (uncredited) | |
| Frank Darien | ... | Bookkeeper (uncredited) | |
| Suzanne Dulier | ... | Midinette (uncredited) | |
| Jack George | ... | Orchestra Leader (uncredited) | |
| Jesse Graves | ... | Servant (uncredited) | |
| George Guhl | ... | Fugitive Planter (uncredited) | |
| John Harron | ... | Jenkins (uncredited) | |
| Stuart Holmes | ... | Doctor at Duel (uncredited) | |
| Dolores Hurlic | ... | Errata (uncredited) | |
| Philip Hurlic | ... | Erronens (uncredited) | |
| Fred Lawrence | ... | Bob (uncredited) | |
| Sam McDaniel | ... | Driver (uncredited) | |
| Edward McWade | ... | Second Director (uncredited) | |
| Louis Mercier | ... | Bar Companion (uncredited) | |
| Charles Middleton | ... | Officer (uncredited) | |
| Jack Norton | ... | Drunk (uncredited) | |
| Tony Paton | ... | Drunk (uncredited) | |
| Cliff Saum | ... | Ball Assistant Director (uncredited) | |
| Jacques Vanaire | ... | Durette (uncredited) | |
| Charles Wagenheim | ... | Customer (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| William Wyler | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Owen Davis | (play "Jezebel") (as Owen Davis Sr.) | |
| Clements Ripley | (screenplay) & | |
| Abem Finkel | (screenplay) and | |
| John Huston | (screenplay) | |
| Robert Buckner | contributor to screenplay construction (uncredited) | |
| Louis F. Edelman | contributor to treatment (uncredited) | |
Produced by | |||
| William Wyler | .... | producer | |
| Henry Blanke | .... | associate producer (uncredited) | |
| Hal B. Wallis | .... | executive producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Max Steiner | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Ernest Haller | (photography by) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Warren Low | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Robert M. Haas | (as Robert Haas) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Orry-Kelly | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Carl Axzelle | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Margaret Donovan | .... | hair stylist (uncredited) | |
| Karl Herlinger | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Hal Lierley | .... | hair stylist (uncredited) | |
| Bert Sutch | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Robert Fellows | .... | unit manager (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| John Huston | .... | second unit director (uncredited) | |
| Arthur Lueker | .... | second assistant director (uncredited) | |
| Bob Ross | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Fred M. MacLean | .... | set dresser (uncredited) | |
| Pat Patterson | .... | props (uncredited) | |
| George Sweeney | .... | assistant props (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Robert B. Lee | .... | sound | |
| B. Berry | .... | sound recordist (uncredited) | |
| J. Jensen | .... | boom operator (uncredited) | |
| Frank Weixel | .... | sound recordist (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Audrey Scott | .... | stunt double: Bette Davis (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Cecil Craig | .... | gaffer (uncredited) | |
| Mack Elliott | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
| Bob Galbraith | .... | best boy (uncredited) | |
| Al Roberts | .... | second camera operator (uncredited) | |
| B. Weiler | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
| Stanley Young | .... | grip (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Ida Greenfield | .... | wardrobe (uncredited) | |
| Bert Soter | .... | wardrobe: men (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Leo F. Forbstein | .... | musical director | |
| Hugo Friedhofer | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Dalton S. Reymond | .... | technical advisor | |
| Freda Rosenblatt | .... | script clerk (uncredited) | |
| Robert S. Taplinger | .... | publicity director (uncredited) | |
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Bette Davis is at her best in this 1800s Southern melodrama in which her attempts to snag a married ex-love (Henry Fonda) end in tragedy. Storywise this is nothing new, and there are way too many scenes were people talk endlessly about Southern manners. Also seeing all the black slaves so happy and singing is a bit hard to take. But the direction by William Wyler is excellent. He directs in a way that makes you part of the action (especially in the ball sequence and a duel at the end). Best of all is Davis. Her performance is superb--when she's on screen you can't take your eyes off her. She won a well-deserved Best Actress Oscar for this. Also Fay Bainter is excellent as her long-suffering aunt--she won Best Supporting Actress. All the acting is good except for Henry Fonda--he's so stiff and dull--what does Davis want with him? One last complaint--it's not in color. I know there are two reasons for this: 1) the expense and 2) they did tests and Davis looked horrible in color (think about it--how many color movies did she make?). Still, the non-stop compliments about the red dress at the beginning are annoying--the dress looks black! Still, this is worth seeing for Davis, Bainter and the direction.