Characters played by Laura La Plante
Magnolia
Characters played by Joseph Schildkraut
Gaylord Ravenal
Characters played by Emily Fitzroy
Parthenia Ann Hawks
Characters played by Otis Harlan
Capt. Andy Hawks
Characters played by Alma Rubens
Julie Dozier
Characters played by Jack McDonald
Windy
Characters played by Jane La Verne
Magnolia as Child
Kim
Characters played by Neely Edwards
Schultzy
Characters played by Elise Bartlett
Elly
Characters played by Stepin Fetchit
Joe
Characters played by Jules Bledsoe
Joe [prologue]
Characters played by Tess Gardella
Queenie [prologue]
Characters played by Bettye Junod
Perfomer
Characters played by Carl Laemmle
Carl Laemmle [prologue]
Characters played by Helen Morgan
Julie LaVerne [prologue]
Characters played by Plantation Singers
Offscreen chorus
Characters played by Dixie Jubilee Singers
Themselves [prologue]
Characters played by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. [prologue]
Characters played by Max Asher
Utility Man
Characters played by Matthew 'Stymie' Beard
Child
Characters played by The Bilbrew Chorus
Singers
Characters played by George Chesebro
Steve Baker
Characters played by Jim Coleman
Stagehand
Characters played by Claude Collins
Perfomer
Characters played by Carl Herlinger
Wheelsman
Characters played by Harry Holden
Means
Characters played by Gertrude Howard
Queenie
Characters played by Theodore Lorch
Frank
Characters played by Carolynne Snowden
Chicago Hotel Maid
Characters played by Ralph Yearsley
The Killer