Cast
Jennifer Jones
Pearl Chavez
Joseph Cotten
Jesse McCanles
Gregory Peck
(1916–2003)
Lewton "Lewt" MacCanles
Lionel Barrymore
(1878–1954)
Sen. Jackson McCanles
Herbert Marshall
Scott Chavez
Lillian Gish
Laura Belle McCanles
Walter Huston
The Sinkiller
Charles Bickford
(1891–1967)
Sam Pierce
Harry Carey
Lem Smoot
Joan Tetzel
Helen Langford
Tilly Losch
Mrs. Chavez
Butterfly McQueen
Vashti
Scott McKay
Sid
Otto Kruger
Mr. Langford
Sidney Blackmer
The Lover
Charles Dingle
Sheriff Hardy
Griff Barnett
Bordertown Jailer (uncredited)
Hank Bell
McCanles' Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Audrey Betz
Party Guest (uncredited)
Edward Biby
Party Guest (uncredited)
Johnny Bond
Party Guest (uncredited)
Lovyss Bradley
Party Guest (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
Cavalry Captain (uncredited)
Tex Cooper
Party Guest (uncredited)
Frank Cordell
Sid (uncredited)
Tom Daly
Cowboy (uncredited)
Tom Dillon
Train Engineer (uncredited)
Steve Dunhill
Jake (uncredited)
Slim Gaut
Party Guest (uncredited)
Si Jenks
Party Guest (uncredited)
Carmencita Johnson
Party Guest (uncredited)
Jack Kenny
Barfly (uncredited)
Victor Kilian
Gambler (uncredited)
Ann Kunde
Party Guest (uncredited)
Kermit Maynard
Barfly (uncredited)
Francis McDonald
Gambler (uncredited)
Robert McKenzie
Zeke the Bartender (uncredited)
Hank Patterson
Man (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Train Fireman (uncredited)
Rose Plumer
Dancer (uncredited)
Bob Reeves
Townsman (uncredited)
Bert Roach
Party Guest (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall
Party Guest (uncredited)
Tom Smith
Barfly (uncredited)
Al Taylor
Party Guest (uncredited)
Jack Tornek
Townsman (uncredited)
Orson Welles
(1915–1985)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Dan White
Ed (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson
Party Guest (uncredited)
Hank Worden
Party Guest (uncredited)
Directing
King Vidor
Director
Josef von Sternberg
Co-Director
Otto Brower
Co-Director
Sidney Franklin
Co-Director
William Cameron Menzies
Co-Director
William Dieterle
(1893–1972)
Co-Director
Writing
Oliver H.P. Garrett
Adaptation
Niven Busch
Novel
Ben Hecht
Writer
Art
James Basevi
Art Direction
J. McMillan Johnson
(1912–1990)
Production Design
Camera
Harold Rosson
Director of Photography
Charles P. Boyle
Additional Photography
Ray Rennahan
Director of Photography
Lee Garmes
Director of Photography
Crew
Richard Farnsworth
Stunts
Production
David O. Selznick
Producer
Costume & Make-Up
Walter Plunkett
Costume Design
Margaret Martin
Hairstylist
Robert Stephanoff
Makeup Artist
Norbert A. Myles
Makeup Artist
Visual Effects
Clarence Slifer
Visual Effects
Sound
Richard DeWeese
Sound Recordist
Dimitri Tiomkin
Original Music Composer