Historia macabra

Fred Astaire

Ricky Hawthorne

Melvyn Douglas

Dr. John Jaffrey

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Edward Charles Wanderley

John Houseman

Sears James

Craig Wasson

Don Wanderley / David Wanderley

Patricia Neal

Stella Hawthorne

Alice Krige

Eva Galli / Alma Mobley

Jacqueline Brookes

Milly

Miguel Fernandes

Gregory Bates

Lance Holcomb

Fenny Bates

Mark Chamberlin

Young John Jaffrey

Tim Choate

Young Ricky Hawthorne

Kurt Johnson

Young Edward Wanderley

Ken Olin

Young Sears James

Brad Sullivan

Sheriff Hardesty

Michael O'Neill

Churchill

Guy Boyd

Omar Norris

Robert Burr

Principal

Helena Carroll

Mrs. Meredith

Robin Curtis

Rea Dedham

Breon Gorman

Nettie Dedham

James Greene

Mailman

Ruth Hunt

Florence

Deborah Offner

Helen

Virginia Bingham

Sears' Mother

William F. Conway

Sears' Father

Russell R. Bletzer

Reverend Wilkinson

Terrance Mario Carnes

Waiter

Alfred Curven

Man in Coffin

Edward F. Dillon

Judge

Alvin W. Fretz

Coroner

Hugh Hires

Student Solt

Raymond J. Quinn

Ricky's Father

Barbara von Zastrow

Ricky's Mother

Betty Low

Irmengard

Mason Cardiff

Schoolboy

Gale Grindle

Student