"After a love affair ending in an abortion, a young prison reformer submerges herself in her work. She then falls for a controversial and married judge and scandal looms again."
Irene Dunne
as Ann Vickers
Walter Huston
as Barney Dolphin
Conrad Nagel
as Lindsey Atwell
Bruce Cabot
as Captain Lafe Resnick
Edna May Oliver
as Malvina Wormser
Sam Hardy
as Russell Spaulding
Mitchell Lewis
as Captain Waldo
Murray Kinnell
as Dr. Slenk - Copper Gap Warden
Helen Eby-Rock
as Kitty Cognac
Gertrude Michael
as Mona Dolphin
J. Carrol Naish
as Dr. Sorelle
Sarah Padden
as Lil
Reginald Barlow
as Chaplain
Rafaela Ottiano
as Mrs. Feldermans
Wally Albright
as Mischa Feldermans (uncredited)
Margaret Armstrong
as Miss Jones (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
as Waiter (uncredited)
May Beatty
as Nurse (uncredited)
Katherine Block
as Prison Matron (uncredited)
Estelle Brody
as Prisoner (uncredited)
William P. Carleton
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Jimmy Casey
as Reporter (uncredited)
Bill Cody
as Guard (uncredited)
Helen Cromwell
as Mrs. Bingham (uncredited)
John Cromwell
as Sad Faced Doughboy (uncredited)
Jenny Dark
Jane Darwell
as Mrs. Gage (uncredited)
Robert Doran
Mary Foy
as Big Prison Matron in Warden's Office (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Clarence Geldart
as Judge (uncredited)
Lillian Harmer
as Prison Matron in Warden's Office (uncredited)
Jessie Heathman
Fay Holderness
Arthur Hoyt
as Mr. Penny (uncredited)
Walter James
Dan Jones
Willie Keeler
David Kirby
Violet Knights
John Larkin
as Black Trusty (uncredited)
June Mathews
Edwin Maxwell
as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Geneva Mitchell
as Leah Burbaum (uncredited)
William F. Moran
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
L.J. O'Connor
as Inmate (uncredited)
Reginald Pasch
as Ben Fledermans (uncredited)
Fred Santley
as Sam (uncredited)
Larry Steers
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
Marjorie Tucker
Fred Walsh
Larry Williams
as Man with Barney at Malvina's Party (uncredited)
Director
David Abel
Director of Photography
Edward Cronjager
Jane Murfin
Screenplay
Sinclair Lewis
Novel
Mel Berns
Makeup Artist
Howard Greer
Costume Design
Roy Webb
Original Music Composer
Merian C. Cooper
Executive Producer
Pandro S. Berman
Producer
Charles M. Kirk
Art Direction
Van Nest Polglase
Walter Plunkett
George Nichols Jr.
Editor
James Daly
Assistant Camera
Sam Redding
Grip
Gaston Longet
Still Photographer