"Anne and "Poppy" Rose have three quirky kids. Anne has a generous heart and the belief in the innocence of children. To the unhappy surprise of her husband she takes in the orphan Jane, a problem child who already tried to kill herself once."
Cary Grant
as George "Poppy" Rose
Betsy Drake
as Anna Perrott Rose
Lurene Tuttle
as Miss Kenyon
Randy Stuart
as Mrs. Gladys Foreman
John Ridgely
as Harry Foreman
Irving Bacon
as Mayor Michael J. Kane
Mary Treen
as Grace Roberts (as Mary Lou Treen)
Iris Mann
as Jane Miller
George Winslow
as Teenie Rose
Clifford Tatum Jr.
as Jimmy John Wilson
Gay Gordon
as Trot
Malcolm Cassell
as Tim Rose
Larry Olsen
as Benji Roberts
Don Beddoe
as Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
Oliver Blake
as Mr. Tatum (uncredited)
Lillian Bronson
as Teacher (uncredited)
Frank Ferguson
as Steve (uncredited)
Dabbs Greer
as Scoutmaster (uncredited)
Barry Norton
as Boy Scout Ceremony Attendee (uncredited)
Tony Taylor
as Joey (uncredited)
Charles Watts
as Mr. Roberts
Charles Meredith
as Mr. S. Thatcher
John Alban
as
Mary Bayless
John Breen
James Conaty
Charles Ferguson
Elizabeth Flournoy
Herschel Graham
Marion Gray
Robert Haines
Karen Hale
Gretchen Hartman
Marcoreta Hellman
Fred Kelsey
Doris Kemper
Dorothy Kennedy
Walt La Rue
King Lockwood
Mary Newton
George O'Hanlon
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Lillian O'Malley
Ray Page
Cynthia Pepper
Ezelle Poule
Felice Richmond
Loretta Russell
Charles Sherlock
John Wilder
Tom Wilson
Stephen Wootton
Anna Perrot Rose
Novel
Norman Taurog
Director
Jack Rose
Screenplay
Melville Shavelson
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
Gordon Bau
Makeup Designer
Henry Blanke
Producer
Robert Burks
Director of Photography
Murray Cutter
Orchestrator
Charles Lang
Sound
Alan Crosland, Jr.
Editor
Douglas Bacon
Art Direction
William L. Kuehl
Set Decoration
Leah Rhodes
Costume Design
Marjorie Best