Friendly Persuasion

Gary Cooper

Jess Birdwell

Dorothy McGuire

Eliza Birdwell

Anthony Perkins

Josh Birdwell

Richard Eyer

Little Jess Birdwell

Robert Middleton

Sam Jordan

Phyllis Love

Mattie Birdwell

Peter Mark Richman

Gardner 'Gard' Jordan

Walter Catlett

Professor Quigley

Richard Hale

Purdy

Joel Fluellen

Enoch

Theodore Newton

Major Harvey

John Smith

Caleb Cope

Edna Skinner

Opal Hudspeth

Marjorie Durant

Pearl Hudspeth

Frances Farwell

Ruby Hudspeth

Marjorie Main

The Widow Hudspeth

Edward Andrews

Soldier (uncredited)

Robert Fuller

Youthful Soldier at Shooting Gallery (uncredited)

Norman Leavitt

Clem - Looter (uncredited)

Nelson Leigh

Methodist Minister (uncredited)

Tom London

Farmer on Front Line with Gard (uncredited)

Doug McClure

Soldier (uncredited)

William Schallert

Young Husband (uncredited)

Joe Turkel

Poor Loser (uncredited)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

Ivan Rasputin

Billy Goat - Wrestling Challenger (uncredited)

Russell Simpson

Brother Griffith - Elder (uncredited)

Jean Inness

Mrs Purdy (uncredited), Mrs. Purdy (uncredited)

James Anderson

Poor Loser Dunked by Jess (uncredited)

Irvin Ashkenazy

Farmer (uncredited)

Walter Bacon

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

Benjie Bancroft

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

John Barton

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

Phil Bloom

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Quaker (uncredited)

Tex Brodus

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

Bob Burns

Dancer at Carnival (uncredited)

Mary Carr

Emma - Quaker Woman (uncredited)

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Barker (uncredited)

Edmund Cobb

Operator (uncredited)

Bud Cokes

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

Cecil Combs

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

John Compton

Rebel Lieutenant (uncredited)

Chuck Courtney

Reb Courier (uncredited)

John Craven

Band Leader (uncredited)

Billy Curtis

Midget at County Fair (uncredited)

Russell Custer

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

Charles Delaney

Drinker (uncredited)

John Dierkes

Farmer (uncredited)

James Dobson

Rebel Soldier (uncredited)

Richard Elmore

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

Billy Engle

Small Role (uncredited)

Duke Fishman

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

Bob Folkerson

Southern Renegade (uncredited)

Ralph Gamble

Medicine Man (uncredited)

Richard Garland

Rebel Bushwhacker Grabbed by Jess (uncredited)

Slim Gaut

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

Everett Glass

Brother Amos - Elder (uncredited)

James Gonzalez

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

Jim Goodwin

Coward (uncredited)

Herman Hack

Quaker (uncredited)

Frank Hagney

Lemonade Vendor (uncredited)

Charles Halton

Brother Cope - Elder (uncredited)

Ron Hargrave

Farmer (uncredited)

Harry Hines

County Fair Barker (uncredited)

Earle Hodgins

Shooting Gallery Operator (uncredited)

George Huggins

Church Member (uncredited)

Tom Irish

Young Rebel (uncredited)

Jack Isbell

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

Mary Jackson

Country Woman (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

Frank Jenks

Shell Game Man (uncredited)

Diane Jergens

Elizabeth - Quaker Girl (uncredited)

Leroy Johnson

Forager (uncredited)

Dick Johnstone

Quaker (uncredited)

Chester Jones

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

King Karlo

Fire Eater (uncredited)

Don Kennedy

Buster - Whacked by Eliza (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

Billy Goat's Manager (uncredited)

Wright King

Forager (uncredited)

Helen Kleeb

Old Lady (uncredited)

Paul Kruger

Quaker (uncredited)

Clarence M. Landry

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

Jack Macy

Small Role (uncredited)

Hank Mann

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

William McCarter

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

Tipp McClure

Union Soldier (uncredited)

Tyler McVey

Farmer (uncredited)

Dennis Moore

Farmer (uncredited)

Ralph Moratz

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

Charles Morton

Farmer (uncredited)

Ron Nyman

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

James O’Hara

Forager (uncredited)

Murray Parker

Sword Swallower (uncredited)

Jack Perrin

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

Jack Perry

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

John Pickard

Ex-Sergeant on Front Line with Josh (uncredited)

Gene Roth

Farmer (uncredited)

Henry Rowland

O'Hara (uncredited)

Ralph Sanford

Businessman (uncredited)

Scott Seaton

Quaker (uncredited)

James Seay

Rebel Captain (uncredited)

Lucile Sewall

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

Leslie Sketchley

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

Cap Somers

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

Jack Sterling

Rebel (uncredited)

Frank Sully

Rebel Looter (uncredited)

William Tannen

Supply Sergeant (uncredited)

William Vedder

Farmer (uncredited)

Sailor Vincent

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

Glen Walters

Dancer at Carnival (uncredited)

Steve Warren

Haskell (uncredited)

Hart Wayne

Farmer (uncredited)

Wally West

Christian Church Member (uncredited)

Ted Haworth

Art direction

Joseph Kish

Set decoration

Ellsworth Fredericks

Ray Rennahan

Sid Mintz

Dorothy Jeakins

Costume design

Agnes Flanagan

Hairstylist

Emile LaVigne

Makeup artist

Glenn Cavender

Makeup artist

John G. Holden

Makeup artist

Augie Lohman

Charles Duncan

Hank Moreland

Hank Morland

Tap Canutt

John Epper

Loren Janes

Leroy Johnson

Slim Talbot

Claude Binyon Jr.

Austen Jewell

William O'Donnell

Thomas Carr

William Wyler

Director

Robert Swink

Editor

Edward A. Biery

Editor

Robert Belcher

Editor

Allen K. Wood

Robert Wyler

Associate producer

Walter Mirisch

Executive producer

William Wyler

Producer

Del Harris

Dimitri Tiomkin

Original music composer

Ralph Butler

Sound recordist

Gordon R. Glennan

Sound recordist

Gordon Sawyer

Sound recordist

Michael Wilson

Jessamyn West