Joan Crawford character Mildred Pierce
Jack Carson character Wally Fay
Zachary Scott character Monte Beragon
Eve Arden character Ida Corwin
Ann Blyth character Veda Pierce Forrester
Bruce Bennett character Albert 'Bert' Pierce
Lee Patrick character Maggie Biederhof
Moroni Olsen character Inspector Peterson
Veda Ann Borg character Miriam Ellis
Jo Ann Marlowe character Kay Pierce
Butterfly McQueen character Lottie (uncredited)
Bill Alcorn character Soldier (uncredited)
Betty Alexander character Party Guest (uncredited)
Ramsay Ames character Party Guest (uncredited)
George Anderson character Peterson's Assistant (uncredited)
Robert Arthur character High School Boy (uncredited)
Lynn Baggett character Waitress (uncredited)
Leah Baird character Police Matron (uncredited)
Dorothy Barrett character Dorothy (uncredited)
Barbara Brown character Mrs. Forrester (uncredited)
Claire Carleton character Thieving Waitress (uncredited)
Doria Caron character Waitress (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers character Personnel Man (uncredited)
Wallis Clark character Wally's Lawyer (uncredited)
Chester Clute character Mr. Jones (uncredited)
John Compton character Theodore 'Ted' Ellison Forrester (uncredited)
Joyce Compton character Waitress (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper character Policeman (uncredited)
David Cota character Pancho (uncredited)
Tom Dillon character Policeman (uncredited)
James Flavin character Detective (uncredited)
Bess Flowers character Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Angela Greene character Party Guest (uncredited)
Dorothy Hack character Little Girl (uncredited)
Arthur Stuart Hull character First Night Diner With Cane (uncredited)
Charles Jordan character Policeman (uncredited)
Marjorie Kane character Waitress (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey character Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
Richard Kipling character Personnel Man (uncredited)
Manart Kippen character Dr. Gale (uncredited)
Marion Lessing character Waitress (uncredited)
Jimmy Lono character Monte's Houseboy (uncredited)
Jean Lorraine character Woman (uncredited)
George Meader character Man (uncredited)
Harold Miller character Man (uncredited)
Jack Mower character Jack the Mailman (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor character First Night Diner (uncredited)
Garry Owen character Policeman on Pier (uncredited)
Paul Panzer character Waiter (uncredited)
Larry Rio character Reporter (uncredited)
William Ruhl character Personnel Man (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre character Diner Customer (uncredited)
Mary Servoss character Nurse (uncredited)
George Tobias character Mr. Chris (uncredited)
Charles Trowbridge character Mrs. Forrester's Lawyer (uncredited)
Johnny Walsh character Delivery Man (uncredited)
Joan Winfield character Piano Teacher (uncredited)
