Clifton Webb character Richard Ward Sturges
Barbara Stanwyck character Julia Sturges
Robert Wagner character Gifford "Giff" Rogers
Audrey Dalton character Annette Sturges
Thelma Ritter character Maude Young
Brian Aherne character Capt. Edward John Smith
Richard Basehart character George S. Headley
Allyn Joslyn character Earl Meeker
James Todd character Sandy Comstock
Frances Bergen character Madeleine Astor
William Johnstone character John Jacob Astor
Mae Marsh character Woman to Whom Norman Gave His Seat (uncredited)
Frank McLure character Lifeboat Survivor (uncredited)
Bert Stevens character Passenger (uncredited)
Michael Rennie character End Narrator (Voice)
Hamilton Camp character Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Harper Carter character Norman Sturges (uncredited)
Helen Van Tuyl character Ida Strauss
