| 角色 | 饰演者介绍 |
| Petunia Jackson | 埃塞尔·沃特斯 |
| Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson | 埃迪·安德森 |
| Georgia Brown | 莱娜·霍恩 |
| The Trumpeter | 路易斯·阿姆斯特朗 |
| Lucifer Jr./Lucius Ferry | Rex Ingram |
| The General/Rev. Greene | Kenneth Spencer |
| Domino Johnson (as 'Bubbles' John W. Sublett) | John William Sublett |
| The Deacon/Fleetfoot | Oscar Polk |
| First Idea Man | Mantan Moreland |
| Second Idea Man | Willie Best |
| Third Idea Man (as Moke [Fletcher Rivers]) | Fletcher Rivers |
| Fourth Idea Man (as Poke Leon James) | Leon James Poke |
| Messenger Boy (as 'Buck' Ford L. Washington) | Ford Washington Lee |
| Bill | Bill Bailey |
| Lily | Butterfly McQueen |
| Mrs. Kelso | Ruby Dandridge |
| Dude (as Nicodemus Stewart) | Nick Stewart |
| Jim Henry | Ernest Whitman |
| Himself | Duke Ellington |
| Themselves | Hall Johnson Choir |
| Themselves | Duke Ellington Orchestra |
| Dancer | Archie Savage |
| (uncredited) | Aranelle Harris |
| (uncredited) | Henry Phace Roberts |
