Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the match. When the Kirbys are invited to dinner to become better acquainted with their future in-laws, things don't turn out the way Alice had hoped.
Alice Sycamore
Jean Arthur
Tony Kirby
James Stewart
Martin Vanderhof
Lionel Barrymore
Anthony P. Kirby
Edward Arnold
Boris Kolenkhov
Mischa Auer
Essie Carmichael
Ann Miller
Penny Sycamore
Spring Byington
Paul Sycamore
Samuel S. Hinds
Mr. Poppins
Donald Meek
Mr. Ramsey
H.B. Warner
Mr. DePinna
Halliwell Hobbes
Ed Carmichael
Dub Taylor
Mrs. Anthony P. Kirby
Mary Forbes
Rheba
Lillian Yarbo
Donald
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
John Blakely
Clarence Wilson
Professor
Josef Swickard
Maggie O'Neill
Ann Doran
Schmidt
Christian Rub
Mrs. Schmidt
Bodil Rosing
Henderson
Charles Lane
Judge
Harry Davenport
Henry - the Head Waiter (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
Mike - the Detective (uncredited)
Ward Bond
Chief Detective (uncredited)
James Burke
Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Miss Jones - Blakely's Secretary (uncredited)
Anne Cornwall
Blakely's Inquisitive Office Worker (uncredited)
Nell Craig
Bill - Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
Police Guard at Courtroom Entrance (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Lord Melville (uncredited)
Robert Greig
Inmate Wearing Black Cap (uncredited)
Kit Guard
Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
John Hamilton
Court Attendant (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)
Russell Hicks
Board Member (uncredited)
Edward Keane
Inmate (uncredited)
Pert Kelton
Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)
Edwin Maxwell
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Guard (uncredited)
Charles McMurphy
Policeman (uncredited)
James Millican
Neighbor Helping with Move (uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr.
Kirby's Secretary (uncredited)
Ian Wolfe
Bobby (uncredited)
Eugene Anderson Jr
Attorney to Kirby at Arraignment (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews
Reporter (uncredited)
William Arnold
Kirby's Office Aide (uncredited)
Johnny Arthur
Neighbor (uncredited)
Frank Austin
Neighbor (uncredited)
Harry A. Bailey
Neighbor (uncredited)
Joseph E. Bernard
Neighbor (uncredited)
Beatrice Blinn
Neighbor (uncredited)
Charles Brinley
Neighbor (uncredited)
Beatrice Curtis
Neighbor (uncredited)
Betty Farrington
Neighbor (uncredited)
John Ince
Neighbor (uncredited)
Stella LeSaint
Neighbor (uncredited)
Margaret Mann
Neighbor (uncredited)
Tina Marshall
Neighbor (uncredited)
Eva McKenzie
Neighbor (uncredited)
Fred Parker
Neighbor (uncredited)
George C. Pearce
Neighbor (uncredited)
Ed Randolph
Neighbor (uncredited)
Frances Raymond
Neighbor (uncredited)
Bert Starkey
Neighbor (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
Neighbor (uncredited)
Bess Wade
Mary (uncredited)
Gladys Blake
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Joe Bordeaux
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Newsboy (uncredited)
Stanley Brown
Child Dancer (uncredited)
Gloria Browne
Bill Hughes (uncredited)
Wallis Clark
Hammond (uncredited)
Chester Clute
Barber (uncredited)
Nick Copeland
Strongarm Man (uncredited)
Dick Curtis
Trustee (uncredited)
Sidney D'Albrook
Reporter (uncredited)
Lew Davis
Reporter (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Gardner
Reporter (uncredited)
William Lally
Reporter (uncredited)
Gene Morgan
Expressman (uncredited)
Vernon Dent
Woman (uncredited)
Kay Deslys
Woman (uncredited)
Florence Dudley
Woman (uncredited)
Almeda Fowler
Woman (uncredited)
Alice Keating
Woman (uncredited)
Georgia O'Dell
Woman (uncredited)
Dagmar Oakland
Woman (uncredited)
Rosemary Theby
Man (uncredited)
Homer Dickenson
Man (uncredited)
Oliver Eckhardt
Man (uncredited)
Sterrett Ford
Man (uncredited)
Jesse Graves
Man (uncredited)
Louis King
Man (uncredited)
Bob Kortman
Man (uncredited)
Ralph McCullough
Man (uncredited)
Clive Morgan
Man (uncredited)
Cy Schindell
Man (uncredited)
Harry Semels
Man (uncredited)
Ernest Shields
Man at Jail (uncredited)
S.S. Simon
Man (uncredited)
Victor Travis
Child Dancer (uncredited)
Roland Dupree
Bank Manager (uncredited)
Edward Earle
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Jim Farley
Worried Neighbor (uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston
Jailer (uncredited)
James Flavin
Kirby's Assistant (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Dick French
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Carlton Griffin
Bank Guard (uncredited)
Dick Rush
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Bruce Sidney
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Harry Stafford
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Carlie Taylor
Child Dancer (uncredited)
Joe Geil
Child Dancer (uncredited)
Billy Wolfstone
Guard (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Ice Man (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
Doorman (uncredited)
Harry Hollingsworth
Office Manager (uncredited)
Paul Irving
Attorney to Kirby at Arraignment (uncredited)
Boyd Irwin
Attorney to Kirby (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
Trustee (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Policeman in Park (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell
Diner (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell
Matron (uncredited)
Blanche Payson
Bailiff (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Lady Melville (uncredited)
Hilda Plowright
Mrs. Leach (uncredited)
Doris Rankin
Court Policeman (uncredited)
Ky Robinson
Mac (uncredited)
Frank Shannon
Drunk (uncredited)
C.L. Sherwood
Executive (uncredited)
Edwin Stanley
Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
Laura Treadwell
Strongarm Man (uncredited)
John Tyrrell
Governor Leach (uncredited)
Walter Walker
Attorney to Kirby (uncredited)
Pierre Watkin
Expressman (uncredited)
Pat West
Kirby's Secretary (uncredited)
Larry Wheat
Russian General in Jail (uncredited)
Alex Woloshin
Martin's Neighbor in Courtroom (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Porter in Bank (uncredited)
Jimmy Anderson
Child Dancer (uncredited)
Dorothy Babb
Pedestrian (uncredited)
William A. Boardway
Neighbor (uncredited)
Howard Davies
Reporter (uncredited)
Bill Dill
Reporter (uncredited)
Melvin J. Gibby
Prisoner (uncredited)
Joseph Glick
Policeman (uncredited)
Jack Grant
Woman (uncredited)
Beatrice Hagen
Diner (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Prisoner (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
Woman (uncredited)
Hilda Rhodes
Neighbor (uncredited)
Ruth Robinson
Neighbor (uncredited)
Gale Ronn
Woman (uncredited)
Nell Roy
Woman (uncredited)
Bee Stephens
Neighbor (uncredited)
Belle Stoddard
Woman (uncredited)
Jane Talent
Child Dancer (uncredited)
Patty Thomas
Woman (uncredited)
Pearl Varvalle
Woman (uncredited)
Gertrude Weber
Policeman (uncredited)
Bud Wiser