"An American man returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love and conflict."
John Wayne
as Sean Thornton
Maureen O'Hara
as Mary Kate Danaher
Victor McLaglen
as Squire 'Red' Will Danaher
Barry Fitzgerald
as Michaleen Oge Flynn
Ward Bond
as Father Peter Lonergan
Mildred Natwick
as The Widow Sarah Tillane
Francis Ford
as Dan Tobin
Eileen Crowe
as Mrs. Elizabeth Playfair
May Craig
as Fishwoman with basket at station
Arthur Shields
as Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair
Charles B. Fitzsimons
as Hugh Forbes
James O'Hara
as Father Paul
Sean McClory
as Owen Glynn
Jack MacGowran
as Ignatius Feeney
Joseph O'Dea
as Molouney - Train Guard
Eric Gorman
as Costello - Engine Driver
Kevin Lawless
as Train fireman
Paddy O'Donnell
as Railway porter
Ruth Clifford
as Mother (uncredited)
Ken Curtis
as Dermot Fahy (uncredited)
David Hughes
as Police Constable (uncredited)
Tiny Jones
as Nell - Maid (uncredited)
Mae Marsh
as Father Paul's Mother (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
as Ringside Photographer (uncredited)
Melinda Wayne
as Girl on Wagon at Horse Race (uncredited)
Michael Wayne
as Teenage Boy at Races (uncredited)
Patrick Wayne
as Boy on Wagon at Horse Race (uncredited)
Toni Wayne
as Teenage Girl at Races (uncredited)
Frank Baker
as Man in Bar (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Frank S. Nugent
Screenplay
Merian C. Cooper
Producer
Gordon B. Forbes
John Ford
Lewis T. Rosso
Winton C. Hoch
Director of Photography
Jack Murray
Editor
Maurice Walsh
Story
Writer
Frank Hotaling
Art Direction
Victor Young
Original Music Composer
Director
John McCarthy Jr.
Set Decoration
Charles S. Thompson
Adele Palmer
Costume Design
Archie Stout
Second Unit Director of Photography
T.A. Carman
Sound
Howard Wilson
Roman Freulich
Still Photographer
Barbara Ford
Assistant Editor