Ethel Waters
Petunia Jackson
Acting
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson
Acting
Lena Horne
Georgia Brown
Acting
Louis Armstrong
The Trumpeter
Acting
Rex Ingram
Lucius / Lucifer Jr.
Acting
Kenneth Spencer
The General / Rev. Greene
Acting
John 'Bubbles' Sublett
Domino Johnson
Acting
Oscar Polk
The Deacon / Fleetfoot
Acting
Mantan Moreland
First Idea Man
Acting
Willie Best
Second Idea Man
Acting
Fletcher Rivers
Third Idea Man
Acting
Leon James Poke
Fourth Idea Man
Acting
Bill Bailey
Bill
Acting
Ford Washington Lee
Messenger Boy
Acting
Butterfly McQueen
Lily
Acting
Ruby Dandridge
Mrs. Kelso
Acting
Nick Stewart
Dude
Acting
Ernest Whitman
Jim Henry
Acting
Jules Adger
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Acting
Doris Ake
Dancer / Jim Henry Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Acting
Juliette Ball
Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Acting
Lennie Bluett
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Acting
Bernard Bradley
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Acting
Daisy Bufford
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Acting
Jas. Burch
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Acting
Curry Lee Calmes
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Acting
Rita Christiani
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence / Jitterbugger (uncredited)
Acting
Vivian Dandridge
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Acting
June Decuire
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Acting
Dorothea Durham
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Acting
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington (uncredited)
Acting
Byron Ellis
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Acting
Joel Fluellen
Mr. Kelso / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Acting
Louise Franklin
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Acting
William Gillespie
Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)
Acting
Suzette Harbin
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Acting
Avanelle Harris
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Acting
Kathleen Hartsfield
Dancer at Jim Henry's Paradise (uncredited)
Acting
Maggie Hathaway
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Acting
Cleo Herndon
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Acting
Lawaune Ingram
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Acting
Bobby Johnson
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Acting
Glenn Leedy
Boy in Church (uncredited)
Acting
Meade 'Lux' Lewis
Whistling Solo in 'Take a Chance on Love' (uncredited)
Acting
Juanita Moore
Nightclub Patron / Churchgoer (uncredited)
Acting
Tommie Moore
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Acting
Jieno Moxzer
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Acting
Florence O'Brien
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Acting
Neva Peoples
Dancer / Jim Henry Patron (uncredited)
Acting
Amanda Randolph
Churchgoer (uncredited)
Acting
Louise Ritchie
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Acting
Henry Phace Roberts
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Acting
Carmencita Romero
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Acting
Clinton Rosemond
Doctor (uncredited)
Acting
Archie Savage
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Acting
Edward C. Short
Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)
Acting
Johnny Thomas
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Acting
Ernestine Wade
Churchgoer (uncredited)
Acting
Arthur Walker
Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)
Acting
Artie Young
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Acting