ced ▁and ▁he ▁re kind les ▁Ellen ' s ▁rom antic ▁not ions ▁at ▁the ▁very ▁moment ▁when ▁her ▁marriage ▁to ▁Tommy ▁is ▁being ▁tested ▁by ▁the ▁events ▁on ▁campus . ▁ ▁Cast ▁▁ ▁Henry ▁F onda ▁as ▁Tommy ▁Turner ▁ ▁Oliv ia ▁de ▁Hav ill and ▁as ▁Ellen ▁Turner ▁ ▁Joan ▁Les lie ▁as ▁Pat ric ia ▁Stanley ▁ ▁Jack ▁Car son ▁as ▁Joe ▁Fer g us on ▁ ▁Eug ene ▁Pal lette ▁as ▁Ed ▁K eller ▁ ▁Herbert ▁Anderson ▁as ▁Michael ▁Bar nes ▁ ▁H att ie ▁Mc Daniel ▁as ▁Cle ota ▁ ▁Ivan ▁Sim pson ▁as ▁Dean ▁Frederick ▁Dam on ▁ ▁Don ▁De F ore ▁as ▁W ally ▁My ers ▁ ▁Jean ▁Am es ▁as ▁" Hot ▁Gar ters " ▁Gard ner ▁ ▁Min na ▁Phill ips ▁as ▁Mrs . ▁Bl anche ▁Dam on ▁ ▁Regin a ▁Wal lace ▁as ▁Mrs . ▁My rt le ▁K eller ▁ ▁Frank ▁May o ▁as ▁Co ach ▁Sp rag ue ▁ ▁William ▁B . ▁David son ▁as ▁Al umn us ▁ ▁Bobby ▁Bar nes ▁as ▁N uts y ▁Miller ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁Gene ▁Tier ney , ▁who ▁had ▁star red ▁as ▁Pat ric ia ▁Stanley ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁Broadway ▁production , ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁because ▁she ▁was ▁contract ed ▁to ▁star ▁in ▁John ▁Ford ' s ▁movie ▁version ▁of ▁Tob acco ▁Road . ▁Don ▁De F ore , ▁another ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Broadway ▁cast , ▁repeated ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁film . ▁Co - writer ▁Elli ott ▁N ug