A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost.

William Powell
as Clarence Day Sr.

Irene Dunne
as Vinnie Day

Elizabeth Taylor
as Mary Skinner

Edmund Gwenn
as Rev. Dr. Lloyd

Zasu Pitts
as Cousin Cora Cartwright

Jimmy Lydon
as Clarence Day Jr.

Emma Dunn
as Margaret

Moroni Olsen
as Dr. Humphries

Elisabeth Risdon
as Mrs. Whitehead

Derek Scott
as Harlan Day