Mary Beamish, a folksy Ozark girl, yearns for the glitter of show business and for a man. She knows she is anything but gorgeous, but figures her enthusiasm offsets that small deficit.

Martha Raye
as Mary Beamish

Bob Burns
as Bob Burnside

John Howard
as Ardinger Burnside

Terry Walker
as Lobelia Sheppard

Rufe Davis
as Ham Sheppard

George 'Gabby' Hayes
as Granpappy Burnside

Spencer Charters
as Justice of the Peace Sharody

Charles Timblin
as Shep Sheppard

Jan Duggan
as Ma Burnside

Olin Howland
as Pappy Burnside