Cast
- John Barrymore as Oscar "O.J." Jaffe
- Carole Lombard as Lily Garland, aka Mildred Plotka
- Walter Connolly as Oliver Webb
- Roscoe Karns as Owen O'Malley
- Ralph Forbes as George Smith
- Charles Lane as Max Jacobs
- Etienne Girardot as Mathew J. Clark
- Dale Fuller as Sadie, Lily's maid
- Edgar Kennedy as Oscar McGonigle
- Herman Bing as Beard #1
- Lee Kohlmar as Beard #2
- James P. Burtis as Train conductor
- Fred "Snowflake" Toones as Train porter
Cast notes:
- Etienne Girardot, who played the little man who goes around the train sticking up "Repent!" signs, was the only actor from the original Broadway cast of Twentieth Century to appear in the film. Girardot had a long career as a character actor in both silent and talking films, appearing in 76 films altogether.
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