Katharine Hepburn

as Jade Tan

Walter Huston

as Ling Tan

Aline MacMahon

as Ling Tan's Wife

Akim Tamiroff

as Wu Lien

Turhan Bey

as Lao Er Tan - Middle Son

Hurd Hatfield

as Lao San Tan - Youngest Son

J. Carrol Naish

as Japanese Kitchen Overseer

Agnes Moorehead

as Third Cousin's Wife