James Cagney

Brian MacLean (bush pilot)

Dennis Morgan

Johnny Dutton (bush pilot)

Brenda Marshall

Emily Foster

Alan Hale

Francis Patrick 'Tiny' Murphy (bush pilot)

George Tobias

Blimp Lebec (bush pilot)

Reginald Gardiner

Scrounger Harris (bush pilot)

W.A. Bishop

Himself

Reginald Denny

Commanding officer

Russell Arms

Louis 'Alabama' Prentiss

Paul Cavanagh

Group Captain

Clem Bevans

Sam 'Store-Teeth' Morrison

J.M. Kerrigan

Foster (storekeeper / Emily's father)

J. Farrell MacDonald

Dr. Neville (from Churchtown)

Patrick O'Moore

Fyffe

Morton Lowry

Carmichael

Michael Curtiz