Friendly Persuasion (1956) Cast & Crew

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Directed by William Wyler.

Cast

• Gary Cooper as Jess Birdwell
• Dorothy McGuire as Eliza Birdwell
• Anthony Perkins as Josh Birdwell
• Richard Eyer as Little Jess Birdwell
• Robert Middleton as Sam Jordan
• Phyllis Love as Mattie Birdwell
• Peter Mark Richman as Gardner 'Gard' Jordan
• Walter Catlett as Professor Quigley
• Richard Hale as Purdy
• Joel Fluellen as Enoch
• Theodore Newton as Major Harvey
• John Smith as Caleb Cope
• Edna Skinner as Opal Hudspeth
• Marjorie Durant as Pearl Hudspeth
• Frances Farwell as Ruby Hudspeth
• Marjorie Main as The Widow Hudspeth
• Edward Andrews as Soldier (uncredited)
• Robert Fuller as Youthful Soldier at Shooting Gallery (uncredited)
• Norman Leavitt as Clem - Looter (uncredited)
• Nelson Leigh as Methodist Minister (uncredited)
• Tom London as Farmer on Front Line with Gard (uncredited)
• Doug McClure as Soldier (uncredited)
• William Schallert as Young Husband (uncredited)
• Joe Turkel as Poor Loser (uncredited)
• Harry 'Snub' Pollard as Carnival Patron (uncredited)
• Ivan Rasputin as Billy Goat - Wrestling Challenger (uncredited)
• Russell Simpson as Brother Griffith - Elder (uncredited)
• Jean Inness as Mrs Purdy (uncredited)
• James Anderson as Poor Loser Dunked by Jess (uncredited)
• Irvin Ashkenazy as Farmer (uncredited)
• Walter Bacon as Carnival Patron (uncredited)
• Benjie Bancroft as Carnival Patron (uncredited)
• John Barton as Carnival Patron (uncredited)
• Phil Bloom as Carnival Patron (uncredited)
• Chet Brandenburg as Quaker (uncredited)
• Tex Brodus as Carnival Patron (uncredited)
• Bob Burns as Dancer at Carnival (uncredited)
• Mary Carr as Emma - Quaker Woman (uncredited)
• Noble 'Kid' Chissell as Barker (uncredited)
• Edmund Cobb as Operator (uncredited)

Crew

• William Wyler — Director
• Michael Wilson — Screenplay
• Ellsworth Fredericks — Director of Photography
• William Wyler — Producer
• Dimitri Tiomkin — Original Music Composer

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