| Alec Guinness |
Captain Henry St. James |
| Yvonne de Carlo |
Nita |
| Celia Johnson |
Maud St. James |
| Charles Goldner |
Ricco |
| Miles Malleson |
Lawrence St. James |
| Bill Fraser |
Absalom |
| Walter Crisham |
Bob |
| Ferdy Mayne |
The Sheikh |
| Nicholas Phipps |
The Major |
| Sebastian Cabot |
Ali |
| Peter Bull |
Kalikan Officer |
| Claudia Grey |
Susan Daley |
| Ann Heffernan |
Daphne Bligh |
| Arthur Gomez |
Chief Steward |
| George Benson |
Mr. Salmon |
| Joss Ambler |
Professor Ebbart |
| Victor Fairley |
1st Customs Official |
| Michael Balfour |
2nd Customs Official |
| Robert Adair |
3rd Customs Official |
| Jacinta Dicks |
Flower Seller |
| Alejandro Martinez |
Guitarist |
| Tutte Lemkow |
Principal Dancer |
| Andreas Malandrinos (as Andre Malandrinos) |
Maitre d'hotel |
| A. G. Guinle (as Amando Guinle) |
Chief Engineer |
| Paul Armstrong |
Deck Officer |
| Raymond Hoole |
Storekeeper |
| Henry Longhurst |
Professor Killick |
| Bernard Rebel |
Mr. Wheeler |
| Ambrosine Phillpotts |
Marjorie |
| Catherina Ferraz |
Shopkeeper |
| Roger Delgado (as Roger Delgardo) |
Kalikan Policeman |
| Joyce Barbour |
Mrs. Reid |