Lena Horne

Selina Rogers

Bill Robinson

Bill Williamson

Cab Calloway

Cab Calloway

Katherine Dunham

Katherine Dunham

Fats Waller

'Fats' Waller

Fayard Nicholas

Dancer

Harold Nicholas

Dancer

Ada Brown

Singer

Dooley Wilson

Gabe Tucker

Matthew Beard

Stagehand (uncredited)

Anise Boyer

Singer (uncredited)

Benny Carter

Trumpeter (uncredited)

Vivian Dandridge

Dancer (uncredited)

Suzette Harbin

Dancer / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Illinois Jacquet

Band Member (uncredited)

Jo Jones

Drummer (uncredited)

Jeni Le Gon

Dancer (uncredited)

F.E. Miller

Skit (uncredited)

Millie Monroe

Dancer (uncredited)

Florence O'Brien

Tucker's Gold-Digging Girlfriend (uncredited)

Nick Stewart

Cousin Jake (uncredited)

Ernest Whitman

Jim Europe (uncredited)