Professor Henry Barnes decides he's lived long enough and contemplates suicide. His attitude is changed by Peggy Taylor, a chipper young mother-to-be who charms him into renting out his attic as an apartment for her and her husband Jason, a former GI struggling to finish college.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Jeanne CrainPeggy Taylor | Peggy Taylor |
 William HoldenJason Taylor | Jason Taylor |
 Edmund GwennProf. Henry C. Barnes | Prof. Henry C. Barnes |
 Gene LockhartProf. Edward Bell | Prof. Edward Bell |
 Griff BarnettDr. Philip Conway | Dr. Philip Conway |
 Randy StuartDorothy | Dorothy |
 Betty LynnWife | Wife |
 Marion MarshallRuth | Ruth |
| PPati BehrsJeanne | Jeanne |
 Charles LaneProf. Collins (uncredited) | Prof. Collins (uncredited) |
 Gene NelsonJerry (uncredited) | Jerry (uncredited) |
 Ray WalkerCarson (uncredited) | Carson (uncredited) |
 Almira SessionsMrs. Landon | Mrs. Landon |
 Houseley StevensonProf. T.J. Beck | Prof. T.J. Beck |
 Henri LetondalProf. Roland Pavin | Prof. Roland Pavin |