The two leading ladies are cast as Prudence and Agatha, a pair of old-fashioned schoolteachers in an old-fashioned small town. Disdaining the wimpy theories of "progressive" education, Prudence and Agatha stick to the reliable "Three R's," often teaching to the tune of a hickory stick. Though ridiculed for their so-called outmoded methods, the heroines manage to turn out quite a few prize students, earning the undying gratitude of the local citizenry.
Alison Skipworth
as Agatha Stanton / Old Lady Ironsides
Polly Moran
as Prudence Matthews
Irene Manning
as Ellen Southard
Donald Cook
as Bruce Arnold
Jackie Searl
as Elliot 'Wet Mouth' Braxton
Lila Lee
as Ethel Harriman
Luis Alberni
as Guili
Maxie Rosenbloom
as Max Handler
Marcia Mae Jones
as Geraldine 'Jerry ' Karns
Harry Burns
as Nicky Zackorackus
Clarence Wilson
as Twitchell
Selmer Jackson
as Dr. MacIntyre
