Sam "Slick" Brown (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")

Fred Allen

Acting

Joanna Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")

Anne Baxter

Acting

Della (segment "The Gift of the Magi")

Jeanne Crain

Acting

Jim (segment "The Gift of the Magi")

Farley Granger

Acting

Soapy (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")

Charles Laughton

Acting

William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")

Oscar Levant

Acting

Streetwalker (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")

Marilyn Monroe

Acting

Susan Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")

Jean Peters

Acting

Behrman (segment "The Last Leaf")

Gregory Ratoff

Acting

Barney Woods (segment "The Clarion Call")

Dale Robertson

Acting

Horace (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")

David Wayne

Acting

Johnny Kernan (segment "The Clarion Call")

Richard Widmark

Acting

Joyce Mackenzie

Acting

J.B. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")

Lee Aaker

Acting

Chief of Detectives (segment "The Clarion Call")

Richard Rober

Acting

Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")

Fred Kelsey

Acting

Doctor (segment "The Last Leaf")

Richard Garrick

Acting

Narrator

John Steinbeck

Writing

Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)

Kathleen Freeman

Acting

Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)

Irving Bacon

Acting

Judge (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

William Vedder

Acting

Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

Will Wright

Acting

Café Manager (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

Thomas Browne Henry

Acting

Boris Radolf (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)

Steven Geray

Acting

Druggist (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)

Warren Stevens

Acting

Yokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)

Robert Easton

Acting

Jimmy Valentine (segment "Prologue") (uncredited)

Carl Betz

Acting

Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

Herb Vigran

Acting

A.J. Crump (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)

Harry Hayden

Acting

Maurice (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)

Fritz Feld

Acting

Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)

Sig Ruman

Acting

Butcher (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)

Frank Jaquet

Acting

Dave Bascom (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

House Peters

Acting

Street Extra/Roominghouse Extra/Office Worker at Crump's

Bert Stevens

Acting

Cashier (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

Marjorie Holliday

Acting

Irish Cop (Prologue) (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty

Acting

Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

Robert Foulk

Acting

Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

Everett Glass

Acting

Yokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)

Norman Leavitt

Acting

Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

Jack Mather

Acting

Man Being Booked (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

Frank Mills

Acting

Mrs. O'Brien (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)

Martha Wentworth

Acting

Girl (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

Ava Norring

Acting

Ellie Mae (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)

Gloria Gordon

Acting

Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

A. Cameron Grant

Acting

Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

Tom Greenway

Acting

Manager (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

Thomas Browne Henry

Acting

Sheldon Sidney (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)

Bert Hicks

Acting

Bookkeeper (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)

Jimmie Horan

Acting

Bill (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)

Richard Hylton

Acting

Headwaiter (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

Richard Karlan

Acting

Secretary (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)

Don Kohler

Acting

Yokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)

Ann Kunde

Acting

Owner (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

Nick Lekaj

Acting

Cop (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

David McMahon

Acting

O. Henry (Prologue) (uncredited)

Tyler McVey

Acting

Storekeeper (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)

Alfred Mizner

Acting

Hotel Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

William J. O'Brien

Acting

Detective (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

Stuart Randall

Acting

Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

Henry Slate

Acting

Street Extra / Roominghouse Extra / Office Worker (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

Acting

Bar Customer (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

Harry Tenbrook

Acting

Girl (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)

Beverly Thompson

Acting

Umbrella Man (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

Philip Tonge

Acting

Guard (Prologue) (uncredited)

Phil Tully

Acting

Waiter (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

Ernö Verebes

Acting

Neighbor (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)

Ruth Warren

Acting

Bystander (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

Billy Wayne

Acting

Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

Will Wright

Acting

Mother (Prologue) (uncredited)

May Wynn

Acting

Pete (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)

Richard Allan

Acting

Convict (Prologue) (uncredited)

Phil Arnold

Acting

Cisco Kid ((Prologue) (archive footage)) (uncredited)

Warner Baxter

Acting

Jimmie Valentine (Prologue) (uncredited)

Carl Betz

Acting

Cop in Park (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

Harry Carter

Acting

Yokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)

Robert Cherry

Acting

Barney (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

Abe Dinovitch

Acting

Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

James Flavin

Acting