Fred Allen ( Fred Allen )

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

Anne Baxter ( Anne Baxter )

Joanna Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")

Jeanne Crain ( Jeanne Crain )

Della (segment "The Gift of the Magi")

Farley Granger ( Farley Granger )

Jim (segment "The Gift of the Magi")

Charles Laughton ( Charles Laughton )

Soapy (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")

Oscar Levant ( Oscar Levant )

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

Marilyn Monroe ( Marilyn Monroe )

Streetwalker (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")

Jean Peters ( Jean Peters )

Susan Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")

Gregory Ratoff ( Gregory Ratoff )

Behrman (segment "The Last Leaf")

Dale Robertson ( Dale Robertson )

Barney Woods (segment "The Clarion Call")

David Wayne ( David Wayne )

Horace (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")

Richard Widmark ( Richard Widmark )

Johnny Kernan (segment "The Clarion Call")

Joyce Mackenzie ( Joyce Mackenzie )

Lee Aaker ( Lee Aaker )

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

Richard Rober ( Richard Rober )

Chief of Detectives (segment "The Clarion Call")

Fred Kelsey ( Fred Kelsey )

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

Richard Garrick ( Richard Garrick )

Doctor (segment "The Last Leaf")

John Steinbeck ( John Steinbeck )

Narrator

Kathleen Freeman ( Kathleen Freeman )

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

Irving Bacon ( Irving Bacon )

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

William Vedder ( William Vedder )

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

Will Wright ( Will Wright )

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

Thomas Browne Henry ( Thomas Browne Henry )

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

Steven Geray ( Steven Geray )

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

Warren Stevens ( Warren Stevens )

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

Robert Easton ( Robert Easton )

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

Carl Betz ( Carl Betz )

Jimmy Valentine (segment "Prologue") (uncredited)

Herb Vigran ( Herb Vigran )

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

Harry Hayden ( Harry Hayden )

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

Fritz Feld ( Fritz Feld )

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

Sig Ruman ( Sig Ruman )

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

Frank Jaquet ( Frank Jaquet )

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

House Peters ( House Peters )

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

Bert Stevens ( Bert Stevens )

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

Marjorie Holliday ( Marjorie Holliday )

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

Pat Flaherty ( Pat Flaherty )

Irish Cop (Prologue) (uncredited)

Robert Foulk ( Robert Foulk )

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

Everett Glass ( Everett Glass )

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

Norman Leavitt ( Norman Leavitt )

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

Jack Mather ( Jack Mather )

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

Frank Mills ( Frank Mills )

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

Martha Wentworth ( Martha Wentworth )

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

Ava Norring ( Ava Norring )

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

Gloria Gordon ( Gloria Gordon )

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

A. Cameron Grant ( A. Cameron Grant )

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

Tom Greenway ( Tom Greenway )

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

Thomas Browne Henry ( Thomas Browne Henry )

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

Bert Hicks ( Bert Hicks )

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

Jimmie Horan ( Jimmie Horan )

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

Richard Hylton ( Richard Hylton )

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

Richard Karlan ( Richard Karlan )

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

Don Kohler ( Don Kohler )

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

Ann Kunde ( Ann Kunde )

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

Nick Lekaj ( Nick Lekaj )

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

David McMahon ( David McMahon )

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

Tyler McVey ( Tyler McVey )

O. Henry (Prologue) (uncredited)

Alfred Mizner ( Alfred Mizner )

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

William J. O'Brien ( William J. O'Brien )

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

Stuart Randall ( Stuart Randall )

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

Henry Slate ( Henry Slate )

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

Bert Stevens ( Bert Stevens )

Street Extra / Roominghouse Extra / Office Worker (uncredited)

Harry Tenbrook ( Harry Tenbrook )

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

Beverly Thompson ( Beverly Thompson )

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

Philip Tonge ( Philip Tonge )

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

Phil Tully ( Phil Tully )

Guard (Prologue) (uncredited)

Ernö Verebes ( Ernö Verebes )

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

Ruth Warren ( Ruth Warren )

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

Billy Wayne ( Billy Wayne )

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

Will Wright ( Will Wright )

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

May Wynn ( May Wynn )

Mother (Prologue) (uncredited)

Richard Allan ( Richard Allan )

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

Phil Arnold ( Phil Arnold )

Convict (Prologue) (uncredited)

Warner Baxter ( Warner Baxter )

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

Carl Betz ( Carl Betz )

Jimmie Valentine (Prologue) (uncredited)

Harry Carter ( Harry Carter )

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

Robert Cherry ( Robert Cherry )

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

Abe Dinovitch ( Abe Dinovitch )

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

James Flavin ( James Flavin )

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