Fred Allen
Role: Sam "Slick" Brown (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
Anne Baxter
Role: Joanna Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")
Jeanne Crain
Role: Della (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Farley Granger
Role: Jim (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Charles Laughton
Role: Soapy (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
Oscar Levant
Role: William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
Marilyn Monroe
Role: Streetwalker (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
Jean Peters
Role: Susan Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")
Gregory Ratoff
Role: Behrman (segment "The Last Leaf")
Dale Robertson
Role: Barney Woods (segment "The Clarion Call")
David Wayne
Role: Horace (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
Richard Widmark
Role: Johnny Kernan (segment "The Clarion Call")
Lee Aaker
Role: J.B. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
Richard Rober
Role: Chief of Detectives (segment "The Clarion Call")
Fred Kelsey
Role: Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Richard Garrick
Role: Doctor (segment "The Last Leaf")
John Steinbeck
Role: Narrator
Kathleen Freeman
Role: Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
Role: Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
William Vedder
Role: Judge (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Will Wright
Role: Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Thomas Browne Henry
Role: Café Manager (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Steven Geray
Role: Boris Radolf (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Warren Stevens
Role: Druggist (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Robert Easton
Role: Yokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Carl Betz
Role: Jimmy Valentine (segment "Prologue") (uncredited)
Herb Vigran
Role: Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Harry Hayden
Role: A.J. Crump (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Fritz Feld
Role: Maurice (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Sig Ruman
Role: Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Frank Jaquet
Role: Butcher (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
House Peters
Role: Dave Bascom (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Role: Street Extra/Roominghouse Extra/Office Worker at Crump's
Marjorie Holliday
Role: Cashier (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Role: Irish Cop (Prologue) (uncredited)
Robert Foulk
Role: Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Everett Glass
Role: Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
Role: Yokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Jack Mather
Role: Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Role: Man Being Booked (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Martha Wentworth
Role: Mrs. O'Brien (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Ava Norring
Role: Girl (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Gloria Gordon
Role: Ellie Mae (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
A. Cameron Grant
Role: Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Tom Greenway
Role: Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Thomas Browne Henry
Role: Manager (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Bert Hicks
Role: Sheldon Sidney (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
Role: Bookkeeper (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Richard Hylton
Role: Bill (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Richard Karlan
Role: Headwaiter (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Don Kohler
Role: Secretary (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Ann Kunde
Role: Yokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Nick Lekaj
Role: Owner (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
David McMahon
Role: Cop (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Tyler McVey
Role: O. Henry (Prologue) (uncredited)
Alfred Mizner
Role: Storekeeper (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
William J. O'Brien
Role: Hotel Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Stuart Randall
Role: Detective (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Henry Slate
Role: Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Role: Street Extra / Roominghouse Extra / Office Worker (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Role: Bar Customer (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Beverly Thompson
Role: Girl (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Philip Tonge
Role: Umbrella Man (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Phil Tully
Role: Guard (Prologue) (uncredited)
Ernö Verebes
Role: Waiter (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Ruth Warren
Role: Neighbor (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Billy Wayne
Role: Bystander (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Will Wright
Role: Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
May Wynn
Role: Mother (Prologue) (uncredited)
Richard Allan
Role: Pete (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Phil Arnold
Role: Convict (Prologue) (uncredited)
Warner Baxter
Role: Cisco Kid ((Prologue) (archive footage)) (uncredited)
Carl Betz
Role: Jimmie Valentine (Prologue) (uncredited)
Harry Carter
Role: Cop in Park (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Robert Cherry
Role: Yokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Abe Dinovitch
Role: Barney (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
James Flavin
Role: Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
