Cast 78

1. 

   Fred Allen

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

2. 

   Anne Baxter

   Joanna Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")

3. 

   Jeanne Crain

   Della (segment "The Gift of the Magi")

4. 

   Farley Granger

   Jim (segment "The Gift of the Magi")

5. 

   Charles Laughton

   Soapy (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")

6. 

   Oscar Levant

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

7. 

   Marilyn Monroe

   Streetwalker (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")

8. 

   Jean Peters

   Susan Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")

9. 

   Gregory Ratoff

   Behrman (segment "The Last Leaf")

10. 

    Dale Robertson

    Barney Woods (segment "The Clarion Call")

11. 

    David Wayne

    Horace (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")

12. 

    Richard Widmark

    Johnny Kernan (segment "The Clarion Call")

13. 

    Joyce Mackenzie

14. 

    Lee Aaker

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

15. 

    Richard Rober

    Chief of Detectives (segment "The Clarion Call")

16. 

    Fred Kelsey

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

17. 

    Richard Garrick

    Doctor (segment "The Last Leaf")

18. 

    John Steinbeck

    Narrator

19. 

    Kathleen Freeman

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

20. 

    Irving Bacon

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

21. William Vedder

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

22. 

    Will Wright

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

23. 

    Thomas Browne Henry

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

24. 

    Steven Geray

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

25. 

    Warren Stevens

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

26. 

    Robert Easton

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

27. 

    Carl Betz

    Jimmy Valentine (segment "Prologue") (uncredited)

28. 

    Herb Vigran

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

29. 

    Harry Hayden

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

30. 

    Fritz Feld

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

31. 

    Sig Ruman

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

32. Frank Jaquet

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

33. 

    House Peters

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

34. 

    Bert Stevens

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

35. Marjorie Holliday

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

36. 

    Pat Flaherty

    Irish Cop (Prologue) (uncredited)

37. 

    Robert Foulk

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

38. 

    Everett Glass

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

39. 

    Norman Leavitt

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

40. 

    Jack Mather

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

41. 

    Frank Mills

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

42. 

    Martha Wentworth

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

43. Ava Norring

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

44. 

    Gloria Gordon

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

45. A. Cameron Grant

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

46. Tom Greenway

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

47. 

    Thomas Browne Henry

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

48. Bert Hicks

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

49. Jimmie Horan

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

50. 

    Richard Hylton

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

51. 

    Richard Karlan

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

52. Don Kohler

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

53. Ann Kunde

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

54. Nick Lekaj

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

55. 

    David McMahon

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

56. 

    Tyler McVey

    O. Henry (Prologue) (uncredited)

57. Alfred Mizner

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

58. William J. O'Brien

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

59. 

    Stuart Randall

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

60. 

    Henry Slate

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

61. 

    Bert Stevens

    Street Extra / Roominghouse Extra / Office Worker (uncredited)

62. 

    Harry Tenbrook

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

63. Beverly Thompson

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

64. 

    Philip Tonge

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

65. Phil Tully

    Guard (Prologue) (uncredited)

66. 

    Ernö Verebes

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

67. 

    Ruth Warren

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

68. 

    Billy Wayne

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

69. 

    Will Wright

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

70. 

    May Wynn

    Mother (Prologue) (uncredited)

71. 

    Richard Allan

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

72. 

    Phil Arnold

    Convict (Prologue) (uncredited)

73. 

    Warner Baxter

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

74. 

    Carl Betz

    Jimmie Valentine (Prologue) (uncredited)

75. 

    Harry Carter

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

76. Robert Cherry

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

77. Abe Dinovitch

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

78. 

    James Flavin

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

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