Besetzung (48)
John SteinbeckNarrator
Charles LaughtonSoapy (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
David WayneHorace (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
Dale RobertsonBarney Woods (segment "The Clarion Call")
Richard WidmarkJohnny Kernan (segment "The Clarion Call")
Anne BaxterJoanna Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")
Marilyn MonroeStreetwalker (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
Jean PetersSusan Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")
Gregory RatoffBehrman (segment "The Last Leaf")
Fred AllenSam "Slick" Brown (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
Oscar LevantWilliam Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
Jeanne CrainDella (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Farley GrangerJim (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Lee AakerJ.B. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
Richard RoberChief of Detectives (segment "The Clarion Call")
Fred KelseyMr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Richard GarrickDoctor (segment "The Last Leaf")
Kathleen FreemanMrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Irving BaconEbeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)William VedderJudge (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Will WrightHotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Thomas Browne HenryCafé Manager (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Steven GerayBoris Radolf (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Warren StevensDruggist (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Robert EastonYokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Carl BetzJimmy Valentine (segment "Prologue") (uncredited)
Herb VigranPoker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Harry HaydenA.J. Crump (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Fritz FeldMaurice (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Sig RumanMenkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)Frank JaquetButcher (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
House PetersDave Bascom (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Bert StevensStreet Extra/Roominghouse Extra/Office Worker at Crump'sMarjorie HollidayCashier (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Pat FlahertyIrish Cop (Prologue) (uncredited)
Robert FoulkCop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Everett GlassDesk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Norman LeavittYokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Jack MatherCop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Frank MillsMan Being Booked (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Martha WentworthMrs. O'Brien (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)Thomas Browne HenryManager (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Stuart RandallDetective (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Ruth WarrenNeighbor (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)Will WrightManager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
May WynnMother (Prologue) (uncredited)
Warner BaxterCisco Kid ((Prologue) (archive footage)) (uncredited)
James FlavinCop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)