Fred Allen

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

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Anne Baxter

Joanna Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")

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Jeanne Crain

Della (segment "The Gift of the Magi")

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Farley Granger

Jim (segment "The Gift of the Magi")

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Charles Laughton

Soapy (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")

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Oscar Levant

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

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Marilyn Monroe

Streetwalker (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")

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Jean Peters

Susan Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")

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Gregory Ratoff

Behrman (segment "The Last Leaf")

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Dale Robertson

Barney Woods (segment "The Clarion Call")

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David Wayne

Horace (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")

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Richard Widmark

Johnny Kernan (segment "The Clarion Call")

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Joyce Mackenzie

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Lee Aaker

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

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Richard Rober

Chief of Detectives (segment "The Clarion Call")

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Fred Kelsey

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

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Richard Garrick

Doctor (segment "The Last Leaf")

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John Steinbeck

Narrator

Writing

Kathleen Freeman

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

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Irving Bacon

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

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William Vedder

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

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Will Wright

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

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Thomas Browne Henry

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

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Steven Geray

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

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Warren Stevens

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

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Robert Easton

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

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Carl Betz

Jimmy Valentine (segment "Prologue") (uncredited)

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Herb Vigran

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

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Harry Hayden

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

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Fritz Feld

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

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Sig Ruman

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

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Frank Jaquet

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

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House Peters

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

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Bert Stevens

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

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Marjorie Holliday

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

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Pat Flaherty

Irish Cop (Prologue) (uncredited)

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Robert Foulk

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

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Everett Glass

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

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Norman Leavitt

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

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Jack Mather

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

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Frank Mills

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

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Martha Wentworth

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

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Ava Norring

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

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Gloria Gordon

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

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A. Cameron Grant

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

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Tom Greenway

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

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Thomas Browne Henry

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

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Bert Hicks

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

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Jimmie Horan

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

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Richard Hylton

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

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Richard Karlan

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

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Don Kohler

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

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Ann Kunde

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

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Nick Lekaj

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

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David McMahon

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

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Tyler McVey

O. Henry (Prologue) (uncredited)

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Alfred Mizner

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

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William J. O'Brien

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

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Stuart Randall

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

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Henry Slate

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

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Bert Stevens

Street Extra / Roominghouse Extra / Office Worker (uncredited)

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Harry Tenbrook

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

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Beverly Thompson

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

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Philip Tonge

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

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Phil Tully

Guard (Prologue) (uncredited)

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Ernö Verebes

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

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Ruth Warren

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

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Billy Wayne

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

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Will Wright

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

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May Wynn

Mother (Prologue) (uncredited)

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Richard Allan

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

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Phil Arnold

Convict (Prologue) (uncredited)

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Warner Baxter

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

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Carl Betz

Jimmie Valentine (Prologue) (uncredited)

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Harry Carter

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

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Robert Cherry

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

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Abe Dinovitch

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

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James Flavin

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

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