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