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