Henry Hathaway
Directed By
Jean Negulesco
Directed By
Fred Allen
Samuel Brown (segment „The Ransom of Red Chief„)
Anne Baxter
Joanna Goodwin (segment „The Last Leaf„)
Jeanne Crain
Della Young (segment „The Gift of the Magi„)
Farley Granger
Jim Young (segment „The Gift of the Magi„)
Charles Laughton
Soapy (segment „The Cop and the Anthem„)
Oscar Levant
William Smith (segment „The Ransom of Red Chief„)
Streetwalker (segment „The Cop and the Anthem„)
Jean Peters
Susan Goodwin (segment „The Last Leaf„)
Gregory Ratoff
Behrman (segment „The Last Leaf„)
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„)
Joyce Mackenzie
Hazel Woods (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 / Santa Claus (segment „The Gift of the Magi„)
Richard Garrick
Doctor (segment „The Last Leaf„)
John Steinbeck
Self - Narrator
Richard Allan
Pete (segment „The Gift of the Magi„)
Phil Arnold
Convict (Prologue)
Irving Bacon
Ebenezer Dorset (segment „The Ransom of Red Chief„)
Warner Baxter
Cisco Kid (clip from 'The Cisco Kid' (Prologue)
Carl Betz
Jimmie Valentine (Prologue)
Harry Carter
Cop in Park (segment „The Cop and the Anthem„)
Robert Cherry
Yokel (segment „The Ransom of Red Chief„)
Frank Cusack
Waiter (segment „The Cop and the Anthem„)
Abe Dinovitch
Barney (segment „The Clarion Call„)
Robert Easton
Yokel (segment „The Ransom of Red Chief„)
Fritz Feld
Maurice (segment „The Gift of the Magi„)
Pat Flaherty
Irish Cop (Prologue)
James Flavin
Cop (segment „The Cop and the Anthem„)
Robert Foulk
Cop (segment „The Cop and the Anthem„)
Kathleen Freeman
Mrs. Dorset (segment „The Ransom of Red Chief„)
Steven Geray
Boris Radolf (segment „The Last Leaf„)
Everett Glass
Desk Clerk (segment „The Clarion Call„)
Gloria Gordon
Ellie Mae (segment „The Ransom of Red Chief„)
A. Cameron Grant
Poker Player (segment „The Clarion Call„)
Tom Greenway
Cop (segment „The Cop and the Anthem„)
Harry Hayden
A.J. Crump (segment „The Gift of the Magi„)
Thomas Browne Henry
Manager (segment „The Cop and the Anthem„)
Bert Hicks
Sheldon Sidney (segment „The Last Leaf„)
Marjorie Holliday
Cashier (segment „The Cop and the Anthem„)
Jimmie Horan
Bookkeeper (segment „The Gift of the Magi„)
Richard Hylton
Bill (segment „The Gift of the Magi„)
Frank Jaquet
Butcher (segment „The Gift of the Magi„)
Richard Karlan
Headwaiter (segment „The Cop and the Anthem„)
Don Kohler
Secretary (segment „The Last Leaf„)
Anne Kunde
Yokel (segment „The Ransom of Red Chief„)
Norman Leavitt
Yokel (segment „The Ransom of Red Chief„)
Nico Lek
Owner (segment „The Cop and the Anthem„)
Jack Mather
Cop (segment „The Cop and the Anthem„)
David McMahon
Cop (segment „The Clarion Call„)
Tyler McVey
O. Henry (Prologue)
Frank Mills
Man Being Booked at Police Station (segment „The Clarion Call„)
Alfred Mizner
Storekeeper (segment „The Ransom of Red Chief„)
Ava Norring
Girl (segment „The Clarion Call„)
William J. O'Brien
Hotel Clerk (segment „The Clarion Call„)
House Peters
Dave Bascom (segment „The Clarion Call„)
Stuart Randall
Detective (segment „The Clarion Call„)
Sig Ruman
Menkie (segment „The Gift of the Magi„)
Henry Slate
Poker Player (segment „The Clarion Call„)
Hal Smith
Dandy (segment „The Last Leaf„)
Bert Stevens
Street Extra / Roominghouse Extra / Office Worker at Crump's
Warren Stevens
Druggist (segment „The Last Leaf„)
Harry Tenbrook
Bar Customer (segment „The Clarion Call„)
Beverly Thompson
Girl (segment „The Last Leaf„)
Philip Tonge
Man with Umbrella (segment „The Cop and the Anthem„)
Phil Tully
Guard (Prologue)
William Vedder
Judge (segment „The Cop and the Anthem„)
Erno Verebes
Waiter (segment „The Cop and the Anthem„)
Herb Vigran
Poker Player (segment „The Clarion Call„)
Ruth Warren
Neighbor (segment „The Last Leaf„)
Billy Wayne
Bystander (segment „The Cop and the Anthem„)
Martha Wentworth
Mrs. O'Brien (segment „The Last Leaf„)
Will Wright
Manager (segment „The Clarion Call„)
May Wynn
Mother (Prologue)
US release: 16th October 1952
Sweden release: 21st November 1952
Brazil release: 13th February 1953
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