07/08/1952
Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics' acclaim was "The Cop and the Anthem". Soapy tells fellow bum Horace that he is going to get arrested so he can spend the winter in a nice jail cell. He fails. He can't even accost a woman; she turns out to be a streetwalker. The other stories are "The Clarion Call", "The Last Leaf", "The Ransom of Red Chief", and "The Gift of the Magi".
Fred Allen
as Sam "Slick" Brown (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
Anne Baxter
as Joanna Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")
Jeanne Crain
as Della (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Farley Granger
as Jim (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Charles Laughton
as Soapy (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
Oscar Levant
as William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
Marilyn Monroe
as Streetwalker (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
Jean Peters
as Susan Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")
Gregory Ratoff
as Behrman (segment "The Last Leaf")
Dale Robertson
as Barney Woods (segment "The Clarion Call")
David Wayne
as Horace (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
Richard Widmark
as Johnny Kernan (segment "The Clarion Call")
Joyce Mackenzie
as
Lee Aaker
as J.B. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
Richard Rober
as Chief of Detectives (segment "The Clarion Call")
Fred Kelsey
as Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Richard Garrick
as Doctor (segment "The Last Leaf")
John Steinbeck
as Narrator
Kathleen Freeman
as Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
as Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
William Vedder
as Judge (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Will Wright
as Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Thomas Browne Henry
as Café Manager (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Steven Geray
as Boris Radolf (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Warren Stevens
as Druggist (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Robert Easton
as Yokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Carl Betz
as Jimmy Valentine (segment "Prologue") (uncredited)
Herb Vigran
as Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Harry Hayden
as A.J. Crump (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Fritz Feld
as Maurice (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Sig Ruman
as Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Frank Jaquet
as Butcher (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
House Peters
as Dave Bascom (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
as Street Extra/Roominghouse Extra/Office Worker at Crump's
Marjorie Holliday
as Cashier (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
as Irish Cop (Prologue) (uncredited)
Robert Foulk
as Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Everett Glass
as Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
as Yokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Jack Mather
as Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Frank Mills
as Man Being Booked (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Martha Wentworth
as Mrs. O'Brien (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Ava Norring
as Girl (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Gloria Gordon
as Ellie Mae (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
A. Cameron Grant
as Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Tom Greenway
as Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Thomas Browne Henry
as Manager (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Bert Hicks
as Sheldon Sidney (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
as Bookkeeper (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Richard Hylton
as Bill (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Richard Karlan
as Headwaiter (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Don Kohler
as Secretary (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Ann Kunde
as Yokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Nick Lekaj
as Owner (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
David McMahon
as Cop (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Tyler McVey
as O. Henry (Prologue) (uncredited)
Alfred Mizner
as Storekeeper (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
William J. O'Brien
as Hotel Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Stuart Randall
as Detective (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Henry Slate
as Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
as Street Extra / Roominghouse Extra / Office Worker (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
as Bar Customer (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Beverly Thompson
as Girl (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Philip Tonge
as Umbrella Man (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Phil Tully
as Guard (Prologue) (uncredited)
Ernö Verebes
as Waiter (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Ruth Warren
as Neighbor (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Billy Wayne
as Bystander (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Will Wright
as Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
May Wynn
as Mother (Prologue) (uncredited)
Richard Allan
as Pete (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Phil Arnold
as Convict (Prologue) (uncredited)
Warner Baxter
as Cisco Kid ((Prologue) (archive footage)) (uncredited)
Carl Betz
as Jimmie Valentine (Prologue) (uncredited)
Harry Carter
as Cop in Park (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Robert Cherry
as Yokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Abe Dinovitch
as Barney (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
James Flavin
as Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
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