La giostra umana (1952)
Per farsi arrestare e ottenere vitto e alloggio, un vagabondo commette inutilmente una serie di stravaganze. Un giovane poliziotto va per arrestare un amico, che però gli ricorda di averlo salvato dalla galera prestandogli mille dollari.
Direttori:
Henry Hathaway, Henry King, Howard Hawks, Henry Koster, Jean Negulesco.
Scrittori:
Ben Roberts, Lamar Trotti, Richard L. Breen, Walter Bullock, Ivan Goff.
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Fred Allen as Sam "Slick" Brown (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") |
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Anne Baxter as Joanna Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf") |
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Jeanne Crain as Della (segment "The Gift of the Magi") |
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Farley Granger as Jim (segment "The Gift of the Magi") |
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Charles Laughton as Soapy (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") |
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Oscar Levant as William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") |
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Marilyn Monroe as Streetwalker (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") |
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Jean Peters as Susan Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf") |
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Gregory Ratoff as Behrman (segment "The Last Leaf") |
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Dale Robertson as Barney Woods (segment "The Clarion Call") |
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David Wayne as Horace (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") |
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Richard Widmark as Johnny Kernan (segment "The Clarion Call") |
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Joyce Mackenzie as |
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Lee Aaker as J.B. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") |
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Richard Rober as Chief of Detectives (segment "The Clarion Call") |
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Fred Kelsey as Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi") |
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Richard Garrick as Doctor (segment "The Last Leaf") |
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John Steinbeck as Narrator |
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Kathleen Freeman as Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited) |
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Irving Bacon as Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited) |
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William Vedder as Judge (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited) |
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Will Wright as Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited) |
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Thomas Browne Henry as Café Manager (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited) |
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Steven Geray as Boris Radolf (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited) |
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Warren Stevens as Druggist (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited) |
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Robert Easton as Yokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited) |
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Carl Betz as Jimmy Valentine (segment "Prologue") (uncredited) |
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Herb Vigran as Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited) |
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Harry Hayden as A.J. Crump (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited) |
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Fritz Feld as Maurice (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited) |
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Sig Ruman as Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited) |
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Frank Jaquet as Butcher (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited) |
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House Peters as Dave Bascom (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited) |
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Bert Stevens as Street Extra/Roominghouse Extra/Office Worker at Crump's |
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Marjorie Holliday as Cashier (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited) |
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Pat Flaherty as Irish Cop (Prologue) (uncredited) |
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Robert Foulk as Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited) |
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Everett Glass as Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited) |
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Norman Leavitt as Yokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited) |
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Jack Mather as Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited) |
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Frank Mills as Man Being Booked (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited) |
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Martha Wentworth as Mrs. O'Brien (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited) |
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Ava Norring as Girl (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited) |
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Gloria Gordon as Ellie Mae (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited) |
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A. Cameron Grant as Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited) |
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Tom Greenway as Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited) |
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Thomas Browne Henry as Manager (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited) |
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Bert Hicks as Sheldon Sidney (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited) |
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Jimmie Horan as Bookkeeper (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited) |
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Richard Hylton as Bill (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited) |
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Richard Karlan as Headwaiter (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited) |
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Don Kohler as Secretary (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited) |
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Ann Kunde as Yokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited) |
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Nick Lekaj as Owner (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited) |
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David McMahon as Cop (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited) |
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Tyler McVey as O. Henry (Prologue) (uncredited) |
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Alfred Mizner as Storekeeper (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited) |
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William J. O'Brien as Hotel Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited) |
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Stuart Randall as Detective (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited) |
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Henry Slate as Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited) |
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Bert Stevens as Street Extra / Roominghouse Extra / Office Worker (uncredited) |
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Harry Tenbrook as Bar Customer (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited) |
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Beverly Thompson as Girl (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited) |
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Philip Tonge as Umbrella Man (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited) |
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Phil Tully as Guard (Prologue) (uncredited) |
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Ernö Verebes as Waiter (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited) |
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Ruth Warren as Neighbor (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited) |
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Billy Wayne as Bystander (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited) |
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Will Wright as Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited) |
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May Wynn as Mother (Prologue) (uncredited) |
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Richard Allan as Pete (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited) |
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Phil Arnold as Convict (Prologue) (uncredited) |
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Warner Baxter as Cisco Kid ((Prologue) (archive footage)) (uncredited) |
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Carl Betz as Jimmie Valentine (Prologue) (uncredited) |
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Harry Carter as Cop in Park (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited) |
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Robert Cherry as Yokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited) |
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Abe Dinovitch as Barney (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited) |
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James Flavin as Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited) |
| Directing | Henry Hathaway | Director |
| Directing | Henry King | Director |
| Directing | Howard Hawks | Director |
| Directing | Henry Koster | Director |
| Writing | Ben Roberts | Screenplay |
| Writing | Lamar Trotti | Screenplay |
| Writing | Richard L. Breen | Screenplay |
| Writing | Walter Bullock | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ivan Goff | Screenplay |
| Directing | Jean Negulesco | Director |
| Production | André Hakim | Producer |
| Sound | Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer |
