O. Henry's Full House
O. Henry's Full House

Movie·1952·1h 57m

O. Henry's Full House

A dozen top stars - five famed directors bring you the best stories of O. Henry!

Directed By

Henry Hathaway

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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The Story

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".

Written By

Ben Roberts, Lamar Trotti, Richard L. Breen

Producer

André Hakim

Music

Alfred Newman

Themes

anthologybumbased on short story

Production House

20th Century Fox

Audience Score

69%

44 votes

Skip10%
Timepass24%
Go for it38%
Perfection28%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

Fred Allen

Fred Allen

Sam "Slick" Brown (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")

Anne Baxter

Anne Baxter

Joanna Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")

Jeanne Crain

Jeanne Crain

Della (segment "The Gift of the Magi")

Farley Granger

Farley Granger

Jim (segment "The Gift of the Magi")

Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton

Soapy (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")

Oscar Levant

Oscar Levant

William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

Streetwalker (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")

Jean Peters

Jean Peters

Susan Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")

Gregory Ratoff

Gregory Ratoff

Behrman (segment "The Last Leaf")

Dale Robertson

Dale Robertson

Barney Woods (segment "The Clarion Call")

David Wayne

David Wayne

Horace (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")

Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark

Johnny Kernan (segment "The Clarion Call")

Joyce Mackenzie

Joyce Mackenzie

Lee Aaker

Lee Aaker

J.B. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")

Richard Rober

Richard Rober

Chief of Detectives (segment "The Clarion Call")

Fred Kelsey

Fred Kelsey

Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")

Richard Garrick

Richard Garrick

Doctor (segment "The Last Leaf")

John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck

Narrator

// crew

Crew

Henry Hathaway

Henry Hathaway

Director

Henry King

Henry King

Director

Howard Hawks

Howard Hawks

Director

Henry Koster

Henry Koster

Director

Ben Roberts

Screenplay

Lamar Trotti

Lamar Trotti

Screenplay

Richard L. Breen

Richard L. Breen

Screenplay

Walter Bullock

Screenplay

Ivan Goff

Ivan Goff

Screenplay

Jean Negulesco

Jean Negulesco

Director

André Hakim

Producer

Alfred Newman

Alfred Newman

Original Music Composer

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