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O. Henry's Full House (1952)

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

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 57M

Director : Henry Hathaway, Howard Hawks, Henry King, Henry Koster, Jean Negulesco
Writer : Lamar Trotti, Richard L. Breen, Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts, Walter Bullock

Synopsis

Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critic's 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".

Actors

Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
Streetwalker (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck
Narrator
Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton
Soapy (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
David Wayne
David Wayne
Horace (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
Dale Robertson
Dale Robertson
Barney Woods (segment "The Clarion Call")
Richard Widmark
Richard Widmark
Johnny Kernan (segment "The Clarion Call")
Anne Baxter
Anne Baxter
Joanna Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")
Jean Peters
Jean Peters
Susan Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")
Gregory Ratoff
Gregory Ratoff
Behrman (segment "The Last Leaf")
Fred Allen
Fred Allen
Sam "Slick" Brown (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
Oscar Levant
Oscar Levant
William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
Jeanne Crain
Jeanne Crain
Della (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Farley Granger
Farley Granger
Jim (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
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")
Kathleen Freeman
Kathleen Freeman
Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon
Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
William Vedder
William Vedder
Judge (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Will Wright
Will Wright
Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Thomas Browne Henry
Thomas Browne Henry
Café Manager (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Steven Geray
Steven Geray
Boris Radolf (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Warren Stevens
Warren Stevens
Druggist (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Robert Easton
Robert Easton
Yokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Carl Betz
Carl Betz
Jimmy Valentine (segment "Prologue") (uncredited)
Herb Vigran
Herb Vigran
Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Harry Hayden
Harry Hayden
A.J. Crump (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Fritz Feld
Fritz Feld
Maurice (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Sig Ruman
Sig Ruman
Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Frank Jaquet
Frank Jaquet
Butcher (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
House Peters
House Peters
Dave Bascom (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Bert Stevens
Street Extra/Roominghouse Extra/Office Worker at Crump's
Marjorie Holliday
Marjorie Holliday

Crews

Henry Hathaway
Henry Hathaway
Director
Howard Hawks
Howard Hawks
Director
Henry King
Henry King
Director
Henry Koster
Henry Koster
Director
Jean Negulesco
Jean Negulesco
Director
Lamar Trotti
Lamar Trotti
Screenplay
Richard L. Breen
Richard L. Breen
Screenplay
Ivan Goff
Ivan Goff
Screenplay
Ben Roberts
Ben Roberts
Screenplay
Walter Bullock
Walter Bullock
Screenplay
André Hakim
André Hakim
Producer
Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer

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