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

O. Henry's Full House

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

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DramaComedy

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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".

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

117 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

07 August 1952

Country

United States of America

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

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

Cashier (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty

Pat Flaherty

Irish Cop (Prologue) (uncredited)

Robert Foulk

Robert Foulk

Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

Everett Glass

Everett Glass

Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

Norman Leavitt

Norman Leavitt

Yokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)

Jack Mather

Jack Mather

Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

Frank Mills

Frank Mills

Man Being Booked (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

Martha Wentworth

Martha Wentworth

Mrs. O'Brien (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)

Ava Norring

Ava Norring

Girl (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

Gloria Gordon

Gloria Gordon

Ellie Mae (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)

A. Cameron Grant

A. Cameron Grant

Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

Tom Greenway

Tom Greenway

Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

Thomas Browne Henry

Thomas Browne Henry

Manager (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

Bert Hicks

Bert Hicks

Sheldon Sidney (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)

Jimmie Horan

Jimmie Horan

Bookkeeper (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)

Richard Hylton

Richard Hylton

Bill (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)

Richard Karlan

Richard Karlan

Headwaiter (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

Don Kohler

Don Kohler

Secretary (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)

Ann Kunde

Ann Kunde

Yokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)

Nick Lekaj

Nick Lekaj

Owner (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

David McMahon

David McMahon

Cop (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

Tyler McVey

Tyler McVey

O. Henry (Prologue) (uncredited)

Alfred Mizner

Alfred Mizner

Storekeeper (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)

William J. O'Brien

William J. O'Brien

Hotel Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

Stuart Randall

Stuart Randall

Detective (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

Henry Slate

Henry Slate

Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

Bert Stevens

Street Extra / Roominghouse Extra / Office Worker (uncredited)

Harry Tenbrook

Harry Tenbrook

Bar Customer (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

Beverly Thompson

Beverly Thompson

Girl (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)

Philip Tonge

Philip Tonge

Umbrella Man (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

Phil Tully

Phil Tully

Guard (Prologue) (uncredited)

Ernö Verebes

Ernö Verebes

Waiter (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

Ruth Warren

Ruth Warren

Neighbor (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)

Billy Wayne

Billy Wayne

Bystander (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

Will Wright

Will Wright

Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

May Wynn

May Wynn

Mother (Prologue) (uncredited)

Richard Allan

Richard Allan

Pete (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)

Phil Arnold

Phil Arnold

Convict (Prologue) (uncredited)

Warner Baxter

Warner Baxter

Cisco Kid ((Prologue) (archive footage)) (uncredited)

Carl Betz

Carl Betz

Jimmie Valentine (Prologue) (uncredited)

Harry Carter

Harry Carter

Cop in Park (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

Robert Cherry

Robert Cherry

Yokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)

Abe Dinovitch

Abe Dinovitch

Barney (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

James Flavin

James Flavin

Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

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