O. Henry's Full House(1952)
“A dozen top stars - five famed directors bring you the best stories of O. Henry!”
Overview
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".
Director
Henry Hathaway
Studio
20th Century Fox
Cast
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")
Where to Watch
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Movie Facts
Release Year
1952
Runtime
1h 57m
Language
English
Rating
6.8 / 10
Production Companies
20th Century Fox
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What is O. Henry's Full House about?▼
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".
Who directed O. Henry's Full House?▼
O. Henry's Full House was directed by Henry Hathaway and released in 1952. It is a comedy, drama film.
How long is O. Henry's Full House?▼
O. Henry's Full House has a runtime of 1 hours and 57 minutes (117 minutes total).
Who stars in O. Henry's Full House?▼
The cast of O. Henry's Full House includes 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") and more.
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