A dozen top stars - five famed directors bring you the best stories of O. Henry!
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".
O. Henry's Full House (1952) is a comedy and drama film directed by Henry King, released on September 18, 1952 with a runtime of 1h 57m. It stars Charles Laughton, Marilyn Monroe, David Wayne and Dale Robertson. Viewers rate it 6.9 out of 10 across 48 ratings.
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Charles Laughton
as Soapy (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
Marilyn Monroe
as Streetwalker (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
David Wayne
as Horace (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
Dale Robertson
as Barney Woods (segment "The Clarion Call")
Richard Widmark
as Johnny Kernan (segment "The Clarion Call")
Anne Baxter
as Joanna Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")
Jean Peters
as Susan Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")
Gregory Ratoff
as Behrman (segment "The Last Leaf")
Fred Allen
as Sam "Slick" Brown (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
Oscar Levant
as William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
Jeanne Crain
as Della (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Farley Granger
as Jim (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Directed by Henry King, written by Ben Roberts, Ivan Goff and Richard L. Breen, produced by André Hakim.
Average viewer score of 6.9/10 from 48 ratings.
A compendium of five stories from the acclaimed US writer that are all quite entertaining. It starts off with a story about "Soapy" - a wily vagrant who decides that with winter coming, it's time to get himself snuggly incarcerated for the harsh weather. Who else but Charles Laughton could get that character up and running with an avuncular amiability and mischief to him, especially when he alights on the down on…
Reviewed on November 3, 2024
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The main cast of O. Henry's Full House (1952) includes Charles Laughton, Marilyn Monroe, David Wayne, Dale Robertson and Richard Widmark. The film was directed by Henry King. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
O. Henry's Full House was released on September 18, 1952 and runs for 1h 57m.
O. Henry's Full House (1952) holds an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from 48 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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