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O. Henry's Full House

O. Henry's Full House

6,9 /10 (48 Votes)
1952 EN 117 min

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".

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Release date

18/09/1952

Votes

48

Popularity

1.9

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

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

117 min

Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton

Soapy (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

Streetwalker (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")

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)

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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)

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Frank Jaquet

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

House Peters

House Peters

Dave Bascom (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

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Marjorie Holliday

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

Pat Flaherty

Pat Flaherty

Irish Cop (segment "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)

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Ava Norring

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

Gloria Gordon

Gloria Gordon

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

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A. Cameron Grant

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

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Tom Greenway

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

Thomas Browne Henry

Thomas Browne Henry

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

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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)

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Don Kohler

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

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Ann Kunde

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

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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 (segment "Prologue") (uncredited)

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Alfred Mizner

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

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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)

Harry Tenbrook

Harry Tenbrook

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

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Beverly Thompson

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

Philip Tonge

Philip Tonge

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

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Phil Tully

Guard (segment "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 (segment "Prologue") (uncredited)

Carl Betz

Carl Betz

Jimmie Valentine (segment "Prologue") (uncredited)

Harry Carter

Harry Carter

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

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Robert Cherry

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

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Abe Dinovitch

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

James Flavin

James Flavin

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

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2024-11-03

⭐ 7

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 her luck lady of the night (Marilyn Monroe). Sadly for him, though, it seems it wasn't just Sam Goldwyn who couldn't get arrested in Hollywood. Next the "Clarion Call" sees a detectiv…

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