O. Henry's Full House (1952)
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 6.232 |
Directed By
Henry King
Howard Hawks
Henry Koster
Jean Negulesco
Henry Hathaway
Crew
Henry King
Howard Hawks
Ben Roberts
Ivan Goff
Henry Koster
Jean Negulesco
Henry Hathaway
Richard L. Breen
Walter Bullock
Lamar Trotti
André Hakim
Alfred Newman
TOP CAST
Fred Allen
Sam "Slick" Brown (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
Anne Baxter
Joanna Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")
Jeanne Crain
Della (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Farley Granger
Jim (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Charles Laughton
Soapy (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
Oscar Levant
William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
Marilyn Monroe
Streetwalker (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
Jean Peters
Susan Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")
Gregory Ratoff
Behrman (segment "The Last Leaf")
Dale Robertson
Barney Woods (segment "The Clarion Call")
David Wayne
Horace (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
Richard Widmark
Johnny Kernan (segment "The Clarion Call")
Lee Aaker
J.B. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
Richard Rober
Chief of Detectives (segment "The Clarion Call")
Fred Kelsey
Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Richard Garrick
Doctor (segment "The Last Leaf")
John Steinbeck
Narrator
Kathleen Freeman
Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
William Vedder
Judge (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Will Wright
Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Thomas Browne Henry
Café Manager (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Steven Geray
Boris Radolf (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Warren Stevens
Druggist (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Robert Easton
Yokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Carl Betz
Jimmy Valentine (segment "Prologue") (uncredited)
Herb Vigran
Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Harry Hayden
A.J. Crump (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Fritz Feld
Maurice (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Sig Ruman
Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Frank Jaquet
Butcher (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
House Peters
Dave Bascom (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Street Extra/Roominghouse Extra/Office Worker at Crump's
Marjorie Holliday
Cashier (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Irish Cop (Prologue) (uncredited)
Robert Foulk
Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Everett Glass
Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
Yokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Jack Mather
Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Man Being Booked (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Martha Wentworth
Mrs. O'Brien (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Ava Norring
Girl (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Gloria Gordon
Ellie Mae (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
A. Cameron Grant
Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Tom Greenway
Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Thomas Browne Henry
Manager (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Bert Hicks
Sheldon Sidney (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
Bookkeeper (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Richard Hylton
Bill (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
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