O. Henry's Full House poster

O. Henry's Full House( 1952)

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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".

    Top Billed Cast

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      Fred Allen

      Sam "Slick" Brown (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")

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      Anne Baxter

      Joanna Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")

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      Jeanne Crain

      Della (segment "The Gift of the Magi")

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      Farley Granger

      Jim (segment "The Gift of the Magi")

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      Charles Laughton

      Soapy (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")

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      Oscar Levant

      William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")

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      Marilyn Monroe

      Streetwalker (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")

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      Jean Peters

      Susan Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")

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      Gregory Ratoff

      Behrman (segment "The Last Leaf")

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      Dale Robertson

      Barney Woods (segment "The Clarion Call")

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      David Wayne

      Horace (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")

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      Richard Widmark

      Johnny Kernan (segment "The Clarion Call")

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      Joyce Mackenzie

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      Lee Aaker

      J.B. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")

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      Richard Rober

      Chief of Detectives (segment "The Clarion Call")

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      Fred Kelsey

      Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")

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      Richard Garrick

      Doctor (segment "The Last Leaf")

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      John Steinbeck

      Narrator

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      Kathleen Freeman

      Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)

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      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)

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      Will Wright

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

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      Thomas Browne Henry

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

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      Steven Geray

      Boris Radolf (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)

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      Warren Stevens

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

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      Robert Easton

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

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      Carl Betz

      Jimmy Valentine (segment "Prologue") (uncredited)

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      Herb Vigran

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

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      Harry Hayden

      A.J. Crump (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)

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      Fritz Feld

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

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      Sig Ruman

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

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      Frank Jaquet

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

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      House Peters

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

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      Bert Stevens

      Street Extra/Roominghouse Extra/Office Worker at Crump's

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      Marjorie Holliday

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

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      Pat Flaherty

      Irish Cop (Prologue) (uncredited)

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      Robert Foulk

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

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      Everett Glass

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

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      Norman Leavitt

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

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      Jack Mather

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

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      Frank Mills

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

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      Martha Wentworth

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

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      Ava Norring

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

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      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)

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      Thomas Browne Henry

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

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      Bert Hicks

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

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      Jimmie Horan

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

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      Richard Hylton

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

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      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)

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      David McMahon

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

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      Tyler McVey

      O. Henry (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)

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      Stuart Randall

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

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      Henry Slate

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

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      Bert Stevens

      Street Extra / Roominghouse Extra / Office Worker (uncredited)

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      Harry Tenbrook

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

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      Beverly Thompson

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

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      Philip Tonge

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

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      Phil Tully

      Guard (Prologue) (uncredited)

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      Ernö Verebes

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

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      Ruth Warren

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

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      Billy Wayne

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

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      Will Wright

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

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      May Wynn

      Mother (Prologue) (uncredited)

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      Richard Allan

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

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      Phil Arnold

      Convict (Prologue) (uncredited)

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      Warner Baxter

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

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      Carl Betz

      Jimmie Valentine (Prologue) (uncredited)

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      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)

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      James Flavin

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

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Nov 03 2024
    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 detective...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • anthology
    • bum
    • based on short story