

O. Henry's Full House
A dozen top stars - five famed directors bring you the best stories of O. Henry!
Genres
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".
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
117 min
Release Date
1952-08-07
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
35
Vote Average
6.5
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")
Joyce Mackenzie
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)
Richard Karlan
Headwaiter (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Don Kohler
Secretary (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Ann Kunde
Yokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Nick Lekaj
Owner (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
David McMahon
Cop (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Tyler McVey
O. Henry (Prologue) (uncredited)
Alfred Mizner
Storekeeper (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
William J. O'Brien
Hotel Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Stuart Randall
Detective (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Henry Slate
Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Street Extra / Roominghouse Extra / Office Worker (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Bar Customer (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Beverly Thompson
Girl (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Philip Tonge
Umbrella Man (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Phil Tully
Guard (Prologue) (uncredited)
Ernö Verebes
Waiter (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Ruth Warren
Neighbor (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Billy Wayne
Bystander (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Will Wright
Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
May Wynn
Mother (Prologue) (uncredited)
Richard Allan
Pete (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Phil Arnold
Convict (Prologue) (uncredited)
Warner Baxter
Cisco Kid ((Prologue) (archive footage)) (uncredited)
Carl Betz
Jimmie Valentine (Prologue) (uncredited)
Harry Carter
Cop in Park (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Robert Cherry
Yokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Abe Dinovitch
Barney (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
James Flavin
Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
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