O. Henry's Full House
“A dozen top stars - five famed directors bring you the best stories of O. Henry!”
Storyline
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".
Cast & Crew
Fred Allen
Sam "Slick" Brown (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
Lead
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")
What People Are Saying
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Henry Hathaway's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. O. Henry's Full House is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
