O. Henry's Full House (1952)

O. Henry's Full House (1952)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1952-08-07 United States of America 117 Min. PG-13
6.5 36 votes
Drama, Comedy

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".

Cast

Fred Allen is Sam
Sam "Slick" Brown (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
Anne Baxter is Joanna Goodwin (segment
Joanna Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")
Jeanne Crain is Della (segment
Della (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Farley Granger is Jim (segment
Jim (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Charles Laughton is Soapy (segment
Soapy (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
Oscar Levant is William Smith (segment
William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
Marilyn Monroe is Streetwalker (segment
Streetwalker (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
Jean Peters is Susan Goodwin (segment
Susan Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")
Gregory Ratoff is Behrman (segment
Behrman (segment "The Last Leaf")
Dale Robertson is Barney Woods (segment
Barney Woods (segment "The Clarion Call")
David Wayne is Horace (segment
Horace (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
Richard Widmark is Johnny Kernan (segment
Johnny Kernan (segment "The Clarion Call")
Lee Aaker is J.B. Dorset (segment
J.B. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
Richard Rober is Chief of Detectives (segment
Chief of Detectives (segment "The Clarion Call")
Fred Kelsey is Mr. Schultz (segment
Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Richard Garrick is Doctor (segment
Doctor (segment "The Last Leaf")
John Steinbeck is Narrator
Narrator
Kathleen Freeman is Mrs. Dorset (segment
Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Irving Bacon is Ebeneezer Dorset (segment
Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
William Vedder is Judge (segment
Judge (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Will Wright is Hotel Desk Clerk (segment
Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Thomas Browne Henry is Café Manager (segment
Café Manager (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Steven Geray is Boris Radolf (segment
Boris Radolf (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Warren Stevens is Druggist (segment
Druggist (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Robert Easton is Yokel (segment
Yokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Carl Betz is Jimmy Valentine (segment
Jimmy Valentine (segment "Prologue") (uncredited)
Herb Vigran is Poker Player (segment
Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Harry Hayden is A.J. Crump (segment
A.J. Crump (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Fritz Feld is Maurice (segment
Maurice (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Sig Ruman is Menkie (segment
Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Frank Jaquet is Butcher (segment
Butcher (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
House Peters is Dave Bascom (segment
Dave Bascom (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Bert Stevens is Street Extra/Roominghouse Extra/Office Worker at Crump's
Street Extra/Roominghouse Extra/Office Worker at Crump's
Marjorie Holliday is Cashier (segment
Cashier (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty is Irish Cop (Prologue) (uncredited)
Irish Cop (Prologue) (uncredited)
Robert Foulk is Cop (segment
Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Everett Glass is Desk Clerk (segment
Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt is Yokel (segment
Yokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Jack Mather is Cop (segment
Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Frank Mills is Man Being Booked (segment
Man Being Booked (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Martha Wentworth is Mrs. O'Brien (segment
Mrs. O'Brien (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Ava Norring is Girl (segment
Girl (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Gloria Gordon is Ellie Mae (segment
Ellie Mae (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
A. Cameron Grant is Poker Player (segment
Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Tom Greenway is Cop (segment
Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Thomas Browne Henry is Manager (segment
Manager (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Bert Hicks is Sheldon Sidney (segment
Sheldon Sidney (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan is Bookkeeper (segment
Bookkeeper (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Richard Hylton is Bill (segment
Bill (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Richard Karlan is Headwaiter (segment
Headwaiter (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Don Kohler is Secretary (segment
Secretary (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Ann Kunde is Yokel (segment
Yokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Nick Lekaj is Owner (segment
Owner (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
David McMahon is Cop (segment
Cop (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Tyler McVey is O. Henry (Prologue) (uncredited)
O. Henry (Prologue) (uncredited)
Alfred Mizner is Storekeeper (segment
Storekeeper (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
William J. O'Brien is Hotel Clerk (segment
Hotel Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Stuart Randall is Detective (segment
Detective (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Henry Slate is Poker Player (segment
Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Bert Stevens is Street Extra / Roominghouse Extra / Office Worker  (uncredited)
Street Extra / Roominghouse Extra / Office Worker (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook is Bar Customer (segment
Bar Customer (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Beverly Thompson is Girl (segment
Girl (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Philip Tonge is Umbrella Man (segment
Umbrella Man (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Phil Tully is Guard (Prologue) (uncredited)
Guard (Prologue) (uncredited)
Ernö Verebes is Waiter (segment
Waiter (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Ruth Warren is Neighbor (segment
Neighbor (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Billy Wayne is Bystander (segment
Bystander (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Will Wright is Manager (segment
Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
May Wynn is Mother (Prologue) (uncredited)
Mother (Prologue) (uncredited)
Richard Allan is Pete (segment
Pete (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Phil Arnold is Convict (Prologue) (uncredited)
Convict (Prologue) (uncredited)
Warner Baxter is Cisco Kid ((Prologue) (archive footage)) (uncredited)
Cisco Kid ((Prologue) (archive footage)) (uncredited)
Carl Betz is Jimmie Valentine (Prologue) (uncredited)
Jimmie Valentine (Prologue) (uncredited)
Harry Carter is Cop in Park (segment
Cop in Park (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Robert Cherry is Yokel (segment
Yokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Abe Dinovitch is Barney (segment
Barney (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
James Flavin is Cop (segment
Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)