O. Henry's Full House 72 years old
A dozen top stars - five famed directors bring you the best stories of O. Henry!
Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critic's 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".
Credits
O. Henry's Full House Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Marilyn Monroe She was 26, 36 years old when she died | as Streetwalker (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") |
| Richard Widmark He was 37, 93 years old when he died | as The Clarion Call: Johnny Kernan |
| Farley Granger He was 27, 85 years old when he died | as The Gift of the Magi: Jim |
| Jeanne Crain She was 27, 78 years old when she died | as The Gift of the Magi: Della |
| Charles Laughton He was 53, 63 years old when he died | as The Cop and the Anthem: Soapy |
| Will Wright He was 7, 2 years old when he died | as The Clarion Call: Hotel Desk Clerk |
| Jean Peters She was 25, 73 years old when she died | as The Last Leaf: Susan Goodwin |
| Herb Vigran He was 42, 76 years old when he died | as The Clarion Call: Poker Player |
| David Wayne He was 38, 81 years old when he died | as The Cop and the Anthem: Horace |
| Warren Stevens He was 32, 92 years old when he died | as The Last Leaf: Druggist |
| Fritz Feld He was 51, 93 years old when he died | as The Gift of the Magi: Maurice |
| Sig Ruman He was 67, 82 years old when he died | as The Gift of the Magi: Menkie |
| Oscar Levant He was 45, 65 years old when he died | as The Ransom of Red Chief: William Smith |
| Richard Garrick He was 73, 83 years old when he died | as The Last Leaf: Doctor |
| Dale Robertson He was 29, 89 years old when he died | as The Clarion Call: Barney Woods |
| Thomas Browne Henry He was 44, 72 years old when he died | as The Cop and the Anthem: Manager of Manhattan Cafe |
| Kathleen Freeman She was 33, 82 years old when she died | as The Ransom of Red Chief: Mrs. Dorset |
| Robert Easton He was 21, 81 years old when he died | as The Ransom of Red Chief: Yokel on Mule |
| Frank Jaquet He was 67, 73 years old when he died | as The Gift of the Magi: Butcher |
| John Steinbeck He was 50, 66 years old when he died | as Himself - Narrator |
| Anne Baxter She was 29, 62 years old when she died | as The Last Leaf: Joanna Goodwin |
| Carl Betz He was 31, 56 years old when he died | as Jimmy Valentine (segment "Prologue") (uncredited) |
| Fred Kelsey He was 67, 77 years old when he died | as The Gift of the Maji: Mr. Schultz |
| Fred Kelsey He was 67, 77 years old when he died | as The Gift of the Magi: Mr. Schultz |
| Harry Hayden He was 69, 72 years old when he died | as A.J. Crump (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited) |
| William Vedder | as Judge (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited) |
| Gregory Ratoff He was 55, 63 years old when he died | as The Last Leaf: Behrman |
| Fred Allen He was 58, 61 years old when he died | as Sam "Slick" Brown (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") |
| Steven Geray He was 47, 69 years old when he died | as The Last Leaf: Boris Radolf |
| Lee Aaker He was 8, now 81 years old | as The Ransom of Red Chief: J.B. Dorset |
| Irving Bacon He was 58, 71 years old when he died | as The Ransom of Red Chief: Ebineezer Dorset |
O. Henry's Full House Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Lucien Ballard as Director of Photography. He was 44 (80) years old when He died | Camera |
| Charles Lederer as Writer. He was 40 (64) years old when He died | Writing |
| Joseph C. Wright as Art Direction. He was 59 (92) years old when He died | Art |
| Nunnally Johnson as Writer. He was 54 (79) years old when He died | Writing |
| Thomas Little as Set Decoration. He was 65 (98) years old when He died | Art |
| Edward Stevenson as Costume Design. He was 132 (76) years old when He died | Costume & Make-Up |
| Milton Krasner as Director of Photography. He was 48 (84) years old when He died | Camera |
| Claude E. Carpenter as Set Decoration. He was 47 (71) years old when He died | Art |
| Addison Hehr as Art Direction. He was 42 (61) years old when He died | Art |
| Lamar Trotti as Screenplay. He was 51 (51) years old when He died | Writing |
| Lloyd Ahern as Director of Photography. He was 47 (78) years old when He died | Camera |
| André Hakim as Producer. He was 36 (64) years old when He died | Production |
| Jean Negulesco as Director. He was 52 (93) years old when He died | Directing |
| Henry Koster as Director. He was 47 (83) years old when He died | Directing |
| Henry Hathaway as Director. He was 54 (86) years old when He died | Directing |
| Ivan Goff as Screenplay. He was 42 (89) years old when He died | Writing |
| Richard L. Breen as Screenplay. He was 34 (48) years old when He died | Writing |
| Ben Roberts as Screenplay. He was 36 (68) years old when He died | Writing |
| Joseph Macdonald as Director of Photography. He was 89 (79) years old when He died | Camera |
| Walter Bullock as Screenplay. He was 45 (46) years old when He died | Writing |
| Philip Dunne as Screenplay. He was 44 (84) years old when He died | Writing |
| O. Henry as Story. He was 89 (47) years old when He died | Writing |
| Chester Gore as Art Direction. He was 59 (73) years old when He died | Art |
| Richard Irvine as Art Direction. He was 42 (65) years old when He died | Art |
O. Henry's Full House (72 years)
A dozen top stars - five famed directors bring you the best stories of O. Henry!
- Release day: Thursday, August 07, 1952
- Runtime: 117 minutes