O. Henry's Full House

O. Henry's Full House

1952 · 117 min · EN · 6.9 (48 votes)
Dir. Henry Hathaway, Henry King, Howard Hawks, Henry Koster, Jean Negulesco · Starring Charles Laughton, Marilyn Monroe, David Wayne, Dale Robertson, Richard Widmark, Anne Baxter · Music Alfred Newman

“A dozen top stars - five famed directors bring you the best stories of O. Henry!”

ComedyDrama

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".

VIBE

A collection of charming, often bittersweet tales that explore the ironies of life and the unexpected turns of fate. It feels like looking through an old photo album, full of warmth and gentle lessons.

sentimentalcharmingwistfulheartwarmingsteadyclassic Hollywoodanthology filmepisodicredemptionsacrificefateirony
anthologybumbased on short story