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  • O. Henry's Full House (1952)
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    117 min | Comedy, Drama
O. Henry's Full House (1952)
Approved
117 min | Comedy, Drama

John Steinbeck introduces a quintet of five of O. Henry's most celebrated stories from his New York Period (1902-1910) in this anthology film.
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Directors
Henry Hathaway (segments: The Clarion Call) | Howard Hawks (segments: The Ransom of Red Chief) | Henry King (segments: The Gift of the Magi) | Henry Koster (segments: The Cop and the Anthem) | Jean Negulesco (segments: The Last Leaf)
Writers
Lamar Trotti (screen play by) (segments: The Cop and the Anthem) | Richard L. Breen (screen play by) (segments: The Clarion Call) | Ivan Goff (screen play by) (segments: The Last Leaf) | Ben Roberts (screen play by) (segments: The Last Leaf) | Walter Bullock (screen play by) (segments: The Gift of the Magi)
Producer
André Hakim (as Andre Hakim)
Composer
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Aug 7, 1952

Release date
Oct 16, 1952 (United States)

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Cast

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