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O. Henry's Full House

1952·Movie

·1h 57min·

69

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69

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A , comedy: , with heart.

Good for date night · family movie night · friends night

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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 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".

Anthology FilmClassic Short StoriesEarly Color FilmBittersweet TalesAmerican LiteraturePeriod PieceNostalgicHeartwarming and Sentimental

Actors

Charles Laughton

Soapy (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")

Marilyn Monroe

Streetwalker (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")

David Wayne

Horace (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")

Dale Robertson

Barney Woods (segment "The Clarion Call")

Richard Widmark

Johnny Kernan (segment "The Clarion Call")

Anne Baxter

Joanna Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")

Jean Peters

Susan Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")

Gregory Ratoff

Behrman (segment "The Last Leaf")

Fred Allen

Sam "Slick" Brown (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")

Oscar Levant

William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")

Jeanne Crain

Della (segment "The Gift of the Magi")

Farley Granger

Jim (segment "The Gift of the Magi")

Lee Aaker

J.B. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")

Richard Rober

Chief of Detectives (segment "The Clarion Call")

Fred Kelsey

Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")

Richard Garrick

Doctor (segment "The Last Leaf")

John Steinbeck

Narrator

Kathleen Freeman

Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)

Irving Bacon

Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)

Will Wright

Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited), Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

Thomas Browne Henry

Café Manager (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited), Manager (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

Steven Geray

Boris Radolf (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)

Warren Stevens

Druggist (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)

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Directed by:

Howard Hawks, Henry Hathaway, Henry King

Written by:

Richard L. Breen, Ivan Goff, Lamar Trotti

Produced by:

Composed by:

Sequels and Prequels

No sequels or prequels available

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Questions about O. Henry's Full House

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Where can I stream O. Henry's Full House?

In the United States, O. Henry's Full House is free with ads on Mometu. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 3 other countries.

Is O. Henry's Full House worth watching?

69

GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 69 (IMDb 7.2).

Is O. Henry's Full House okay for kids?

Yes: the viewing guide lists it for family nights.

Will O. Henry's Full House make me laugh?

Light

Now and then: the humor is mostly sharp wit (7 of 10) and situational comedy (6 of 10).

What tropes does O. Henry's Full House use?

Have a Gay Old TimeBittersweet EndingThe TrampThe CameoWould Hit a GirlThe FacelessBanana PeelAnthology FilmUnusually Uninteresting SightNarratorTraumatic HaircutOff-into-the-Distance Endingand 12 more

TV Tropes lists 24 tropes for it, including Have a Gay Old Time, Bittersweet Ending, and The Tramp.