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Portrait of O. Henry

Writing

O. Henry

Career

Active from 1909 to 2025, with a break from 2000 to 2023, busiest in 1920 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

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O. Henry Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.5, average 1.6
  • Showbiz
    0.2, average 1.2
  • Psychological
    4.6, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Period Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

110
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

5 titles
The Cactus
The Cactus (2026)

Original Story

10 Years Later
10 Years Later (2025)

Original Story

Open Eyes
Open Eyes (2025)

Story

The Gift of the Magi
The Gift of the Magi (2024)

Writer

The Last Raven
The Last Raven (2024)

Short Story

2010s

4 titles · average score 48
Twenty Years
Twenty Years (2017)

Short Story

Lootera
Lootera (2013)
GoodWatch score 70

Short Story

Khatta Meetha
Khatta Meetha (2010)
GoodWatch score 34

Short Story

Gift of the Magi
Gift of the Magi (2010)
GoodWatch score 41

Short Story

2000s

3 titles · average score 71
Raincoat
Raincoat (2004)
GoodWatch score 78

Short Story

Johnny
Johnny (2003)
GoodWatch score 64

Original Concept

The Gift of the Magi
The Gift of the Magi (2001)

Short Story

1990s

7 titles · average score 53
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999)
GoodWatch score 60

Story

The Ransom of Red Chief
The Ransom of Red Chief (1998)
GoodWatch score 48

Author

Bambai Ka Babu
Bambai Ka Babu (1996)
GoodWatch score 56

Short Story

Princ z pohádky
Princ z pohádky (1995)

Short Story

The Cisco Kid
The Cisco Kid (1994)
GoodWatch score 48

Characters

Výkupné za náčelníka
Výkupné za náčelníka (1993)

Novel

Lakshmanrekha
Lakshmanrekha (1991)

Short Story

1980s

10 titles · average score 68
The Princess and the Cougar
The Princess and the Cougar (1986)

Author

The Imp With A Bushy Tail
The Imp With A Bushy Tail (1985)

Novel

Jimmy Valentine
Jimmy Valentine (1985)

Writer

Two Couples and Loneliness
Two Couples and Loneliness (1984)

Short Story

The Last Leaf
The Last Leaf (1984)

Author

The Dream
The Dream (1983)

Story

The Trust That Has Burst
The Trust That Has Burst (1983)
GoodWatch score 68

Novel

The Last Leaf
The Last Leaf (1983)

Short Story

The Ransom of Red Chief
The Ransom of Red Chief (1983)

Author

Snehada Sankole
Snehada Sankole (1982)

Original Story

1970s

11 titles · average score 66
Cabbages and Kings
Cabbages and Kings (1979)

Novel

A Pink Christmas
A Pink Christmas (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

Novel

I'll Not Become a Gangster, Dear
I'll Not Become a Gangster, Dear (1978)

Novel

The Gift of Love
The Gift of Love (1978)
GoodWatch score 73

Short Story

The Last Leaf
The Last Leaf (1978)

Writer, Short Story

Gentlemen Who Were Unlucky
Gentlemen Who Were Unlucky (1977)

Story

Lacums in Chegemsky
Lacums in Chegemsky (1977)

Author

Zameer
Zameer (1975)
GoodWatch score 56

Novel

The Ransom of Red Chief
The Ransom of Red Chief (1975)

Author

Ostatni liść
Ostatni liść (1973)

Short Story

The Gift of the Magi
The Gift of the Magi (1972)

Short Story

1960s

8 titles · average score 74
Sachaai
Sachaai (1969)

Short Story

Láska a chléb
Láska a chléb (1967)

Short Story

Kyvadlo
Kyvadlo (1967)

Short Story

Magnetické vlny léčí
Magnetické vlny léčí (1965)

Story

Napravení Jima Valentina
Napravení Jima Valentina (1964)

Short Story

Strictly Business
Strictly Business (1963)
GoodWatch score 74

Short Story

Harlémská tragedie
Harlémská tragedie (1963)

Short Story

Winterquartier
Winterquartier (1963)

Novel

1950s

9 titles
The Ransom of Red Chief
The Ransom of Red Chief (1959)

Story

The Last Leaf
The Last Leaf (1959)

Author

The Last Leaf
The Last Leaf (1959)

Short Story, Writer

The Whirligig of Life
The Whirligig of Life (1958)

Writer

The Gift of the Magi
The Gift of the Magi (1958)

Short Story

Musafir
Musafir (1957)

Short Story

April in Portugal
April in Portugal (1956)

Writer

Il dono di Natale
Il dono di Natale (1956)

Writer

The Girl from San Lorenzo
The Girl from San Lorenzo (1950)

Characters

1940s

16 titles
Satan's Cradle
Satan's Cradle (1949)

Characters

The Daring Caballero
The Daring Caballero (1949)

Characters

Black Eagle
Black Eagle (1948)

Story

Robin Hood of Monterey
Robin Hood of Monterey (1947)

Characters

King of the Bandits
King of the Bandits (1947)

Characters

Beauty and the Bandit
Beauty and the Bandit (1946)

Characters

In Old New Mexico
In Old New Mexico (1945)

Characters

The Cisco Kid Returns
The Cisco Kid Returns (1945)

Characters

South of the Rio Grande
South of the Rio Grande (1945)

Characters

Romance of the Rio Grande
Romance of the Rio Grande (1941)

Writer

Ride on Vaquero
Ride on Vaquero (1941)

Writer

Viva Cisco Kid
Viva Cisco Kid (1940)

Writer

1930s

5 titles · average score 62
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
The Cisco Kid and the Lady (1939)

Writer

The Llano Kid
The Llano Kid (1939)

Story

Doctor Rhythm
Doctor Rhythm (1938)

Story

The Cisco Kid
The Cisco Kid (1931)

Story

The Texan
The Texan (1930)
GoodWatch score 62

Short Story

1920s

13 titles · average score 55
Life's Fragments
Life's Fragments (1929)

Story

A Straightforward Boy
A Straightforward Boy (1929)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Story

In Old Arizona
In Old Arizona (1928)
GoodWatch score 51

Original Story

Girls
Girls (1927)

Story

A Man About Town
A Man About Town (1927)

Story

Transients in Arcadia
Transients in Arcadia (1925)

Story

An Unwilling Hero
An Unwilling Hero (1921)

Story

Alias Jimmy Valentine
Alias Jimmy Valentine (1920)

Story

A Philistine in Bohemia
A Philistine in Bohemia (1920)

Writer

The Garter Girl
The Garter Girl (1920)

Writer

The Ransom of Mack
The Ransom of Mack (1920)

Story

A Double-Dyed Deceiver
A Double-Dyed Deceiver (1920)

Story

1910s

17 titles · average score 73
You're Fired
You're Fired (1919)

Story

The Unknown Quantity
The Unknown Quantity (1919)

Story

Everybody's Girl
Everybody's Girl (1918)

Story

The Count and the Wedding Guest
The Count and the Wedding Guest (1918)

Story

The Enchanted Kiss
The Enchanted Kiss (1917)

Story

The Third Ingredient
The Third Ingredient (1917)

Story

The Venturers
The Venturers (1917)

Story

I Will Repay
I Will Repay (1917)

Story

A Christmas Revenge
A Christmas Revenge (1915)

Story

The Caballero's Way
The Caballero's Way (1914)

Story

Thirty Days at Hard Labor
Thirty Days at Hard Labor (1912)

Story

Falling Leaves
Falling Leaves (1912)
GoodWatch score 73

Short Story

1900s

2 titles
The Sacrifice
The Sacrifice (1909)

Story

His Duty
His Duty (1909)

Original Story