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O. Henry's Full House is a 1952 American anthology film made by 20th Century Fox, consisting of five separate stories by O. Henry. The film was produced by André Hakim and directed by five separate directors from five separate screenplays. The music score was composed by Alfred Newman. The film is narrated by author John Steinbeck, who made a rare on-camera appearance to introduce each story.
Original Release
09/18/1952
US Release
09/18/1952
Cast
Name | Character |
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Fred Allen | Samuel Brown (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") / Sam "Slick" Brown (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") |
Anne Baxter | Joanna Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf") |
Jeanne Crain | Della (segment "The Gift of the Magi") / Della Young (segment "The Gift of the Magi") |
Farley Granger | Jim (segment "The Gift of the Magi") / Jim Young (segment "The Gift of the Magi") |
Charles Laughton | Soapy (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") |
Oscar Levant | William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") |
Marilyn Monroe | Streetwalker (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") |
Jean Peters | Susan Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf") |
Gregory Ratoff | Behrman (segment "The Last Leaf") |
Dale Robertson | Barney Woods (segment "The Clarion Call") |
Directors
Henry Hathaway, Howard Hawks, Henry King, Henry Koster, Jean Negulesco
Writers
Lamar Trotti, Richard L. Breen, Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts, Walter Bullock, Philip Dunne, Ben Hecht, O. Henry, Nunnally Johnson, Charles Lederer
Cast
Name | Character |
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Fred Allen | Samuel Brown (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") / Sam "Slick" Brown (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") |
Anne Baxter | Joanna Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf") |
Jeanne Crain | Della (segment "The Gift of the Magi") / Della Young (segment "The Gift of the Magi") |
Farley Granger | Jim (segment "The Gift of the Magi") / Jim Young (segment "The Gift of the Magi") |
Charles Laughton | Soapy (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") |
Oscar Levant | William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") |
Marilyn Monroe | Streetwalker (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") |
Jean Peters | Susan Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf") |
Gregory Ratoff | Behrman (segment "The Last Leaf") |
Dale Robertson | Barney Woods (segment "The Clarion Call") |
David Wayne | Horace (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") |
Richard Widmark | Johnny Kernan (segment "The Clarion Call") |
Joyce MacKenzie | Hazel Woods (segment "The Clarion Call") |
Lee Aaker | J.B. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") |
Richard Rober | Chief of Detectives (segment "The Clarion Call") |
Fred Kelsey | Santa Claus (segment "The Gift of the Magi") / Mr. Schultz / Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi") |
Richard Garrick | Doctor (segment "The Last Leaf") |
John Steinbeck | Self - Narrator / Narrator |
Richard Allan | Pete (segment "The Gift of the Magi") |
Phil Arnold | Convict (Prologue) |
Producers
Name | Role |
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André Hakim | Producer |