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O. Henry's Full House 
Original film posterDirected by Henry Koster
The Ransom of Red Chief
The Cop and the Anthem
Henry Hathaway
The Clarion Call
Jean Negulesco
The Last Leaf
Howard Hawks
Henry King
The Gift of the MagiProduced by André Hakim Written by Stories: O. Henry
Screenplay:
Richard L. Breen
Walter Bullock
Ivan Goff
Ben Hecht
Nunnally Johnson
Charles Lederer
Ben Roberts
Lamar TrottiNarrated by John Steinbeck Starring Fred Allen
Gregory Ratoff
Anne Baxter
Jeanne Crain
Farley Granger
Charles Laughton
Oscar Levant
Marilyn Monroe
Jean Peters
Dale Robertson
David Wayne
Richard WidmarkMusic by Alfred Newman Cinematography Lloyd Ahern
Lucien Ballard
Milton R. Krasner
Joseph MacDonaldEditing by Nick DeMaggio
Barbara McLean
William B. MurphyDistributed by 20th Century Fox Release date(s) 
19 September 1952Running time 117 min Country USA Language English O. Henry's Full House (1952) is an 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.
Contents
The five stories
The Cop and the Anthem
Directed by Henry Koster, from a screenplay by Lamar Trotti, it stars Charles Laughton, Marilyn Monroe and David Wayne.
The Clarion Call
Directed by Henry Hathaway, from a screenplay by Richard L. Breen, it stars Dale Robertson and Richard Widmark.
The Last Leaf
Directed by Jean Negulesco, from a screenplay by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts, it stars Anne Baxter, Jean Peters and Gregory Ratoff.
The Ransom of Red Chief
Directed by Howard Hawks, from a screenplay by Ben Hecht, Nunnally Johnson and Charles Lederer, it stars Fred Allen, Oscar Levant and Lee Aaker.
The Gift of the Magi
Directed by Henry King, from a screenplay by Walter Bullock, it stars Jeanne Crain and Farley Granger.
External links
- O. Henry's Full House at the Internet Movie Database
- Review at TimeOut Film
- Review at Channel 4 Film
- Newspaper article by Chris Hicks from Deseret Morning News (deseretnews.com)
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- American films
- English-language films
- 20th Century Fox films
- Black-and-white films
- Films based on short fiction
- Films directed by Henry Koster
- Films directed by Jean Negulesco
- Films directed by Henry Hathaway
- Films directed by Howard Hawks
- Films directed by Henry King
- Anthology films
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