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| Directed by | Henry Koster The Cop and the Anthem Henry Hathaway The Clarion Call Henry King The Gift of the Magi |
| Written by | Stories: O. Henry Screenplay: Richard L. Breen Walter Bullock Ivan Goff Ben Hecht Nunnally Johnson Charles Lederer Ben Roberts Lamar Trotti |
| Produced by | André Hakim |
| Starring | Fred Allen Anne Baxter Jeanne Crain Farley Granger Charles Laughton Oscar Levant Marilyn Monroe Jean Peters Gregory Ratoff Dale Robertson David Wayne Richard Widmark |
| Narrated by | John Steinbeck |
| Cinematography | Lloyd Ahern Lucien Ballard Milton R. Krasner Joseph MacDonald |
| Edited by | Nick DeMaggio Barbara McLean William B. Murphy |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date |  19 September 1952 |
| Running time | 117 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
O. Henry's Full House is a 1952 portmanteau 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, as detailed below. The music score was composed by Alfred Newman. The film is narrated by John Steinbeck.
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
DVD Reviews
Region 1
- Review with screen grabs by Gary W. Tooze at DVD Beaver
- Short review by Mike Spring at DVD Snapshot