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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 |
| Box office | $1 million (US rentals) |
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.
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.
References
- 'Top Box-Office Hits of 1952', Variety, January 7, 1953
External links
- O. Henry's Full House at IMDb
- Review at TimeOut Film
- Review at Channel 4 Film
- Newspaper article by Chris Hicks from Deseret Morning News (deseretnews.com)
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