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Directed by | Henry Koster Henry Hathaway Jean Negulesco Howard Hawks Henry King |
Screenplay by | 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 |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $1 million (US rentals) |
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.
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.
- Crowther, Bosley, (October 17, 1952). "THE SCREEN IN REVIEW; Four O. Henry Short Stories Offered in Fox Movie at Trans-Lux 52d Street". The New York Times.
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External links
- O. Henry's Full House at IMDb
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- O. Henry's Full House at the TCM Movie Database
- O. Henry's Full House at Rotten Tomatoes
- Review at TimeOut Film
- Review at Channel 4 Film
- Newspaper article by Chris Hicks from Deseret Morning News (deseretnews.com)
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- 1952 films
- 1950s drama films
- 20th Century Fox films
- American drama films
- American Christmas films
- American anthology films
- American black-and-white films
- English-language films
- Films scored by Alfred Newman
- Films based on multiple works
- 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
- Screenplays by Nunnally Johnson
- Screenplays by Charles Lederer
- Screenplays by Ben Hecht
- Adaptations of works by O. Henry
- American films