Movie
O. Henry's Full House
Released: August 7, 1952 (1952)
Runtime: 117 minutes
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics' acclaim was "The Cop and the Anthem". Soapy tells fellow bum Horace that he is going to get arrested so he can spend the winter in a nice jail cell. He fails. He can't even accost a woman; she turns out to be a streetwalker. The other stories are "The Clarion Call", "The Last Leaf", "The Ransom of Red Chief", and "The Gift of the Magi".
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Fred Allen as Sam "Slick" Brown (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
Age at release: 58
- Gregory Ratoff as Behrman (segment "The Last Leaf")
Age at release: 55
- Charles Laughton as Soapy (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
Age at release: 53
- Oscar Levant as William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
Age at release: 45
- Anne Baxter as Joanna Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")
Age at release: 29
- Dale Robertson as Barney Woods (segment "The Clarion Call")
Age at release: 29
- Jeanne Crain as Della (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Age at release: 27
- Farley Granger as Jim (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Age at release: 27
- Marilyn Monroe as Streetwalker (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
Age at release: 26
- Jean Peters as Susan Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")
Age at release: 25
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- William Vedder as Judge (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Age at release: 75
- Richard Garrick as Doctor (segment "The Last Leaf")
Age at release: 73
- Harry Hayden as A.J. Crump (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Age at release: 69
- Fred Kelsey as Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Age at release: 67
- Sig Ruman as Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Age at release: 67
- Irving Bacon as Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Age at release: 58
- Will Wright as Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Age at release: 58
- Fritz Feld as Maurice (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Age at release: 51
- Steven Geray as Boris Radolf (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Age at release: 47
- Thomas Browne Henry as Café Manager (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Age at release: 44
- Richard Rober as Chief of Detectives (segment "The Clarion Call")
Age at release: 42
- Herb Vigran as Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Age at release: 42
- David Wayne as Horace (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
Age at release: 38
- Richard Widmark as Johnny Kernan (segment "The Clarion Call")
Age at release: 37
- Kathleen Freeman as Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Age at release: 33
- Warren Stevens as Druggist (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Age at release: 32
- Carl Betz as Jimmy Valentine (segment "Prologue") (uncredited)
Age at release: 31
Age at release: 26
- Robert Easton as Yokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Age at release: 21
- Lee Aaker as J.B. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
Age at release: 8