Rent O. Henry's Full House (1952)
3.5 of 5 from 63 ratings
1h 53min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
Hollywood's top stars and directors were assembled for this stunning 1952 adaptation of O.Henry's finest short stories, each with a delicious twist in the tail!
The Cop and the Anthem
A tramp (Charles Laughton) decides to spend winter in a nice warm jail cell - only to find it impossible to get arrested!
The Clarion Call
A cop (Dale Robertson) discovers an old friend (Richard Widmark) is a murderer - an old friend to whom he owes a big debt...
The Last Leaf
An artist (Gregory Ratoff) must find a way to help a young girl dying of a broken heart and her desperate sister (Anne Baxter and Jean Peters)...The Ransom of Red Chief
Two city slickers (Fred Allen and Oscar Levant) decide to kidnap a country boy for ransom. After all, kids are easier to control...aren't they?
The Gift of the Magi
On Christmas Eve, an impoverished young couple (Farley Granger and Jeanne Crain) decide to buy each other Christmas presents they can't possibly afford...- Actors:
- Fred Allen, Anne Baxter, Jeanne Crain, Farley Granger, Charles Laughton, Oscar Levant, Marilyn Monroe, Jean Peters, Gregory Ratoff, Dale Robertson, David Wayne, Richard Widmark, Joyce Mackenzie, Lee Aaker, Richard Rober, Fred Kelsey, Richard Garrick, Richard Allan, Phil Arnold, Irving Bacon
- Directors:
- Henry Hathaway, Howard Hawks, Henry King, Henry Koster, Jean Negulesco
- Producers:
- André Hakim
- Narrated By:
- John Steinbeck
- Writers:
- Lamar Trotti, Richard L. Breen, Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts, Walter Bullock, Philip Dunne, Ben Hecht, O. Henry, Nunnally Johnson, Charles Lederer
- Aka:
- Full House / Baghdad on the Subway / The Cop and the Anthem / The Clarion Call / The Last Leaf / The Ransom of Red Chief / The Gift of the Magi
- Studio:
- Odeon Entertainment
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- All the Twos: 1902-62, Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Marilyn Monroe, A Brief History of Film..., The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to Howard Hawks
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 28/03/2022
- Run Time:
- 118 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- UK Blu-ray Premiere
- Commentary by Dr. Jenny Lind Proter, PhD
- The Life and Writing O. Henry Featurette
- The O. Henry Museum Featurette
- Still Gallery
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Reviews (1) of O. Henry's Full House
Worth considering - O. Henry's Full House review by Mr Aquarium
Apart from the 2nd & 3rd stories, these are light-hearted, slightly silly in an engaging way, and Charles Laughton, as always, commands the screen without apparently meaning to. Marilyn Monroe only appears for about 20 seconds, but does engage attention when she does so! There's a pleasing period feel to the film, set as it is in about 1900.
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