O. Henry's Full House

A gentle, old-fashioned anthology of bittersweet tales, mixing wry comedy with tender irony and a touch of winter melancholy.

Directed by

Henry King, Henry Koster

Genres

Comedy, Drama

Starring

Charles Laughton, Marilyn Monroe, David Wayne

Tagline

A dozen top stars - five famed directors bring you the best stories of O. Henry!

Overview

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".

How it feels

Warm, melancholic, earnest and whimsical. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Love, parenthood, isolation, redemption

Content

Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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