O. Henry's Full House
Seen it?1952 | 117 min | Comedy, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 57 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1952: an older pace and style.
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 earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$1 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 32K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Henry Hathaway, Henry King, Howard Hawks, Henry Koster, Jean Negulesco
- Charles LaughtonSoapy (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
- Marilyn MonroeStreetwalker (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
- David WayneHorace (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
- Dale RobertsonBarney Woods (segment "The Clarion Call")
- Richard WidmarkJohnny Kernan (segment "The Clarion Call")
- Anne BaxterJoanna Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")
- Jean PetersSusan Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")
- Gregory RatoffBehrman (segment "The Last Leaf")
- Fred AllenSam "Slick" Brown (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
- Oscar LevantWilliam Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")