O HENRYS FULL HOUSE (DVD) DVD

O. Henry's Full House
This anthology film assembles five respected directors and a top-notch cast to bring a handful of stories by the great American author O. Henry to the screen. In The Cop and the Anthem, a tramp named Soapy (Charles Laughton) tries to get arrested so that he can spend the winter in jail, only to find that is not as easy as it used to be. Marilyn Monroe appears in this episode as a streetwalker. The Clarion Call features Dale Robertson as Barney, a cop forced to arrest an old friend, Johnny (Richard Widmark). Anne Baxter stars in The Last Leaf as Joanna, an elderly woman who sees her own illness reflected in the fall of the autumn leaves; she's convinced that when the last leaf drops from the tree outside her window, her life will go with it. The Ransom of Red Chief concerns Sam (Fred Allen) and Bill (Oscar Levant), two novice kidnappers who kidnap a child, only to discover that his parents don't want him back -- and after a few hours with the brat, they find out why. And The Gift of the Magi tells the story of a pair of cash-strapped newlyweds, Della (Jeanne Craine) and Jim (Farley Granger), who struggle to get each other the perfect Christmas gift, with unexpected results. John Steinbeck narrates. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast Charles Laughton as Soapy, The Cop and the Anthem Marilyn Monroe as Streetwalker, The Cop and the Anthem David Wayne as Horace, The Cop and the Anthem Richard Widmark as Johnny Kernan, The Clarion Call Anne Baxter as Joanna, The Last Leaf Dale Robertson as Barney Woods, The Clarion Call Fred Allen as Sam, The Ransom of the Red Chief Joyce MacKenzie as Hazel Jeanne Crain as Della, The Gift of the Magi Richard Rober as Chief of Detectives, The Clarion Call Jean Peters as Susan, The Last Leaf Gregory Ratoff as Behrman, The Last Leaf Richard Garrick as Doctor, The Last Leaf Oscar Levant as Bill, The Ransom of the Red Chief Lee Aaker as J.B. Farley Granger as Jim, The Gift of the Magi Fred Kelsey as Santa Claus, The Gift of the Magi

Crew Joseph C. Wright - Art Director Lyle Wheeler - Art Director Richard Irvine - Art Director Addison Hehr - Art Director Chester Gore - Art Director Howard Hawks - Director Henry King - Director Henry Hathaway - Director Jean Negulesco - Director Henry Koster - Director Barbara McLean - Editor Nick De Maggio - Editor William B. Murphy - Editor Alfred Newman - Composer (Music Score) Lucien Ballard - Cinematographer Joe MacDonald - Cinematographer Lloyd Ahern Sr. - Cinematographer Milton Krasner - Cinematographer André Hakim - Producer Bruce MacDonald - Set Designer Fred J. Rode - Set Designer Thomas K. Little - Set Designer Claude E. Carpenter - Set Designer Ben Roberts - Screenwriter Walter Bullock - Screenwriter Richard L. Breen - Screenwriter Ivan Goff - Screenwriter Nunnally Johnson - Screenwriter Lamar Johnson - Screenwriter Lamar Trotti - Screenwriter O. Henry - Short Story Author

O. Henry's Full House
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General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: English, Spanish Sound Processing: DD2: Dolby Digital Stereo DD1: Dolby Digital Mono Additional Features: Commentary by Dr. Jenny Lind Porter, Ph.D. The Life and Writing of O. Henry featurette The O. Henry Museum featurette Original exhibitor's campaign book Restoration comparison Still gallery Two additional O. Henry shorts DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 118 min   DVD Chapters: Disc #1 -- O Henry's Full House 1. Main Titles/Steinbeck Introduction [3:21] 2. The Cop and the Anthem [4:07] 3. A Fine Meal [4:36] 4. Can't Get Arrested [3:03] 5. Reformed Man [5:34] 6. The Clarion Call [3:13] 7. Johnny Kernan [5:49] 8. A Debt to Square [4:40] 9. The City Editor [4:53] 10. Reward Money [4:15] 11. The Last Leaf [6:48] 12. Avant Garde Art [3:14] 13. No Will to Live [5:56] 14. Comforting Susan [3:21] 15. A Great Artist [5:16] 16. The Random of Red Chief [6:54] 17. No Will to Live [4:44] 18. Comforting Susan [9:10] 19. A Great Artist [5:15] 20. The Random of Red Chief [4:39] 21. Window Shopping [3:19] 22. Haircut [4:04] 23. Time Is Money [6:03] 24. Gift Exchange/End Titles [4:59]