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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 0024543381778
Format: Black & White, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 21, 2006
Running Time: 118 minutes
Sales Rank: 20152
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: October 16, 1952
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Howard Hawks and Henry Hathaway direct in this film adaptation of five separate O. Henry short stories. As warm witty and moving as their literary equivalents the segments of O. HENRY'S FULL HOUSE include "The Cop and the Anthem" "The Clarion Call" "The Last Leaf" "The Gift of the Magi" and "The Ransom of Red Chief." Jeanne Crain Farley Granger Marilyn Monroe and Charles Laughton star among others.System Requirements:Run Time: 118 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/CLASSIC Rating: NR UPC: 024543381778 Manufacturer No: 2238177
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O. Henry’s Full House is a recently repolished cinema gem, a must for film fans and for those who love the short stories of O. Henry (born William Sidney Porter). This collection features five of O. Henry’s tales made into short films, and released in theaters in 1952 as a collection--an experiment in adapting short stories as simple short films, not padded out to theatrical lengths.  The collection features a stable of 20th Century Fox’s top contract players, including Anne Baxter, Richard Widmark, Farley Granger, and a dewy-cheeked Marilyn Monroe, and five topnotch directors including Henry Hathaway and Howard Hawks. The five stories include O. Henry’s signature tale of grace and selflessness, "The Gift of the Magi," as well as "The Cop and the Anthem" (in which a hobo literally can’t get himself arrested); "The Clarion Call" (a noirish crime mystery with loads of side-of-the-mouth cracks, like calling a guy "You clamhead!"); "The Last Leaf" (with a radiant Baxter and Jean Peters); and "The Ransom of Red Chief," a kidnap cautionary tale. The twists that O. Henry’s stories are famous for perhaps work better on the page than on film, and yet the acting and production values are so superb the tales are moving and their short lengths are just right.
The extras are another literary treasure trove. The stories are introduced and narrated by none other than a chain-smoking John Steinbeck, whose admiration for O. Henry permeates his speeches. Other features include a commentary by Dr. Jenny Lind Porter, a featurette on the life and writing of O. Henry (every bit as tragic as his most bittersweet fiction), galleries, stills, and two additional shorts from 1927, "Girls" and "Man About Town." --A.T. Hurley
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Rating:  -
I waited a long time for this one to be released. O'Henry is one of my most favorite authors, up there with Mark Twain. This film appealed to me in my youth because it was narrated by another great author, John Steinbeck. This is the only honest treatment of O'Henry and his work, unless you know of another -- please clue me in. The Last Leaf and The Gift of the Magi are priceless stories, told so well in this film. Also, seeing a young and beautiful Marilyn Monroe does a body good. The quality ... Read More
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This is a great film for O Henry fans and fans of some 20th-Century Fox favorites featured. The cast includes Fox superstars and contract players Jeanne Crain, Anne Baxter, and Richard Widmark, along side up-and-comers Jean Peters and Marylyn Monroe. Two of the best stories in the group: The Last Leaf, featuring Baxter and Peters and The Gift of the Magi, featuring Crain and Farley Granger. A nice package altogether for this classic omnibus feature film.
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O'Henry is a master story-teller. He combines laughter, tears, happiness all in one story. Too bad there were not more writers of this caliber. My favorite - Gift of the Magi...truly uplifting.
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One aspect of this film that no one mentioned: A rare treat, the chance to see Richard Widmark do Tommy Udo again! His character has a different name this time (Johnny Kiernan), and his nickname for people he doesn't like has changed ("clamhead" instead of "squirt"), but the rest is pretty much the same. He doesn't push an old lady down the stairs here, but he does slap a bartender around for the way he sings, "Camptown Races."
And, just like the Dale Robertson character in this film, ... Read More
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I bought this movie as a Christmas present for my girlfriend. I thought that "The Ransom of Red Chief" didn't hold up to the other four, but it had very tall shoes to fill. I loved the way these stories showed O. Henry's range as an author, as well as Steinbeck's enthusiasm about a fellow author. It's a shame that more people haven't seen this movie, but it is a gem, and you should jump at the chance to get it.
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