O. Henry's Full House (1952)

Directed by

Henry Hathaway, Jean Negulesco, Henry King, Henry Koster

Genre

drama film, comedy film, Western film, adventure film, Christmas film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 57m

Rated

L

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 47 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is an anthology film with five different stories, each based on a short story by O. Henry. A narrator introduces each segment, which together cover comedy, drama, and a bit of the Old West.

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What happens

O. Henry's Full House is a 1952 American anthology film made by 20th Century Fox, consisting of five films, each based on a story by O. Henry. The film was produced by André Hakim and directed by five directors from five screenplays with different authors. The music score was composed by Alfred Newman. The film is narrated by author John Steinbeck, who made his only on-camera appearance to introduce each story. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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