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Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critic's 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".

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

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Starring: Charles Laughton, David Wayne, Marilyn Monroe

Released: August 7, 1952

Runtime: 117.0

Popularity Rating: 1.149

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

United States of America

The Cop and the Anthem: Soapy Charles Laughton
The Cop and the Anthem: Horace David Wayne
The Cop and the Anthem: Streetwalker Marilyn Monroe
The Clarion Call: Barney Woods Dale Robertson
The Clarion Call: Johnny Kernan Richard Widmark
The Last Leaf: Joanna Goodwin Anne Baxter
The Last Leaf: Susan Goodwin Jean Peters
The Last Leaf: Behrman Gregory Ratoff
The Ransom of Red Chief: Sam 'Slick' Brown Fred Allen
The Ransom of Red Chief: William Smith Oscar Levant
The Gift of the Magi: Della Jeanne Crain
The Gift of the Magi: Jim Farley Granger
The Ransom of Red Chief: J.B. Dorset Lee Aaker
The Ransom of Red Chief: Mrs. Dorset Kathleen Freeman
The Ransom of Red Chief: Ebineezer Dorset Irving Bacon
The Cop and the Anthem: Judge William Vedder
The Clarion Call: Hotel Desk Clerk Will Wright
The Cop and the Anthem: Manager of Manhattan Cafe Thomas Browne Henry
The Last Leaf: Doctor Richard Garrick
The Last Leaf: Boris Radolf Steven Geray
The Last Leaf: Druggist Warren Stevens
The Ransom of Red Chief: Yokel on Mule Robert Easton
Prologue: Jimmy Valentine Carl Betz
The Clarion Call: Poker Player Herb Vigran
The Gift of the Maji: Mr. Schultz Fred Kelsey
The Gift of the Magi: A.J. Crump Harry Hayden
The Gift of the Magi: Mr. Schultz Fred Kelsey
The Gift of the Magi: Maurice Fritz Feld
The Gift of the Magi: Menkie Sig Ruman
The Gift of the Magi: Butcher Frank Jaquet
The Clarion Call: Dave Bascom House Peters

Camera — Director of Photography: Joseph MacDonald
Camera — Director of Photography: Lloyd Ahern
Camera — Director of Photography: Lucien Ballard
Camera — Director of Photography: Milton Krasner
Directing — Director: Henry Hathaway
Directing — Director: Henry King
Directing — Director: Henry Koster
Directing — Director: Howard Hawks
Directing — Director: Jean Negulesco
Production — Producer: Andre Hakim
Sound — Original Music Composer: Alfred Newman
Writing — Screenplay: Ben Roberts
Writing — Screenplay: Ivan Goff
Writing — Screenplay: Lamar Trotti
Writing — Screenplay: Philip Dunne
Writing — Screenplay: Richard L. Breen
Writing — Screenplay: Walter Bullock
Writing — Story: O. Henry
Writing — Writer: Charles Lederer
Writing — Writer: Nunnally Johnson