O Henry

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By Courier (2000)
From Short Story ("By Courier")
The Ransom of Red Chief (1998)
From Story
Wishbone's Dog Days of the West (1998)
Book As Source Material
The Cisco Kid (1994)
Characters As Source Material
The Gift of Love (1978)
From Story ("The Gift Of The Magi")
Black Eagle (1948)
From Story ("The Passing Of Black Eagle")

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Writer (Feature Film)

By Courier (2000)
From Short Story ("By Courier")
The Ransom of Red Chief (1998)
From Story
Wishbone's Dog Days of the West (1998)
Book As Source Material
The Cisco Kid (1994)
Characters As Source Material
The Gift of Love (1978)
From Story ("The Gift Of The Magi")
Black Eagle (1948)
From Story ("The Passing Of Black Eagle")

Writer (Special)

Valentine's Revenge (1986)
From Story
The Last Leaf (1984)
From Story ("The Last Leaf")
Robbers, Rooftops and Witches (1982)
From Story ("The Chaparral Prince")
The Revenge of Red Chief (1979)
From Story
Valentine's Second Chance (1977)
From Short Story ("A Retrieved Reformation")
The Ransom of Red Chief (1977)
From Short Story ("The Ransom Of Red Chief")
Gift of the Magi (1958)
From Short Story ("Gift Of The Magi")

Special Thanks (Special)

Valentine's Revenge (1986)
From Story
The Last Leaf (1984)
From Story ("The Last Leaf")
Robbers, Rooftops and Witches (1982)
From Story ("The Chaparral Prince")
The Revenge of Red Chief (1979)
From Story
Valentine's Second Chance (1977)
From Short Story ("A Retrieved Reformation")
The Ransom of Red Chief (1977)
From Short Story ("The Ransom Of Red Chief")
Gift of the Magi (1958)
From Short Story ("Gift Of The Magi")

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O. Henry's Full House (1952) -- (Movie Clip) Many Kinds Of A Writer Henry Hathaway, among the five credited directors, directs this introduction, John Steinbeck hired to stand in for the deceased author, leading into the first story, featuring Charles Laughton as “Soapy,” in the popular 20th Century-Fox anthology O. Henry’s Full House, 1952.
O. Henry's Full House (1952) -- (Movie Clip) The Ransom Of Red Chief Droll Alabamians Kathleen Freeman and Irving Bacon are little moved when their son (Lee Aaker) is kidnapped by bumbling Yankee interlopers Sam Brown (Fred Allen) and William Smith (Oscar Levant), who hope to turn a quick profit, Howard Hawks directing, in the literary anthology O. Henry’s Full House, 1952.
O. Henry's Full House (1952) -- (Movie Clip) The Gift Of The Magi The first scene for the stars of the last story, Jeanne Crain and Farley Granger as impecunious New Yorkers Della and Jim Young, directed by Henry King in probably the author’s most famous work, The Gift Of The Magi, from O. Henry’s Full House, 1952.
O. Henry's Full House (1952) -- (Movie Clip) The Cop And The Anthem From the first story in the anthology, and encompassing the entire performance of Marilyn Monroe as the streetwalker, New Yorker Soapy (Charles Laughton) has had no luck getting himself arrested for the winter, and fails to recognize her profession, in director Henry Koster’s segment of O. Henry’s Full House, 1952.
O. Henry's Full House (1952) -- (Movie Clip) The Clarion Call New York cop Barney (Dale Robertson), who realized that an unusual pencil found at a murder scene implicated his Pennsylvania childhood pal Johnny (Richard Widmark), confronts him, prompting a compromising backstory, in director Henry Hathaway’s contribution to the anthology O. Henry’s Full House, 1952.
O. Henry's Full House (1952) -- (Movie Clip) The Last Leaf From one of the best-known stories in the anthology, Jean Negulesco directing, sisters Susan (Jean Peters) and ailing Joanna (Anne Baxter) struggling to cope, the former then visiting their benevolent painter neighbor Behrman (Gregory Ratoff), in 20th Century-Fox’s O. Henry’s Full House, 1952.

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