Sunday 23 November 2014

O. Henry's Full House (1952)

Narrated by John Steinbeck.

"The Cop and the Anthem" scr. Lamar Trotti
Charles Laughton, David Wayne, Marilyn Monroe
Directed by Henry Koster
Ph. Lloyd Ahern
Anti-climactic

"The Clarion Call" scr Richard L Breen
Dale Robertson, Richard Widmark
Directed by Henry Hathaway
Ph. Lucien Ballard

"The Last Leaf" scr Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts
Jean Peters, Anne Baxter, Gregory Ratoff
Directed by Jean Negulesco
Ph. Joe MacDonald
Sweet and sad.

"The Ransom of Red Chief" scr (uncredited) Ben Hecht, Charles Lederer & Nunnally Johnson
Fred Allen, Oscar Levant, Lee Aaker
Directed by Howard Hawks
Ph. Milton Krasner
Easily the most enjoyable story.

"The Gift of the Magi" scr Walter Bullock
Farley Granger, Jeanne Crain
Directed by Henry King
Ph. Joe MacDonald

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