Movie
“A dozen top stars - five famed directors bring you the best stories of O. Henry!”
6.8/10
1952
1h 57m
en
Drama
Comedy
Overview
Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics' 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".
Director
Henry King, Howard Hawks, Henry Koster, Jean Negulesco, Henry Hathaway
Writers
Ben Roberts, Ivan Goff
Movie Information
Release Date
August 7, 1952
Runtime
1h 57m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
42
Production
