Howard Hawks and Henry Hathaway directed in this film adaptation of five separate O. Henry short stories. As warm, witty, and moving as their literary equivalents, the segments of O. HENRY'S FULL HOUSE include "The Cop and the Anthem," "The Clarion Call," "The Last Leaf," "The Gift of the Magi," and "The Ransom of Red Chief." Jeanne Crain, Farley Granger, Marilyn Monroe, and Charles Laughton star, among others.
Count Sandor (Henry Stephenson), the current prime minister of Hungary, is surprised to find that his longtime butler, Johann Porok (William Powell), has been elected to parliament. Porok swears to serve Sandor dutifully as a butler, even though he is publicly very critical of his employer as a leader. Sandor's daughter, Baroness Katrina (Annabella), chastises Porok for his political moves, but when the butler confesses his romantic feelings towards her, she begins to see him differentlyPLEASE R...
As his father, Big Dan (Ward Bond), lies dying, estranged son Daniel Halliday (Joseph Cotten) returns to the family cattle ranch and recalls why he left home. Years before, Big Dan discovered that his daughter, Martha (Betsy Blair), was in love with Native American ranch hand Jivaro (Christopher Dark) and had the young man arrested on false charges. Outraged, Daniel left home and teamed with Jivaro's beautiful sister (Viveca Lindfors) and vengeful father (Jay C. Flippen) for retributionMade-On-D...