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O'Henry's Full House (1952)

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The Fox organized Marilyn's promotion through this movie, based on 5 stories written by O. Henry (pseudonym of William Sidney Porter). She was named at the top of the bill, although she made a small appearance.

Much to her fiancé despair, Joe DiMaggio, Marilyn played a prostitute in the first of the 5 stories, entitled "The Cop and the Anthem", next to Charles Laughton.

John Steinbeck was the narrator.

Production

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Off set

CREDIT

Twentieth Century-Fox, Black & White

Runtime : 117 mn

Release date : October 16, 1952.

 

Sirectors :

Henry Hathaway – "The Clarion Call"

Howard Hawkes – "The Ransom of Red Chief"

Henry King – "The Gift of the Magi"

Henry Koster – "The Cop and the Anthem"

Jean Negulesco – "The Last Leaf".

 
Producer : André Hakim

Scéreenplays :

Richard L. Breen –  "The Clarion Call"

Walter Bullock - "The Gift of the Magi"

Ivan Goff - "The Last Leaf"

Nunnally Johnson - "The Ransom of Red Chief"

Ben Roberts - "The Last Leaf"

Lamar Trotti – "The Cop and the Anthem"

 

Directors of photography : Lloyd Ahern, Lucien Ballard, Milton R. Krasner, Joseph MacDonald.

Music : Alfred Newman.

Film editing : Nick DiMaggio, Barbara McLean, William B. Murphy.

 

CAST

John Steinbeck - narrator

Charles Laughton - Soapy ("The Cop and the Anthem")

Marilyn Monroe - streetwalker ("The Cop and the Anthem")

David Wayne - Horace ("The Cop and the Anthem")

Dale Robertson - Barney Woods ( "The Clarion Call")

Thomas Browne Henry - manager

Richard Widmark - Johnny Kernan ("The Clarion Call")

Anne Baxter - Joanna ("The Last Leaf")

Jean Peters - Susan ("The Last Leaf"

Gregory Ratoff - Behrman ("The Last Leaf")

Fred Allen - Sam ("The Ransom of Red Chief")

Oscar Levant - Bill ("The Ransom of Red Chief")

Jeanne Crain - Della ("The Gift of the Magi")

Farley Granger - Jim ("The Gift of the Magi")

Joyce Mackenzie - Hazel

Lee Aaker - J. B.

Richard Rober - chief of detectives ("The Clarion Call")

Fred Kelsey - Saint Nicolas ("The Ransom of Red Chief")

Richard Garrick - doctor ("The Last Leaf").

OTHER INTERPRETERS

Irving Bacon - Mr Dorset

Carl Betz - Jimmy Valentine

Frank Cusack - waiter

Abe Dinovitch - Barney, bartender

Fritz Feld - Maurice

Kathleen Freeman - Mrs Dorset

Steven Geray - Randolf

Harry Hayden - Mr Crump

Bert Hicks - Sheldon Sidney

Frank Jaquet - butcher

Richard Karlan - headwaiter

Nico Lek - owner

Tyler McVey - O. Henry

Alfred Mizner - storekeeper

House Peters - Bascom

Stuart Randall - detective

Hal J. Smith - dandy

Phil Tully - guard

William Vedder - judge

Ernö Verebes - waiter

Herb Vigran - poker player

Ruth Warren - neighbor

Billy Wayne - bystander

Martha Wentworth - Mrs O'Brian

Will Wright - manager.

 

SYNOPSIS

In the sketch performed by Marilyn and entitled "The Cop and the Anthem", a tramp with gentlemen manners, named Soapy (Charles Laughton), says to his companion Horace (David Wayne), he intends to commit a minor offense so that he would be able to spend the winter months, comfortable in jail. He isn't very talented and has many defeats.

Finally, he accosts a woman (Marilyn Monroe) in the street hoping she would draw the police with her yells. Unfortunately, she is a prostitute.

Because he is a gentleman, he offers his umbrella to "a charming and delicious young lady". About to weep, Marilyn exclaims : "He has called me a Lady!".

Soapy and Horace find refuge in a warmed up church, and Soapy sudenly realizes he could look for a job and thus obtain a warmed up place.

But a policeman observes them. Horace manage to escape, but Soapy is arrested for vagrancy and is sentenced by 90 days in jail.

    

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