

Comedy · Drama
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".
Top Cast


Fred Allen
Fred Allen
Sam "Slick" Brown (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
Fred Allen
Sam "Slick" Brown (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")


Anne Baxter
Anne Baxter
Joanna Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")
Anne Baxter
Joanna Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")


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


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


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


Oscar Levant
Oscar Levant
William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
Oscar Levant
William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")


Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
Streetwalker (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
Marilyn Monroe
Streetwalker (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")


Jean Peters
Jean Peters
Susan Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")
Jean Peters
Susan Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")


Gregory Ratoff
Gregory Ratoff
Behrman (segment "The Last Leaf")
Gregory Ratoff
Behrman (segment "The Last Leaf")


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