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Summary

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".

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Cast

  • Fred Allen

    Fred Allen

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

  • Anne Baxter

    Anne Baxter

    Joanna Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")

  • Jeanne Crain

    Jeanne Crain

    Della (segment "The Gift of the Magi")

  • Farley Granger

    Farley Granger

    Jim (segment "The Gift of the Magi")

  • Charles Laughton

    Charles Laughton

    Soapy (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")

  • Oscar Levant

    Oscar Levant

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

  • Marilyn Monroe

    Marilyn Monroe

    Streetwalker (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")

  • Jean Peters

    Jean Peters

    Susan Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")

  • Gregory Ratoff

    Gregory Ratoff

    Behrman (segment "The Last Leaf")

  • Dale Robertson

    Dale Robertson

    Barney Woods (segment "The Clarion Call")

  • David Wayne

    David Wayne

    Horace (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")

  • Richard Widmark

    Richard Widmark

    Johnny Kernan (segment "The Clarion Call")

  • Joyce Mackenzie

    Joyce Mackenzie

  • Lee Aaker

    Lee Aaker

    J.B. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")

  • Richard Rober

    Richard Rober

    Chief of Detectives (segment "The Clarion Call")

  • Fred Kelsey

    Fred Kelsey

    Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")

  • Richard Garrick

    Richard Garrick

    Doctor (segment "The Last Leaf")

  • Kathleen Freeman

    Kathleen Freeman

    Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)

  • Irving Bacon

    Irving Bacon

    Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)

  • Will Wright

    Will Wright

    Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

  • Thomas Browne Henry

    Thomas Browne Henry

    Café Manager (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

  • Steven Geray

    Steven Geray

    Boris Radolf (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)

  • Warren Stevens

    Warren Stevens

    Druggist (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)

  • Robert Easton

    Robert Easton

    Yokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)

  • Carl Betz

    Carl Betz

    Jimmy Valentine (segment "Prologue") (uncredited)

  • Herb Vigran

    Herb Vigran

    Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

  • Harry Hayden

    Harry Hayden

    A.J. Crump (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)

  • Fritz Feld

    Fritz Feld

    Maurice (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)

  • Sig Ruman

    Sig Ruman

    Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)

  • House Peters

    House Peters

    Dave Bascom (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

  • Bert Stevens

    Bert Stevens

    Street Extra/Roominghouse Extra/Office Worker at Crump's

  • Pat Flaherty

    Pat Flaherty

    Irish Cop (Prologue) (uncredited)

  • Robert Foulk

    Robert Foulk

    Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

  • Everett Glass

    Everett Glass

    Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

  • Jack Mather

    Jack Mather

    Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

  • Frank Mills

    Frank Mills

    Man Being Booked (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

  • Martha Wentworth

    Martha Wentworth

    Mrs. O'Brien (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)

  • Gloria Gordon

    Gloria Gordon

    Ellie Mae (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)

  • Thomas Browne Henry

    Thomas Browne Henry

    Manager (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

  • Richard Hylton

    Richard Hylton

    Bill (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)

  • Richard Karlan

    Richard Karlan

    Headwaiter (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

  • David McMahon

    David McMahon

    Cop (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

  • Tyler McVey

    Tyler McVey

    O. Henry (Prologue) (uncredited)

  • Stuart Randall

    Stuart Randall

    Detective (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

  • Henry Slate

    Henry Slate

    Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

  • Bert Stevens

    Bert Stevens

    Street Extra / Roominghouse Extra / Office Worker (uncredited)

  • Harry Tenbrook

    Harry Tenbrook

    Bar Customer (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

  • Philip Tonge

    Philip Tonge

    Umbrella Man (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

  • Ernö Verebes

    Ernö Verebes

    Waiter (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

  • Ruth Warren

    Ruth Warren

    Neighbor (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)

  • Billy Wayne

    Billy Wayne

    Bystander (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

  • Will Wright

    Will Wright

    Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

  • May Wynn

    May Wynn

    Mother (Prologue) (uncredited)

  • Richard Allan

    Richard Allan

    Pete (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)

  • Phil Arnold

    Phil Arnold

    Convict (Prologue) (uncredited)

  • Warner Baxter

    Warner Baxter

    Cisco Kid ((Prologue) (archive footage)) (uncredited)

  • Carl Betz

    Carl Betz

    Jimmie Valentine (Prologue) (uncredited)

  • Harry Carter

    Harry Carter

    Cop in Park (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

  • James Flavin

    James Flavin

    Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)