Directors: Henry Hathaway; Howard Hawks; Henry King; Henry Koster; Jean Negulesco

Writer: (many names)

From novel by: O. Henry (various short stories)

Keywords: Drama, Anthology

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Lee Aaker	Actor	25-Sep-1943		The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
Fred Allen	Comic	31-May-1894	17-Mar-1956	Town Hall Tonight
Anne Baxter	Actor	7-May-1923	12-Dec-1985	The Razor's Edge
Jeanne Crain	Actor	25-May-1925	14-Dec-2003	20th Century Fox studio actress
Farley Granger	Actor	1-Jul-1925	27-Mar-2011	Strangers on a Train
Charles Laughton	Actor	1-Jul-1899	15-Dec-1962	Island of Lost Souls
Oscar Levant	Pianist	27-Dec-1906	14-Aug-1972	Panelist, Information Please
Marilyn Monroe	Actor	1-Jun-1926	5-Aug-1962	Some Like It Hot
Jean Peters	Actor	15-Oct-1926	13-Oct-2000	Captain from Castile
Gregory Ratoff	Film Director	20-Apr-1897	14-Dec-1960	Intermezzo: A Love Story
Richard Rober	Actor	14-May-1910	26-May-1952	Jet Pilot
Dale Robertson	Actor	14-Jul-1923	27-Feb-2013	Tales of Wells Fargo
John Steinbeck	Novelist	27-Feb-1902	20-Dec-1968	The Grapes of Wrath
David Wayne	Actor	30-Jan-1914	9-Feb-1995	The Andromeda Strain
Richard Widmark	Actor	26-Dec-1914	24-Mar-2008	Kiss of Death

REVIEWS

Review by anonymous (posted on 22-Jun-2006)

Excellent short stories, acting and directing. Jeannie Crain, Charles Laughton and Richard Widmark were particularly good. Marilyn Monroe's cameo piece was also memorable.

Review by anonymous (posted on 14-Apr-2005)

This collection of short stories converted to film does justice to the author. I had read the stories as a boy and when these appeared on TV I was moved emotionally as I had been when I had been introduced them for the first time. It was as if Alfred Hitchcock, Rod Serling or the author himself has been in a rocking chair across the room reading the stories. This is one time the film is as good as the book.

Review by anonymous (posted on 8-Jul-2006)

As a student of O.Henry's Works for many years and a writer myself; I found the movie presentation to be an accurate depiction of the author's work. The casting was excellent and captured the essence of what O.Henry was saying in his stories and the acting was great. I personally would like to have seen this film made available on VHS or DVD but to the best of my extensive searches none exist. My copy is one taped from this film on the Ted Turner channel and the only one available. The only significant actor missing from the list shown here is Gregory Ratoff (Behrmann in the "Last Leaf") and should be added. with thanks Roberta Anaya

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