Phil Tully

A dozen top stars and five famed directors join forces to present filmed versions of the best stories of O. Henry, all narrated by John Steinbeck. O. Henry's short stories, rich with irony and humor, created a lasting image of everyday people in America at the turn of the 20th century. The five stories chosen for O. Henry's Full House are The Clarion Call, The Last Leaf, Ransom of the Red Chief, The Gift of the Magi and The Cop and the Anthem. A beautiful score along with dozens of the finest screenwriters, set designers and technicians, make this a treasure to discover.

Conflicted ventriloquist Jerry Morgan (Danny Kaye) can't get the voices out of his head: First his dolls ruin a marriage prospect, and then they return from the repair shop with noggins full of classified data and a pack of spies in pursuit. In this delirious comedy, Morgan assumes one identity after another as he gives the agents the slip, while Dr. Ilse Nordstrom (Mai Zetterling) plays a psychiatric role -- and then some -- in the proceedings.

Randolph Scott heads out to Arizona and takes up with George Macready. Both watch and plot as Joan Weldon and her father, ship gold via the stagecoach line. Scott instigates a feud between Macready and a Mexican bandit. After the smoke clears, Scott and Macready remain, and they shoot it out in a top-notch action sequence in a flaming saloon.

Randolph Scott heads out to Arizona and takes up with George Macready. Both watch and plot as Joan Weldon and her father, ship gold via the stagecoach line. Scott instigates a feud between Macready and a Mexican bandit. After the smoke clears, Scott and Macready remain, and they shoot it out in a top-notch action sequence in a flaming saloon.