O. Henry Filmography

Born:: September 11, 1862 in Greensboro, NC
Birth name:: William Sydney Porter

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Raincoat

Crew: Short Story Author

Actors: Ajay Devgan, Aishwarya Rai, Annu Kapoor, Monli Ganguly, Pradip Adhikari, Kailashnath J. Koppikar

2004
The Gift of the Magi

Crew: Short Story Author

Actors: Rosemary Deleonardis, Kiah Gordon, David A. Silverstein

Synopsis: This screen adaptation of O. Henry's story of the same name tells the story of two people who give everything they have for each other, but still end up with nothing, except each other. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide Read More

2002
The Last Leaf

Crew: Short Story Author

Synopsis: William Sydney Porter became one of America's most beloved writers under his pen name of O. Henry. The master of the short story captured the fabric and feel of American life in his poignant vignettes. This video is part of a three-volume series that celebrates the writer's life and works. This Read More

2001
The Gift of Love

Crew: Short Story Author

Actors: Timothy Bottoms, Marie Osmond

Synopsis: For her dramatic acting debut, singer Marie Osmond chose this sentimental adaptation of the venerable Yuletide short story The Gift of the Magi, previously filmed in 1952 as a segment of the omnibus feature film O. Henry's Full House. Set in turn-of-the-century New York, The Gift of Love casts Osmond Read More

1978
The Ransom of Red Chief

Crew: Short Story Author

Synopsis: This fun film is based upon the classic O. Henry tale about a bratty kid who kidnappers find to be more than they can handle, so they're happy to de-kidnap him. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

1978
A Pink Christmas

Crew: Short Story Author

Synopsis: A delightful cartoon featuring the antics of the Pink Panther. In New York in the 1890s he is searching for food in Central Park where he discovers the true spirit of Christmas. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

1978
The Revenge of Red Chief

Crew: Short Story Author

Synopsis: This half-hour sequel to the famous O. Henry tale The Ransom of Red Chief finds our hero, the little boy who pretends to be a legendary American Indian named Red Chief, using his powers of deception to outwit a group of con artists. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide Read More

1975
Delovye Lyudi

Crew: Short Story Author

Actors: Rostislav Plyatt, Georgi Vitsin, Yuri Nikulin, Alexei Smirnov, Vladlen Paulus

1963
Le Grand Chef

Crew: Short Story Author

Actors: Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Jean-Jacques Delbo

Synopsis: French comedian Fernandel stars in this entertaining comedy based on a short story by O. Henry, The Ransom of Red Chief. Antoine (Fernandel) has the brilliant idea of kidnapping the son of a millionaire in order to raise the money he and his partner Paolo (Gino Cervi) need to buy their own auto Read More

3/20/59
The Last Leaf

Crew: Short Story Author

Synopsis: The Last Leaf borrows the title of an O. Henry yarn, but it's actually an original for television, written by Ross Claiborn and Frances Banks. Evelyn Varden stars as a "steel magnolia" Southern matriarch who decides to hold her own funeral while she's still alive and very much present. If her Read More

1957
O. Henry's Full House

Crew: Short Story Author

Actors: Charles Laughton, Marilyn Monroe, David Wayne, Richard Widmark, Dale Robertson, Anne Baxter, Fred Allen

Synopsis: This anthology film assembles five respected directors and a top-notch cast to bring a handful of stories by the great American author O. Henry to the screen. In The Cop and the Anthem, a tramp named Soapy (Charles Laughton) tries to get arrested so that he can spend the winter in jail Read More

1952
Black Eagle

Crew: Short Story Author

Actors: William Bishop, Virginia Patton, Gordon Jones, James Bell

Synopsis: Black Eagle was based on The Passing of Black Eagle, a short story by O. Henry. William Bishop stars as Jason Bond, who stays out of trouble by the simple expedient of avoiding other people. Unfortunately, the plot dictates that Bond must come into contact with several characters, all of whom end Read More

1948
The Llano Kid

Crew: Short Story Author

Actors: Tito Guizar, Alan Mowbray, Gale Sondergaard, Jan Clayton, Emma Dunn

Synopsis: In this Mexican adventure, a daring man robs a stage coach. During the robbery, his mask slips off when he steals a kiss. Though the woman he affronted saw his face, she refuses to identify him. Later the two get together to cheat a Mexican woman out of her wealth by having the Kid impersonate her Read More

1940
Doctor Rhythm

Crew: Short Story Author

Actors: Bing Crosby, Mary Carlisle, Beatrice Lillie, Andy Devine, Rufe Davis

Synopsis: Bing Crosby plays the melodic medico of the title. To help cover for his ailing policeman pal (Andy Devine), Crosby takes the policeman's latest assignment and becomes the bodyguard for a loopy but wealthy matron (Bea Lillie). Bing falls in love with the lady's niece (Mary Carlisle), expressing Read More

1938
Cisco Kid

Crew: Short Story Author

Actors: Warner Baxter, Edmund Lowe, Conchita Montenegro, James Bradbury, Jr.

Synopsis: The Cisco Kid was to have been the sequel to the pioneering 1929 talkie In Old Arizona, with Warner Baxter repeating his Oscar-winning role as "O. Henry's Robin Hood of the Old West". Unfortunately, Fox Studios temporarily lost the rights to the Cisco Kid character, thus Baxter was starred as Read More

1931
The Texan

Crew: Short Story Author

Actors: Gary Cooper, Fay Wray, Emma Dunn, Oscar Apfel, James Marcus

Synopsis: With a title like The Texan and a star like Gary Cooper, one might assume that this 1930 actioner is a western -- and one would be wrong! Set in 1885, the film stars Gary Cooper as Enrique, alias Quico, alias the Llano Kid. Whatever the name, he's a bold and daring bandit, and after shooting a Read More

1930
In Old Arizona

Crew: Short Story Author

Actors: Warner Baxter, Edmund Lowe, Dorothy Burgess, John Farrell MacDonald, Fred Warren, Henry Armetta

Synopsis: Although it tends to lure the viewer into slumberland when seen today, In Old Arizona is historically important as the first sound western to emerge from a major studio (Fox Pictures). Director Raoul Walsh was supposed to have done double duty in the film as one of the leading men, but an injury Read More

1929