The Saraband of the puppets

the saraband of the puppets ( O. Henry' S Full House ) is an American film of five sketches realized respectively by Henry Hathaway, Howard Hawks, Henry King, Henry Koster and Jean Negulesco and left in 1952.

Synopsis

See below in the sub-chapters dedicated to the sketches, which are without relationship between them.

Data sheet

  • original Title: O. Henry' S Full House
  • Realization: to see
  • Scenario hereafter: to see hereafter, according to news of O. Henry
  • Music: Alfred Newman
  • Image: to see
  • Sound hereafter: not of mention
  • Assembly: to see
  • Production hereafter: Andre Hakim for the 20th Century Fox
  • Country: the United States
  • Lasted: 117 min
  • Format: Black and white
  • Date of the American exit: October 16th, 1952

Distribution

According to the order of appearance to the generic :

1st sketch: The COP and the Anthem

  • French Title: the police officer and the motet
  • Realization: Henry Koster
  • Scenario: Lamar Trotti, according to O. Henry
  • Image: Lloyd Ahern
  • Assembly: Nick DeMaggio
  • Distribution:
  • Summarized: Soapy is a tramp in New York which all will undertake to be made imprison in order to put itself safe from a cold winter. For example, it then accosts a woman in the street by hoping that she will call the police force but it is about a prostitute, he from goes away. It has a friend named Horace.

2nd sketch: The Clarion Cal

  • French Title: the call of the bugle
  • Realization: Henry Hathaway
  • Scenario: Richard L. Breen, according to O. Henry
  • Image: Lucien Ballard
  • Assembly: Nick DeMaggio
  • Distribution:
  • Summarized: The Barney police officer must of the money in a bad lot, Johnny, and is than embarrassed more to denounce a crime committed by this one.

3rd sketch: The last leaf

  • French Title: the last sheet
  • Realization: Jean Negulesco
  • Scenario: Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts, according to O. Henry
  • Image: Joseph MacDonald
  • Assembly: Nick DeMaggio
  • Distribution:
  • Summarized: In New York, Joanna falls ill because of the cold and her Susan sister takes care of it. The neighbor and Behrman painter come to bring his assistance by selling one of his fabrics. The fall or not of the last sheet of a tree in the vicinity will be one predicts for the cure of Joanna.

4th sketch: The Ransom off Red Chief

  • French Title: the ransom of the red chief
  • Realization: Howard Hawks
  • Scenario: Nunnally Johnson, Charles Lederer, Ben Hecht (not mentioned with the credits), according to O. Henry
  • Image: Milton Krasner
  • Assembly: William B. Murphy
  • Distribution:
    • Fred Allen: Sam
    • Oscar Raising: Bill
  • Summarized: Sam and Bill remove an young man but this one proves to be much more malignant than them.

5th sketch: The Gift off the Magi

  • French Title: the gift of the Magi
  • Realization: Henry King
  • Scenario: Walter Bullock, according to O. Henry
  • Image: Joe MacDonald
  • Assembly: Barbara McLean
  • Distribution:
  • Summarized: Beyond and Jim are very in love one with the other and do not have penny which is worth. Nevertheless, to prove its unconditional love, each one is close with all the sacrifices.

Around film

Some general remarks

  • O. Henry (1862-1910), of his true name William Sidney To carry, is a popular American author, in particular for its news, of which much was adapted for the screen.
  • One can hear, in the original version of film, the writer John Steinbeck to introduce each little story.
  • Henry Koster, director of the first sketch, is especially known to have carried out first film in Cinémascope, the Tunic ( The Robe , 1953).

Marilyn Monroe

It is the 18th film of Marilyn Monroe, 7th with the generic , in a whole small role of one or two minutes with the screen, as a peripatetician of a certain row. Its scene:
  • In the street, in front of a store of Eastern carpets, it is made approach by a tramp.

With the following actors, it will have divided the poster of the saraband of the puppets (but not inevitably the same sketch) and:

Howard Hawks is also with the credits of the saraband of the puppets and Marilyn will turn under its orders in Chérie, I feel to renovate (1952) and the men prefer the blondes (1953).

External bonds

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