The Cop and the Anthem by O. Henry -- Short Story Film -- 1982

[@smitajadhav1879]

I have taught this lesson in syjc. Thank you for this video. I will show it to my students.

[@thophung]

Great movie, great actor.

[@vikramrajiyer]

Thanks for posting this, always thought this story would be great as a short film

[@dantean]

It's part of the anthology film "O. Henry's Full House" (1952) so your dream's come true. The 1952 version features Marilyn Monroe and the GREAT Charles Laughton.

[@adam28xx]

@@dantean ... And the Laughton / Monroe version has been on KZbin for quite a while now - the last 10 years in fact - so I'm surprised it seems not to have been picked up ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpbQhH15j9yIorc

[@Rambam1776]

You have no idea how long I have looked for a copy of this

[@pressmin]

Andrew Altman how long?

[@ayutpatil500]

How long Andrew

[@edholohan]

HOW LONG??????

[@ananyasathikumar]

How long ???

[@Rambam1776]

@@ananyasathikumar 30 years

[@xrhymez6166]

chef-d'oeuvre!

[@JusticeAlways]

This is completely hilarious! 🤣

[@Lance-cj8wk]

I remember this playing a lot on HBO back then (or Showtime? cinemax?). But I never watched it all the way through. Thanks for this and (whoever it was that uploaded it) the living film reel horror short film. :)

[@limitlessff6123]

Legends are form 7D

[@yatharvtrivedi8313]

Yup

[@ayushsrivastava156]

Who is here before Maharashtra boards😂?

[@ckf26]

Nice story

[@craigdylan3953]

Better is the "Full House" with Steinbeck as narrator. The Cop and the Anthem with Charles Laughton and Monroe et al is truly much better. IMHO.

[@irishmike3514]

Agreed! That was a classic performance by Laughton. What a great actor!!

[@Aerixvanice]

Poor soapy😢

[@rakeshtuljanawar8132]

खूप छान कथा आहे सर

[@edholohan]

Really??

[@NOU-iw3gb]

@@edholohan yes

[@TheRadioAteMyTV]

Why does everyone put the ending in the description? The whole point of a surprise ending is to be surprised!

[@shaflamohdshafiq1721]

Can anyone say where is soapy's mother and how he became homeless

[@Kvlogs_1]

Ya I also want to know the reason

[@edholohan]

No

[@jackbuckley7816]

Strays from O. Henry's tale but adds incidents effectively & in keeping with the spirit of the original. It's a perfectly acceptable version. Morse is no Laughton, who played Soapy in the 1952 movie version, as the former doesn't convey the nobility & poetry of Laughton's down-on-his-luck derelict but he's fine in the role. The main difference, I think, is that Morse seems to be spoofing the character of a vagrant or bum, a little too self-aware of acting the part, whereas Laughton is less showy, more authentically believable. Morse's bum is "on", an extrovert---amusing, yes, & likeable but not, unlike Laughton's Soapy, memorable.

[@nancyking]

Bobby Morse was so adorable with those facial expressions, and still *is*! My favorite part is where he eats at a fancy restaurant and can't pay for it! Where did you get the dvd/VHS? I've tried to find it, but can't.

[@Rambam1776]

You wouldn't have a copy of the lady or the tiger, would you?

[@tainlor]

The link of this short story is here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4vEiWB6o5uBptk Someone else have already posted that onne.

[@toxxygaming1933]

Raid from sheetal birje mam

[@omlillian6454]

بدنا ترجمة ألها؟

[@edholohan]

So true....

[@silvnathl]

If they shoiwe sthis at my syjc ill be a topp