The O. Henry Playhouse - The Complete Series | Ep. 31, Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen

A wealthy businessman and a down‑and‑out gambler discover true friendship on Thanksgiving Day. The episode is part of *The O. Henry Playhouse*, a 1957 single‑season series of 39 episodes that uses author William Sydney Porter’s storytelling to explore humor, irony, and sly twist endings. Actor Thomas Mitchell regularly appears as the writer O. Henry, who brings his stories to life through encounters with a publisher, housekeeper, barber, bartender, or cop, and occasionally meets the characters he creates.