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heboy'sfathertwohundredandfiftydollarstotakehimback. TheCopandtheAnthemconcernsaNewYorkCityhobonamedSoapy,whosetsouttogetarrestedsohecanspendthecoldwinterasaguestofthecityjail.Despiteeffortsatpettytheft,vandalism,disorderlyconduct,and"mashing",Soapyfailstodrawtheattentionofthepolice.Disconsolate,hepausesinfrontofachurch,whereanorganantheminspireshimtocleanuphislife-whereuponheispromptlyarrestedforloitering. InARetrievedReformation,safecrackerJimmyValntinegetsajobinasmalltownbanktocaseitforarobbery.Unexpectedly,hefallsinlovewiththebanker'sdaughter,anddecidestogostraight.Justashe'sabouttoleavetodeliverhisspecializedtoolstoanoldassociate,alawmanwhorecognizeshimarrivesatthebank,andachildlocksherselfintheairtightvault.Knowingitwillsealhisfate,Valentinecracksopenthesafetorescuethechild-andthelawmanletshimgo. [edit]Culturalrelations O.Henryoncesaid:"Therearestoriesineverything.I'vegotsomeofmybestyarnsfromparkbenches,lampposts,andnewspaperstands."[citationneeded] TheO.HenryAwardsareyearlyprizesgiventooutstandingshortstories. TheO.HenryPun-OffWorldChampionshipsareheldinMayofeachyearinAustin,Texas,hostedbythecity'sO.HenryMuseum. O.HenryisahouseholdnameinRussia,ashisbooksenjoyedexcellenttranslationsandsomeofhisstoriesweremadeintopopularmovies,thebestknownbeing,probably,"TheRansomofRedChief".Thephrase"Bolivarcannotcarrydouble"from"TheRoadsWeTake"hasbecomeaRussianproverbs,whoseoriginmanyRussiansdonotevenrecognize. O.Henry'sfirstwife,Athol,wasprobablythemodelforDella[1]. In1952afilmfeaturingfiveO.Henrystorieswasmade.Theprimaryonefromthecritic'sacclaimwas"TheCopandtheAnthem"starringCharlesLaughtonandMarilynMonroe.Theotherstoriesare"TheClarionCall,""TheLastLeaf,""TheRansomofRedChief,"and"TheGiftoftheMagi." ThereisanO.HenryMiddleSchoolinAustin.