In a Bohemian art gallery, O. Henry runs into Rudy Kerner, an aspiring but talentless artist who is too proud to take help from his shoe manufacturing father. His dipsy fiancee can't make headway in reconciling them, but O. Henry himself comes up with a secret plan that just might work!

"The O. Henry Playhouse" is a 1957 single season, 39-episode TV series. O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) is considered one of America's greatest writers of short stories. His writings are laced with humor and irony and often end with a sly twist ending. Veteran character actor Thomas Mitchell stars in each episode as writer O. Henry himself as he relates his stories to his publisher, his housekeeper, a barber, a bartender, or the cop on the beat. In some episodes, O. Henry meets his characters as he discovers firsthand the story he will later write. This unique storytelling method gives great insight into the famous author's creative process.

You can read the original literary version of "The Fool Killer" HERE and compare it with the many changes in the film adaptation. "The Fool Killer" is one of 13 episodes in Vol. Two of "The O. Henry Playhouse." The films have been beautifully restored on DVD by the home video label ClassicFlix!