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Air Mail   1932     3 stars    N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: John Ford  
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Ralph Bellamy, Russell Hopton, Slim Summerville, Frank Albertson, Gloria Stuart, Lilian Bond, Leslie Fenton, David Landau

  Personal and public lives of the pilots involved in the early days of the United States Air Mail Service are highlighted in this John Ford film.

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American Madness   1932     3 stars    N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Capra  
Cast: Walter Huston, Pat O'Brien, Kay Johnson, Constance Cummings, Gavin Gordon, Arthur Hoyt, Robert Emmett O'Connor, Sterling Holloway, Walter Walker, Robert Ellis

  During the 1890s depression, bank president Thomas Dickson (Walter Huston) is at odds with his board members who want to merge with Union Bank. One day the bank is robbed, and chief teller Matt Brown (Pat O'Brien) is accused of the theft. Brown has an alibi, but his loyalty to Dickson stands in his way of using it.

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Poster Art From art.comAngels with Dirty Faces   1938     3 and a half stars    N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz  
Cast: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan, George Bancroft, Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Harry Hayden, Gabriel Dell, Bernard Punsly, Joe Downing, Edward Pawley

  Father Jerry (Pat O'Brien) tries to help his parish kids develop honest characters. He runs into problems when his childhood friend, Rocky (James Cagney), introduces the children into the criminal side of life. Both Cagney and Director Michael Curtiz were nominated for Oscars.


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Billy Jack Goes to Washington   1977     1 and a half stars    N/R, 155 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tom Laughlin  
Cast: Tom Laughlin, Delores Taylor, Sam Wanamaker, Lucie Arnaz, E.G. Marshall, Pat O'Brien, Suzanne Somers, John Lawlor, Teresa Kelly, Michael Irving, Richard Gautier, Peter Donat, Harry Holcombe, Don Keefer, Kent Smith

  In this sequel to the "Billy Jack" films, Billy Jack (Tom Laughlin) is in prison. A U.S. Senator has died after promoting an investigation into the nuclear power industry, and the remaining Senator and the U.S. Government name Billy Jack to take the Senator's place in Congress. Billy Jack receives a pardon from prison and reports to the U.S. Senate where he uncovers corruption and, in his usual manner, sets out to bring honesty back to the Senate.



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Tom Laughlin Billy Jack
Delores Taylor Jean Roberts
Sam Wanamaker Bailey
Lucie Arnaz Saunders McArthur
E.G. Marshall Senator Joseph Paine
Pat O'Brien Vice President
Suzanne Somers Party Girl
John Lawlor Dan McArthur
Teresa Kelly Carol
Michael Irving McGhan
Richard Gautier Governor Hubert Hopper
Peter Donat Ralph Butler

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Bombardier   1943     3 stars    N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Richard Wallace  
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Randolph Scott, Anne Shirley, Eddie Albert, Walter Reed, Robert Ryan, Barton MacLane, John Miljan, Russell Wade, Richard Martin

  A Flying Fortress crew performs precision aerial-bombing missions during World War II.

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Boy Meets Girl   1938     2 and a half stars    N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lloyd Bacon  
Cast: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Marie Wilson, Ralph Bellamy, Dick Foran, Ronald Reagan, Penny Singleton, Frank McHugh, Bruce Lester, Dennie Moore

  The Cagney and O'Brien duo return as irreverent writers in this spoof of the Hollywood scene. They help a widow waitress (Wilson) by promoting her baby into being a star, as well as helping with her romantic problems. Look for Ron Reagan as the announcer.

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The Boy with Green Hair   1948     3 stars    N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Losey  
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Robert Ryan, Barbara Hale, Dean Stockwell, Richard Lyon, Walter Catlett, Samuel S. Hinds, Regis Toomey, Dwayne Hickman, Russ Tamblyn

  Following his parents' death during an air raid, Peter Frye's (Dean Stockwell) hair turns green, and he becomes a social outcast in this insightful fable.


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Poster Art From art.comBroadway   1942     3 stars    N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: William A. Seiter  
Cast: George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Janet Blair, Broderick Crawford, Marjorie Rambeau, Anne Gwynne, S.Z. Sakall, Edward Brophy, Marie Wilson, Ralf Harolde

  Set during Prohibition, this is the story of murder in the midst of speakeasies, bootleggers, and gangsters.

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Bureau of Missing Persons   1933     2 stars    N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Roy Del Ruth  
Cast: Bette Davis, Lewis Stone, Pat O'Brien, Glenda Farrell, Allen Jenkins, Hugh Herbert, Ruth Donnelly, Alan Dinehart, George Chandler, Marjorie Gateson

  Police officer Butch Saunders (Pat O'Brien) falls in love with fugitive Norma Phillips (Bette Davis) and helps prove her innocence in a murder charge.

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Castle on the Hudson   1940     3 stars    N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anatole Litvak  
Cast: John Garfield, Ann Sheridan, Pat O'Brien, Burgess Meredith, Henry O'Neill, Jerome Cowan, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, John Litel, Willard Robertson, Edward Pawley

  This remake of "20,000 Years in Sing Sing" involves prison inmate Tommy Gordon's (John Garfield) attempts to challenge Warden Long's (Pat O'Brien) prison reforms.

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Ceiling Zero   1935     3 and a half stars    N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Howard Hawks  
Cast: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, June Travis, Stuart Erwin, James Bush, Henry Wadsworth, Barton MacLane, Bill Elliott, Isabel Jewell, Addison Richards

  Howard Hawks spotlights pilots battling fog and poor communications to deliver the mail. Dizzy Davis (James Cagney) must atone for past mistakes in this action-oriented movie. One of the best of the Cagney-Pat O'Brien team-ups. Remade as "International Squadron" in 1941.

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China Clipper   1936     2 and a half stars    N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Ray Enright  
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Beverly Roberts, Ross Alexander, Humphrey Bogart, Marie Wilson, Henry B. Walthall, Joseph Crehan, Wayne Morris, Milburn Stone, Frank Faylen

  Shortly after Lindbergh's famous flight, pilot Dave Logan (Pat O'Brien) has the foresight to envision the day an air service linkage between the U.S. and China will become a reality.

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College Coach   1933     2 and a half stars    N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Wellman  
Cast: Dick Powell, Ann Dvorak, Pat O'Brien, Arthur Byron, Lyle Talbot, Hugh Herbert, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Donald Meek, John Wayne, Ward Bond

  Corruption in college sports is part of the theme of this film in which Phil Sargent (Dick Powell) is a young chemistry major AND football player who wins the big game for Coach Gore (Pat O'Brien). Watch for USC player John Wayne in a bit part.

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Consolation Marriage   1931     2 stars    N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Sloane  
Cast: Irene Dunne, Pat O'Brien, John Halliday, Myrna Loy, Matt Moore, Lester Vail

  A couple (Irene Dunne and Pat O'Brien) who found happiness with each other after former loves left them, are confronted with a threat to their wedded bliss when the former mates reappear, and emotional confusion reigns.

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The Cowboy from Brooklyn   1938     2 stars    N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Lloyd Bacon  
Cast: Dick Powell, Pat O'Brien, Priscilla Lane, Dick Foran, Ann Sheridan, Ronald Reagan, Emma Dunn, Elisabeth Risdon, James Stephenson, Hobart Cavanaugh

  As a ploy to obtain a radio job, a young singer (Dick Powell) pretends he is really a cowboy.

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Crack-Up   1946     3 stars    N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Irving Reis  
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Claire Trevor, Herbert Marshall, Ray Collins, Wallace Ford, Tommy Noonan, Ellen Corby, Dean Harens, Damian O'Flynn, Erskine Sanford

  While trying to regain his own memory, amnesia victim George Steele (Pat O'Brien) attempts to get to the bottom of a series of suspected forgeries at his museum.

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A Dangerous Profession   1949     2 stars    N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ted Tetzlaff  
Cast: George Raft, Ella Raines, Pat O'Brien, Jim Backus, Bill Williams, Roland Winters, Robert Gist

  Vince Kane (George Raft) is a bail bondsman who has a problem with his love interest Lucy Brackett (Ella Raines)–she is married!!


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Devil Dogs of the Air   1935     2 and a half stars    N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Lloyd Bacon  
Cast: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Margaret Lindsay, Frank McHugh, Ward Bond, John Arledge, Helen Lowell, Robert Barrat, Russell Hicks, William B. Davidson

  Tommy O'Toole (Cagney) is a hot shot barnstorming pilot. He joins the Marine Air Corps and the flight training crew tries to reform him. There are some great aerial stunts.

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The End   1978     2 and a half stars    R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Burt Reynolds  
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Sally Field, Strother Martin, Joanne Woodward, Myrna Loy, Carl Reiner, Norman Fell, Pat O'Brien, David Steinberg

  In this black comedy Wendell Sonny Lawson (Burt Reynolds) learns that he is dying from a blood disease. His solution is to commit suicide. When his attempt fails, he is hospitalized where he meets mental patient Marlon Bounki (Dom DeLuise) who tries to help.


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Escape to Glory   1940     2 and a half stars    N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Submarine Zone

Director: John Brahm  
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Constance Bennett, John Halliday, Melville Cooper, Alan Baxter, Edgar Buchanan, Marjorie Gateson, Francis Pierlot, Jessie Busley, Stanley Logan

  A British ship is attacked by a German U-boat at the onset of World War II. The reactions of the frightened passengers–from a German doctor to a drunken Irishman–are chronicled in this good story.

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The Fighting 69th   1940     2 and a half stars    N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Action
Director: William Keighley  
Cast: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, George Brent, Jeffrey Lynn, Alan Hale, Frank McHugh, Dennis Morgan, Dick Foran, William Lundigan, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams

  This film is based on facts from the 69th regiment's World War I records. Jerry Plunkett (James Cagney) is a smart-aleck recruit who buckles under fire and causes the death of some men in his company. Father Duffy (Pat O'Brien) helps in the rehabilitation. Great battle scenes.

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The Fireball   1950     2 and a half stars    N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tay Garnett  
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Pat O'Brien, Beverly Tyler, James Brown, Marilyn Monroe, Milburn Stone, Ralph Dumke, Sam Flint, Glenn Corbett

  Johnny Cesar (Mickey Rooney) lived in a Catholic orphanage, headed by Father O'Hara (Pat O'Brien), until he ran away. Now, he is a roller derby star but is stricken with polio and is about to learn even more about life.


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Flight Lieutenant   1942     1 and a half stars    N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Salkow  
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes, Jonathan Hale, Frank Puglia, Larry Parks, Lloyd Bridges, Hugh Beaumont, Minor Watson

  Disgraced following a plane crash in which his co-pilot was killed, Sam Doyle (Pat O'Brien) lives to see his son, Danny (Glenn Ford), become an Air Force pilot.

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The Front Page   1931     3 stars    N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Milestone  
Cast: Adolphe Menjou, Pat O'Brien, Mary Brian, Edward Everett Horton, Frank McHugh, Walter Catlett, Mae Clarke, George E. Stone, Slim Summerville, Matt Moore

  This excellent Ben Hecht/Charles MacArthur story pits a reporter, Hildy Johnson (Pat O'Brien), against his editor, Walter Burns (Adolphe Menjou). Burns assigns Hildy one last story (covering an execution) in hopes that Hildy will stay with the newspaper. The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Actor, and Director.


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Gambling Lady   1934     2 and a half stars    N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Archie Mayo  
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Pat O'Brien, Claire Dodd, Joel McCrea, C. Aubrey Smith, Arthur Treacher, Philip Reed, Robert Barrat, Arthur Vinton, Ferdinand Gottschalk

  Barbara plays the cardsharp daughter of a gambler who proves her honesty when her wealthy husband (Joel McCrea) gets into trouble.

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The Great O'Malley   1937     1 and a half stars    N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Dieterle  
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan, Donald Crisp, Mary Gordon, Frieda Inescort, Sybil Jason

  When a father (Humphrey Bogart) turns to crime to support his crippled daughter, a once stern policeman (Pat O'Brien) discovers that he has a heart after all.

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Hell's House   1932     2 stars    N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Howard Higgin  
Cast: Junior Durkin, Bette Davis, Pat O'Brien, Frank Coghlan Jr., Charley Grapewin, Emma Dunn, Morgan Wallace, Hooper Atchley, Wallis Clark, James A. Marcus

  A very naive teenager (Junior Durkin) ends up in reform school after he takes the blame for a bootlegging crime in this very early Bette Davis and Pat O'Brien film.


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Here Comes the Navy   1934     2 and a half stars    N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lloyd Bacon  
Cast: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Gloria Stuart, Frank McHugh, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Dorothy Tree, Robert Barrat, Willard Robertson, Maude Eburne, Joseph Crehan

  Chesty (James Cagney) seeks revenge on Biff (Pat O'Brien) by enlisting in the Navy. There he meets Biff's sister and the heroic confrontations begin. A pretty good comedy-drama that was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture.

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The Irish in Us   1935     2 and a half stars    N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lloyd Bacon  
Cast: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Olivia de Havilland, Frank McHugh, Allen Jenkins, Mary Gordon, J. Farrell MacDonald, Thomas E. Jackson, Harvey Perry

  Two brothers, Danny (James Cagney) and Pat (Pat O'Brien) O'Hara vie for the attentions of beautiful Lucille Jackson (Olivia de Havilland).

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Johnny One-Eye   1950     2 stars    N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Florey  
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Wayne Morris, Dolores Moran, Gayle Reed, Lawrence Cregar, Jack Overman, Raymond Largay, Donald Woods, Harry Bronson

  When the heat is on, Dane (Wayne Morris) tells the D.A. that his former crime partner, Martin (Pat O'Brien), is responsible for an unsolved murder. Martin hides in an abandoned house with 14-year-old Elsie (Gayle Reed) and her dog. Wouldn't you know it, Elsie is the D.A.'s daughter. Dane and Martin finally meet for the showdown. Based on a Damon Runyon story. By the way, "Johnny One-Eye" is the dog's name in this story that's a little slow.

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Kill Me Tomorrow   1957     2 stars    N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Terence Fisher  
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Lois Maxwell, George Coulouris, Robert Brown, Tommy Steele, Ronald Adam, Richard Pasco

  A newspaperman uncovers diamond smugglers while investigating a murder case.

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Kiss Me, Kill Me   1976     1 and a half stars    TV, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael O'Herlihy  
Cast: Stella Stevens, Pat O'Brien, Bruce Boxleitner, Robert Vaughn, Michael Anderson Jr., Tisha Sterling, Claude Akins, Dabney Coleman, Carroll Baker, Bruce Glover, George Eastman, Alan Fudge

  This made-for-TV film stars Stella Stevens in the roll of Stella, an investigator for the L.A. District Attorney's office, whose current case is to find the killer of a young, respected schoolteacher. But her straightforward case becomes more complicated when she learns the truth about the victim.

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Knute Rockne, All American   1940     3 stars    N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lloyd Bacon  
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Gale Page, Donald Crisp, Ronald Reagan, Albert Bassermann, John Qualen, John Litel, Henry O'Neill, Dorothy Tree, John Ridgely

  Pat O'Brien plays the title role of the legendary Notre Dame football coach, and Ronald Reagan is the team's star player, George Gipp, who offers the line, "Win just one for the Gipper."

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The Last Hurrah   1958     3 and a half stars    N/R, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Ford  
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Jeffrey Hunter, Pat O'Brien, Basil Rathbone, Donald Crisp, James Gleason, John Carradine, Edward Brophy, Dianne Foster, Wallace Ford, Willis Bouchey, Basil Ruysdael, Ricardo Cortez, Frank McHugh, Carleton Young

  Politics in big cities is the theme of this compelling story, which is based on the tenure of Boston Mayor James Curley. Mayor Frank Skeffington (Spencer Tracy) tries to assist the people of his city and even deals in corruption to achieve his goal. When banker Norman Cass (Basil Rathbone) refuses to give Skeffington a loan, Skeffington uses his political clout and blackmails Cass into giving him the money. Skeffington's nephew, reporter Adam Caulfield (Jeffrey Hunter), admires Skeffington, but even he cannot ignore the devious methods employed by his uncle to achieve success. This film is well worth watching for anyone interested in the inner-workings of U.S. politics and for the great job by the seasoned cast.



Cast
Spencer Tracy Mayor Frank Skeffington
Jeffrey Hunter Adam Caulfield
Pat O'Brien John Gorman
Basil Rathbone Norman Cass, Sr.
Donald Crisp Cardinal Martin Burke
James Gleason "Cuke" Gillen
John Carradine Amos Force
Edward Brophy "Ditto" Boland
Dianne Foster Mave Caulfield
Wallace Ford Charles J. Hennessey
Willis Bouchey Roger Sugrue
Basil Ruysdael Bishop Gardner
Ricardo Cortez Sam Weinberg
Frank McHugh Festus Garvey
Carleton Young Winslow

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The Navy Comes Through   1942     2 stars    N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: A. Edward Sutherland  
Cast: Pat O'Brien, George Murphy, Jane Wyatt, Jackie Cooper, Carl Esmond, Max Baer, Desi Arnaz, Ray Collins, Frank Jenks, Frank Fenton, Joey Ray, Marten Lamont

  Filmed shortly after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and using newsreel film footage, this World War II story involves the heroics of the crew of an old freighter that blows up U-Boats and shoots down Nazi bombers. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Special Effects.

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The Over-the-Hill Gang   1969     2 and a half stars    TV, 74 min.
Genre: Comedy / Western
Director: Jean Yarbrough  
Cast: Walter Brennan, Pat O'Brien, Edgar Buchanan, Chill Wills, Jack Elam, Andy Devine, Edward Andrews, Ricky Nelson, Gypsy Rose Lee, Kristin Harmon, Dennis Cross, Rex Holman, Lillian Bronson, Myron Healey, Bruce Glover

  Four old-timers (Pat O'Brien, Walter Brennan, Chill Wills, and Edgar Buchanan), all retired Texas Rangers, come the aid of a town that is held hostage by political corruption. They must resort to bluffs and trickery to get the job done in this fun reunion of some great Hollywood senior citizens.



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Walter Brennan Nash Crawford
Pat O'Brien Captain Oren Hayes
Edgar Buchanan Jason Fitch
Chill Wills Gentleman George Agnew
Jack Elam Sheriff Clyde Barnes
Andy Devine Judge Amos Polk
Edward Andrews Mayor Nard Lundy
Ricky Nelson Jeff Rose
Gypsy Rose Lee Cassie
Kristin Harmon Hannah Rose
Dennis Cross Sheriff
Rex Holman Deputy Dolby
Lillian Bronson Mrs. Louise Murphy
Myron Healey Deputy Tucker
Bruce Glover Deputy Steel

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The People Against O'Hara   1951     2 and a half stars    N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Sturges  
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Diana Lynn, John Hodiak, Pat O'Brien, Eduardo Ciannelli, James Arness, Jay C. Flippen, Arthur Shields, Charles Bronson, Henry O'Neill

  Defense attorney James P. Curtayne (Spencer Tracy), with a questionable past of his own, agrees to defend John O'Hara (James Arness) against the charge of murder.

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Ragtime   1981     3 stars    PG, 156 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Milos Forman  
Cast: James Cagney, Brad Dourif, Moses Gunn, Elizabeth McGovern, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Debbie Allen, Kenneth McMillan, Pat O'Brien, Donald O'Connor, Mandy Patinkin, James Olson, Mary Steenburgen, Jeffrey DeMunn, Robert Joy, Norman Mailer

  This story about New York, circa 1900, provides historical insights into four families of that era. In one story, millionaire Harry Kendall Thaw (Robert Joy) murders architect Stanford White (Norman Mailer) who is having an affair with Thaw's wife, showgirl Evelyn (Elizabeth McGovern). Another plot involves immigrant artist Tateh (Mandy Patinkin) who becomes a successful, Hollywood director. Howard E. Rollins Jr. stars in another subplot as a Black man, Coalhouse Walker Jr., who is romancing a White, pregnant woman (Debbie Allen) living in the home of a mother and father (Mary Steenburgen and James Olson). Walker turns to rage when a racist fire chief (Kenneth McMillan) destroys his car. And, of course, there is James Cagney, returning to films after a retirement of 20 years in the role of Police Commissioner Waldo. The film received eight Oscar nominations, including Best Supporting Actor (Howard E. Rollins, Jr.) and Supporting Actress (Elizabeth McGovern).



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James Cagney Police Commissioner Waldo
Brad Dourif Younger Brother
Moses Gunn Booker T. Washington
Elizabeth McGovern Evelyn Nesbit
Howard E. Rollins Jr. Coalhouse Walker Jr.
Debbie Allen Sarah
Kenneth McMillan Willie Conklin
Pat O'Brien Mr. Delphin Delmas
Donald O'Connor Evelyn's Dance Instructor
Mandy Patinkin Tateh
James Olson Father
Mary Steenburgen Mother
Jeffrey DeMunn Herry Houdini
Robert Joy Harry Kendall Thaw
Norman Mailer Stanford White

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Riffraff   1947     2 and a half stars    N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Adventure / Thriller
Director: Ted Tetzlaff  
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Walter Slezak, Anne Jeffreys, Percy Kilbride, Jerome Cowan, Jason Robards Sr., Eduardo Noriega, George Givot, Julian Rivero, Lou Lubin, Tommy Noonan, Betty Hill, Virginia Owen, Marc Krah

  Panama City private-eye Dan Hammer (Pat O'Brien) is hired by a killer, Charles Hasso (Marc Krah), as his bodyguard. Hasso has stolen a map showing the location of a valuable oil location, and he is now pursued by Eric Molinar (Walter Slezak) and his thugs who want the map. Molinar kills Hasso to get the map, but, unbeknownst to Hammer, the map has been hidden in Hammer's office. Now the thugs wreck Hammer's office looking for the map. When that search fails, they beat up Hammer who has no idea of where the map is. Meanwhile, nightclub singer Maxine (Anne Jeffreys) enters the picture, and she and Hammer become romantically involved. The question is whether or not Maxine is really on Hammer's side in this story of intrigue.



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Pat O'Brien Dan Hammer
Walter Slezak Eric Molinar
Anne Jeffreys Maxine
Percy Kilbride Pop
Jerome Cowan Walter Gredson
Jason Robards Sr. Dominquez
Eduardo Noriega Felice
George Givot Rues
Julian Rivero Passenger Agent
Lou Lubin Rabbit
Tommy Noonan Drunk
Betty Hill Singer
Virginia Owen Singer
Marc Krah Charles Hasso
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Ring of Fear   1954     2 stars    N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: James Edward Grant, William A. Wellman  
Cast: Clyde Beatty, Mickey Spillane, Pat O'Brien, Sean McClory, Marian Carr, John Bromfield, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, Emmett Lynn, Jack Stang, Kenneth Tobey, Kathy Cline

  Clyde Beatty stars as himself as the Clyde Beatty traveling circus is the target of a homicidal maniac. When police have problems solving the case, they call in mystery writer Mickey Spillane (playing himself) in this pop culture film of the era.



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Clyde Beatty Himself
Mickey Spillane Himself
Pat O'Brien Frank Wallace
Sean McClory Dublin O'Malley
Marian Carr Valerie St. Dennis
John Bromfield Armand St. Dennis
Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez Pedro Gonzalez
Emmett Lynn Twitchy
Jack Stang Himself
Kenneth Tobey Shreveport
Kathy Cline Suzette St. Dennis

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San Quentin   1937     3 stars    N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lloyd Bacon  
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan, Barton MacLane, Marc Lawrence, Joe Sawyer, Veda Ann Borg, Joe King, Garry Owen, Raymond Hatton, James Robbins, Gordon Oliver, Emmett Vogan, Ernie Adams, William Pawley

  Former Army Captain Stephen Jameson (Pat O'Brien) is hired by San Quentin prison to bring military order to the rowdy yard. Meanwhile, he falls for May (Ann Sheridan) but keeps his occupation a secret from her when she tells him that her brother Joe "Red" Kennedy (Humphrey Bogart) is a prisoner at San Quentin. When "Red" learns about the romance from stoolie "Sailor Boy" Hansen (Joe Sawyer), he plots his escape. It works, and he appears at May's apartment and shoots at and wounds Jameson–only to be gunned down on his way to surrender.



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Pat O'Brien Capt. Stephen Jameson
Humphrey Bogart Joe "Red" Kennedy
Ann Sheridan May Kennedy
Barton MacLane Lt. Druggin
Marc Lawrence Venetti
Joe Sawyer "Sailor Boy" Hansen
Veda Ann Borg Helen
Joe King Warden Taylor
Garry Owen Dopey
Raymond Hatton Pawnbroker
James Robbins Mickey Callahan
Gordon Oliver Captain
Emmett Vogan Lieutenant
Ernie Adams Fink
William Pawley Convict
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Secret Command   1944     2 and a half stars    N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: A. Edward Sutherland  
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Carole Landis, Chester Morris, Ruth Warrick, Barton MacLane, Tom Tully, Wallace Ford, Howard Freeman, Frank Sully, Matt McHugh

  Sam Gallagher (Pat O'Brien) is an agent with Naval Intelligence and is sent to a California shipyard during World War II to find Nazi saboteurs known to be operating there. He saves the day in this pretty good spy thriller.

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Slightly Honorable   1940     2 stars    N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Tay Garnett  
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Broderick Crawford, Edward Arnold, Ruth Terry, Alan Dinehart, Claire Dodd, Bernard Nedell, Eve Arden, Douglass Dumbrille, Phyllis Brooks, Douglas Fowley, Ernest Truex

  Corrupt politician Russ Sampson (Edward Arnold) frames lawyer John Webb (Pat O'Brien) for the murder of a woman involved in a scandal. Webb and law partner Russ (Broderick Crawford) set out to find the real murderer.


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Slim   1937     2 and a half stars    N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ray Enright  
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Henry Fonda, Margaret Lindsay, Stuart Erwin, J. Farrell MacDonald, Joe Sawyer, Dick Purcell, Jane Wyman, John Litel, Craig Reynolds

  Actually, this is not a bad movie. Although the plot is not overwhelming, it is the story of two high-voltage linemen (Henry Fonda and Pat O'Brien) who vie for the love of Cally (Margaret Lindsay).

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Poster Art From art.comSome Like It Hot   1959     4 stars  User Rating      N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance / Musical
Director: Billy Wilder  
Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft, Joe E. Brown, Joan Shawlee, Pat O'Brien, Nehemiah Persoff, George E. Stone, Billy Gray, Dave(1) Barry, Mike Mazurki, Harry Wilson, Beverly Wills, Tom Kennedy

  Two out-of-work musicians (Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon) witness the St. Valentine's Day Massacre and must escape from Chicago. Their vehicle is an all-girl band, which they join disguised as women. The fun begins as they hop on a train with their fellow band members and must keep up the disguise. Marilyn Monroe: "I always get the fuzzy end of the lollipop." The film won an Oscar for Best Costume Design and was nominated for five others, including Best Actor (Lemmon) and Director.    1 User Review




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Curtis & Lemmon really make the movie entertainingAnonymous 10/15/2007 
  



Cast
Marilyn Monroe Sugar Kane
Tony Curtis Joe/Josephine
Jack Lemmon Jerry/Daphne
George Raft Spats Columbo
Joe E. Brown Osgood E. Fielding III
Joan Shawlee Sweet Sue
Pat O'Brien Mulligan
Nehemiah Persoff Little Bonaparte
George E. Stone Toothpick Charlie
Billy Gray Sig Poliakoff
Dave(1) Barry Beinstock
Mike Mazurki Spats' Henchman
Harry Wilson Spats' Henchman
Beverly Wills Dolores
Tom Kennedy Bouncer

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Submarine D-1   1937     2 and a half stars    N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lloyd Bacon  
Cast: Pat O'Brien, George Brent, Wayne Morris, Frank McHugh, Doris Weston, Henry O'Neill, Regis Toomey, Broderick Crawford, Dennie Moore, Veda Ann Borg

  Navy submariners on leave find romance and adventure during a stopover in a liberty town. Ronald Reagan was in the original cast but his parts didn't make the final cut.

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Til We Meet Again   1940     2 and a half stars    N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edmund Goulding  
Cast: Merle Oberon, George Brent, Pat O'Brien, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Binnie Barnes, Frank McHugh, Eric Blore, George Reeves, Henry O'Neill, Frank Wilcox, Regis Toomey

  This remake of Oscar-winning "One Way Passage" is about a woman (Merle Oberon) suffering from a fatal illness who falls in love with a condemned convict she meets aboard ship on their trip to San Francisco.

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Torrid Zone   1940     3 stars    N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Adventure
Director: William Keighley  
Cast: James Cagney, Ann Sheridan, Pat O'Brien, Andy Devine, George Tobias, Helen Vinson, Jerome Cowan, George Reeves, Victor Kilian, Frank Puglia, Grady Sutton, John Ridgely, Paul Porcasi, Frank Yaconelli, Dick Botiller

  Central American planter Nick Butler (James Cagney) is a plantation foreman working for Baldwin Fruit Company executive Steve Case (Pat O'Brien). Butler is preparing to head back to Chicago and leave his plantation job behind, but he encounters problems from Case who wants O'Brien to work on another plantation. Butler does agree and goes to the plantation where problems lie ahead in the form of Gloria (Helen Vinson) who is the wife of former foreman Bob Anderson (Jerome Cowan), sexy nightclub singer Lee Donley (Ann Sheridan), and Latino bandits led by Rosario "Rosie" La Mata (George Tobias).



Cast
James Cagney Nick "Nicky" Butler
Ann Sheridan Lee Donley
Pat O'Brien Steve Case
Andy Devine Wally Davis
George Tobias Rosario "Rosie" La Mata
Helen Vinson Mrs. Gloria Anderson
Jerome Cowan Bob Anderson
George Reeves Sancho, Rosario's Henchman
Victor Kilian Carlos, Rosario's Henchman
Frank Puglia Police Chief Juan Rodriguez
Grady Sutton Sam, Steve's Secretary
John Ridgely Gardener
Paul Porcasi Garcia, Hotel Bar Proprietor
Frank Yaconelli Lopez, Plantation Driver
Dick Botiller Hernandez, Plantation Worker
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Town Tamer   1965     1 and a half stars    N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lesley Selander  
Cast: Dana Andrews, Terry Moore, Pat O'Brien, Lon Chaney Jr., Bruce Cabot, Lyle Bettger, Barton MacLane, Richard Arlen, Richard Jaeckel, Jeanne Cagney

  Avenging the death of his wife pays when a man finally tracks down her murderers and settles the score.

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