Movies: William J. O'Brien
- 1952
O. Henry's Full House (1952)
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Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics' acclaim was "The Cop and the Anthem". Soapy tells fellow bum Horace that he is going to get arrested so he can spend the winter in a nice jail cell. He fails. He can't even accos...
- 1940
Triple Justice (1940)
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Brad Henderson arrives in Star City just in time to witness three men rob a bank of $30,000 and kill a teller. Charged for the crime and jailed, Brad realizes he must escape and track down the real killers since the only one who can prove his innocen...
- 1946
The Blue Dahlia (1946)
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Soon after a veteran's return from war his cheating wife is found dead. He evades police in an attempt to find the real murderer....
- 1956
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
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Test space rockets exploding at liftoff and increased reporting of UFO sightings culminate in a direct attempt by alien survivors of a dead, extra-galactic civilization to invade Earth from impervious flying saucers, using ray-weapons of mass destruc...
- 1940
The Bank Dick (1940)
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Egbert Sousé becomes an unexpected hero when a bank robber falls over a bench he's occupying. Now considered brave, Egbert is given a job as a bank guard. Soon, he is approached by charlatan J. Frothingham Waterbury about buying shares in a mining co...
- 1941
I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
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A young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he "discovered" as a waitress while out with ex-actor Robin Ray and gossip columnist Larry Evans....
- 1947
They Won't Believe Me (1947)
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On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to claim his innocence and describe the actual, but improbable sounding, sequence of events that led to her death....
- 1945
Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)
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Duke Fergus falls for Ann 'Flaxen' Tarry in the Barbary Coast in turn-of-the-century San Francisco. He loses money to crooked gambler Boss Tito Morell, goes home, learns to gamble, and returns. After he makes a fortune, he opens his own place with Fl...
- 1951
The Racket (1951)
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The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick Scanlon. McQuigg, the only honest police captain on the force, and his loyal patrolman, Johnson, take on the violent Nick....
- 1950
Gun Crazy (1950)
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Bart Tare is an ex-Army man who has a lifelong fixation with guns, he meets a kindred spirit in sharpshooter Annie Starr and goes to work at a carnival. After upsetting the carnival owner who lusts after Starr, they both get fired. Soon, on Starr's b...
- 1944
The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)
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A fugitive, dangerous madman reaches an English village where he confronts his former partner who left him for dead in the jungle after their discovery of a diamond mine. When the former partner also claims to have since lost the mine and all its wea...
- 1943
This Land Is Mine (1943)
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Somewhere in Europe, in a city occupied by the Nazis, a gentle school teacher finds himself torn between collaboration and resistance, cowardice and courage....
- 1949
The Set-Up (1949)
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Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter....
- 1949
Holiday Affair (1949)
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Just before Christmas, department store clerk Steve Mason meets big spending customer Connie Ennis, who's actually a comparison shopper sent by another store. Steve lets her go, which gets him fired. They spend the afternoon together, which doesn't s...
- 1950
Born to Be Bad (1950)
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Christabel Caine has the face of angel and the heart of a swamp rat. She'll step on anyone to get what she wants, including her own family. A master of manipulation, she covertly breaks off the engagement of her trusting cousin, Donna, to her fabulou...
- 1950
Woman on the Run (1950)
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Frank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris, on the theory that Frank is trying to escape from possible retaliation. Frank's wife, Eleanor, suspects he is actually running away from t...
- 1949
The Accused (1949)
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A prim psychology professor fights to hide a murder she committed in self-defense....
- 1946
Deadline at Dawn (1946)
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A young Navy sailor has one night to find out why a woman was killed and he ended up with a bag of money after a drinking blackout....
- 1946
Badman's Territory (1946)
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After some gun play with a posse, the James Gang head for Quinto in a section of land which is not a part of America. Anyone there is beyond the law so the town is populated with outlaws. Next to arrive is Sheriff Rowley, following his brother whom t...
- 1950
The Secret Fury (1950)
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The wedding of Ellen and David is halted by a stranger who insists that the bride is already married to someone else. Though the flabbergasted Ellen denies the charge, the interloper produces enough evidence that his accusation must be investigated. ...