Pat O’Brien

Pat O’Brien

Nacimiento : 1899-11-11, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Muerte : 1983-10-15

Historia

Pat O’Brien (born William Joseph Patrick O'Brien) was an American stage, screen, radio, and television actor. He was a star during the first several years of his film career, the height of his popularity being during the 1930s and 1940s.

Perfil

Pat O’Brien
Pat O’Brien

Películas

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Self (archive footage)
Uncensored. Laugh along with Hollywood's brightest stars in this hilarious compilation of bloopers from some of the biggest movies in history . You'll see stars such as Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Lucille Ball, Bob Hope, Ronald Reagan, Marlene Dietrich, Boris Karloff, Edward G. Robinson, Errol Flynn and more. They're not so perfect after all when these flubbed moments are caught on film!
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Self (archive footage)
Jack L. Warner, Harry Warner, Albert Warner and Sam Warner were siblings who were born in Poland and emigrated to Canada near the turn of the century. In 1903, the brothers entered the budding motion picture business. In time, the Warner Brothers moved into film production and would open their own studio in 1923.
Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
Self (archive footage)
Documentary covering the Warner Bros. James Cagney /Pat O'Brien classic "Angels with Dirty Faces" (1938), hosted by film historian Rudy Behlmer.
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Himself (archive footage)
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival footage make up this star-studded voyeuristic look at the Golden age of Hollywood during the 30s, 40, and 50.
James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy
Self
During the filming of Ragtime, the 81-year old Cagney talks about his career. Cagney tells us about becoming a dancer and meeting his wife, his route from Broadway to Hollywood, the emergence of his tough-guy persona, and his post-war creations of insane characters.
Ragtime
Delmas, Thaw's Lawyer
Nueva York, 1906. En un barrio residencial de clase media, una familia escucha llantos durante la comida y descubre a un recién nacido de color abandonado en el jardín. A pesar de las objeciones del padre, la madre decide aceptarlo en casa. Por otro lado, el millonario Harry K. Thaw dispara contra el famoso arquitecto Stanford White a causa de una chica, Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, desencadenando así el llamado "juicio del siglo".
Scout's Honor
Mr. Caboose
Gary Coleman stars as little Joey Seymour, a clever but lonely orphan shuffled from one foster home to the next, who is also determined to be the best Cub Scout ever. Pearl Bartlett (Katherine Helmond) is a hard-working executive who dislikes children, but she must take on a troop of Cub Scouts and become a den mother to save her job. Somewhere along the way, Joey teaches Pearl the true meaning of caring.
De miedo también se muere
Ben Lawson
Sonny Lawson es un agente inmobiliario muy conocido que recibe la noticia de que le quedan pocos meses de vida porque tiene una enfermedad incurable. Desde ese momento se dedica a despedirse de todo el mundo, especialmente de su mujer e hija.
Billy Jack Goes to Washington
President of the Senate
After a senator suddenly dies after completing (and sealing) an investigation into the nuclear power industry, the remaining senator and the state governor must decide on a person who will play along with their shady deals and not cause any problems. They decide on Billy Jack, currently sitting in prison after being sent to jail at the end of his previous film, as they don't expect him to be capable of much, and they think he will attract young voters to the party.
Kiss Me, Kill Me
Jimmy, the morgue attendant
A female investigator in the district attorney's office sets out to track down the person who murdered a young schoolteacher.
The Sky's the Limit
Abner Therman
A family is thrown into turmoil when a grandson convinces his grandfather to teach him to fly.
Amanda Fallon
Emory
A dedicated family doctor tries to help a pregnant teen-ager.
The Adventures of Nick Carter
Hallelujah Harry
Detective discovers that a colleague's death is tied into the disappearance of a wealthy playboy's wife.
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
Sgt. McGll
An American soldier manages to endure his captivity in a Vietnamese POW camp by keeping alive the memories of life in his home town. When he is finally released from the camp, and is discharged from the military, he goes back to his town - but he can find no trace whatsoever of it.
The Phynx
Pat O’Brien
Una banda de rock es enviada a Albania con el fin de localizar a unos estadounidenses secuestrados en un alejado castillo.
El regreso de los rangers de Texas
Captain Oren Hayes
Un ranger de Texas retirado y sus tres viejos camaradas, serán los encargados de imponer el orden en una ciudad sin ley gobernada por un alcalde corrupto que sólo pretende su reelección a cualquier precio. (FILMAFFINITY)
La ciudad indomable
Judge Murcott
Un pistolero recibe el encargo de limpiar una salvaje ciudad fronteriza. Pero hay gente que tiene interés en que fracase en esta empresa.
Babe Ruth Story: That Ever Livin' Babe
Narrator
Documentary on the life and career of Babe Ruth.
Dos frescos en órbita
Chinese Restaurateur (uncredited)
Harry (Crosby) y Chester (Hope) son dos actores de vodevil que viajan al Tíbet en busca de una cura que devuelva la memoria a Chester. Cuando por fin dan con ella, su memoria mejora tanto que se aprende sin querer una fórmula secreta que hace posibles los viajes espaciales. (FILMAFFINITY)
I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
Self
Behind the scenes of Darby O'Gill and the Little People.
Con faldas y a lo loco
Detective Mulligan
Época de la Ley Seca (1920-1933). Joe y Jerry son dos músicos del montón que se ven obligados a huir después de ser testigos de un ajuste de cuentas entre dos bandas rivales. Como no encuentran trabajo y la mafia los persigue, deciden vestirse de mujeres y tocar en una orquesta femenina. Joe para conquistar a Sugar Kane, la cantante del grupo, finge ser un magnate impotente; mientras tanto, Jerry es cortejado por un millonario que quiere casarse con él.
El último hurra
John Gorman
En un mundo cambiante en el que la televisión se ha convertido en la principal fuente de información, Adam Caulfield, un joven periodista deportivo, es testigo de cómo su tío, Frank Skeffington, un veterano y honesto político, alcalde de una ciudad de Nueva Inglaterra, intenta ser reelegido mientras banqueros y empresarios conspiran en la sombra para colocar en el ayuntamiento a un candidato débil y manejable.
Kill Me Tomorrow
Bart Crosbie
A reporter who needs cash for his son's operation is paid by a smuggler to take a murder rap.
Inside Detroit
Gus Linden
Gus Linden, former racketeer head of a Detroit local of the United Automobile Workers of America, A.F.L, attempts to destroy his successor, Blair Vicker, so he can put his old rackets back into the auto factories. Vickers fights him off, ultimately winning help from Linden's attractive daughter Barbara and from Joni Calvin, Vickers' moll.
Ring of Fear
Frank Wallace
Mystery writer Mickey Spillane tries to help Clyde Beatty deal with a plot to sabotage his circus.
Extraña aventura
Ernest 'Texas' Conway
Un comerciante y su esposa neoyorkina se dirigen en caravana a California. El hombre es asesinado durante el camino, y su mujer se descubre embarazada. Continúa adelante con la esperanza de encontrar un hombre y un hogar.
Okinawa
Lt. Cmdr. Hale
On the eve of their return to the states, the crew of the U.S.S. Blake is unpleasantly surprised when their new captain, Lt. Commander Hale, announces that they've been reassigned to the upcoming invasion of Okinawa. With the news turning the crew against him, Hale must rise to the occasion to keep his men inline.
El caso O'Hara
Det. Vincent Ricks
El abogado James Curtayne (Spencer Tracy), que está superando su adicción al alcohol y que se ha retirado del ejercicio de la abogacía, decide volver para defender a John O'Hara (Arthur Shields) de una acusación de asesinato.
Criminal Lawyer
James 'Jimmy' Regan
A drunken attorney tries to sober up in order to defend a friend in murder case.
Ruedas de fuego
Father O'Hara
Un joven huérfano (Mickey Rooney) sueña con ser una estrella de las carreras de patines. Cuando logra el título de campeón llegan los honores y las novias de pega. Sin embargo, cuando se ve afectado por la enfermedad de la polio y pierde sus facultades para patinar, se dará cuenta de quienes son sus verdaderos amigos.
Johnny One-Eye
Martin Martin
Johnny One-Eye was adapted from one of Damon Runyon's lesser-known stories. Martin Martin and Dane Cory were former partners in crime who have long since split up. When a new district attorney puts the heat on, Cory, anxious to save his own hide, accuses Martin of an unsolved murder. Holed up in abandoned house, Martin is befriended by a little girl and her dog. It so happens that the girl is the daughter of the crusading DA, and thereby hangs the rest of this tale.
A Dangerous Profession
Joe Farley
A cop-turned-bail bondsman gets involved in a murder investigation.
El muchacho de los cabellos verdes
Gramp Fry
En un pequeño pueblo inglés, la policía recoge a Peter (Dean Stockwell), un chaval con la cabeza afeitada que rehúsa hablar ante las preguntas de los agentes. El Dr. Evans, el psiquiatra que colabora con la policía, será con quién el chico cogerá confianza y será el elegido para escuchar su increíble historia: Peter vivía con sus abuelos, unos antiguos feriantes de circo. Un día, mientras ayudaba en el colmado donde trabajaba, se entera que una nueva guerra está a punto de estallar. Ahí es cuando se entera que sus padres murieron en un raid aéreo durante uno de los bombardeos sobre Londres. A la mañana siguiente, Peter se despertó con el cabello completamente verde. Todos los chavales se reían de él, por lo que Peter huye al bosque, lugar donde tendrá una visión: Él ha sido el elegido. Y él, el muchacho de los cabellos verdes, será el encargado de comunicar al resto del pueblo los horrores y los peligros de la guerra...
Fighting Father Dunne
Father Peter J. Dunne
A dedicated priest tries to reform a group of homeless boys in turn-of-the-century St. Louis.
Riff-Raff
Dan Hammer
A private detective foils the plans of villains attempting to take over Panamanian oilfields when he hides a valuable map in plain sight.
Blow-Ups of 1947
Self
Warner Brothers bloopers of 1947
Crack-Up
George Steele
Un crítico de arte empieza a investigar un caso de falsificación de obras de arte en un museo. La banda de delincuentes aprovecha la repentina amnesia en la que el hombre cae para inculparlo de sus delitos. Filme basado en una novela de Fredric Brown titulada "Madman's Holiday". (
Perilous Holiday
Patrick Nevil
A tale of an international counterfeiting-ring operating in Mexico starts with Patrick Nevil viewed as a suspicious character by newspaper woman Agnes Stuart, who is working on a story to expose racketeering night-club owner Doc Lilley.
Man Alive
Michael O'Flaherty 'Speed' McBride
A reportedly dead man haunts his wife and her boyfriend.
Having Wonderful Crime
Michael J. Malone
Newlyweds (George Murphy, Carole Landis) drag their lawyer friend (Pat O'Brien) to a mountain resort on a search for a missing magician.
Secret Command
Sam Gallagher
Secret Command features Pat O'Brien as a onetime foreign correspondent in the wartime employ of the FBI. Under an assumed name, O'BRIEN goes to work at a shipyard, intending to keep both eyes open for potential saboteurs. To maintain the cover, O'BRIEN is given a "wife" (Carole Landis) and two children. When O'BRIEN's brother Chester Morris shows up, he can't comprehend the charade and nearly spills the beans to the Nazi spies O'BRIEN hopes to trap. Based on the short story The Saboteurs by John and Ward Hawkins, Secret Command offers a graying but still feisty Pat O'Brien doing what he does best.
Aprendiendo a morir
Maj. Steve Lockhart
Durante la 2ª Guerra Mundial, dos Marines ven comprometida su amistad cuando uno intenta terminar con el romance del otro.
His Butler's Sister
Martin Murphy
Aspiring singer Ann Carter visits her stepbrother in New York, hoping to make it on Broadway.
El comandante de hierro
Francis William 'Frank' / 'Cav' Cavanaugh
Biografia del irlandés Frank Cavanaugh, uno de los entrenadores más importantes de fútbol americano en Estados Unidos.
Bombardero
Chick Davis
El Mayor Chick Davis demuestra ante el ejército de los EEUU la superioridad de los bombarderos de precisión a gran altitud y lo destinan a enseñar sus conocimientos en una escuela para bombarderos. Al estallar la Segunda Guerra Mundial, los métodos utilizados por el Mayor Davis y sus alumnos serán ratificados durante un ataque en Tokio.
The Navy Comes Through
Chief Michael 'Mike' Mallory
A U.S. Navy crew aboard a merchant marine ship battle Nazis.
Flight Lieutenant
Samuel J. 'Sam' Doyle
Un veterano piloto se da cuenta en el ocaso de su carrera de que quiere recuperar el contacto con su hijo. Su vástago es ahora piloto de pruebas del ejército y en su día su compañero de vuelo. Pero las cosas no serán tan sencillas como para pretender que todo saldrá bien simplemente con irrumpir en su vida.
Broadway
Dan McCorn
Antes de iniciarse en el cine, George Raft se vio envuelto en un caso de tiroteo entre bandas rivales sucedido en el club donde trabajaba de bailarín.
Two Yanks in Trinidad
Tim Reardon
The Two Yanks in Trinidad are gangsters Tim Reardon (Pat O'Brien) and Vince Barrows (Brian Donlevy), who split up over a disagreement and join the army, Tim to escape Vince's wrath and Vince to get his lunch-hooks on Tim. Both of our heroes run afoul of Army discipline and protocol in general, and tough top sergeant Valentine (Donald MacBride).
Breakdowns of 1941
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Blooper out-takes from Torrid Zone, Four Mothers, The Wagons Roll at Night, The Sea Wolf, No Time for Comedy, The Bride Came C.O.D., and Affectionately Yours, among other Warner Brother productions of 1940 and 1941.
Knute Rockne All American
Knute Rockne
The story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.
Flowing Gold
Ian 'Hap' O'Connor
In the American oilfields, a fugitive from justice's destiny is intertwined with the fortunes and the misfortunes of a small oil company that hires him as a roughneck.
Escape to Glory
Mike Farrough
The Grand Hotel formula that was so overworked in the 1930s made an encore appearance in 1940's Escape to Glory. The story is given timeliness by placing the characters on a British merchant ship on the very day that World War II is declared. The ship is attacked by a Nazi U-Boat, resulting in a variety of reactions from the diverse passengers--one of whom (Erwin Kalser) is a German doctor. Constance Bennett is glamorous, Pat O'Brien is boozy, John Halliday is pensive, and everybody else (except for the German medico) is plain fearful.
Zona tórrida
Steve Case
El ejecutivo de una empresa frutera asentada en una República Bananera, Steve Case, harto de que los revolucionarios hostiguen sus plantaciones, decide contratar a Nick Butler para que restablezca el orden y las ganancias.
'Til We Meet Again
Steve Burke
Dying Joan Ames meets criminal Dan Hardesty on a luxury liner as he is being transported back to America by policeman Steve Burke to face execution. Joan and Dan fall in love, their fates unbeknownst to one another.
Castle on the Hudson
Warden Walter Long
A hardened crook behind bars comes up against a reform-minded warden.
Regimiento heroico
Father Duffy
Un chico de Brooklyn se alista al ejército, en el regimiento "Fighting 69th", para luchar contra los alemanes en la I Guerra Mundial. Su actitud de prepotencia e insubordinación en los entrenamientos le pone en contra de todos excepto del padre Francis Duffy, también soldado -y personaje que existión en la vida real-, que intenta ayudarle en todo momento. Ya en la guerra, a la hora de luchar, el joven comprobará que ésta es más horrible de lo que pensaba... (FILMAFFINITY)
Breakdowns of 1939
Himself
Flubs and bloopers that occurred ont the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1939.
Breakdowns of 1940
Himself
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1940.
Con su misma arma
John Webb
Dos abogados (Pat O’Brien y Broaderick Crawford) se aprovechan de unos escándalos políticos en la administración de carreteras para hacer negocios. Dodd, una bella divorciada implicada en el escándalo, es hallada muerta con un cuchillo clavado a su espalda. O'Brien toma la determinación de resolver los crímenes por su cuenta y riesgo, pero a cada paso que da los problemas se agravan...
The Night of Nights
Dan O'Farrell
A playwright has his career ruined when he is drunk on the first night. His wife dies having left him, and when his daughter triumphs in the revival of the play he dies contented.
Indianapolis Speedway
Joe Greer
A champion auto racer who unhappily learns his kid brother wants to enter the same profession rather than finish school.
The Kid from Kokomo
William Jennings 'Billy / 'Square Shooting Murph' Murphy
Gruff boxing manager "Square Shooting Murph" Murphy manages a naive boxer from Indiana, Homer Baston.Homer is willing to give up his boxing career searching for his parents, so Murphy hires two jailbirds to play his long lost parents to keep him in the ring.
Off the Record
Thomas "Breezy" Elliott
After a socially conscience reporter adopts a slum orphan after she causes his brother's gang to go to prison.
Swingtime in the Movies
Himself (uncredited)
In this musical short, a waitress at the Warner Bros. commissary gets her big break.
Ángeles con caras sucias
Jerry Connolly
Un sacerdote presencia impotente cómo los niños marginados de su parroquia sucumben a las malas influencias de un criminal que fue compañero suyo de la infancia. Sin embargo, con el tiempo los dos hombres siguieron caminos muy diferentes: uno abrazó el sacerdocio y el otro se convirtió en un gángster.
Garden of the Moon
John Quinn
Don Vincente is determined to make a success of himself and his band. He gets his break by performing at the Garden of the Moon, which is broadcast over the radio. The problem is that John Quinn is the club's ruthless, scheming manager who will do anything to keep Vincente under his thumb. John's assistant, Toni Blake, falls for Vincente, complicating the escalating war.
Boy Meets Girl
J. Carlyle 'J.C.' Benson
Two lazy screenwriters need a story for the studio's cowboy star. A studio waitress turns out to be pregnant. This gives them the idea for a movie about a cowboy and a baby. The waitress's baby becomes the star. The cowboy and his agent run off with the waitress and her valuable asset. The writers retaliate by hiring an unemployed extra to impersonate the baby's father. But the extra already knows the waitress...
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Roy Chadwick
A singing cowboy turns out to be a tenderfoot.
Out Where the Stars Begin
Pat O'Brien
When the ballerina star of a musical feature walks off in a huff, aided by the fit-throwing director, her understudy steps in and a star is born.
Women Are Like That
Bill Landin
Businesswoman Claire King is the daughter of a powerful advertising executive. When Claire marries humble copywriter Bill Landin, she wants to use her influence to help her husband get ahead, but he will have none of it.
Breakdowns of 1938
Pat O'Brien (archive footage) (uncredited)
This was one of the annual "blooper" reels screened by the Warners Club, an organization of Warners actors, crew and executives. It was meant to poke fun at the flubs and bloopers that occurred ont the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1938.
Submarine D-1
Butch Rogers
Butch Rogers and Sock McGillis are old submarine hands stationed in Panama. On land, Butch and Sock battle over pretty Ann Sawyer. At sea and underwater, however, our two heroes are inseparable.
Back in Circulation
Bill Morgan
Morning Express ace reporter 'Timmy' Blake uses her wiles and charms to get the scoop on rival papers, and keep her editor happy. When the Express gets a tip that a wealthy old man was poisoned and 'Timmy' spots the young widow in a nightclub only a day later, she descends on the town where the death took place to dig out the facts. When her reporting results in the arrest of the young widow, 'Timmy' continues to dig, since she isn't quite convinced that the facts she reported cover all the angles.
Slim
Red Blayd
Un granjero, Slim, se une a un grupo de trabajadores que están trabajando en una línea de alta tensión. Red le enseña todo lo que necesita saber, y pronto se hacen amigos. Cuando son despedidos por proteger a su jefe, en un caso de accidente laboral en la que un compañero cae de la torre por estar bebido, se marchan a Chicago donde gastarán su dinero y harán una visita a la novia de Red, Cally. Todo se complicará cuando Cally se enamore de Slim...
San Quentin
Capt. Stephen Jameson
El nuevo capitán de patio de la penitenciaría de San Quentin quiere hacer de los años de cárcel de los reclusos un tiempo para la reinserción, en lugar de para el castigo. Pero no todo el mundo está de acuerdo. Steve Jameson (Pat O'Brien) pretende unas reformas a base de incentivos y amenazas. Una huelga de reclusos y un presidiario estafador que birla un rifle son algunos de los problemas a los que tendrá que hacer frente Jameson. Otro es el recluso Red (Humphrey Bogart), al principio influenciado, pero que vuelve a ver las cosas como antiguamente, y trata de conseguir su libertad de forma violenta.
The Great O'Malley
James Aloysius 'Jim' / 'Jimmy' O'Malley
El oficial O'Malley detiene a John Phillips por una infracción de tráfico, perdiendo así la posibilidad de conseguir un buen trabajo. Dado que Phillips tiene una esposa y una hija lisiada, decide cometer un robo desesperado...
Breakdowns of 1937
Himself
Warner Brothers bloopers of 1937.
Breakdowns of 1936
Himself
Time marches on.
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Self
Viewers are provided a visit to Ken Maynard's private circus; Bette Davis poses for her portrait; Frank McHugh plays with his children; a visit to the West Side Tennis Club affords glimpses of many stars.
China Clipper
Dave Logan
An aviator ignores skeptics to make the first commercial flight from San Francisco to China.
Public Enemy's Wife
Lee Laird
Judith has just been paroled for a crime which her vindictive, jealous, violent husband, Gene, fingered her for. Gene is in prison for life. She claims that she had no knowledge of Gene's criminal activity, but FBI agent Lee Laird doesn't buy it.
Águilas heroicas
Jake L. Lee
Un piloto de avión especializado en transportar correo, a causa de la niebla, debe emprender un vuelo lleno de dificultades.
I Married a Doctor
Dr. William P. Kennicott
City girl marries country doctor, meets prejudice and exclusion when she tries to befriend the townspeople.
A Dream Comes True
Himself (uncredited)
A promotional short to hype the production of A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935).
Things You Never See on the Screen
Self
Collection of Warner's stars blundering through missed takes.
Stars Over Broadway
Al McGillevray
An aggressive agent turns a hotel porter into an overnight sensation.
Page Miss Glory
Click Wiley
A country girl goes to the city and gets a job in a posh hotel, and winds up becoming an instant celebrity thanks to an ambitious photographer.
El predilecto
Pat O'Hara
En Nueva York viven los tres hermanos O'Hara, que son de origen irlandés: uno es policía (Pat O'Brien), otro es bombero (Frank McHugh) y el tercero es promotor de boxeo (James Cagney). Los tres se enfrentarán por el amor de una joven.
Oil for the Lamps of China
Stephen Chase
An American oil company representative almost sacrifices his marriage for his career.
Por unos ojos negros
Larry MacArthur
En un centro turístico mexicano, el editor de una revista que habla rápidamente se burla del bailarín que está en papel.
Devil Dogs of the Air
Lieut. Brannigan
Two Marine pilots vie for romance and glory.
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
Himself (uncredited)
This short shows the entrances of the various Hollywood studios, then specifically visits Warner Bros. / First National Studios. We start at the casting office, then see Busby Berkeley and choreographer Bobby Connolly working with chorus girls on production numbers. Then come some candid shots of several contract stars. Finally we see comedian Hugh Herbert filming a scene for an upcoming release, then the various behind the scenes steps that transition the raw film in the camera into the finished product.
Flirtation Walk
"Scrapper" Thornhhill
A private stationed in Hawaii gets involved with the general's engaged daughter. In order to avoid a scandal, the pair break up, but meet again years later when he's at West Point producing the annual play that turns out to star her.
I Sell Anything
"Spot Cash" Cutler
Auctioneer Spot Cash Cutler is planning the scam of a lifetime, but will he get burned?
Studio Highlights
Self (archive footage)
A short promotional film about Ruby Keeler and her upcoming film "Flirtation Walk." It provides a brief look at her career on Broadway, early films, and personal life away from the studio before showing a trailer for the new film.
Here Comes the Navy
Biff Martin
A cocky guy joins the Navy for the wrong reason but finds romance and twice is cited for heroism.
The Personality Kid
Ritzy
An arrogant boxer (Pat O'Brien) discovers his wife (Glenda Farrell) had a hand in his success.
Twenty Million Sweethearts
Rush Blake
Unscrupulous agent Rush Blake makes singing waiter Buddy Clayton a big radio star while Peggy Cornell, who has lost her own radio show, helps Buddy.
La novia de la suerte
Charlie Lang
Barbara Stanwyck es una jugadora profesional llamada Lady Lee, que está obsesionada con el recuerdo de su padre, también un jugador profesional que se suicidó al no poder hacer frente a sus deudas. La vida de Lee se complica cuando se enamora de un hombre y debe salir indemne de peliagudos asuntos como el chantaje y el asesinato.
I've Got Your Number
Terry Riley
Two telephone repairmen have many adventures and romance a pair of blondes.
Screen Snapshots No. 11
Himself
Long before the release of the cult film Dracula vs. Frankenstein, the original stars of Dracula and Frankenstein met face to face--for a game of chess. The scene is from an early 1934 episode of Columbia Pictures' Screen Snapshots, a series of short films featuring the off-screen lives of Hollywood stars.
College Coach
Coach Gore
Gore, un antiguo entrenador de éxito, pero de cáracter despiadado y cínico, dejará de lado incluso a su mujer en su afán por convertir al Calvert College en una potencia del fútbol.
Bombshell
Jim Brogan
A glamorous film star rebels against the studio, her pushy press agent and a family of hangers-on.
Bureau of Missing Persons
Detective Butch Saunders
Butch Saunders has been transferred to Missing Persons because he was too brutal in other police work...
The World Gone Mad
Andy Terrell
A district attorney and a reporter try to find the killer of a D.A. who uncovered a massive stock fraud.
Destination Unknown
Matt Brennan
A group of people are stuck on a schooner in the middle of the Pacific with no wind.
Laughter in Hell
Barney Slaney
In the late 1800s, a man is sentenced to life at hard labor for killing his wife and her lover.
Hombres sin miedo
Duke Talbot
El peligro que conlleva volar en condiciones meteorológicas adversas precipita la salida de un par de pilotos de la compañía de servicio postal aéreo estadounidense. Para cubrir las dos bajas, Mike Miller decide contratar a Duke Talbot, aún a sabiendas de su forma temeraria de volar. Por su parte, Mike se ve forzado a cubrir la otra vacante. La toma de esta decisión no puede ser menos oportuna, ya que al asumir su nuevo cargo, Mike sufre un aparatoso accidente aéreo en una zona montañosa. La única solución para rescatar con vida a Mike pasa por la habilidad de Duke a la hora de desafiar el riesgo que corre, trasladándose al punto donde ha tenido lugar el siniestro de la avioneta pilotada por su jefe y compañero.
Virtue
Jimmy Doyle
Given a second chance after her arrest for prostitution, Mae decides to go straight. Mae is soon befriended by kindly cab driver Jimmy Doyle who gets her work at a diner, where she meets Gert, another former prostitute. Mae and Jimmy fall in love, marry and save to buy a small business. Gert then pleads for money from Mae, which results in her unwitting involvement in a crime. Believing Mae has lied and cheated him, Jimmy threatens to leave her.
Flaming Gold
Ben Lear
Two friends working a jungle oil field clash when one marries a lady of the evening.
La locura del dólar
Matt Brown
Tom Dickson ha sido durante 25 años el leal y honrado presidente de un banco. Ante la caída de la bolsa, la junta directiva le arrebata el poder y exige la devolución de los préstamos. Un empleado del banco sin escrúpulos y un presunto robo de cinco millones de dólares ponen su carrera y su matrimonio al borde del desastre. (FILMAFFINITY)
Hollywood Speaks
Jimmy Reed
The darkest side of Tinseltown is depicted in this drama that centers upon a Hollywood columnist determined to reveal the awful truth about entertainment business.
The Strange Case of Clara Deane
Frank Deane
A young dress designer marries an insurance agent. They soon have a daughter, but what the wife doesn't know is that her husband is actually a criminal...
Scandal for Sale
Waddell
A man is promised $25,000 if he can bring the circulation of a newspaper up to one million.
The Final Edition
Sam Bradshaw
A reporter gets the best story of her life when she goes under cover to take down the head of a crime syndicate.
Hell's House
Matt Kelly
A teenager lands in a brutal reform school for refusing to squeal on his bootlegger boss.
Un matrimonio en peligro
Steve Porter
Mary Brown y Steve no parecen tener suerte en el amor. Los dos son abandonados por sus parejas, quedando desencantados y convencidos de que jamás podrán volver a enamorarse. Es así como deciden embarcarse en un matrimonio de conveniencia, pero cuando sus antiguos amantes intenten acercarse de nuevo a ellos deberán decidir qué es lo que realmente les importa...
Flying High
Sport Wardell
An inventor and his lanky girlfriend set an altitude record in his winged contraption.
Personal Maid
Peter Shea
Nora Ryan, a poor Irish girl, living in New York decides to change her life by working as a personal maid for the wealthy, Gary family.
Un gran reportaje
Hildy Johnson
Hildy es un periodista que está a punto de dejar su empleo para irse a Nueva York. Para impedir que se vaya su mejor reportero, el director del periódico le encarga el reportaje de su vida: el caso de un condenado a muerte que ha huido de prisión. Primera adaptación cinematográfica de la obra de teatro de Ben Hecht y Charles MacArthur "The Front Page". La segunda adaptación ("Luna Nueva", 1940) la dirigió Howard Hawks. La tercera ("Primera Plana", 1974) fue obra de Billy Wilder. A Ted Kotcheff corresponde la cuarta versión ("Interferencias", 1988).
Crimes Square
Marty
When a crook decides to go straight, his jealous cast off moll exposes him to the police.
Honor Among Lovers
Conroy
Jerry Stafford falls for his secretary, Julia Traynor, but instead she marries a shady character who causes trouble for both of them.
Compliments of the Season
Police Detective (uncredited)
On Christmas Eve, a former thief, recently released from prison, stops a forlorn, destitute, despairing young woman from committing suicide. She's from the country and hasn't been able to find her boyfriend who came to the city earlier. The ex-con suggests having a little party together, but both are flat broke. He realizes there's an obvious solution.
My Mistake
A hired gunman inadvertently targets an undertaker as his next victim, who talks the killer into leaving the undertaker's business card whenever he does his next job.