Pat O'Brien

Pat O'Brien

November 10, 1899 · 126 years old

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.

Known For

17 titles
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Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot

1959 · 2h 1m · Movie

After two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.

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Angels with Dirty Faces

Angels with Dirty Faces

1938 · 1h 37m · Movie

A priest tries to stop a gangster from corrupting a group of street kids.

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3
Ragtime

Ragtime

1981 · 2h 35m · Movie

A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.

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The End

The End

1978 · 1h 40m · Movie

Slapstick black comedy about a man (Reynolds) who finds that he hasn't much longer to live and has bungled his attempts at suicide.

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5
The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah

1958 · 2h 1m · Movie

Frank Skeffington is an old Irish-American political boss, running for re-election as mayor of a U.S. town for the last time.

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6
The Front Page

The Front Page

1931 · 1h 41m · Movie

A crusading newspaper editor tricks his retiring star reporter into covering one last case.

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The Boy with Green Hair

The Boy with Green Hair

1948 · 1h 22m · Movie

This parable looks at public reaction when the hair of an American war orphan mysteriously turns green.

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American Madness

American Madness

1932 · 1h 15m · Movie

Socially-conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused of robbing the bank, gossip of the robbery starts a bank run, and evidence suggests Dickson's wife had an affair...all on the same day.

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9
San Quentin

San Quentin

1937 · 1h 10m · Movie

An army trainer becomes captain of the prison yard and in time, falls for the sister of a hardened inmate.

6.5
10
The Fighting 69th

The Fighting 69th

1940 · 1h 30m · Movie

Although loudmouthed braggart Jerry Plunkett alienates his comrades and officers, Father Duffy, the regimental chaplain, has faith that he'll prove himself in the end.

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11
Hell's House

Hell's House

1932 · 1h 12m · Movie

Jimmy idolizes bootlegger Matt, and when he refuses to implicate his friend, he is sent to reform school. He befriends Shorty, a boy with a heart condition, and escapes to let the world know about the brutal conditions.

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12
Bombardier

Bombardier

1943 · 1h 39m · Movie

Major "Chick" Davis is convinced that high-level bombing will win the next war. He convinces the powers-that-be to set up a bombardier school. He efficiently sets about training the USAAF's first generation of high-level bombardiers.

6.0
13
Billy Jack Goes to Washington

Billy Jack Goes to Washington

1977 · 2h 35m · Movie

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...

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14
Boy Meets Girl

Boy Meets Girl

1938 · 1h 26m · Movie

Two screenwriters in a rut come up with a story idea starring a bankable cowboy and the baby of the studio's waitress.

6.0
15
Honor Among Lovers

Honor Among Lovers

1931 · 1h 15m · Movie

Jerry Stafford, a businessman, is in love with his secretary but she deserts him for another man. When she realizes her mistake, she goes back to him. Doris Brown is her girlfriend who is in love with a man named Monty Dunn.

6.5
16
In Caliente

In Caliente

1935 · 1h 24m · Movie

A magazine editor at a resort falls for a Spanish dancer he once criticized, unaware of her identity. Her uncle plots to exploit this, while she seeks revenge. A rival pursues the editor as romance blooms.

5.9
17
Ring of Fear

Ring of Fear

1954 · 1h 33m · Movie

The Clyde Beatty Circus seems jinxed, falling victim again and again to apparent accidents which are actually the acts of a murderous saboteur. Mystery writer Mickey Spillane comes on the scene to solve the case.

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