The Great O'Malley (1937)
A Tale of a Heartless Policeman
Officer James O'Malley, a true believer in law and order, treats even the smallest offenses with the utmost seriousness. But O'Malley brings bad publicity to the force when his pigheaded ethics become the subject of a scathing news story, and he's subsequently relegated to traffic cop. While on the beat, he tickets impoverished family man John Phillips, unaware that his stubbornness will set off a series of devastating events for Phillips.
- Date of release
- 1937-02-13
- TMDB
- 6.9 / 10 (11)
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- William Dieterle
Casting
- Pat O'Brien — James Aloysius 'Jim' / 'Jimmy' O'Malley
- Sybil Jason — Barbara 'Babs' Phillips
- Humphrey Bogart — John Philips
- Ann Sheridan — Judy Nolan
- Frieda Inescort — Mrs. Philips
- Donald Crisp — Police Captain Cromwell
- Henry O'Neill — Defense Attorney
- Craig Reynolds — Motorist Honking Horn
- Hobart Cavanaugh — Reporter Pinky Holden
- Gordon Hart — Doctor Attending O'Malley
- Mary Gordon — Mrs. O'Malley
- Mabel Colcord — Mrs. Flaherty
Interesting facts
The Great O'Malley is a 1937 American crime drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Pat O'Brien, Sybil Jason, Humphrey Bogart, and Ann Sheridan. The 1925 silent version The Making of O'Malley starred Milton Sills, Dorothy Mackaill and Helen Rowland.
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