William J. O'Brien Movies

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.

An insurance agent's greedy girlfriend with a taste for mink leads him to a life of crime.

Bat Masterson's old friend Billy Burns convinces him to become marshal of Liberal, Kansas and help the residents fight drought and a destructive...

A blacklisted reporter brings his shady ways to a small-town newspaper after being fired from a big city daily.

A football halfback has a heart condition, a nagging wife and a team secretary who loves him.

George Raft plays a sailor who sets out to solve his father's mysterious death.

When Ivy, an Edwardian belle, begins to like Miles, a wealthy gentleman, she is unsure of what to do with her husband, Jervis, or her lover, Dr....

In the middle of a pictorial lecture on his recent expedition to the Mongolian Desert, Dr. John Benton,the famous explorer, drinks from the water...

Gildersleeve has jury duty.

A meat inspector sets out to rid his town of payoff deals affecting the quality of meat being sold to the public.

A gambler faces deportation when he gets mixed up with murder.

Emery Slade was one of the brightest stars in Hollywood in 1932, but by 1949 his career has hit the skids. Fortunately, he is able to convince studio...

Hoppy goes undercover as a gambler from the East when Bar 20 cattle are stolen by unknown rustlers. Brennan/Talbot are twin brothers (one a casino...

Assistant District Attorney Jeffery Powell has just sent an innocent man to prison for the murder of a gambler. Powell is in love with, Marion...

A husband and wife act are hoping to find success on Broadway.

Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson are Broadway stars who return to Universal Studios to make another movie. The mere mention of Olsen and Johnson's names...

One woman faces many trials on the road to romance after unwittingly marrying a bigamist, then a carnival barker, and then falling for a young...

A faded star is suspected of killing a studio executive.

Lady lawyer Portia Merryman defends woebegone Elizabeth Manners, who is on trial for shooting her lover Earle Condon. Ironically, Portia herself had...

Cora, an heiress who gives it all up for the excitement of looking for a job and living on her own, meets up with unemployed and flat broke Dick. The...