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.

Frenchie Fontaine sells her successful business in New Orleans to come West. Her reason? Find the men who killed her father, Frank Dawson. But she...

Judy O'Brien is an aspiring ballerina in a dance troupe. Also in the company is Bubbles, a brash mantrap who leaves the struggling troupe for a...

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...

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

As far as the rest of the world is concerned, mill heiress Deborah Chandler Clark is dead, killed in a freak auto accident. But Deborah is alive, if...

A young woman who has just become engaged has her life completely shattered when she is raped while on her way home from work.

Mr. Bowser believes that he'll be able to clean the house better than his wife can.

A prim psychology professor fights to hide a murder she committed in self-defense.

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

Advertising executive Alan Miller, a recovered alcoholic who now does interventions on behalf of Alcoholics Anonymous, is called to help Broadway...

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

Retired army dog King inherits a fortune from his eccentric millionaire owner. But someone poisons him for his fortune. He gets to go back to earth...

Two window washers are mistaken for crooks by gangsters who are missing money.

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...

A cop-turned-bail bondsman gets involved in a murder investigation involving a former flame.

A violent escaped con and his gang kidnap the police detective and DA who put him behind bars.

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

His role in the plight of an unemployed man (Humphrey Bogart) and his disabled daughter profoundly affects an intractable Irish policeman (Pat...

Songwriter Gus Kahn fights to make his name, then has to fight again to survive the Depression.