The best J. Pat O'Malley’s drama movies

J. Pat O'Malley

J. Pat O'Malley

15/03/1904- 27/02/1985
Today we present the best J. Pat O'Malley’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best J. Pat O'Malley’s movies.
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Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution
8.4/10
  • Genre: CrimeDramaMystery
  • Release: 17/12/1957
  • Character: Shorts Salesman (uncredited)
When Leonard Vole is arrested for the sensational murder of a rich, middle-aged widow, the famous Sir Wilfrid Robarts agrees to appear on his behalf. Sir Wilfrid, recovering from a near-fatal heart attack, is supposed to be on a diet of bland, civil suits—but the lure of the criminal courts is too much for him, especially when the case is so difficult.

American Madness

American Madness
7.4/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 15/08/1932
  • Character: Dr. Strong (uncredited)
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 in the same day.

The Long, Hot Summer

The Long, Hot Summer
7.3/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 03/04/1958
  • Character: Ratliff
Ben Quick arrives in Frenchman's Bend, MS after being kicked out of another town for allegedly burning a barn for revenge. Will Varner owns just about everything in Frenchman's Bend and he hires Ben to work in his store. Will thinks his own son, Jody, who manages the store, lacks ambition and despairs him getting his wife, Eula, pregnant. Will thinks his daughter, Clara, a schoolteacher, will never get married. He decides that Ben Quick might make a good husband for Clara to bring some new blood into the family.

Lassie Come Home

Lassie Come Home
7.1/10
Hard times come for the Carraclough family and they are forced to sell their dog, Lassie, to the rich Duke of Rudling. Lassie, however, is unwilling to remain apart from young Carraclough son Joe and sets out on a long and dangerous journey to rejoin him.

The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover
7/10
  • Genre: DramaRomanceWar
  • Release: 11/05/1944
  • Character: Martin (uncredited)
Susan travels with her father to England for a vacation. Invited to a society ball, Susan meets Sir John Ashwood and marries him after a whirlwind romance. However, American Susan never quite adjusts to life as a new member of the British gentry. Upon the outbreak of World War I, Ashwood is sent to the trenches and never returns. When her son goes off to fight in World War II, Susan fears the same tragic fate may befall him too.

The Fastest Gun Alive

The Fastest Gun Alive
7.1/10
  • Genre: DramaWestern
  • Release: 12/07/1956
  • Character: Cross Creek Townsman (uncredited)
Whenever it becomes known how good he is with guns, ex-gunman George and his wife Dora have to flee the town, in fear of all the gunmen who might want to challenge him. Unfortunately he again spills his secret when he's drunk. All citizens swear to keep his secret and support him to give up his guns forever -- but a boy tells the story to a gang of wanted criminals. Their leader threatens to burn down the whole town, if he doesn't duel him.

A Matter of Life and Death

A Matter of Life and Death
7.2/10
The true story of a nurse who spent her life caring for terminally ill patients.

Freedom

Freedom
6.7/10
Teenager Libby Bellow begins soul-searching after becoming legally emancipated by her family and begins working on the road with a travelling carnival, in which Libby begins to think that happiness is at home, despite her personal conflict with her divorced mother.

Four Boys and a Gun

Four Boys and a Gun
6/10
The moving story of four young men struggling against overwhelming odds to remain honest. When their crooked employer shorts their earnings; they turn to crime, their first theft ending in tragedy.

A House Is Not a Home

A House Is Not a Home
5.7/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 12/08/1964
  • Character: Henry J. Muldoon
Story follows the life of Polly Adler, who grew to become one of New York's most successful bordello madams of the 1920s.

Thumbs Up

Thumbs Up
5.6/10
  • Genre: DramaMusic
  • Release: 05/07/1943
  • Character: Sam Keats
In this wartime musical, a feisty singer working in a London dive swears that she will become a star. She gets a job in an airplane plant when she learns that her fiance, a producer, and his partner are looking for new talent at the war factories. While working there, the woman meets a handsome RAF officer and falls in love. This causes some trouble.

Shotgun Wedding

Shotgun Wedding
4.7/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 01/01/1963
  • Character: Boy's Father
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