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The Great O'Malley

  • 1937
  • Approved
  • 1h 11m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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Pat O'Brien, Sybil Jason, and Ann Sheridan in The Great O'Malley (1937)
Drama

A by-the-book patrolman who cares more about the letter of the law than justice feels guilty when his inflexibility sends a family man to prison.A by-the-book patrolman who cares more about the letter of the law than justice feels guilty when his inflexibility sends a family man to prison.A by-the-book patrolman who cares more about the letter of the law than justice feels guilty when his inflexibility sends a family man to prison.

  • Director
    • William Dieterle
  • Writers
    • Milton Krims
    • Tom Reed
    • Gerald Beaumont
  • Stars
    • Pat O'Brien
    • Humphrey Bogart
    • Sybil Jason
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    908
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William Dieterle
    • Writers
      • Milton Krims
      • Tom Reed
      • Gerald Beaumont
    • Stars
      • Pat O'Brien
      • Humphrey Bogart
      • Sybil Jason
    • 20User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Pat O'Brien
    Pat O'Brien
    • James Aloysius O'Malley
    Humphrey Bogart
    Humphrey Bogart
    • John Phillips
    Sybil Jason
    Sybil Jason
    • Barbara Phillips
    Ann Sheridan
    Ann Sheridan
    • Judy Nolan
    Frieda Inescort
    Frieda Inescort
    • Mrs. Phillips
    • (as Frieda Inescourt)
    Donald Crisp
    Donald Crisp
    • Captain Cromwell
    Henry O'Neill
    Henry O'Neill
    • Attorney for the Defense
    Craig Reynolds
    Craig Reynolds
    • Motorist
    Hobart Cavanaugh
    Hobart Cavanaugh
    • Pinky Holden
    Gordon Hart
    • Doctor
    Mary Gordon
    Mary Gordon
    • Mrs. O'Malley
    Mabel Colcord
    Mabel Colcord
    • Mrs. Flaherty
    Frank Sheridan
    Frank Sheridan
    • Father Patrick
    Lillian Harmer
    Lillian Harmer
    • Miss Taylor
    Delmar Watson
    Delmar Watson
    • Tubby
    Frank Reicher
    Frank Reicher
    • Dr. Larson
    Joseph Allen Sr.
    • Warden
    • (uncredited)
    Granville Bates
    Granville Bates
    • Jake - Bar Proprietor
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William Dieterle
    • Writers
      • Milton Krims
      • Tom Reed
      • Gerald Beaumont
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    • Trivia
      The name of an Italian woman in an article read aloud is given as Signora Bacciagalupe. This is an Italian-American slang word meaning "moron."
    • Goofs
      O'Malley frequently refers to a small book, about the size of a an address book, which he says contains the penal code of New York City. An actual such book would be much larger and would be several hundred pages long, as indeed is shown when the judge consults his own copy.
    • Quotes

      Captain Cromwell: [Referring to O'Malley] That guy's brains run with nothing but city ordinances. He spends all his time studying his manual. He picks laws out of the air from wastebaskets, from graveyards! He thinks of things that were enacted when Times Square was a hog ranch.

    • Connections
      Featured in Breakdowns of 1937 (1937)
    • Soundtracks
      America
      (1831) (uncredited)
      aka "My Country 'tis of Thee"
      Melody from "God Save the Queen"
      Traditional
      Words by Samuel Francis Smith
      Sung a cappella by the schoolchildren

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    6/10

    "That guy's brains run with nothing but city ordinances."

    Pat O'Brien plays an obnoxiously by-the-book policeman who's hated by the people on his beat and not exactly loved by his fellow officers. He's forced to rethink his outlook when a man (Humphrey Bogart) turns to crime to support his family after O'Brien's rigidity inadvertently costs him his job.

    Interesting if not wholly successful drama from Warner Bros. O'Brien's character actually reads up on archaic laws just so he can write people tickets for breaking them! That would be bad enough today but imagine doing that at a time when most people didn't have two nickels to rub together. It's got a nice cast and that helps a lot. Any movie with Bogie is worth seeing.
    • utgard14
    • Jul 15, 2014
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    • Release date
      • February 13, 1937 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Latin
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • The Making of O'Malley
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 11 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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