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      The Great O'Malley

      1937 1h 11m Crime Drama List
      Reviews 67% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score Officer James O'Malley (Pat O'Brien), 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 a traffic-cop post. While working in the streets, he tickets impoverished family man John Phillips (Humphrey Bogart). But O'Malley's stubbornness sets off a series of devastating events for Phillips. Read More Read Less

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      Steve D Miss-cast and frustrating. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/17/24 Full Review Audience Member Sometimes cloying Warners programmer with all the stars early in their respective careers. To say O'Brien's character is hard to warm up to would be an understatement. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Officer James O'Malley (Pat O'Brien), 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 a traffic-cop post. While working in the streets, he tickets impoverished family man John Phillips (Humphrey Bogart). But O'Malley's stubbornness sets off a series of devastating events for Phillips.
      Director
      William Dieterle
      Screenwriter
      Milton Krims, Tom Reed
      Production Co
      Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
      Genre
      Crime, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jul 27, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 11m
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