''Michael O'Halloran'' is a 1948 American

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directed by John Rawlins and starring

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and Tommy Cook.Flowers & Frizler p.392 It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by

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. It was distributed by

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. The film's

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was by

Lucius O. Croxton Lucius O. Croxton (1908–1978) was an American art director. Lentz p.69 He designed the film sets on a number of Hollywood productions, working for studios such as RKO and Monogram Pictures. He is sometimes credited simply as Lucius Croxton. Sel ...

Plot

Cast

as Michael O'Halloran *

as Lily Nelson * Tommy Cook as Joey *

Isabel Jewell Isabel Jewell (July 19, 1907 – April 5, 1972) was an American actress, who rose to prominence in the 1930s and early 1940s. Some of her more famous films were '' Ceiling Zero'', ''Marked Woman'', ''A Tale of Two Cities'', and ''Gone with the Wi ...

as Mrs. Laura Nelson *

Charles Arnt Charles E. Arnt (August 20, 1906 – August 6, 1990) was an American film actor from 1933 to 1962. Arnt appeared as a character actor in more than 200 films. Arnt was born in Michigan City, Indiana, the son of a banker. He graduated from ...

as Doc Douglas Bruce *

Jonathan Hale Jonathan Hale (born Jonathan Hatley; March 21, 1891 – February 28, 1966) was a Canadian-born film and television actor. Life and career Hale was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Before his acting career, Hale worked in the Diplomatic Co ...

as Judge Schaffner *

Gladys Blake Gladys Blake (born Gladys Timmons; May 12, 1910 – May 21, 1983) was an American character actress from the 1930s to the 1950s. Biography Blake was born on January 12, 1910, in Luray, Virginia. Her mother, Ada Timmons, died when Gladys was ...

as Saleslady * Roy Gordon as Dr. Carrell *

Florence Auer Florence Auer (March 3, 1880 – May 14, 1962) was an American theater and motion picture actress whose career spanned more than five decades. Life and career Born in Albany, New York, Auer began her career on East Coast stages at the turn ...

as Mrs. Jane Crawford *

William Haade William Haade (March 2, 1903 – November 15, 1966) was an American film actor.McClure, Arthur F. (1972). Heroes, Heavies and Sagebrush; A Pictorial History of the "B" Western Players'. New York: A. S. Barnes and Company. p. 173. . He a ...

as Detective Benson *

Dorothy Granger Dorothy Karolyn Granger (November 21, 1911 – January 4, 1995) was an American actress best known for her roles in short subject comedy, comedies in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood. Career Granger, with her parents, two brothers, ...

as Ward Nurse * Douglas Evans as Dr. Johnson * Beverly Jons as Student Nurse *

Gregg Barton Gregg Barton (Born Harold Wilson Barker, June 5, 1912 – November 28, 2000 ) was an American actor, who played various roles in feature films and television series. Career Born in Oswego, New York, Barton is possibly best remembered for ...

as Officer Barker *

Lee Phelps Lee Phelps (born Napoleon Bonaparte Kukuck; May 15, 1893 – March 19, 1953) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 600 films between 1917 and 1953, mainly in uncredited roles. He also appeared in three films that won the Acade ...

as Officer Lounergan *

Harry Strang Harry Strang (December 13, 1892 – April 10, 1972) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 500 films and television shows between 1929 and 1965. On Broadway, Strang appeared in ''The Girl in the Train'' (1910). Primarily a characte ...

as Officer Lee Martin * Mark Roberts as Pete * Ethyl May Halls as Woman *

Ralph Brooks Ralph Gilmour Brooks (July 6, 1898September 9, 1960) was an American Democratic politician who served as the List of Governors of Nebraska, 29th Governor of Nebraska. Early life Brooks was born in Eustis, Nebraska. His father was a farmer and o ...

as Interne * Robert Haines as Stenotype Operator

References

Bibliography

* John Flowers & Paul Frizler. ''Psychotherapists on Film, 1899-1999: M-Z''. McFarland, 2004.

External links

* 1948 films 1948 drama films American drama films Films directed by John Rawlins Monogram Pictures films Films based on American novels Remakes of American films Films based on works by Gene Stratton-Porter American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films Films scored by Marlin Skiles {{1940s-US-drama-film-stub