''Officer O'Brien'' is a 1930 American

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directed by

Tay Garnett William Taylor "Tay" Garnett (June 13, 1894 – October 3, 1977) was an American film director, writer, and producer. He made nearly 50 films in various genres during his 55-year career, ''The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film), The Postman ...

and starring

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Ernest Torrence Ernest Torrence (born Ernest Torrance-Thomson, 26 June 1878 – 15 May 1933) was a Scottish film character actor who appeared in many Hollywood films, including '' Broken Chains'' (1922) with Colleen Moore, '' Mantrap'' (1926) with Clara Bow a ...

and

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Edward C. Jewell.Munden p.557 It was one of the last films produced by

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before it was fully merged into

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Plot

Cast

as Bill O'Brien *

as John P. O'Brien *

as Ruth Dale *

Ralf Harolde Ralf Harolde (born Ralph Harold Wigger, May 17, 1899 – November 11, 1974) was an American character actor who often played gangsters. Between 1920 and 1963, he appeared in 99 films, including ''Smart Money (1931 film), Smart Money'' with ...

as Mike Patello *

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as Captain Antrim *

Russell Gleason Russell Gleason (February 6, 1908 – December 25, 1945) was an American actor who began his career at the very beginning of the talking film era. He was born into an acting family, the son of actors Lucille Gleason, Lucille and James Gleason. He ...

as Johnny Dale * Clyde Cook as Limo Lewis *

Arthur Housman Arthur Housman (October 10, 1889 – April 8, 1942) was an American actor in films during both the silent film era and the Golden Age of Hollywood. Career Arthur Housman was one of the first screen comedians known to the public by name, and on ...

as Tony Zurik *

Toyo Fujita Toyo Fujita (16 July 1893 – 25 July 1959) was a Japanese actor who worked in Hollywood from the late 1910s through the mid-1930s. Biography Toyo earned a reputation as a talented actor on the stage in Japan, and later moved to the United Sta ...

as Kono * Tom Maloney as Detective * Clarence Wilson as Patello's Attorney

References

Bibliography

* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

* 1930 films 1930 crime films 1930 comedy films American crime comedy films 1930s English-language films 1930s crime comedy films Films directed by Tay Garnett Pathé Exchange films American black-and-white films 1930s American films English-language crime comedy films {{1930s-US-film-stub