Acting
Henry O'Neill
Born August 9, 1891 · Orange, New Jersey, USA
Died May 18, 1961 · aged 69
Henry O'Neill (1891–1961) was an American film actor known for playing gray-haired fathers, lawyers, and similarly roles during the 1930s and 1940s. O'Neill began his acting career on the stage, after dropping out of college to join a traveling theatre company. He served in the military in World War I, then returned to the stage. In the early 1930s he began appearing in films, including The Big …
Known For
Juarez · 1939Juarez
★ 6.51939
MovieDramaHistory
The newly-named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carlota arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment favoring Benito Juárez and democracy.
Knute Rockne All American · 1940Knute Rockne All American
★ 6.21940
MovieDrama
The story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.
Dodge City · 1939Dodge City
★ 6.91939
MovieWestern
In this epic Western, Wade Hatton, a wagon master turned sheriff, tames a cow town at the end of a railroad line.
Special Agent · 1935Special Agent
★ 6.21935
MovieDramaCrime
A federal tax agent goes undercover as a reporter and, working with a mobster's pretty bookkeeper, infiltrates a crime ring to catch the racketeer. When she agrees to testify, an informant exposes them and she's kidnapped.
Midnight · 1934Midnight
★ 4.91934
MovieDramaCrime
Jury foreman Edward Weldon's questioning leads to the death sentence for Ethel Saxon. His daughter Stella claims to have killed her lover, the gangster Garboni, just as Saxon was to sit in the electric chair.
Wonder Bar · 1934Wonder Bar
★ 6.01934
MovieCrimeDrama
Harry and Inez are a dance team at the Wonder Bar. Inez loves Harry, but he is in love with Liane, the wife of a wealthy business man. Al Wonder and the conductor/singer Tommy are in love with Inez. When Inez finds out that Harry wants to leave Paris and is going to the USA with Liane, she kills him.
Air Raid Wardens · 1943Air Raid Wardens
★ 7.11943
MovieActionAdventure
Two bumblers, failures as businessmen and air raid wardens, stumble across a nest of Nazi saboteurs bent on blowing up the local magnesium plant.
Road Gang · 1936Road Gang
★ 7.01936
MovieCrimeDrama
A crusading young reporter planning a series of articles about a corrupt politician is framed for a crime and sentenced to serve five years at a prison farm.
Movies
Juarez · 1939Juarez
★ 6.51939
MovieDramaHistory
The newly-named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carlota arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment favoring Benito Juárez and democracy.
Knute Rockne All American · 1940Knute Rockne All American
★ 6.21940
MovieDrama
The story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.
Dodge City · 1939Dodge City
★ 6.91939
MovieWestern
In this epic Western, Wade Hatton, a wagon master turned sheriff, tames a cow town at the end of a railroad line.
Special Agent · 1935Special Agent
★ 6.21935
MovieDramaCrime
A federal tax agent goes undercover as a reporter and, working with a mobster's pretty bookkeeper, infiltrates a crime ring to catch the racketeer. When she agrees to testify, an informant exposes them and she's kidnapped.
Midnight · 1934Midnight
★ 4.91934
MovieDramaCrime
Jury foreman Edward Weldon's questioning leads to the death sentence for Ethel Saxon. His daughter Stella claims to have killed her lover, the gangster Garboni, just as Saxon was to sit in the electric chair.
Wonder Bar · 1934Wonder Bar
★ 6.01934
MovieCrimeDrama
Harry and Inez are a dance team at the Wonder Bar. Inez loves Harry, but he is in love with Liane, the wife of a wealthy business man. Al Wonder and the conductor/singer Tommy are in love with Inez. When Inez finds out that Harry wants to leave Paris and is going to the USA with Liane, she kills him.
Air Raid Wardens · 1943Air Raid Wardens
★ 7.11943
MovieActionAdventure
Two bumblers, failures as businessmen and air raid wardens, stumble across a nest of Nazi saboteurs bent on blowing up the local magnesium plant.
Road Gang · 1936Road Gang
★ 7.01936
MovieCrimeDrama
A crusading young reporter planning a series of articles about a corrupt politician is framed for a crime and sentenced to serve five years at a prison farm.
The Go-Getter · 1937The Go-Getter
★ 6.21937
MovieComedyRomance
A Navy veteran with one leg fights to make himself a success.
The Wings of Eagles · 1957The Wings of Eagles
★ 6.31957
MovieDramaWar
The story of Frank W. "Spig" Wead - a Navy-flyer turned screenwriter.
Santa Fe Trail · 1940Santa Fe Trail
★ 5.81940
MovieWestern
As a penalty for fighting fellow classmates days before graduating from West Point, J.E.B. Stuart, George Armstrong Custer and four friends are assigned to the 2nd Cavalry, stationed at Fort Leavenworth. While there they aid in the capture and execution of the abolitionist, John Brown following the Battle of Harper's Ferry.
Three Wise Fools · 1946Three Wise Fools
★ 5.71946
MovieComedyDrama
An orphan girl melts the hearts of three crusty old men.
The Human Comedy · 1943The Human Comedy
★ 6.21943
MovieDramaFamily
Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in the small town of Ithaca, California to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.
The Singing Marine · 1937The Singing Marine
★ 5.31937
MovieRomanceComedy
Bob Brent, a young Marine from Arkansas, impresses his comrades with his singing ability, and they pitch in to send him to New York to compete in an amateur contest. Success in the contest, however, sets him up for trouble in romance, in his career, and with the Corps.
Confessions of a Nazi Spy · 1939Confessions of a Nazi Spy
★ 6.11939
MovieDramaWar
FBI agent Ed Renard investigates the pre-War espionage activities of the German-American Bund.
Bullets or Ballots · 1936Bullets or Ballots
★ 6.61936
MovieCrimeDrama
After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner, former detective Johnny Blake publicly punches him, convincing rackets boss Al Kruger that Blake is sincere in his effort to join the mob. "Bugs" Fenner, meanwhile, is certain that Blake is a police agent.
Stand by for Action · 1942Stand by for Action
★ 7.01942
MovieActionDrama
U. S. Navy Lieutenant Gregg Masterman, of The Harvard and Boston Back Bay Mastermans, learned about the sea while winning silver cups sailing his yacht. He climbs swiftly in rank, and is now Junior Aide to Rear Admiral Stephen Thomas.
Anchors Aweigh · 1945Anchors Aweigh
★ 6.81945
MovieMusicComedy
Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.
The Reckless Moment · 1949The Reckless Moment
★ 6.81949
MovieDramaThriller
After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.
Little Mister Jim · 1947Little Mister Jim
★ 5.51947
MovieDrama
After his mother's death, a young boy tries to help his father stop drinking.
Marked Woman · 1937Marked Woman
★ 6.61937
MovieCrimeDrama
In the underworld of Manhattan, a woman dares to stand up to one of the city's most powerful gangsters.
They Drive by Night · 1940They Drive by Night
★ 6.91940
MovieDramaCrime
Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck business. The Fabrini boys constantly battle distributors, rivals and loan collectors, while trying to make a success of their transport company.
Jezebel · 1938Jezebel
★ 7.01938
MovieDramaRomance
In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who care for her.
Four Wives · 1939Four Wives
★ 5.51939
MovieDramaRomance
In this sequel to Four Daughters, Ann struggles to move on after the death of her husband as she falls in love with Felix, but on the day of her engagement discovers that she carries Mickey's child.