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George O'Brien
Actor 1899 - 1985

George O'Brien

San Francisco, California, USA

George O'Brien (April 19, 1899 – September 4, 1985) was an American actor, popular during the silent film era and into the talkie era of the 1930s, best known today as the lead actor in F. W. Murnau's 1927 film Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans. He also starred in East Side, West... Read full bio →

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17 titles
Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn

John Ford 1964 2h 37m 7.5

A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyennes.

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

John Ford 1949 1h 44m 7.5

After Custer's defeat at the Little Big Horn, a US Cavalry Captain takes his troop out on a final patrol to handle a breakout from a nearby Indian reservation. His mission is further complicated by the commanding officer's wife and niece who accompany the patrol.

Fort Apache

Fort Apache

John Ford 1948 2h 8m 6.6

Lieutenant Colonel Thursday takes the command of Fort Apache. Arrogant and ambitious, he elaborates a risky scheme to lure and vanquish the Apache chief Cochise and his warriors.

My Wild Irish Rose

My Wild Irish Rose

David Butler 1947 1h 41m

Musical biography of Irish 19th century tenor Chauncey Olcott.

Triple Justice

Triple Justice

David Howard 1940 1h 6m

A rancher trying to do the right thing unwittingly gets mixed up with bank robbers.

Legion of the Lawless

Legion of the Lawless

David Howard 1940 59m

Residents of a small frontier town take up arms when vigilantes try to block a railroad right-of-way.

Bullet Code

Bullet Code

David Howard 1940 59m

Protecting himself in an attack by rustlers, Rancher Steve Holden believes he has killed one of the attackers, young Bud Mathews, who in reality has warned Holden of the rustlers' approach.

The Marshal of Mesa City

The Marshal of Mesa City

David Howard 1939 1h 2m

A retired lawman gets back into action to fight political corruption.

Arizona Legion

Arizona Legion

David Howard 1939 58m

A federal agent infiltrates an outlaw band that's taken over a western town.

Lawless Valley

Lawless Valley

David Howard 1938 59m

After doing time for a crime he didn't commit, a cowboy tries to find the men who framed him.

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

David Howard 1936 1h 15m 7.0

In 1775, Daniel Boone settles Kentucky, despite menacing Indians and renegade whites.

Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark

Michael Curtiz 1928 2h 15m 6.0

The Biblical story of Noah and the Great Flood, with a parallel story of soldiers in the First World War.

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

F. W. Murnau 1927 1h 34m 8.7

The first film from director Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau to be finished in the States. The film has the tangible elements of German expressionism. Murnau received a big budget from Fox and the ability to make all the filmmaking decisions. The film has been called the greatest silent film of all time.

Fig Leaves

Fig Leaves

Howard Hawks 1926 1h 10m

Adam, a plumber, is happily married to Eve, a wardrobe-obsessed housewife, until she accidentally meets a supercilious fashion designer. At the prompting of her neighbor, who has secret designs on Adam, Eve secretly becomes a fashion model by day, knowing that her husband would disapprove.

3 Bad Men

3 Bad Men

John Ford 1926 1h 32m 8.0

Three outlaws come to the aid of a young girl after her father is killed. A silent film directed by John Ford.

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

Frank Lloyd 1924 2h 3m

The adventures of Oliver Tressilian, who goes from English gentry to galley slave to captain of a Moorish fighting ship.

The Iron Horse

The Iron Horse

John Ford 1924 2h 29m 7.0

Brandon, a surveyor, dreams of building a railway to the west. He sets off with his son, Davy, to survey a route. They discover a new pass which will shave 200 miles off the expected distance, but they are set upon by a party of Cheyenne. One of them, a white renegade with only two fingers on his right hand, kills Brandon and scalps him.

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