George O'Hara

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The Crossroads of New York
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A young man from the country travels to the city to find his fortune. Although he has a letter of introduction from his wealthy uncle, the best job he can find is that of a street cleaner. He catches the eye of his landlady, who somehow manages to get the man to propose to her, but he then falls in love with a pretty young socialite, and when his rich uncle dies finds himself being sued by a gold-digging vamp who wants to her her hands on his inheritance.
Comedy
Why Girls Go Back Home
1
Trusting country girl Marie Downey falls in love with touring stage-actor Clifford Dudley. As he becomes a matinee idol on Broadway, she turns a chorus girl.
Comedy
Le brigand bien-aimé
6.4

Le brigand bien-aimé

Jan 14, 1939
À la fin de la guerre de Sécession, les entrepreneurs du chemin de fer exproprient les propriétaires des terres situées sur le parcours du rail. N'hésitant pas à recourir à la violence, ils s'en prennent bientôt aux James et abattent la mère de cette paisible famille d'éleveurs. Jesse, le fils cadet, venge sa mort, avant de se réfugier dans les collines avec Frank, son frère aîné. Contraints à la clandestinité, les deux fuyards deviennent des bandits redoutés.
Western
News Is Made at Night
4.5

News Is Made at Night

Jul 20, 1939
Newspaper editor (Foster) will do almost anything to increase circulation. He campaigns to free a condemned man while accusing a wealthy ex-criminal of a string of murders.
Action
Les Raisins de la colère
7.8
Un jeune homme rentre à la ferme familiale en Oklahoma, après avoir purgé une peine de quatre ans de prison pour homicide involontaire. La Grande Dépression sévit alors et comme beaucoup d’autres fermiers, sa famille est chassée de son exploitation. Ensemble, ils partent à travers le pays dans l’espoir de trouver, un jour, du travail en Californie. C’est le début d’un périple éprouvant, de camps de réfugiés en bidonvilles de fortunes, dans une Amérique en proie à la misère et à l’oppression…
Drama
Remember the Day
6.6

Remember the Day

Dec 25, 1941
Elderly schoolteacher Nora Trinell, waiting to meet presidential nominee Dewey Roberts, recalls him as her student back in 1916 and his relation to Dan Hopkins, the man she married and lost.
War
Bright Eyes
1

Bright Eyes

Dec 24, 1921
An oil heir and the daughter of a social climbing family are set to marry.
Comedy
Burnt Fingers
1

Burnt Fingers

Feb 20, 1927
Anne Cabell, working as a dancer at a nightclub goes to confront a man who is blackmailing her friend with incriminating letters. When he is killed, she comes under suspicion of murder. However it turns out that he was a foreign spy, and she had nothing to do with his slaying.
Mystery
Fighting Blood
1

Fighting Blood

Mar 18, 1923
Al Santell silent sports boxing comedy series starring George O'Hara, and all star cast: Kit Guard, Al Cooke, Clara Horton, Mabel Van Buren, and Clark Gable (in one of his 14 uncredited roles prior to making his real debut in 1931's "The Painted Desert"). Note that this was one of a series of boxing films with the same characters, and each new film in the series was called a "round" (appropriate for a series of boxing movies!), but these movies were not serials, just connected by having the same characters. This card is the 3rd round, "Six Second Smith".
Drama
Fighting Blood
1

Fighting Blood

Dec 23, 1923
Al Santell silent sports boxing comedy series starring George O'Hara, and all star cast: Kit Guard, Al Cooke, Clara Horton, Mabel Van Buren, and Clark Gable (in one of his 14 uncredited roles prior to making his real debut in 1931's "The Painted Desert"). Note that this was one of a series of boxing films with the same characters, and each new film in the series was called a "round" (appropriate for a series of boxing movies!), but these movies were not serials, just connected by having the same characters. This card is from the second series, 11th round, "Beauty and the Feast".
Drama
Fighting Blood
1

Fighting Blood

Apr 01, 1923
Al Santell silent sports boxing comedy series starring George O'Hara, and all star cast: Kit Guard, Al Cooke, Clara Horton, Mabel Van Buren, and Clark Gable (in one of his 14 uncredited roles prior to making his real debut in 1931's "The Painted Desert"). Note that this was one of a series of boxing films with the same characters, and each new film in the series was called a "round" (appropriate for a series of boxing movies!), but these movies were not serials, just connected by having the same characters. This card is the 4th round, "Two Sones with One Bird".
Drama
Cadet Girl
1

Cadet Girl

Nov 28, 1941
A West Point cadet and his bandleader brother fall for a singer in the band.
Comedy
Call a Cop
1

Call a Cop

Jun 26, 1921
Wacky shenanigans ensue when our gang of merrymakers "Call a Cop"!
Comedy
Shirley of the Circus
1

Shirley of the Circus

Nov 12, 1922
Nita is the popular dancer in a French circus. The strong man, Max, is her guardian and lends her to an interested artist, James Blackthorne, who promises to educate her for three years, then return her to Max. Nita is in love with one of the performers, Pierre. After three years Max calls for her at the convent, but Nita is afraid of him and runs away. Blackthorne asks his fiancé to give her a home, but Nita overhears a conversation about herself and fears she is not wanted. When Pierre calls to take her back to the circus, she goes. Blackthorne misses her and starts out on a search. Max treats them both brutally, and is so jealous of Pierre that he lets him fall during an acrobatic feat. Pierre is injured, but recovers with Nita at his side. Blackthorne finds her and offers her a home again, but she says she will never leave Pierre. —Moving Picture World, November 25, 1922
Drama
Side Street
5

Side Street

Sep 14, 1929
Three New York Irish brothers cross paths as policeman, doctor and bootlegger.
Drama
Night Parade
3.5

Night Parade

Oct 27, 1929
Bobby Martin, a young middleweight champion boxer, is an honest and decent fighter. However, a dishonest but beautiful woman uses every trick to ensnare him.
Drama
A Single Man
1

A Single Man

Jan 12, 1929
Robin Worthington (Lew Cody), a middle-aged man attracted by a young woman, at first avoids her, then falls for her. He undergoes a profound change in temperament, but in the end he marries his secretary, Mary Hazeltine (Aileen Pringle), who had gone away plain and come back strikingly beautiful and wearing the latest new fashions.
Comedy
Honeymoon
1

Honeymoon

Dec 29, 1928
Two men are rivals for the same girl. When she finally agrees to marry one, the other--appearing to be magnanimous in defeat--presents his former rival with a beautiful German Shepherd dog as a wedding present. It turns out, however, that he had an ulterior motive--he had trained the pooch to allow absolutely no one to get near the young woman. Complications ensue.
Comedy