William H. O'Brien Movie Trailers
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Anybody's Woman Trailer (1930)
15 August 1930
A lawyer, left by his wife, gets drunk and marries a chorus girl, or so he learns the morning after.
Bannerline Trailer (1951)
12 October 1951
A young crusading reporter in a small town tackles civic corruption.
Illegal Trailer (1955)
09 October 1955
A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent.
The Mad Whirl Trailer (1925)
02 March 1925
A teenager with permissive parents gets too caught up in wild parties and the fast life.
I Walk Alone Trailer (1947)
31 December 1947
Bootleggers on the lam Frankie and Noll split up to evade capture by the police. Frankie is caught and jailed, but Noll manages to escape and open a posh New York City nightclub.
Test Pilot Trailer (1938)
16 April 1938
Jim is a test pilot. His wife Ann and best friend Gunner try their best to keep him sober. But the life of a test pilot is anything but safe.
The Comic Trailer (1969)
19 November 1969
An account of the rise and fall of a silent film comic, Billy Bright. The movie begins with his funeral, as he speaks from beyond the grave in a bitter tone about his fate, and takes us through his fame, as he ruins it with womanizing and drink, and his fall, as a lonely, bitter old man unable to reconcile his life's disappointments.
Something to Live For Trailer (1952)
07 March 1952
Advertising executive Alan Miller, a recovered alcoholic who now does interventions on behalf of Alcoholics Anonymous, is called to help Broadway actress Jenny Carey whose developing career is threatened by an increasing dependence on alcohol.
Daisy Kenyon Trailer (1947)
25 December 1947
Daisy Kenyon is a Manhattan commercial artist having an affair with an arrogant and overbearing but successful lawyer and family man named Dan O'Mara.
The Climax Trailer (1944)
20 October 1944
Dr. Hohner, theatre physician at the Vienna Royal Theatre, murders his mistress, the star soprano when his jealousy drives him to the point of mad obsession.
The Star Trailer (1952)
11 December 1952
Actress Margaret Elliot is well past her prime but refuses to retire from the acting business. Despite entreaties from both her daughter, Gretchen, and one-time professional colleague Jim Johannsen, Margaret remains convinced that she can regain her former glory.
San Francisco Trailer (1936)
26 June 1936
A beautiful singer and a battling priest try to reform a Barbary Coast saloon owner in the days before the great earthquake and subsequent fires in 1906.
The Spider Woman Trailer (1943)
10 December 1943
Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of so-called "pajama suicides". He knows the female villain behind them is as cunning as Moriarty and as venomous as a spider.
Only Yesterday Trailer (1933)
01 November 1933
On the back of the Wall Street Crash of 1929, a young businessman is about to commit suicide. With a note to his wife scribbled down and a gun in his hand, he notices an envelope addressed to him on his desk.
The Firefly Trailer (1937)
05 November 1937
Nina Maria Azara is the beautiful and alluring singing spy for Spain during the Napoleonic Wars. Her mission is to seduce French officers, in order for them to reveal Napoleon's intentions toward Spain.
Undercurrent Trailer (1946)
11 November 1946
After a rapid engagement, a dowdy daughter of a chemist weds an industrialist, knowing little of his family or past.
Captain Swagger Trailer (1928)
13 October 1928
Hugh Drummond goes broke living too high and turns to crime in order to pay his bills.
Topper Returns Trailer (1941)
21 March 1941
Topper is once again tormented by a fun-loving spirit. This time, it's Gail Richards, accidentally murdered while vacationing at the home of her wealthy friend, Ann Carrington, the intended victim.
Zero Hour! Trailer (1957)
13 November 1957
In 1950s Canada, during a commercial flight, the pilots and some passengers suffer food poisoning, thus forcing an ex-WW2 fighter pilot to try to land the airliner in heavy fog.
No Time for Comedy Trailer (1940)
14 September 1940
An aspiring playwright finds himself an overnight Broadway success.
It's Always Fair Weather Trailer (1955)
30 August 1955
Three World War II buddies promise to meet at a specified place and time 10 years after the war. They keep their word only to discover how far apart they've grown.
Turnabout Trailer (1940)
17 May 1940
Bickering husband and wife Tim and Sally Willows mutter a few angry words to a statue who grants their wish and they wind up living each other's life.
Diamond Jim Trailer (1935)
01 September 1935
A loose biopic based on the life of Gilded Age tycoon "Diamond" Jim Brady.
Sin Takes a Holiday Trailer (1930)
10 November 1930
Dowdy Sylvia accepts her boss' marriage proposal, even though he only asked her to avoid marriage to another woman.
The Gracie Allen Murder Case Trailer (1939)
02 June 1939
Super-sleuth Philo Vance faces the zaniest case of his career when Gracie Allen "helps" him try to solve the murder of an escaped convict.
Monkey Business Trailer (1931)
19 September 1931
Four stowaways get mixed up with gangsters while running riot on an ocean liner.
One Night in the Tropics Trailer (1940)
15 November 1940
Jim "Lucky" Moore, an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend, Steve: a 'love insurance policy', that will pay out $1-million if Steve does not marry his fiancée, Cynthia.
Ladies' Man Trailer (1931)
16 April 1931
A society gigolo goes after a rich mother and her daughter, but tries to find true happiness with his girlfriend, who is neither rich nor in "society.
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein Trailer (1957)
23 November 1957
Professor Frankenstein creates a teenager from an accident victim, who gets angry when he learns he is going to be taken apart.
In Old Chicago Trailer (1938)
15 April 1938
The O'Leary brothers -- honest Jack and roguish Dion -- become powerful figures, and eventually rivals, in Chicago on the eve of its Great Fire.
The Feminine Touch Trailer (1941)
01 October 1941
A college professor who believes there's no place for jealousy in modern marriage, John Hathaway (Don Ameche) moves with his wife, Julie (Rosalind Russell), to New York where he plans to publish a book on the subject.
Woman's World Trailer (1954)
30 September 1954
Needing to fill the position of general manager of his company, and believing that an executive's wife is crucial to her husband's success, auto industry mogul Gifford brings three couples to New York to size up: Jerry and Carol: he hard-driven and self-reliant, she willing to use her beauty to further her husband's career; Sid and Elizabeth, he ulcer-ridden and torn between achieving success and restoring their troubled marriage, she positive that his job will kill him, but gamely agreeing to play the good wife for the duration; and down-to-earth Bill, whose good-natured Katie fears that his promotion would spell the end of their idyllic familiy existence.
Edison, the Man Trailer (1940)
10 May 1940
In flashback, fifty years after inventing the light bulb, an 82-year-old Edison tells his story starting at age twenty-two with his arrival in New York.
Road to Rio Trailer (1947)
25 December 1947
Scat Sweeney and Hot Lips Barton, two out of work musicians, stow away onboard a ship bound for Rio, after accidentally setting fire to the big top of a circus.
Pack Up Your Troubles Trailer (1932)
16 September 1932
The story begins in 1917 with Stan and Ollie being drafted into the U.S. Army to fight in World War I.
The Square Jungle Trailer (1955)
30 December 1955
Grocery clerk Eddie Quaid, in danger of losing his father to alcoholism and his girl Julie through lack of career prospects, goes into boxing.
A Song to Remember Trailer (1945)
19 January 1945
Prof. Joseph Elsner guides his protégé Frydryk Chopin through his formative years to early adulthood in Poland.
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus Trailer (1960)
21 January 1960
Angered at stern Uncle Daniel, Toby Tyler runs away from his foster home to join the circus, where he soon befriends Mr.
City for Conquest Trailer (1940)
21 September 1940
The heartbreaking but hopeful tale of Danny Kenny and Peggy Nash, two sweethearts who meet and struggle through their impoverished lives in New York City.
Anything Goes Trailer (1956)
27 April 1956
Bill Benson and Ted Adams are to appear in a Broadway show together and, while in Paris, each 'discovers' the perfect leading lady for the plum female role.
Hollywood Story Trailer (1951)
01 June 1951
An independent producer unwisely opens a can of worms after he decides to make a movie about the unsolved murder of a famous silent film director.
Government Girl Trailer (1943)
05 November 1943
An aviation engineer and a government secretary are thrown together by the war effort.
Mexican Spitfire Out West Trailer (1940)
29 October 1940
Dennis heads west to work on an important business deal minus the Mexican Spitfire, Carmelita. His hot-tempered spouse decides to surprise him, but ends up as the surprised one when she sees him with another woman.
While the City Sleeps Trailer (1928)
15 February 1928
A tough New York cop is determined to bring down a crook who has always managed to provide an alibi for the crimes he's been accused of, even though the detective knows he's guilty of committing them.
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein Trailer (1961)
11 June 1961
Gambler Arnold Rothstein marries an actress, avenges his buddy and meets an underworld fate.
The Unsuspected Trailer (1947)
11 October 1947
The secretary of an affably suave radio mystery host mysteriously commits suicide after his wealthy young niece disappears.
That's Right – You're Wrong Trailer (1939)
24 November 1939
J. D. Forbes, head of the almost-bankrupt Four Star Studios in Hollywood contacts band leader Kay Kyser, who puts on a radio and-live theatre program called "The Kollege of Musical Knowledge," to appear in films.
A Chump at Oxford Trailer (1940)
25 January 1940
The boys get jobs as a butler and maid-- Stan in drag-- for a dinner party. When that ends in disaster, they resort to sweeping streets and accidentally capture a bank robber.
Hollywood Scout Trailer (1945)
14 April 1945
This short film focuses on a day in the life of a Hollywood talent scout assigned to cast animals.
Sincerely Yours Trailer (1955)
05 November 1955
He dazzled America for decades with his musical artistry. Now fans as well as those curious about this exciting entertainer’s unique appeal can relive the Liberace magic in his only starring film, Sincerely Yours.
The Damned Don't Cry Trailer (1950)
13 May 1950
Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob.
Movie Crazy Trailer (1932)
23 September 1932
After a mix-up with his application photograph, an aspiring actor is invited to a screen test and goes off to Hollywood.
Miss Grant Takes Richmond Trailer (1949)
20 October 1949
A bookie uses a phony real estate business as a front for his betting parlor. To further keep up the sham, he hires dim-witted Ellen Grant as his secretary figuring she won't suspect any criminal goings-on.
The Mysterious Lady Trailer (1928)
04 August 1928
A beautiful Russian spy seduces an Austrian military officer in order to obtain secret plans. When she falls in love with him, both are placed in danger.
Sing, Baby, Sing Trailer (1936)
21 August 1936
The "Caliban-Ariel" romance of fiftysomething John Barrymore and teenager Elaine Barrie is spoofed in this delightful 20th Century Fox musical.
Eternally Yours Trailer (1939)
07 October 1939
Anita, engaged to solid Don Barnes, is swept off her feet by magician Arturo. Before you can say presto, she's his wife and stage assistant on a lengthy world tour.
Big Time Or Bust Trailer (1933)
10 November 1933
Newlywed carnival performers decide to try their luck in New York, but their marriage begins to crumble when their careers take separate paths.
The Helen Morgan Story Trailer (1957)
02 October 1957
Torch singer Helen Morgan rises from sordid beginnings to fame and fortune only to lose it all to alcohol and poor personal choices.
It Started with Eve Trailer (1941)
26 September 1941
A young man asks a hat check girl to pose as his fiancée in order to make his dying father's last moments happy.
Emma Trailer (1932)
02 January 1932
After decades of raising the motherless Smith children, housekeeper Emma Thatcher is faced with resentment when she marries their father.