Cast: George O'Brien

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring George O'Brien. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


Sunrise

1927 · Movie · 94 min. · United States

Direction F.W. Murnau

Cast George O'Brien · Janet Gaynor · Margaret Livingston · Bodil Rosing

Synopsis In Sunrise (1927), a farmer from a small village is lured into a passionate affair with a sophisticated woman from the city. She convinces him to drown his wife so they can start a new life together. Tormented by guilt,...

8.4

14K votes

8.4

14K votes

Fort Apache

1948 · Movie · 127 min. · United States

Direction John Ford

Cast Henry Fonda · John Wayne · Shirley Temple · Pedro Armendáriz

Synopsis In Fort Apache (1948), a rigid and ambitious Colonel takes command of a remote U.S. Cavalry outpost, clashing with his seasoned Captain over tactics and respect for the local Native American tribe. As tensions rise, the Colonel's stubbornness leads to...

7.7

7K votes

7.7

7K votes

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949 · Movie · 103 min. · United States

Direction John Ford

Cast John Wayne · Joanne Dru · John Agar · Ben Johnson

Synopsis In She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), aging Cavalry Captain Nathan Brittles prepares for retirement amidst rising tensions with Native American tribes. Tasked with one final mission, he must escort his commanding officer's wife and niece to safety while preventing...

7.5

7K votes

7.5

7K votes

3 Bad Men

1926 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

Direction John Ford

Cast George O'Brien · Olive Borden · Lou Tellegen · Tom Santschi

Synopsis Three outlaws come to the aid of a young girl after her father is killed.

7.3

326 votes

7.3

326 votes

The Iron Horse

1924 · Movie · 150 min. · United States

Direction John Ford

Cast George O'Brien · Madge Bellamy · Charles Edward Bull · Will Walling

Synopsis The Iron Horse was John Ford's 50th film and remains his most celebrated of the silent era. Its theme of enterprise and achievement, its open-air locations and setting in a vigorous and pioneering past proved just the subject to stimulate...

7.2

670 votes

7.2

670 votes

Cheyenne Autumn

1964 · Movie · 160 min. · United States

Direction John Ford

Cast Richard Widmark · Carroll Baker · Karl Malden · Sal Mineo

Synopsis Cheyenne Indians flee their squalid Oklahoma reservation and return to their traditional homeland along the Yellowstone River in Wyoming. A U.S. cavalry officer gets the call to return the tribe to the reservations but begins to question his mission after...

7.2

2K votes

7.2

2K votes

Noah's Ark

1928 · Movie · 135 min. · United States

Direction Michael Curtiz · Darryl F. Zanuck

Cast George O'Brien · Paul McAllister · Myrna Loy · Dolores Costello

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

6.2

62 votes

6.2

62 votes

Seas Beneath

1931 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction John Ford

Cast George O'Brien · Marion Lessing · Mona Maris · Walter C. Kelly

Synopsis In the waning days of WWI, a U.S. "Mystery Ship," sets sail for the coast of Spain towing a submarine. Their mission is to find and sink a U-boat that has been especially effective in attacking Allied shipping. Posing as...

6.0

109 votes

6.0

109 votes

5.8

59 votes

This Is Korea!

1951 · Documentary · 50 min. · United States

Direction John Ford

Cast John Ireland · Irving Pichel · George O'Brien

Synopsis Director John Ford's documentary about the beginnings of the Korean War, after North Korenn troops invaded South Korea and battled U.S., South Korean and United Nations forces. Notable in that, unlike many documentaries of the time, it's in color, and...

5.8

25 votes

5.8

25 votes

The Renegade Ranger

1938 · Movie · 59 min. · United States

Direction David Howard

Cast George O'Brien · Rita Hayworth · Tim Holt · Ray Whitley

Synopsis Texas Ranger Jack Steele is assigned to bring in former ranch owner Judith Alvarez, now the leader of a gang who is waging war against the crooked government officials who cheated the ranchers out of their land.

5.5

25 votes

5.5

25 votes

Daniel Boone

1936 · Movie · 75 min. · United States

Direction David Howard

Cast George O'Brien · Heather Angel · John Carradine · Ralph Forbes

Synopsis In 1775, Daniel Boone leads thirty settler families to Kentucky where they face two threats: Indian raiders led by renegade white Simon Girty, who opposes settlement; and the schemes of effete Stephen Marlowe to seize title to the new lands....

5.1

214 votes

5.1

214 votes

The Gay Caballero

1932 · Movie · 60 min. · United States

Direction Alfred L. Werker

Cast George O'Brien · Victor McLaglen · Conchita Montenegro · Linda Watkins

Synopsis Football star Ted Radcliffe goes west to manage an inherited cattle ranch. Empire builder and cattle thief Don Paco is hounded by El Coyote (who is really Don Bob) who now has a partner in Ted. Unfortunately Ted is also...

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The Fighting Gringo

1939 · Movie · 59 min. · United States

Direction David Howard

Cast George O'Brien · Lupita Tovar · Lucio Villegas · William Royle

Synopsis Ben Wallace is after Don Aliso's rancho. After falsifying his land survey, he frames him for murder. But Wallace has a dull-witted accomplice in Rance Potter and this is who Wade Barton thinks he can trick into a confession.

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Fair Warning

1931 · Movie · 74 min. · United States

Direction Alfred L. Werker

Cast George O'Brien · Louise Huntington · Mitchell Harris · George Brent

Synopsis Warned to leave the premises or else, Whistlin’ Dan refuses to do so, sticking around long enough to whomp villain Jim Silent (Mitchell Lewis) and romance heroine Kate Cumberland (Louise Huntington).

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Thank You

1925 · Movie · 70 min. · United States

Direction John Ford

Cast George O'Brien · Jacqueline Logan · J. Farrell MacDonald · Alec B. Francis

Synopsis Young Kenneth Jamieson's millionaire father, fed up with his son's wild escapades, sends him to stay on a chicken farm in the small village of Dedham.

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Painted Desert

1938 · Movie · 58 min. · United States

Direction David Howard

Cast George O'Brien · Laraine Day · Ray Whitley · Stanley Fields

Synopsis Fawcett has obtained the deed to Banning's mine. Thinking the mine is worthless he sells it to Bob McVey. But when he learns the mine contains Tungsten, he sets out to get it back.

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The Dancers

1925 · Movie · 70 min. · United States

Direction Emmett J. Flynn

Cast George O'Brien · Alma Rubens · Madge Bellamy · Templar Saxe

Synopsis Young Tony, unable to make a living in crowded and fast-paced London, goes to South America in search of his fortune. He soon becomes the owner of a saloon and dance hall. One of the dancers in his place, Maxine,...

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