Cinematography: L. William O'Connell

The best movies, series, and documentaries with cinematography by L. William O'Connell. Explore visually stunning titles that highlight an exceptional filmmaking.


Scarface

1932 · Movie · 93 min. · United States

Direction Howard Hawks

Cast Paul Muni · Ann Dvorak · Karen Morley · Osgood Perkins

Synopsis Scarface (1932) follows the rise and fall of Tony Camonte, a ruthless and ambitious gangster in Prohibition-era Chicago. Inspired by real-life figures, Tony claws his way to the top of the criminal underworld, eliminating rivals and expanding his empire with...

7.9

13K votes

7.9

13K votes

Decoy

1946 · Movie · 76 min. · United States

Direction Jack Bernhard

Cast Jean Gillie · Edward Norris · Robert Armstrong · Herbert Rudley

Synopsis A fatally shot female gangleader recounts her sordid life of crime to a police officer just before she dies.

6.9

127 votes

6.9

127 votes

Repeat Performance

1947 · Movie · 91 min. · United States

Direction Alfred L. Werker

Cast Louis Hayward · Joan Leslie · Virginia Field · Tom Conway

Synopsis Sheila kills her husband at the start of the film with a smoking gun. We don't know how or why. All we know is men are banging on her door and she escapes. Great dialogue as she makes her way...

6.4

28 votes

6.4

28 votes

6.4

66 votes

The Missing Juror

1944 · Movie · 66 min. · United States

Direction Budd Boetticher

Cast Jim Bannon · Janis Carter · George Macready · Jean Stevens

Synopsis Jim Bannon, fresh from his radio success on I Love a Mystery, stars in this taut suspenser. The jurors of a celebrated murder case are being bumped off one by one. Now only six jurors are left, and one of...

6.2

34 votes

6.2

34 votes

The Return Of The Vampire

1943 · Movie · 70 min. · United States

Direction Lew Landers

Cast Bela Lugosi · Frieda Inescort · Nina Foch · Miles Mander

Synopsis When an errant bomb unearths the coffin of a vampire during the London Blitz, a gravedigger unknowingly reanimates the monster by removing the stake from his heart

5.6

82 votes

5.6

82 votes

Fazil

1928 · Movie · 88 min. · United States

5.4

27 votes

5.4

27 votes

Cry of the Werewolf

1944 · Movie · 63 min. · United States

Direction Henry Levin

Cast Nina Foch · Stephen Crane · Osa Massen · Blanche Yurka

Synopsis Young woman raised by gypsies is actually daughter of a werewolf. She starts killing those who know about her.

4.8

22 votes

4.8

22 votes

Heart of the North

1938 · Movie · 83 min. · United States

Direction Lewis Seiler

Cast Dick Foran · Gloria Dickson · Gale Page · Allen Jenkins

Synopsis Cpl. Jim of the R.C.M.P. is taking his daughter Julie to school in Edmonton on the Arctic Queen. Six men hold up the boat when they stop for wood and gun down Jim in front of his daughter. The new...

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Calling Philo Vance

1940 · Movie · 62 min. · United States

Direction William Clemens

Cast James Stephenson · Margot Stevenson · Henry O'Neill · Edward Brophy

Synopsis Philo is in Vienna working for the US Government to see if Archer Coe is selling aircraft designs to foreign powers. He grabs the plans with Archer's signature, but is captured by police before he can escape. Deported he comes...

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Direction Lew Landers

Cast Chester Morris · Richard Lane · Ann Savage · George E. Stone

Synopsis Blackie is arrested when retrieving stolen gems from a safety deposit box for a friend.

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Three Girls Lost

1931 · Movie · 80 min. · United States

Direction Sidney Lanfield

Cast Loretta Young · Lew Cody · John Wayne · Joan Marsh

Synopsis Architect Gordon Wales finds fellow apartment house resident Joan Marsh locked out and flirts with her. When she is murdered evidence points to him. He and Joan's roommate Noreen become involved.

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On Trial

1939 · Movie · 61 min. · United States

Direction Terry O. Morse

Cast Margaret Lindsay · John Litel · Edward Norris · Janet Chapman

Synopsis A husband is put on trial for murder and he is ready to take the rap, for he is trying to shield his wife from scandal, along with their six-year-old daughter. But the smart young attorney appointed by the court...

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Underground Agent

1942 · Movie · 70 min. · United States

Direction Michael Gordon

Cast Bruce Bennett · Leslie Brooks · Frank Albertson · Julian Rivero

Synopsis A government spy must keep enemy agents from spying upon a defense plant. His work is made easier by his newest invention, a word scrambler which makes it difficult for the enemy agent.

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Spring Tonic

1935 · Movie · 58 min. · United States

Direction Clyde Bruckman

Cast Lew Ayres · Claire Trevor · Walter Woolf King · Jack Haley

Synopsis Claire Trevor walks out on her fiance Lew Ayres in search of adventure. She gets more than she bargained for when she stumbles upon a gang of bootleggers.

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Smashing the Money Ring

1939 · Movie · 57 min. · United States

Direction Terry O. Morse

Cast Ronald Reagan · Margot Stevenson · Eddie Foy Jr. · Joe Downing

Synopsis T-Man Brass Bancroft goes undercover in a prison which has a secret counterfeit operation set up in the print shop.

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Not rated