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1. Fort Apache (1948)
Passed | 128 min | Drama, Western
At Fort Apache, an honorable and veteran war captain finds conflict when his regime is placed under the command of a young, glory hungry lieutenant colonel with no respect for the local Indian tribe.
Director: John Ford | Stars: John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple, Pedro Armendáriz
Votes: 19,746
2. Sunrise (1927)
Passed | 94 min | Drama, Romance
A sophisticated city woman seduces a farmer and convinces him to murder his wife and join her in the city, but he ends up rekindling his romance with his wife when he changes his mind at the last moment.
Director: F.W. Murnau | Stars: George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston, Bodil Rosing
Votes: 53,934 | Gross: $0.54M
3. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
Passed | 104 min | Western
Captain Nathan Brittles, on the eve of retirement, takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack. Encumbered by women who must be evacuated, Brittles finds his mission imperiled.
Director: John Ford | Stars: John Wayne, Joanne Dru, John Agar, Ben Johnson
Votes: 19,363
4. Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
PG | 154 min | Drama, History, Western
The Cheyenne, tired of broken U.S. government promises, head for their ancestral lands but a sympathetic cavalry officer is tasked to bring them back to their reservation.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Richard Widmark, Carroll Baker, Karl Malden, Sal Mineo
Votes: 6,467
5. Triple Justice (1940)
Approved | 66 min | Romance, Western
A rancher trying to do the right thing unwittingly gets mixed up with bank robbers.
Director: David Howard | Stars: George O'Brien, Virginia Vale, Peggy Shannon, Harry Woods
Votes: 101
6. Noah's Ark (1928)
Passed | 135 min | Drama, War
The Biblical story of Noah and the Great Flood, with a parallel story of soldiers in the First World War.
Directors: Michael Curtiz, Darryl F. Zanuck | Stars: Dolores Costello, George O'Brien, Noah Beery, Louise Fazenda
Votes: 923 | Gross: $1.37M
7. The Iron Horse (1924)
Passed | 150 min | Drama, History, Romance
After witnessing the murder of his father by a renegade as a boy, the grown-up Brandon helps to realize his father's dream of a transcontinental railway.
Director: John Ford | Stars: George O'Brien, Madge Bellamy, Charles Edward Bull, Cyril Chadwick
Votes: 2,453 | Gross: $2.06M
8. The Johnstown Flood (1926)
Passed | 66 min | Drama
Follows Tom O'Day, who is loved by two women: Anna Burger and Gloria Hamilton. He has no idea of Anna's love for him, and he becomes engaged to Gloria.
Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: George O'Brien, Florence Gilbert, Janet Gaynor, Anders Randolf
Votes: 313
9. Daniel Boone (1936)
Approved | 75 min | Biography, Drama, Family
In 1775, Daniel Boone settles Kentucky, despite menacing Indians and renegade whites.
Director: David Howard | Stars: George O'Brien, Heather Angel, John Carradine, Ralph Forbes
Votes: 327
10. This Is Your Life (1950–1993)
30 min | Biography, Family, Reality-TV
Each week, an unsuspecting celebrity would be lured by some ruse to a location near the studio. The celebrity would then be surprised with the news that they are to be the featured guest. ... See full summary »
Stars: Ralph Edwards, Bob Warren, Eddie Cantor, Bob Hope
Votes: 315
11. December 7th (1943)
Unrated | 82 min | Documentary, Action, Drama
"Docudrama" about the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 and its results, the recovering of the ships, the improving of defense in Hawaii and the US efforts to beat back the Japanese reinforcements.
Directors: John Ford, Gregg Toland | Stars: Walter Huston, Harry Davenport, Dana Andrews, Paul Hurst
Votes: 1,010
12. The Sea Hawk (1924)
Passed | 123 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
A wrongly-convicted English gentleman goes from galley slave to pirate captain.
Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: Milton Sills, Enid Bennett, Lloyd Hughes, Wallace Beery
Votes: 643 | Gross: $0.78M
13. Studio 57 (1954–1958)
30 min | Drama, Family
This dramatic anthology series went into open syndication when the DuMont Television Network ceased operations.
Stars: Joel Aldrich, Tim Graham, Jean Byron, Marguerite Chapman
Votes: 244
14. Fig Leaves (1926)
Passed | 70 min | Comedy, Romance
In the modern day (1920s) story, Adam, a plumber, is happily married to Eve, a wardrobe-obsessed housewife, until she accidentally meets a supercilious fashion designer. At the prompting of... See full summary »
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: George O'Brien, Olive Borden, Phyllis Haver, George Beranger
Votes: 312
15. The Blue Eagle (1926)
Passed | 58 min | Action, Drama
George and Big Jim are comrades in the Navy but rivals outside it, both fighting for the love of Rose. When the war is over Father Regan tries to unite them, making them settle their differences through a boxing fight.
Director: John Ford | Stars: George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, William Russell, Margaret Livingston
Votes: 215
16. Salute (1929)
Passed | 84 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Fraternal rivalry intensifies when two brothers play on opposing teams in a big Army-Navy football match.
Directors: David Butler, John Ford | Stars: George O'Brien, Helen Chandler, William Janney, Stepin Fetchit
Votes: 262
17. 3 Bad Men (1926)
Unrated | 122 min | Drama, Romance, Western
Three outlaws come to the aid of a young girl after her father is killed.
Director: John Ford | Stars: George O'Brien, Olive Borden, Lou Tellegen, Tom Santschi
Votes: 1,503
18. Riders of the Purple Sage (1931)
Passed | 58 min | Western
Lassiter's sister was killed and her young daughter taken and raised by outlaws. Years later Lassiter arrives at the Withersteen ranch looking for his now-grown niece. He immediately gets ... See full summary »
Director: Hamilton MacFadden | Stars: George O'Brien, Marguerite Churchill, Noah Beery, Yvonne Pelletier
Votes: 101
19. Assignment: Underwater (1960–1961)
30 min | Adventure
The story of Bill Greer, an ex-marine turned owner of the "Lively Lady", a charter boat for hire.
Stars: Bill Williams, Diane Mountford, William Henry, Ralph Moody
Votes: 42
20. Stump the Stars (1947– )
30 min | Game-Show
Television's first treatment of "Charades" as played by Hollywood celebrities. The giveaway was the use of gestures that defined "film", "TV show", "book" or "song" as well as "small word (... See full summary »
Stars: Mike Stokey, Vincent Price, Sebastian Cabot, Beverly Garland
Votes: 107
21. Smoke Lightning (1933)
63 min | Drama, Romance, Western
After Smoke wins the Blake ranch in a poker game, Blake commits suicide and Smoke deeds the ranch to Blake's young daughter. But the Sheriff is after the ranch and has Smoke arrested for ... See full summary »
Director: David Howard | Stars: George O'Brien, Nell O'Day, Betsy King Ross, Frank Atkinson
Votes: 35
22. Rough Romance (1930)
Passed | 55 min | Adventure, Western
Love and logging in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon.
Directors: A.F. Erickson, Benjamin Stoloff | Stars: George O'Brien, Helen Chandler, Antonio Moreno, Roy Stewart
Votes: 120
23. My Wild Irish Rose (1947)
Approved | 101 min | Biography, Musical
The life of Irish tenor Chauncey Olcott is chronicled from his childhood to his days as the toast of New York. In between, his rise to the top is complicated by romances with two women: his... See full summary »
Director: David Butler | Stars: Dennis Morgan, Andrea King, Arlene Dahl, Alan Hale
Votes: 435
24. Robbers' Roost (1932)
Passed | 64 min | Drama, Western
Running from the law, Jim Hall joins Hays' gang. Hays is foreman on the Herrick ranch and plans to rustle Herrick's cattle. Attracted to Herrick's sister Helen, Jim decides to tell the ... See full summary »
Director: Louis King | Stars: George O'Brien, Maureen O'Sullivan, Walter McGrail, Maude Eburne
Votes: 63
25. Gold Raiders (1951)
Passed | 56 min | Comedy, Family, Western
On his way to Red Mesa to insure mine owners against loss from raids on their ore shipments, George O'Brien is ambushed by the raiders, and is accidentally saved by the Three Stooges who ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Bernds | Stars: George O'Brien, Moe Howard, Shemp Howard, Larry Fine
Votes: 288
26. Is Zat So? (1927)
Passed | 70 min | Comedy
Two brothers , a boxer and his manager, are hired by a wealthy man to teach him how to fight. The wealthy man is dealing with a larcenous brother-in-law, who is seeking to control his and his sister's inheritance.
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: George O'Brien, Edmund Lowe, Katherine Perry, Cyril Chadwick
Votes: 10
27. A Holy Terror (1931)
Passed | 53 min | Action, Adventure, Western
Eastern millionaire's son Bard finds his father murdered and flies west to see rancher Drew who may know something about it. En route he crashes his plane into Jerry's bathroom; she falls ... See full summary »
Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: George O'Brien, Sally Eilers, Rita La Roy, Humphrey Bogart
Votes: 323
28. The Last Trail (1933)
60 min | Drama, Western
Gangster Looney McGann, who reads a Wild West magazine as he travels by train to Arizona, is excited to see from his window a man on horseback pursued by a group firing at him. After ... See full summary »
Director: James Tinling | Stars: George O'Brien, Claire Trevor, El Brendel, Matt McHugh
Votes: 57
29. East Side, West Side (1927)
Passed | 92 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
After his mother and stepfather have been killed in a barge accident, John Breen is rescued from some East Side toughs by the Lipvitches. He remains in the city, determined to find his real... See full summary »
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: George O'Brien, Virginia Valli, J. Farrell MacDonald, Dore Davidson
Votes: 168
30. The Seas Beneath (1931)
Passed | 90 min | Action, Drama, War
At the end of WWI the US Navy camouflages a battleship as a harmless schooner and sails for the Canary Islands to confront a notoriously effective German U-boat. No one sees the US submarine secretly escorting the schooner.
Director: John Ford | Stars: George O'Brien, Marion Lessing, Mona Maris, Walter C. Kelly
Votes: 422
31. The Cowboy Millionaire (1935)
Passed | 65 min | Comedy, Western
Englishwoman falls for dude ranch cowboy but goes back to England when she thinks he's only pretending. But he follows her to England.
Director: Edward F. Cline | Stars: George O'Brien, Evalyn Bostock, Edgar Kennedy, Maude Allen
Votes: 96
32. The Dude Ranger (1934)
Passed | 65 min | Western
An Easterner inherits a cattle ranch, only to discover that thousands of cattle have been stolen. He secretly signs on as a hired hand at his own ranch to discover who's stealing them.
Director: Edward F. Cline | Stars: George O'Brien, Irene Hervey, LeRoy Mason, Syd Saylor
Votes: 156
33. When a Man's a Man (1935)
Approved | 72 min | Drama, Western
A man who has spent all his inheritance, finds meaning in life, and love, at ranch where his ingenuity is put to good use.
Director: Edward F. Cline | Stars: George O'Brien, Dorothy Wilson, Paul Kelly, Harry Woods
Votes: 105
34. The Marshal of Mesa City (1939)
Passed | 62 min | Western
A former lawman comes to Mesa City and puts a damper on the corrupt activities of the local sheriff.
Director: David Howard | Stars: George O'Brien, Virginia Vale, Leon Ames, Henry Brandon
Votes: 204
35. Frontier Marshal (1934)
Passed | 66 min | Drama, Western
While cleaning Tombstone of outlaws, Michael Wyatt receives the amorous attentions of a saloon dancer.
Director: Lewis Seiler | Stars: George O'Brien, Irene Bentley, George E. Stone, Alan Edwards
Votes: 23
36. Arizona Legion (1939)
Passed | 58 min | Western
This region of Arizona is lawless. Even when the criminal are captured, they are acquitted by the jury or the witness takes a sudden illness. Boone is a hard drinking, shoot up the town ... See full summary »
Director: David Howard | Stars: George O'Brien, Laraine Day, Carlyle Moore Jr., Chill Wills
Votes: 164
37. Lawless Valley (1938)
Passed | 59 min | Western
On parole (he was framed of course), Larry Rhodes can't carry a gun. And his sweetheart is in danger of a forced marriage...
Director: David Howard | Stars: George O'Brien, Kay Sutton, Walter Miller, Fred Kohler
Votes: 158
38. Paid to Love (1927)
Passed | 76 min | Comedy, Romance
An American banker goes to a small Balkan country looking to invest his bank's money and shore up the country's weak economy in order to maximize the return on their investment. Towards ... See full summary »
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: George O'Brien, Virginia Valli, J. Farrell MacDonald, William Powell
Votes: 172
39. Windjammer (1937)
Approved | 60 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Director: Ewing Scott | Stars: George O'Brien, Constance Worth, William Hall, Brandon Evans
Votes: 137
40. The Golden West (1932)
74 min | Drama, Western
Lovers David Lynch and Betty Summers are caught in the feud between their two families. When David kills the Summers' son, he escapes to the West. He marries, and when his son is two, he ... See full summary »
Director: David Howard | Stars: George O'Brien, Janet Chandler, Marion Burns, Arthur Pierson
Votes: 34
41. The Ghost Breaker (1922)
57 min | Comedy, Horror
A young man and his manservant, escaping from a backwoods family feud, are persuaded by a beautiful young heiress to help her rid her newly-gained Spanish castle of ghosts. The ghostly ... See full summary »
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Wallace Reid, Lila Lee, Walter Hiers, Arthur Edmund Carewe
Votes: 33
42. Painted Desert (1938)
Passed | 58 min | Western
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.
Director: David Howard | Stars: George O'Brien, Laraine Day, Ray Whitley, Stanley Fields
Votes: 134
43. The Fighting Heart (1925)
Passed | 70 min | Action, Drama, Sport
A town outcast, mistrusted by his sweetheart enters the ring and eventually wins the fight and his girl.
Director: John Ford | Stars: George O'Brien, Billie Dove, J. Farrell MacDonald, Victor McLaglen
Votes: 56
44. Sharp Shooters (1928)
Passed | 60 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A "love-'em-and-leave-'em" sailor hooks up with a dance-hall girl in Paris while waiting for his ship to sail. She falls in love with him, and when his ship leaves port she decides to show ... See full summary »
Director: John G. Blystone | Stars: George O'Brien, Lois Moran, Noah Young, Tom Dugan
Votes: 40
45. The Rainbow Trail (1932)
Passed | 65 min | Western
Sequel to Riders of the Purple Sage (1931).
Director: David Howard | Stars: George O'Brien, Cecilia Parker, Minna Gombell, Roscoe Ates
Votes: 32
46. Life in the Raw (1933)
59 min | Western
A girl comes to visit her brother in Arizona, but unbeknownst to her, he's part of a gang. They stage a robbery, and soon a murder of a witness. She and her brother lam out in different ... See full summary »
Director: Louis King | Stars: George O'Brien, Claire Trevor, Greta Nissen, Francis Ford
Votes: 56
47. Honor Bound (1928)
Passed | 70 min | Drama
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: George O'Brien, Estelle Taylor, Leila Hyams, Tom Santschi
Votes: 26
48. Trouble in Sundown (1939)
Passed | 60 min | Western
The bank has been robbed, the night watchman killed and the safe opened. The townspeople want John as he was the only one with the combination. Clint gets John out of town but before the ... See full summary »
Director: David Howard | Stars: George O'Brien, Rosalind Keith, Ray Whitley, Chill Wills
Votes: 156
49. Legion of the Lawless (1940)
Passed | 59 min | Western
In the 13th film of the 17 B-westerns George O'Brien made in 1937-1940 for RKO (who would remake "Legion of the Lawless" two years later as "Pirates of the Prairie" with Tim Holt), O'Brien,... See full summary »
Director: David Howard | Stars: George O'Brien, Virginia Vale, Herbert Heywood, Norman Willis
Votes: 106
50. Shadows of Paris (1924)
70 min | Drama
At the end of the war, Claire, queen of the Paris underground, finds herself in Paris high society. Believing that her apache lover, Fernand, has been killed in the war, Claire falls in ... See full summary »
Director: Herbert Brenon | Stars: Pola Negri, Charles de Rochefort, Huntley Gordon, Adolphe Menjou
Gross: $0.25M