6 Best Pat O'Brien Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 26, 2027

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Pat O’Brien built a career playing warm, principled authority figures, most memorably a long string of priests, coaches, and cops whose decency anchored dozens of Warner Bros. films.

Some Like It Hot (1959) 01

Some Like It Hot (1959)

IMDb ★ 8.2

Two musicians who witnessed a mob hit disguise themselves as women to hide in an all-female band.

The Boy with Green Hair (1948) 02

The Boy with Green Hair (1948)

IMDb ★ 6.9

A war orphan wakes up one day to find his hair has mysteriously turned green.

Torrid Zone (1940) 03

Torrid Zone (1940)

IMDb ★ 6.8

A restless banana plantation manager clashes with a scheming saloon singer amid labor unrest in Central America.

Knute Rockne All American (1940) 04

Knute Rockne All American (1940)

IMDb ★ 6.9

A dramatization follows the legendary Notre Dame football coach's rise and enduring legacy.

Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) 05

Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

IMDb ★ 7.8

A reformed gangster's return to his old neighborhood threatens to lead a group of admiring boys astray.

The Front Page (1931) 06

The Front Page (1931)

IMDb ★ 7.1

A cynical newspaper editor schemes to keep his star reporter from quitting to get married.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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