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Pat O’Brien (1899-1983) was an American film actor. Of Irish descent, he was referred to as “Hollywood’s Irishman in Residence” in the press. O’Brien was one of the best-known screen actors of the 1930s and 1940s, he played priests, cops, military figures, pilots, and reporters. He is especially well-remembered for his roles in 1938’s Angels with Dirty Faces, 1940’s Knute Rockne, All American, and 1959’s Some Like It Hot . His IMDb page shows 149 from 1930 to 1982. This page ranks 75 Pat O’Brien movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, bit parts and his movies not released in North America theaters are not included in the rankings. This page comes from a request by Mike.
Pat O’Brien Movies Ranked By Combination of Box Office, Reviews and Awards (UMR Score) *Classic UMR Table (the one with all the stats is the second table)
CreditRank
Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
UMR Score
S
CreditRank Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links UMR Score S
1
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Jack Lemmon &
Tony Curtis &
Mari99.5
2
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
James Cagney &
Humphrey Bogart99.0
4
The End (1978)
Burt Reynolds &
Myrna Loy94.1
5
Knute Rockne All American (1940)
Ronald Reagan
94.0
6
The Fighting 69th (1940)
James Cagney
94.0
6
His Butler's Sister (1943)
Deanna Durbin
92.7
6
The Front Page (1931)
AA Best Picture NomAdolphe Menjou
92.3
8
Bombardier (1943)
Randolph Scott &
Robert Ryan91.2
9
Here Comes the Navy (1934)
AA Best Picture NomJames Cagney
90.9
11
Flirtation Walk (1934)
AA Best Picture NomDick Powell &
Ruby Keeler89.5
12
Devil Dogs of the Air (1935)
James Cagney
89.2
10
Ragtime (1981)
James Cagney &
Directed by Milos Forman89.0
13
Submarine D-1 (1937)
George Brent
87.5
16
Marine Raiders (1944)
Robert Ryan &
Ruth Hussey85.8
14
Air Mail (1932)
Ralph Bellamy
85.1
15
Page Miss Glory (1935)
Lyle Talbot &
Dick Powell84.7
17
Ceiling Zero (1936)
James Cagney &
Directed by Howard Hawks83.7
19
Broadway (1942)
George Raft
83.5
19
Torrid Zone (1940)
James Cagney &
Ann Sheridan83.2
22
Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934)
Ginger Rogers &
Dick Powell83.0
21
Bombshell (1933)
Jean Harlow &
Frank Morgan82.8
22
The Iron Major (1943)
Robert Ryan
82.5
23
The Boy with Green Hair (1948)
Robert Ryan &
Dean Stockwell81.6
24
The Last Hurrah (1958)
Spencer Tracy &
Directed by John Ford81.2
25
The Navy Comes Through (1942)
Jackie Cooper
80.7
26
The Kid From Kokomo (1939)
Jane Wyman &
Joan Blondell79.9
27
Virtue (1932)
Carole Lombard
79.4
29
Slightly Honorable (1939)
Broderick Crawford &
Walter Wanger77.9
30
Castle On The Hudson (1940)
John Garfield &
Ann Sheridan77.1
30
The Irish in Us (1935)
James Cagney
76.8
31
The Great O'Malley (1937)
Humphrey Bogart &
Donald Crisp76.7
32
Personal Maid (1931)
Nancy Carroll
76.4
32
Gambling Lady (1934)
Barbara Stanwyck &
Joel McCrea75.6
35
'Til We Meet Again (1940)
Merle Oberon
74.6
36
Cowboy From Brooklyn (1938)
Ronald Reagan &
Dick Powell74.6
37
Flight Lieutenant (1942)
Glenn Ford
72.8
37
Jubilee Trail (1954)
Vera Ralston
72.8
38
Two Yanks in Trinidad (1942)
Brian Donlevy
72.8
39
China Clipper (1936)
Humphrey Bogart
72.6
39
Garden of the Moon (1938)
Margaret Lindsay
72.6
43
Oil For The Lamps Of China (1935)
Lyle Talbot &
Donald Crisp71.9
44
Slim (1937)
Jane Wyman &
Henry Fonda71.8
44
In Caliente (1935)
Dolores del Rio
71.2
46
Ring of Fear (1954)
Mickey Spillane
71.1
45
Flowing Gold (1940)
John Garfield &
Frances Farmer71.0
44
Public Enemy's Wife (1936)
Margaret Lindsay
70.3
45
I Married a Doctor (1936)
Josephine Hutchinson
68.8
48
San Quentin (1937)
Humphrey Bogart &
Ann Sheridan68.6
51
Flying High (1931)
Bert Lahr
65.4
50
Back in Circulation (1937)
Joan Blondell
65.4
49
Off The Record (1939)
Joan Blondell
64.6
53
Boy Meets Girl (1938)
James Cagney &
Ronald Reagan63.4
52
Fighting Father Dunne (1948)
Darryl Hickman
61.8
53
Stars Over Broadway (1935)
Jane Froman
60.9
55
Secret Command (1944)
Carole Landis
60.5
55
Escape to Glory (1940)
Constance Bennett
57.3
56
Crack-Up (1946)
Claire Trevor
57.2
58
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
Spencer Tracy &
John Sturges55.7
59
Having Wonderful Crime (1945)
Carole Landis
54.6
61
College Coach (1933)
Dick Powell &
Lyle Talbot51.9
60
I've Got Your Number (1934)
Joan Blondell
50.7
62
Indianapolis Speedway (1939)
Ann Sheridan
50.3
63
Women Are Like That (1938)
Kay Francis
46.9
64
Man Alive (1945)
Adolphe Menjou
45.9
63
Riffraff (1947)
Percy Kilbride
43.8
66
The Fireball (1950)
Mickey Rooney &
Marilyn Monroe41.9
67
Bureau of Missing Persons (1933)
Bette Davis
41.6
67
Perilous Holiday (1946)
Alan Hale
40.3
69
Town Tamer (1965)
Dana Andrews
38.6
69
Inside Detroit (1956)
Dennis O'Keefe
32.6
71
The Night of Nights (1939)
Roland Young
32.5
72
Consolation Marriage (1931)
Irene Dunne
25.4
73
Okinawa (1952)
Cameron Mitchell
18.0
72
Kill Me Tomorrow (1957)
Lois Maxwell
14.4
74
A Dangerous Profession (1949)
George Raft
7.5
75
The Phynx (1970)
Richard Pryor &
Maureen O'Sullivan6.9
75
Billy Jack Goes To Washington (1975)
Tom Laughlin
3.0
Pat O’Brien Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Pat O’Brien movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Pat O’Brien movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Pat O’Brien movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Pat O’Brien movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each Pat O’Brien movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Pat O’Brien movie won.
- Sort Pat O’Brien movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
- Use the search and sort button to make this page very interactive.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Some Like It Hot (1959) | Jack Lemmon & Tony Curtis & Mari |
23.20 | 454.8 | 454.80 | 5 | 93 | 06 / 01 | 99.5 | |
| 2 | Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) | James Cagney & Humphrey Bogart |
6.50 | 281.0 | 406.30 | 17 | 89 | 03 / 00 | 99.0 | |
| 4 | The End (1978) | Burt Reynolds & Myrna Loy |
44.90 | 225.5 | 225.50 | 11 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 94.1 | |
| 5 | Knute Rockne All American (1940) | Ronald Reagan | 4.30 | 181.8 | 197.10 | 26 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 94.0 | |
| 6 | The Fighting 69th (1940) | James Cagney | 5.20 | 218.5 | 277.30 | 14 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 94.0 | |
| 6 | His Butler's Sister (1943) | Deanna Durbin | 4.90 | 190.2 | 190.20 | 63 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 92.7 | |
| 6 | The Front Page (1931) AA Best Picture Nom |
Adolphe Menjou | 2.10 | 116.6 | 116.60 | 52 | 80 | 03 / 00 | 92.3 | |
| 8 | Bombardier (1943) | Randolph Scott & Robert Ryan |
5.30 | 209.3 | 255.70 | 51 | 58 | 01 / 00 | 91.2 | |
| 9 | Here Comes the Navy (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
James Cagney | 3.40 | 172.7 | 256.60 | 12 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 90.9 | |
| 11 | Flirtation Walk (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
Dick Powell & Ruby Keeler |
3.00 | 155.0 | 223.80 | 19 | 61 | 02 / 00 | 89.5 | |
| 12 | Devil Dogs of the Air (1935) | James Cagney | 3.40 | 165.8 | 236.30 | 17 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 89.2 | |
| 10 | Ragtime (1981) | James Cagney & Directed by Milos Forman |
25.60 | 108.4 | 108.40 | 32 | 75 | 08 / 00 | 89.0 | |
| 13 | Submarine D-1 (1937) | George Brent | 4.00 | 179.3 | 270.60 | 48 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 87.5 | |
| 16 | Marine Raiders (1944) | Robert Ryan & Ruth Hussey |
4.30 | 158.1 | 188.90 | 79 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 85.8 | |
| 14 | Air Mail (1932) | Ralph Bellamy | 1.80 | 95.4 | 95.40 | 47 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 85.1 | |
| 15 | Page Miss Glory (1935) | Lyle Talbot & Dick Powell |
2.20 | 107.1 | 139.00 | 60 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 84.7 | |
| 17 | Ceiling Zero (1936) | James Cagney & Directed by Howard Hawks |
3.10 | 145.1 | 196.90 | 53 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 83.7 | |
| 19 | Broadway (1942) | George Raft | 3.10 | 127.3 | 127.30 | 83 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 83.5 | |
| 19 | Torrid Zone (1940) | James Cagney & Ann Sheridan |
2.90 | 121.0 | 177.70 | 49 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 83.2 | |
| 22 | Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) | Ginger Rogers & Dick Powell |
2.30 | 119.8 | 177.10 | 42 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 83.0 | |
| 21 | Bombshell (1933) | Jean Harlow & Frank Morgan |
1.50 | 77.5 | 106.20 | 60 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 82.8 | |
| 22 | The Iron Major (1943) | Robert Ryan | 3.60 | 142.1 | 142.10 | 85 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 82.5 | |
| 23 | The Boy with Green Hair (1948) | Robert Ryan & Dean Stockwell |
2.90 | 86.6 | 105.90 | 102 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 81.6 | |
| 24 | The Last Hurrah (1958) | Spencer Tracy & Directed by John Ford |
3.10 | 61.5 | 61.50 | 70 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 81.2 | |
| 25 | The Navy Comes Through (1942) | Jackie Cooper | 3.50 | 143.1 | 143.10 | 77 | 51 | 01 / 00 | 80.7 | |
| 26 | The Kid From Kokomo (1939) | Jane Wyman & Joan Blondell |
2.60 | 108.3 | 108.30 | 93 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 79.9 | |
| 27 | Virtue (1932) | Carole Lombard | 1.90 | 99.2 | 99.20 | 43 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 79.4 | |
| 29 | Slightly Honorable (1939) | Broderick Crawford & Walter Wanger |
1.80 | 74.5 | 103.10 | 128 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 77.9 | |
| 30 | Castle On The Hudson (1940) | John Garfield & Ann Sheridan |
1.80 | 77.2 | 106.50 | 112 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 77.1 | |
| 30 | The Irish in Us (1935) | James Cagney | 2.60 | 125.1 | 187.00 | 48 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 76.8 | |
| 31 | The Great O'Malley (1937) | Humphrey Bogart & Donald Crisp |
1.80 | 79.9 | 113.70 | 127 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 76.7 | |
| 32 | Personal Maid (1931) | Nancy Carroll | 1.70 | 93.0 | 93.00 | 73 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 76.4 | |
| 32 | Gambling Lady (1934) | Barbara Stanwyck & Joel McCrea |
1.40 | 72.3 | 95.30 | 81 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 75.6 | |
| 35 | 'Til We Meet Again (1940) | Merle Oberon | 1.90 | 78.7 | 113.70 | 107 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 74.6 | |
| 36 | Cowboy From Brooklyn (1938) | Ronald Reagan & Dick Powell |
2.40 | 102.4 | 133.50 | 98 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 74.6 | |
| 37 | Flight Lieutenant (1942) | Glenn Ford | 2.30 | 94.9 | 94.90 | 111 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 72.8 | |
| 37 | Jubilee Trail (1954) | Vera Ralston | 3.70 | 94.9 | 94.90 | 90 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 72.8 | |
| 38 | Two Yanks in Trinidad (1942) | Brian Donlevy | 2.40 | 97.8 | 97.80 | 109 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 72.8 | |
| 39 | China Clipper (1936) | Humphrey Bogart | 1.80 | 82.9 | 82.90 | 108 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 72.6 | |
| 39 | Garden of the Moon (1938) | Margaret Lindsay | 2.10 | 92.6 | 117.80 | 107 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 72.6 | |
| 43 | Oil For The Lamps Of China (1935) | Lyle Talbot & Donald Crisp |
1.70 | 85.2 | 133.00 | 74 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 71.9 | |
| 44 | Slim (1937) | Jane Wyman & Henry Fonda |
1.90 | 88.0 | 118.40 | 122 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 71.8 | |
| 44 | In Caliente (1935) | Dolores del Rio | 1.50 | 74.0 | 130.20 | 82 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 71.2 | |
| 46 | Ring of Fear (1954) | Mickey Spillane | 4.20 | 106.8 | 216.40 | 73 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 71.1 | |
| 45 | Flowing Gold (1940) | John Garfield & Frances Farmer |
1.60 | 65.1 | 91.20 | 134 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 71.0 | |
| 44 | Public Enemy's Wife (1936) | Margaret Lindsay | 1.50 | 69.6 | 108.70 | 121 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 70.3 | |
| 45 | I Married a Doctor (1936) | Josephine Hutchinson | 1.30 | 62.0 | 81.50 | 127 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 68.8 | |
| 48 | San Quentin (1937) | Humphrey Bogart & Ann Sheridan |
2.00 | 88.6 | 129.80 | 121 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 68.6 | |
| 51 | Flying High (1931) | Bert Lahr | 1.40 | 78.8 | 108.80 | 94 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 65.4 | |
| 50 | Back in Circulation (1937) | Joan Blondell | 1.70 | 77.4 | 109.50 | 129 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 65.4 | |
| 49 | Off The Record (1939) | Joan Blondell | 1.50 | 61.4 | 78.60 | 149 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 64.6 | |
| 53 | Boy Meets Girl (1938) | James Cagney & Ronald Reagan |
2.20 | 97.7 | 113.80 | 102 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 63.4 | |
| 52 | Fighting Father Dunne (1948) | Darryl Hickman | 1.60 | 48.3 | 48.30 | 150 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 61.8 | |
| 53 | Stars Over Broadway (1935) | Jane Froman | 1.10 | 56.1 | 81.40 | 120 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 60.9 | |
| 55 | Secret Command (1944) | Carole Landis | 1.50 | 54.1 | 54.10 | 130 | 58 | 01 / 00 | 60.5 | |
| 55 | Escape to Glory (1940) | Constance Bennett | 0.60 | 27.0 | 27.00 | 197 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 57.3 | |
| 56 | Crack-Up (1946) | Claire Trevor | 1.30 | 42.2 | 42.20 | 136 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 57.2 | |
| 58 | The People Against O'Hara (1951) | Spencer Tracy & John Sturges |
3.20 | 74.3 | 113.80 | 114 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 55.7 | |
| 59 | Having Wonderful Crime (1945) | Carole Landis | 2.00 | 67.7 | 81.60 | 117 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 54.6 | |
| 61 | College Coach (1933) | Dick Powell & Lyle Talbot |
1.00 | 51.1 | 60.30 | 104 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 51.9 | |
| 60 | I've Got Your Number (1934) | Joan Blondell | 0.90 | 43.6 | 68.00 | 125 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 50.7 | |
| 62 | Indianapolis Speedway (1939) | Ann Sheridan | 1.60 | 66.1 | 81.40 | 145 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 50.3 | |
| 63 | Women Are Like That (1938) | Kay Francis | 1.30 | 54.8 | 75.20 | 153 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 46.9 | |
| 64 | Man Alive (1945) | Adolphe Menjou | 1.50 | 51.3 | 61.90 | 128 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 45.9 | |
| 63 | Riffraff (1947) | Percy Kilbride | 1.40 | 43.1 | 43.10 | 150 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 43.8 | |
| 66 | The Fireball (1950) | Mickey Rooney & Marilyn Monroe |
2.40 | 57.7 | 57.70 | 133 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 41.9 | |
| 67 | Bureau of Missing Persons (1933) | Bette Davis | 1.00 | 49.3 | 49.30 | 108 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 41.6 | |
| 67 | Perilous Holiday (1946) | Alan Hale | 1.20 | 39.2 | 39.20 | 137 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 40.3 | |
| 69 | Town Tamer (1965) | Dana Andrews | 2.40 | 28.1 | 28.10 | 93 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 38.6 | |
| 69 | Inside Detroit (1956) | Dennis O'Keefe | 0.60 | 13.2 | 13.20 | 193 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 32.6 | |
| 71 | The Night of Nights (1939) | Roland Young | 0.80 | 31.8 | 31.80 | 194 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 32.5 | |
| 72 | Consolation Marriage (1931) | Irene Dunne | 0.40 | 21.6 | 21.60 | 196 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 25.4 | |
| 73 | Okinawa (1952) | Cameron Mitchell | 0.80 | 17.7 | 17.70 | 212 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 18.0 | |
| 72 | Kill Me Tomorrow (1957) | Lois Maxwell | 0.40 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 194 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 14.4 | |
| 74 | A Dangerous Profession (1949) | George Raft | 0.60 | 15.1 | 15.10 | 196 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 7.5 | |
| 75 | The Phynx (1970) | Richard Pryor & Maureen O'Sullivan |
0.00 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 189 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 6.9 | |
| 75 | Billy Jack Goes To Washington (1975) | Tom Laughlin | 0.00 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 163 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 3.0 |
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Bruce, Thanks for posting the trailer to TORRID ZONE which is a true “hidden gem”. Brings back memories of the Saturday night movies on the local PBS station here in Cincinnati back in the late 1960s and early 1970s which showed many of the great classic motion pictures as well as some cult classics from Hollywood’s Golden Era as well.