The Great O'Malley

Officer James O'Malley, a true believer in law and order, treats even the smallest offenses with the utmost seriousness. But O'Malley brings bad publicity to the force when his pigheaded ethics become the subject of a scathing news story, and he's subsequently relegated to traffic cop. While on the beat, he tickets impoverished family man John Phillips, unaware that his stubbornness will set off a series of devastating events for Phillips.

Cast

Pat O'Brien

as James Aloysius 'Jim' / 'Jimmy' O'Malley

Sybil Jason

as Barbara 'Babs' Phillips

Humphrey Bogart

as John Philips

Ann Sheridan

as Judy Nolan

Frieda Inescort

as Mrs. Philips

Donald Crisp

as Police Captain Cromwell

Henry O'Neill

as Defense Attorney

Craig Reynolds

as Motorist Honking Horn

Hobart Cavanaugh

as Reporter Pinky Holden

Gordon Hart

as Doctor Attending O'Malley

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