The People Against O'Hara
O'HARA MIGHT BEAT MURDER - IF HIS LAWYER CAN BEAT THE BOTTLE!
1951 | 102m | English
Popularity: 0.9 (history)
| Director: | John Sturges |
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| Writer: | Eleazar Lipsky, John Monks Jr. |
| Staring: |
| A defense attorney jeopardizes his career to save his client. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 01, 1951 |
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| Director: | John Sturges |
| Writer: | Eleazar Lipsky, John Monks Jr. |
| Genres: | Crime, Drama |
| Keywords | falsely accused, fish market, film noir, alcoholic, courtroom, defense attorney |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Spencer Tracy | James P. Curtayne |
| Pat O'Brien | Det. Vincent Ricks |
| Diana Lynn | Virginia 'Ginny' Curtayne |
| John Hodiak | District Attorney Louis Barra |
| Eduardo Ciannelli | Sol 'Knuckles' Lanzetta |
| James Arness | John Fordman 'Johnny' O'Hara |
| Yvette Duguay | Mrs. Katrina Lanzetta |
| Jay C. Flippen | Sven Norson |
| William Campbell | Frank Korvac |
| Richard Anderson | Jeff Chapman |
| Arthur Shields | Mr. O'Hara |
| Louise Lorimer | Mrs. Peg O'Hara |
| Henry O'Neill | Judge Keating |
| Ann Doran | Betty Clark, Policewoman |
| Emile Meyer | Captain Tom Mulvaney |
| Regis Toomey | Fred Colton, Police Sound Man |
| Katherine Warren | Mrs. William Sheffield (as Katharine Warren) |
| John Albright | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Tony Barr | Little Wolfie (uncredited) |
| Richard Bartlett | Tony Korvac (uncredited) |
| Brooks Benedict | Gambler (uncredited) |
| Leonard Bremen | Harry (uncredited) |
| Charles Bronson | Angelo Korvac (uncredited) |
| Mae Clarke | Receptionist (uncredited) |
| Michael Tolan | Vincent Korvac (as Lawrence Tolan) (uncredited) |
| Peter Mamakos | James Korvac (uncredited) |
| Sailor Vincent | William Sheffield (uncredited) |
| Ned Glass | Preliminary Hearing Judge (uncredited) |
| Bill Fletcher | Pete Korvac (uncredited) |
| Jack Kruschen | Uniformed Detective (uncredited) |
| William Schallert | Intern with Ambulance (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Sturges | Director |
| Eleazar Lipsky | Novel |
| John Monks Jr. | Writer |
| Carmen Dragon | Original Music Composer |
| Gene Ruggiero | Editor |
| John Alton | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
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| William H. Wright | Producer |
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