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The Making of O'Malley

{{short description|1925 film}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}}

{{Infobox film

| name = The Making of O'Malley

| image = The Making of O'Malley poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Lambert Hillyer

| producer =

| screenplay = Eugene Clifford

| based_on = {{based on|The Making of O'Malley
1924 story in Red Book|Gerald Beaumont}}

| starring = Milton Sills
Dorothy Mackaill
Helen Rowland
Warner Richmond
Thomas Carrigan
Julia Hurley

| music =

| cinematography = Roy Carpenter

| editing = Arthur Tavares

| studio = First National Pictures

| distributor = First National Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1925|6|28}}

| runtime = 80 minutes

| country = United States

| language = Silent (English intertitles)

| budget =

| gross =

}}

File:Milton Sills, silent film actor (SAYRE 8951).jpg

The Making of O'Malley is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Eugene Clifford. The film stars Milton Sills, Dorothy Mackaill, Helen Rowland, Warner Richmond, Thomas Carrigan and Julia Hurley. The film was released on June 28, 1925, by First National Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/497232/the-making-of-omalley |title=The Making of O'Malley (1925) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=November 29, 2018}}{{cite web|author=Janiss Garza |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/making-of-omalley-v101025 |title=Making of O'Malley (1925) - Lambert Hillyer |publisher=AllMovie |access-date=November 29, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/10528-THE-MAKING-OF-O'MALLEY |title=The Making of O'Malley |publisher=Catalog.afi.com |access-date=November 29, 2018}} The Gerald Beaumont short story was also the basis of the 1937 Warner Bros. film The Great O'Malley, directed by William Dieterle and starring Pat O'Brien and Humphrey Bogart.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,{{Citation |title=New Pictures: The Making of O'Malley |journal=Exhibitors Herald |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=59–60 |date=13 June 1925 |url=https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald21unse/page/1658/mode/1up |access-date=3 April 2022}} {{Source-attribution}} Lucille tires of her time as a young society woman and takes a position in the public schools. She requests aid in capturing a band of bootleggers. Policeman O'Malley is sent with orders to obey Lucille. O'Malley makes friends with Margie, a crippled child, whose father is in prison because O'Malley arrested him. O'Malley obtains a pardon for this man. Herbert Browne, the head of the bootleggers, is an admirer of Lucille. On the night of a masquerade ball held by Lucille, a raid is made on the band of bootleggers and Browne is found. He knocks O'Malley unconscious. When O'Malley reaches the ball, Browne is there. O'Malley arrests Browne while masking his face, but then releases him when he realizes he is Lucille's sweetheart. As O'Malley leaves the house, he is shot by Danny, whom he had received a pardon for. Danny divulges the name of Browne to the police captain. Realizing the magnamity of O'Malley, Lucille turns to him as the film ends.

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External links

{{commons category|The Making of O'Malley}}

  • {{IMDb title|0016071|The Making of O'Malley}}
  • {{tcmdb title|id=497232}}
  • {{AFI film|id=10528|title=The Making of O'Malley}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20120229031520/https://silenthollywood.com/themakingofomalley1925.html Stills] at silenthollywood.com
  • [https://www.silentfilmstillarchive.com/making_of_omalley.htm Stills] at silentfilmstillarchive.com

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Category:1925 films

Category:1920s English-language films

Category:Silent American drama films

Category:1925 drama films

Category:First National Pictures films

Category:Films directed by Lambert Hillyer

Category:American silent feature films

Category:American black-and-white films

Category:1920s American films

Category:English-language drama films

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