The Making of O'Malley

The Making of O'Malley
The Making of O'Malley
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lambert Hillyer
Screenplay by	Eugene Clifford
Based on	The Making of O'Malley; 1924 story in Red Book; by Gerald Beaumont
Starring	Milton Sills; Dorothy Mackaill; Helen Rowland; Warner Richmond; Thomas Carrigan; Julia Hurley
Cinematography	Roy Carpenter
Edited by	Arthur Tavares
Production; company	First National Pictures
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date	June 28, 1925;
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

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.^[1]^[2]^[3] 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,^[4] 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.

Cast

Milton Sills as O'Malley
Dorothy Mackaill as Lucille Thayer
Helen Rowland as Margie
Warner Richmond as Danny the Dude
Thomas Carrigan as Herbert Browne
Julia Hurley as Margie's Grandmother
Claude King as Capt. Collins
Allen Brander as Doctor
Charles E. Graham as Sgt. Patterson
John De Lacey as Clerk
Blanche Craig as Dowager
Thomas Wigney Percyval as Lawyer
Charles Craig as Englishman

References

^ "The Making of O'Malley (1925) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
^ Janiss Garza. "Making of O'Malley (1925) - Lambert Hillyer". AllMovie. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
^ "The Making of O'Malley". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
^ "New Pictures: The Making of O'Malley", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (12): 59–60, June 13, 1925, retrieved April 3, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.