

“A Tale of a Heartless Policeman”
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.
Directed by William Dieterle
User score
11 votes




Released
February 13, 1937
1h 11m
English

Pat O'Brien
James Aloysius 'Jim' / 'Jimmy' O'Malley
Sybil Jason
Barbara 'Babs' Phillips

Humphrey Bogart
John Philips

Ann Sheridan
Judy Nolan

Frieda Inescort
Mrs. Philips

Donald Crisp
Police Captain Cromwell

Henry O'Neill
Defense Attorney

Craig Reynolds
Motorist Honking Horn

Hobart Cavanaugh
Reporter Pinky Holden
Gordon Hart
Doctor Attending O'Malley

Mary Gordon
Mrs. O'Malley
Mabel Colcord
Mrs. Flaherty

Frank Sheridan
Father Patrick

Lillian Harmer
Miss Taylor

Delmar Watson
Tubby

Frank Reicher
Dr. Larson
Joseph Allen Sr.
Warden (uncredited)

Granville Bates
Jake - Bar Proprietor (uncredited)
Georgie Billings
(uncredited)
Basil Bookasta
Bootblack (uncredited)