The People Against O'Hara

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The People Against O'Hara
Directed by	John Sturges
Written by	based on Eleazar Lipsky's novel
Starring	Spencer Tracy Pat O'Brien James Arness
Release date(s)	1951
Country	USA
Language	English
IMDb profile

The People Against O'Hara is a 1951 film noir based on Eleazar Lipsky's novel. The movie stars Spencer Tracy, Pat O'Brien, and James Arness, and is directed by John Sturges, who also directed the The Great Escape.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

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James Curtayne (Tracy) has retired from law but he returns to defend John O'Hara (Arness) on a murder charge. Curtayne's drinking and rustiness result in O'Hara being found guilty, but Curtayne makes further efforts to prove him innocent.

The People Against O'Hara at the Internet Movie Database

John Sturges
1940s	The Man Who Dared \| Shadowed \| Alias Mr. Twilight \| For the Love of Rusty \| Keeper of the Bees \| The Sign of the Ram \| Best Man Wins \| The Walking Hills
1950s	The Magnificent Yankee \| The Capture \| Mystery Street \| Right Cross \| Kind Lady \| The People Against O'Hara \| It's a Big Country (with Clarence Brown, Don Hartman, Richard Thorpe, Charles Vidor, Don Weis and William A. Wellman) \| The Girl in White \| Jeopardy \| Fast Company \| Escape from Fort Bravo \| Bad Day at Black Rock \| Underwater! \| The Scarlet Coat \| Backlash \| Gunfight at the O.K. Corral \| The Law and Jake Wade \| The Old Man and the Sea \| Last Train from Gun Hill \| Never So Few
1960s	The Magnificent Seven \| By Love Possessed \| Sergeants 3 \| A Girl Named Tamiko \| The Great Escape \| The Satan Bug \| The Hallelujah Trail \| Hour of the Gun \| Ice Station Zebra \| Marooned
1970s	Joe Kidd \| Chino \| McQ \| The Eagle Has Landed