Dennis O'Keefe

Dennis O'Keefe

March 29, 1908 · 118 years old

Dennis O'Keefe (March 29, 1908 – August 31, 1968) was an American actor. He was the son of Irish vaudevillians working in the United States. As a small child he joined his parents' act and later wrote skits for the stage. O'Keefe started in films as an extra in the early 1930s. After a small but i…

Known For

23 titles
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Top Hat

Top Hat

1935 · 1h 41m · Movie

An American dancer comes to Britain and falls for a model whom he initially annoyed, but she mistakes him for his goofy producer.

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Hangmen Also Die!

Hangmen Also Die!

1943 · 2h 14m · Movie

After the German administrator of Czechia is shot, his assassin tries to elude the Gestapo and struggles with his impulse to give himself up as hostages are executed.

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The Leopard Man

The Leopard Man

1943 · 1h 6m · Movie

A seemingly-tame leopard used for a publicity stunt escapes and kills a young girl, spreading panic throughout a sleepy New Mexico town.

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Blonde Venus

Blonde Venus

1932 · 1h 33m · Movie

A cabaret singer takes up with a millionaire to pay for her gravely-ill husband's operation.

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Raw Deal

Raw Deal

1948 · 1h 19m · Movie

Joe Sullivan (Dennis O'Keefe) has taken the rap for Rick (Raymond Burr), who double-crosses him with a flawed escape plan and other means intended to get rid of him.

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Woman on the Run

Woman on the Run

1950 · 1h 17m · Movie

Frank Johnson becomes an eyewitness to a murder. He's pursued around San Francisco by his wife, the police, and the killer.

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The Fighting Seabees

The Fighting Seabees

1944 · 1h 40m · Movie

During WW2, the U.S. Navy implements a new idea of forming construction battalions that also are fighting units, in case of Japanese attack.

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Topper Returns

Topper Returns

1941 · 1h 28m · Movie

A fun-loving young woman is murdered after trading bedrooms with her wealthy friend. Her ghost seeks aid from Topper to find the murderer.

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History Is Made at Night

History Is Made at Night

1937 · 1h 37m · Movie

A wealthy divorcée falls for a charming Parisian, but her insanely jealous ex-husband will do anything to get her back.

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10
Saratoga

Saratoga

1937 · 1h 32m · Movie

After winning a stud farm in lieu of gambling debts, bookie Duke Bradley turns an eye to the daughter of the now deceased gambler and her millionaire fiancée.

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A Bill of Divorcement

A Bill of Divorcement

1932 · 1h 10m · Movie

A man, Hilary Fairfield returns home after fifteen years in a mental asylum. However, he finds things are not the way they were when he left.

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Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions

1945 · 1h 19m · Movie

Penniless WWII soldier Monty Brewster inherits $8 million but must spend $1 million in under two months before his 30th birthday to get the rest, leading to an outrageous spending spree and everyone thinking he's lost his mind.

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Abandoned

Abandoned

1949 · 1h 19m · Movie

Newspaperman helps girl find her sister's illegitimate baby, gets mixed up in baby-adoption racket. Unwed mothers are forced to sell their babies for adoption.

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Cover Up

Cover Up

1949 · 1h 23m · Movie

An insurance company investigator goes to a small town to probe into a case of supposed suicide. The natives are not very cooperative and some turn hostile, leading to suspicion of foul play.

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Walk a Crooked Mile

Walk a Crooked Mile

1948 · 1h 31m · Movie

During the Cold War, at a California atomic research plant, an FBI agent and a Scotland Yard inspector join forces to eliminate a foreign atomic spy ring operating in the USA and the UK.

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The Story of Dr. Wassell

The Story of Dr. Wassell

1944 · 2h 20m · Movie

When the U.S. forces withdraw from Java, ahead of the Japanese invasion, U.S. Navy doctor Corydon M. Wassell coordinates the remaining wounded servicemen and leads them to safety towards the last Allied evacuation points.

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17
The Prizefighter and the Lady

The Prizefighter and the Lady

1933 · 1h 42m · Movie

An ex-sailor turned boxer finds romance and gets a shot at the heavyweight title.

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18
Arise, My Love

Arise, My Love

1940 · 1h 50m · Movie

A dashing pilot and a vivacious reporter have romantic and dramatic adventures in Europe as World War II begins.

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Hi Diddle Diddle

Hi Diddle Diddle

1943 · 1h 12m · Movie

After the bride's mother is supposedly swindled out of her money by a spurned suitor, the groom's father orchestrates a scheme of his own to set things right. He is aided by a cabaret singer, while placating a jealous wife.

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Chicago Syndicate

Chicago Syndicate

1955 · 1h 24m · Movie

A former military accountant is recruited by the FBI to infiltrate the mob in Chicago in an attempt to break open the rackets. To complicate his job, two women stand in his way, each with her own agenda.

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Lady by Choice

Lady by Choice

1934 · 1h 16m · Movie

An elderly, brash drunk is hired to help improve the image of a controversial dancer, and the two women form an unlikely friendship.

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The Diamond Wizard

The Diamond Wizard

1954 · 1h 23m · Movie

An American Treasury agent teams up with a Scotland Yard inspector to track down a group of thieves that are creating artificial diamonds out of sugar.

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The Phantom of the Air

The Phantom of the Air

1933 · 4h 0m · Movie

After inventing an anti-gravity device, scientist Thomas Edmonds and his daughter Mary attend the National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio in search of a pilot to demonstrate the device and Bob Raymond, from the U.S. Border Patrol, i...

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