John M. O'Brien

Acting

Known For & Full Filmography9 Titles

#1Scorching Sands

Movie - 1923, 2h 15m as Arab

5.9 / 10
Comedy

The misadventures of two intrepid explorers in the Egyptian desert.

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#2The Iron Horse

Movie - 1925, 2h 15m as Dinny (uncredited)

6.8 / 10
WesternDramaHistory

Brandon, a surveyor, dreams of building a railway to the west. He sets off with his son, Davy, to survey a route. They discover a new pass which will shave 200 miles off the expected distance, but they are set upon by a party of Cheyenne. One of them, a white renegade with only two fingers on his right hand, kills Brandon and scalps him. Davy is all alone now.

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#3Brothers Under the Chin

Movie - 1924, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

7.0 / 10
Comedy

Twin "babies" left at an orphanage bear the same birthmark under the chin. One of them is adopted and then the scene shifts to "twenty years later." The other as captain of a sailing vessel needs an extra hand. It does not develop until the end that the well dressed man he has abducted is his own brother.

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#4Zeb vs. Paprika

Movie - 1924, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

5.8 / 10
Comedy

Stan Laurel as a harness racing jockey who must win a big race.

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#5The Desert Demon

Movie - 1925, 2h 15m as Bugs

9.0 / 10
DramaWestern

After Bill Davis rescues a Native American woman from outlaw Jim Slade, he is lost in the desert, where his horse dies from thirst. Nita Randall, whose father operates a nearby mine, finds Bill in time to prevent him from suffering a similar fate. When Slade plots to take over the mine, Dad Randall kills one of outlaw's men, then dies of an injury. Bill accepts the blame and Nita turns against him. She later forgives and falls in love with Bill after he defeats Slade.

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#6Wide Open Spaces

Movie - 1924, 2h 15m as (uncredited)

6.3 / 10
ComedyWestern

Wide Open Spaces is a 1924 Western silent film starring Stan Laurel.

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#7Short Orders

Movie - 1923, 2h 15m as Customer

5.6 / 10
Comedy

Stan plays a waiter at a crappy restaurant and frankly such fare was better done by Chaplin and others. However, in two cute scenes, the film shines. The first is a Limburger cheese bit that is low-brow but funny. The second is the final scene with dogs following Stan at the end.

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#8Postage Due

Movie - 1924, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

6.3 / 10
Comedy

Stan does his best to recover a post-card, which he has forgotten to stamp. He attempts the recovery after hearing a remark by a postal inspector that the absence of the stamp makes the card a criminal offense for the sender. In the course of his struggles he swims through "oceans" of mail, rides up and down chutes, gets tied up in a mail bag and finally finds himself locked in a delivery truck with two thieves.

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#9Mum's the Word

Movie - 1926, 2h 15m as Baggage man (uncredited)

6.1 / 10
Comedy

A widow has married rich, but didn't tell her husband about her son. And he's coming for a surprise visit. To hide his identity he is introduced as the husband's new valet, but still the husband has some doubts about a few strange scenes. And during the night, when the son tries to visit his mother, the husband always starts interfering, but the new maid also behaves strangely, trying to sneak into the husband's room...

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