List of the best Denis O'Dea movies: The Long Dark Hall(1951), Esther and the King(1960), Sea Devils(1953), Niagara(1953), Captain Lightfoot(1955), Under Capricorn(1949), Darby O'Gill and the Little People(1959), Mogambo(1953), Captain Horatio Hornblower(1951), Odd Man Out(1947) ... ...
Drama
UK
1951
86 Minutes
Sir Charles Morton
Rex Harrison Reginald Beck Lilli Palmer Denis O'Dea Tania Held Henrietta Barry Raymond Huntley Patricia Wayne Anthony Dawson Meriel Forbes Brenda De Banzie
murder suspect wife mistress murderer lawyer judge tense courtroom london apartment family home police station trial murder false accusations marriage infidelity mystery 1950s
A devoted family man tries to help a beautiful alcoholic showgirl with her life, and becomes the only suspect when someone else murders her.
Drama, History
Italy|USA
1960
109 Minutes
Mordecai
Joan Collins Richard Egan Denis O'Dea Sergio Fantoni Rik Battaglia Renato Baldini Gabriele Tinti Rosalba Neri Robert Buchanan Daniela Rocca
king queen minister adviser jew general melodramatic passionate rousing gutsy persia kingdom palace village political intrigue conspiracy infidelity jewish people persecution wrongfully accused
Two decades before she would gain fame and some fortune as Alexis Carrington on Dynasty (1981), Dame Joan Collins starred as Esther in this melodramatic, routine Biblical story. The setting... See full summary »
Adventure
UK
1953
90 Minutes
Lethierry
Yvonne De Carlo Rock Hudson Maxwell Reed Denis O'Dea Michael Goodliffe Bryan Forbes Jacques B. Brunius Ivor Barnard Arthur Wontner GĂ©rard Oury Larry Taylor
Gilliat,a fisherman/smuggler is in jail, and is offered a pardon, if he undertakes a mission to sail to France to rescue Douchette, an English agent, whose cover has been blown,and who has now been jailed. Gilliat accepts the challenge.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1953
89 Minutes
Inspector Starkey
Marilyn Monroe Joseph Cotten Jean Peters Casey Adams Denis O'Dea Richard Allan Don Wilson Lurene Tuttle Russell Collins Will Wright Lester Matthews
husband wife friend lover uneasy suspenseful niagara falls, n.y. cabin wilderness love triangle love-hate relationship jealousy secret plans vacation forbidden love discovery revenge pursuit 1950s
As two couples are visiting Niagara Falls, tensions between one wife and her husband reach the level of murder.
Adventure
USA
1955
92 Minutes
Regis Donnell
Rock Hudson Barbara Rush Jeff Morrow Finlay Currie Kathleen Ryan Denis O'Dea Geoffrey Toone Hilton Edwards Harold Goldblatt Charles B. Fitzsimons Louise Studley
A pair of Irish rebels have swashbuckling adventures in 1815.
Drama
UK
1949
117 Minutes
Mr. Corrigan
Ingrid Bergman Joseph Cotten Michael Wilding Margaret Leighton Cecil Parker Denis O'Dea Jack Watling Harcourt Williams John Ruddock Ronald Adam Francis De Wolff
A young gentleman goes to Australia where he reunites with his now married childhood sweetheart, only to find out she has become an alcoholic and harbors dark secrets.
Fantasy
USA
1959
95 Minutes
Father Murphy
Albert Sharpe Janet Munro Sean Connery Jimmy O'Dea Kieron Moore Estelle Winwood Denis O'Dea J.G. Devlin Walter Fitzgerald Jack MacGowran Farrell Pelly
caretaker daughter leprechaun suitor incredible playful uplifting ireland pub estate magic friendship wishes family folklore discovery love 1950s
A wily old codger matches wits with the King of the Leprechauns and helps play matchmaker for his daughter and the strapping lad who has replaced him as caretaker.
Adventure
USA
1953
115 Minutes
Father Josef
Clark Gable Ava Gardner Grace Kelly Donald Sinden Philip Stainton Eric Pohlmann Laurence Naismith Denis O'Dea
big game hunter guide traveler anthropologist gorilla crafty gutsy passionate striking sultry kenya africa safari love triangle unrequited love hunting adventure love 1950s
On a Kenyan safari, white hunter Victor Marswell has a love triangle with seductive American socialite Eloise Kelly and anthropologist Donald Nordley's cheating wife Linda.
Adventure
UK
1951
117 Minutes
Gregory Peck Virginia Mayo Robert Beatty Terence Morgan Moultrie Kelsall James Kenney James Robertson Justice Richard Hearne Michael Dolan Stanley Baker Sam Kydd
captain rear admiral lady rebel enemy sailor spectacular thrilling england ship ocean central america captain horatio hornblower napoleonic wars naval warfare love triangle battle quest rescue 1800s
During the Napoleonic wars, a British Navy Captain has adventures in Central American waters.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1947
115 Minutes
James Mason Robert Newton Kathleen Ryan Robert Beatty William Hartnell F.J. McCormick Fay Compton Beryl Measor Cyril Cusack Dan O'Herlihy Roy Irving
fugitive daughter mother soldier dark gritty belfast, northern ireland hideout family home robbery crime irish republican army injury pursuit 1940s
A wounded Irish nationalist leader attempts to evade police following a failed robbery in Belfast.