List of the best Margaret O'Brien movies: The Secret Garden(1949), Glory(1956), Meet Me in St. Louis(1944), Jane Eyre(1944), The Canterville Ghost(1944), Heller in Pink Tights(1960), Halloween P... Trap Kill! Kill!(2017), Amy(1981) ... ...
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1949
92 Minutes
Mary Lennox
Margaret O'Brien Herbert Marshall Dean Stockwell Gladys Cooper Elsa Lanchester Brian Roper Reginald Owen Aubrey Mather George Zucco Lowell Gilmore Billy Bevan
invalid orphan father son housekeeper uncle endearing uplifting sad england garden mansion abandonment maturing acceptance grief healing secret growing up transformation
A girl is sent to live with her uncle on his estate when her parents die. There she discovers much intrigue, family history and secrets and personal baggage. In particular, a screaming child and...a secret garden.
Drama
1956
99 Minutes
Clarabel Tilbee
Margaret O'Brien Walter Brennan Charlotte Greenwood John Lupton Byron Palmer Lisa Davis Gus Schilling Theron Jackson Hugh Sanders Walter Baldwin Harry Tyler
horse breeder granddaughter trainer owner girlfriend singer melodramatic engaging kentucky farm stable racetrack household horse racing grandparent/child relationship financial crisis class distinctions wager quest rivalry
A lovesick girl (Margaret O'Brien) and her grandfather (Walter Brennan) groom their filly for the Kentucky Derby.
Musical
USA
1944
113 Minutes
Judy Garland Margaret O'Brien Leon Ames Lucille Bremer Tom Drake Mary Astor Marjorie Main June Lockhart Harry Davenport Joan Carroll Hugh Marlowe
sister mother father boy grandfather tailor airy charming spirited endearing heartwarming st. louis household love love triangle ball world's fair metamorphosis rivalry transformation
Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family.
Drama
USA
1944
96 Minutes
Adele Varens
Joan Fontaine Orson Welles Margaret O'Brien Peggy Ann Garner John Sutton Sara Allgood Henry Daniell Agnes Moorehead Aubrey Mather Edith Barrett Barbara Everest
governess pretty woman aristocrat housekeeper maid young girl emotional melodramatic dark england countryside estate yorkshire moors forbidden love romance may-december romance poverty class distinctions forbidden love love
After a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house, to care for his young daughter.
Comedy
USA
1944
96 Minutes
Lady Jessica de Canterville
Charles Laughton Robert Young Margaret O'Brien William Gargan Reginald Owen Rags Ragland Una O'Connor Donald Stuart Elisabeth Risdon Frank Faylen
ghost soldier young girl father amusing winsome lighthearted playful england castle bravery cowardice family honor curse haunted houses quest rescue 1940s
The descendent of a ghost imprisoned for cowardice hopes to free the spirit by displaying courage when under duress.
Western
USA
1960
100 Minutes
Della Southby
Anthony Quinn Sophia Loren Eileen Heckart Margaret O'Brien Steve Forrest Edmund Lowe Ramon Novarro George Mathews Ed Binns Frank Silvera Iron Eyes Cody
actor actress gunslinger banker mother native american playful crafty witty theater cheyenne, wyo. saloon house show business old west journey debt performance quest escape
Story of theatrical troupe that travels through the Old West.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Other
2017
85 Minutes
Bridgette's Grandmother
Sara Malakul Lane Richard Grieco Demetrius Stear Margaret O'Brien
When an all-girl rock and roll band is captured by an evil genius, the members must do whatever it takes to stay alive.
Drama
1981
100 Minutes
Hazel Johnson
Jenny Agutter Barry Newman Kathleen Nolan Chris Robinson Lou Fant Margaret O'Brien Nanette Fabray Lucille Benson
A Boston lawyer's wife (Jenny Agutter) teaches at a circa-1900 school for the deaf and blind, where she meets a doctor (Barry Newman).