
Hugh O'Connell
Acting
Biography
Hugh O'Connell (August 4, 1898 - January 19, 1943) was an American actor.
Known For

Years after she was presumed dead in a shipwreck, Ellen Arden returns home to the surprise of her husband recently remarrying. But he too gets a shock when he learns that Ellen spent her time alone on an island with another man.
My Favorite Wife

Police search for the killer of a man who misused $700,000 intended for the Chinese Communists.
Chinatown Squad

Frantic screwball comedy about a meek personal assistant (Frank McHugh) who is promoted to managing editor of a newspaper features syndicate that is owned by and staffed with cuckoos.
Marry the Girl

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1938.
Breakdowns of 1938

Faith and Hope Banner, sisters, are "convention hostesses" in a hotel. A body is discovered next door as the magician's convention is leaving and the mortician's convention is arriving, and the sisters, with help from manager Wilburforce Puddle, try to hide it. Complicating matters, Hope's boyfriend, Tommy, is a newspaper reporter in the hotel covering some labor negotiations.
Three Girls About Town

Torchy Blane solves a murder and smuggling case during a round-the-world flight.
Fly Away Baby

A gangster's widow fights for love despite society's disapproval.
That Certain Woman

Torchy, Steve, and Gahagan are on the trail of a bank robber aboard an ocean liner traveling from New York to L.A. via the Panama Canal.
Torchy Blane in Panama

A reporter sleuths the mystery behind an oft-married Viennese doctor whose wives met mysterious fates.
The Mad Doctor

Society girl becomes a social secretary when her father dies penniless. From a story by Charles Brackett.
Secrets of a Secretary

Two starving songwriters will only get funding if they get British actress Jane Clarke to star in their show.
Ready, Willing and Able

A loose biopic based on the life of Gilded Age tycoon "Diamond" Jim Brady.
Diamond Jim

Raised in seclusion to be the epitome of mental, physical and moral perfection, Gerald Beresford Wicks is resigned to following his grandmother's wishes until a chance encounter with Mona Carter leads him into the outside world.
The Perfect Specimen

Racketeer Frank Rocci is smitten with Joan Whelan, a dancer at Texas Guinan's famous Broadway night spot. He uses his influence to help her get a starring role in the show, hoping that it will also get Joan to fall in love with him. After scoring a hit, Joan accepts Frank's marriage proposal, more out of gratitude than love. The situation gets even stickier when she falls for a handsome band leader during a trip to Florida. Can she tell Frank she's in love with someone else?
Broadway Thru a Keyhole

Two strangers split a sweepstake prize to go on a fake honeymoon with predictable results.
Lucky Partners

A man thinks his high-spirited wife is cheating on him.
My Life with Caroline

Businesswoman Claire King is the daughter of a powerful advertising executive. When Claire marries humble copywriter Bill Landin, she wants to use her influence to help her husband get ahead, but he will have none of it.
Women Are Like That

When a banker is found shot dead with a gun in his hand, his daughter refuses to believe it is a suicide. With the help of a detective, she hopes to get to the bottom of the case.
Mystery House

When a young man marries a Russian girl, he finds that he has "married" her entire family.
Strange Wives

When a young boy disappears, a man desperate for the offered reward money turns up with an identical child.