Movies starring Arthur O'Connell

Picnic (1955)

115 mins     Drama, Romance      

William Holden almost turned down the lead role in "Picnic" he felt at 37 he was to old for the part of twenty something drifter Hal Carter. And sadly Holden was right because whilst he gives it his all to try and act younger...

Operation Mad Ball (1957)

105 mins     Comedy, War      

Thank you Jack Lemmon for being such a quick talking comic genius for it is your talent which can turn just another day in to something special. I say that because having started my day with "Operation Mad Ball" it raised my ...

Man of the West (1958)

100 mins     Western      

Some of my favourite westerns come from director Anthony Mann especially those he made with James Stewart and the simple reason is that Mann managed to craft westerns which were entertaining as a piece of genre but also had d...

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

160 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

There are a lot of good courtroom dramas, ones which manage to get you gripped by the powerful legal battles along with an element of intrigue as to what will happen. But "Anatomy of a Murder" starring James Stewart is not ju...

Cimarron (1960)

147 mins     Western      

Movie Review - Cimarron (1960) Glenn Ford starsas Yancey Cravat in this epic western saga of a frontier family which takes them from the Oklahoma Land Run to a business empire...

Misty (1961)

91 mins     Drama, Family      

"Misty" is the sort of movie very few will have heard off but many who will have will also have fond memories of watching it as a child back in 1961 and just at the mention of the name will be hit by a wave of nostalgia which...

Follow That Dream (1962)

109 mins     Comedy      

Compared to many of Elvis's movies "Follow that Dream" is definitely superior, it has a storyline, some comedy, a variety of characters and whilst also a handful of songs isn't reliant on The King trying to make some witty di...

Fantastic Voyage (1966)

100 mins     Adventure , Family, Sci-Fi      

Now for anyone who knows their movies will have guessed there is more to "Fantastic Voyage" than that short synopsis because why would you take an Agent as security when you are going in to the human body. And so of course we...