Movies by Frank O'Connor
The Block Signal
Joe Ryan, a veteran train engineer, is demoted to a flagman position after a disastrous crash-- one caused by his cowardly and opportunistic partner. Though Ryan's failing eyesight is named as the cause of the crash, he's undeterred as he designs an automatic braking invention.
The Lawful Cheater
Disguised as a boy, a young woman gets an inner-city street gang back on the straight and narrow path.
Devil's Island
A wealthy Parisian surgeon finds himself serving time in a brutal penal colony.
Hearts and Spangles
Steve Carris, a medical student, is expelled from college, disowned by his father and joins a circus.