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O’Brien at the Movies

by | Mar 13, 2018 | True West Blog

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Edmond O’Brien is probably best known for his roles in a number of film noir movies and television shows.  But he made an impact in two notable Westerns. In 1962, he played alcoholic newspaper editor Dutton Peabody, who is severely beaten by the title character in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.  Seven years later, he was the crazed outlaw Freddie Sykes in The Wild Bunch. He t


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