Robert Emmett O'Connor

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Robert Emmett O'Connor (March 18, 1885 – September 4, 1962) was an American film actor. He appeared in 204 films between 1919 and 1950. He is probably best known as the warmhearted bootlegger Paddy Ryan in The Public Enemy (1931) and as Detective Sergeant Henderson pursuing the Marx Brothers in A Night at the Opera (1935). He also appeared as Jonesy (the older Paramount gate guard) in Billy Wilder's 1950 film Sunset Boulevard, as well as made a cameo appearance at the very beginning and very end of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon short Who Killed Who? (1943).

Most Popular Robert Emmett O'Connor Trailers

Total trailers found: 138

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case Trailer (1943)

08 May 1943

In this 13th entry to the Dr. Kildare series, the medical staff of Blair General hospital are challenged with further dilemmas, not the least of which includes a prison inmate who Dr.

Sergeant Madden Trailer (1939)

24 March 1939

A dedicated police officer is torn between family and duty when his son turns to a life of crime.

Shooting Straight Trailer (1930)

20 July 1930

A gambler wanted for murder hides under the guise of a clergyman.

Professor Beware Trailer (1938)

29 July 1938

Egyptologist, Dean Lambert, accused of car-theft, skips bail and begins a cross-country trek to join a group in New York headed for Egypt.

Sunset Boulevard Trailer (1950)

10 August 1950

A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.

Return from Nowhere Trailer (1944)

28 October 1944

In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short, a man recovers his lost memories when he is forced to relive events in his dreams.

Maisie Gets Her Man Trailer (1942)

01 June 1942

Struggling performers, Sothern and Skelton's lives are thrown off gear when they are caught with a bagful of hard cash robbed by a goon.

The Kid from Spain Trailer (1932)

17 November 1932

Eddie and his Mexican friend Ricardo are expelled from college after Ricardo put Eddie in the girl's dormitory when he was drunk.

Stolen Harmony Trailer (1935)

20 April 1935

Band leader Jack Conrad is impressed by prison inmate Ray Ferrera on saxophone. Conrad hires Ray to join his band and tour upon his release.

Double Alibi Trailer (1940)

01 March 1940

A man's ex-wife is found murdered, and he finds himself to be the prime suspect.

Blessed Event Trailer (1932)

10 September 1932

A New York gossip columnist feuds with a singer and enjoys the power of the press.

The Crime Nobody Saw Trailer (1937)

12 March 1937

Three playwrights develop a plot around a drunk who gets killed in their apartment.

High Barbaree Trailer (1947)

01 May 1947

After his plane is downed in the South Pacific, a Navy flier recounts his life to a co-pilot while awaiting rescue.

The Arm of the Law Trailer (1932)

19 April 1932

A reporter and a detective team up to solve the murder of a nightclub singer who had been involved in a divorce scandal.

Rationing Trailer (1944)

24 March 1944

A small-town butcher has problems coping with meat rationing.

Bottoms Up Trailer (1934)

12 April 1934

Three smart film-flammers help a homeless little girl to love and happiness by making monkeys out of Hollywood's big movie moguls.

Night World Trailer (1932)

04 May 1932

"Happy" MacDonald and his unfaithful wife own a Prohibition era night club. On this eventful night, he is threatened by bootleggers, and the club's star dancer falls in love with a young socialite who drinks to forget a personal tragedy, among other incidents.

Paid Trailer (1930)

30 December 1930

Mary Turner gets a three year prison sentence for a crime she didn't commit. Once released, she plots to get back at the man responsible for her conviction.

Sinner Take All Trailer (1936)

18 December 1936

A young lawyer is determined to identify who is murdering members of a wealthy New York publishing family.

Inflation Trailer (1942)

01 January 1942

The Devil works with Adolf Hitler to cause inflation in the United States.

The Big Brain Trailer (1933)

04 August 1933

A small-town barber finds himself short of stature but a giant in the world of stock promotion. As his bank account grows, Stone's ethics diminish, and soon he's playing fast and loose with other people's money.

Super-Sleuth Trailer (1937)

16 July 1937

A movie actor playing a detective gets carried away with his role and starts trying to solve real-life crimes.

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President Trailer (1939)

01 December 1939

Joe and Ethel Turp are up in arms when their faithful old mailman is fired. Unable to get satisfaction on a municipal level, Joe and Ethel plead their mailman's case to the President himself.

We Who Are About to Die Trailer (1937)

08 January 1937

John Thompson is kidnapped by mobsters after quitting his job. Then he is arrested, tried, and sentenced to death for murders they committed.

Four Walls Trailer (1928)

11 August 1928

After completing his prison sentence for killing a rival gang leader in self-defence, Benny Horowitz decides to go straight.

Trapped by G-Men Trailer (1937)

09 September 1937

Granite-jawed Jack Holt performs a dual role in Columbia's Trapped by G-Men.

Swing Shift Maisie Trailer (1943)

01 October 1943

Street-smart Maisie from Brooklyn lands a job at an airplane assembly plant during WWII and falls in love with handsome pilot "Breezy" McLaughlin.

A Fugitive from Justice Trailer (1940)

15 June 1940

Leslie is being chased by the gangsters, the police and the insurance investigators. He is on the run.

The Thin Man Goes Home Trailer (1944)

24 December 1944

On a trip to visit his parents, detective Nick Charles gets mixed up in a murder investigation.

White Lies Trailer (1935)

27 December 1935

A powerful publisher John Mitchell whose pursuit of sensational headlines at the expense of all else takes a personal toll when his daughter Joan is implicated in a murder.

Waterfront Lady Trailer (1935)

04 October 1935

When a young man is befriended by a gambling ship operator and made a partner in the business, he becomes involved in a police manhunt after he covers up a murder committed by his new partner.

The Omaha Trail Trailer (1942)

01 September 1942

The coming of the railroad to the West triggers an Indian war.

Gentle Annie Trailer (1944)

05 December 1944

The Goss family live on a farm they call the dust bowl where the wind blows during the day and the coyotes howl at night.

Jackass Mail Trailer (1942)

01 July 1942

An unknowing orphan idolizes the horse thief/mail robber who has shot his father.

The Hoodlum Saint Trailer (1946)

04 April 1946

A former reporter comes back home after serving in the army during World War I and finds that it's much more difficult to find work than he expected.

Tin Gods Trailer (1926)

19 September 1926

In a mountain village in South America, Dr. McCoy and the padre watch Roger Drake enter a small chapel near a towering bridge, and McCoy recounts the story of Drake's life: As a rising engineer, he marries Janet Stone, the ambitious daughter of a wealthy family, and neglects his career while Janet becomes a candidate for the State Assembly.

Trail Street Trailer (1947)

19 February 1947

Bat Masterson's old friend Billy Burns convinces him to become marshal of Liberal, Kansas and help the residents fight drought and a destructive range war.

Slightly Dangerous Trailer (1943)

01 April 1943

Small-town soda-jerk Peggy Evans quits her dead-end job and moves to New York where she invents a new identity.

Main Street After Dark Trailer (1945)

12 January 1945

A police detective uses fluorescent powder to catch a pickpocket and her gang.

Boy of the Streets Trailer (1938)

08 January 1938

Cocky young street kid worships his father, a sleazy political operative.

The Big Fight Trailer (1930)

11 May 1930

Based on the David Belasco stage production of the Max Marcin play in which heavyweight-champion Jack Dempsey played the role of the fighter, Tiger: This "behind-the-scenes look of a heavyweight-championship fight" looks much like all of the other boxing films in which the Champ gets involved in a frame-up and is asked to take a dive.

Streets of New York Trailer (1939)

12 April 1939

Jimmy, an idealistic and hard-working young man, has just arrived in New York City with dreams of making his fortune.

You Can't Get Away with Murder Trailer (1939)

23 March 1939

Johnnie learns crime from petty thug Frank Wilson. When Wilson kills a pawnbroker with a gun stolen from Johnnie's sister Madge's fiance Fred Burke, Fred goes to Sing Sing's death house.

The Clock Trailer (1945)

25 May 1945

A G.I. en route to Europe falls in love during a whirlwind two-day leave in New York City.

They Were Expendable Trailer (1945)

07 December 1945

After a demonstration of new PT boats, Navy brass are still unconvinced of their viability in combat, leaving Lt.

Park Avenue Logger Trailer (1937)

16 March 1937

Millioniare Curran, thinking his son too intellectual, sends him west to learn logging at one of his lumber camps.

Star of Midnight Trailer (1935)

19 April 1935

When a dancer disappears from a theater, Clay Dalzell is asked to investigate, leading him on a trail of murder and deception.

Till the Clouds Roll By Trailer (1946)

05 December 1946

Light bio-pic of American Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern, featuring renditions of the famous songs from his musical plays by contemporary stage artists, including a condensed production of his most famous: 'Showboat'.

A Wicked Woman Trailer (1934)

07 December 1934

A woman and her children escape severe poverty and abuse. She successfully betters her family's condition while living with the secret that she killed her abusive husband in order to protect her children from him.

Three Who Loved Trailer (1931)

03 July 1931

A bank teller's love life falls apart when he's accused of embezzling.

Gabriel Over the White House Trailer (1933)

31 March 1933

A political hack becomes President during the height of the Depression and undergoes a metamorphosis into an incorruptible statesman after a near-fatal accident.

Bed of Roses Trailer (1933)

29 June 1933

A girl from the wrong side of the tracks is torn between true love and a life of sin.

The Great American Mug Trailer (1945)

06 October 1945

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short takes a look at the typical American barbershop throughout the years.

The Public Enemy Trailer (1931)

23 April 1931

Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers.

Dance, Girl, Dance Trailer (1940)

30 August 1940

Judy O'Brien is an aspiring ballerina in a dance troupe. Also in the company is Bubbles, a brash mantrap who leaves the struggling troupe for a career in burlesque.

Meet Me in St. Louis Trailer (1944)

28 November 1944

A year in the life of a turn-of-the-century middle class family, leading up to the opening of the 1904 St.

The Big Timer Trailer (1932)

10 March 1932

Loud-mouth hamburger flipper, Cooky, thinks he can box. His big chance comes when everyone else quits the gym when it is inherited by a dame.

A Night at the Opera Trailer (1935)

15 November 1935

The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.

Return of the Terror Trailer (1934)

07 July 1934

"The Terror", a killer whose identity is unknown, occupies an English country house that has been converted into an inn.

The Harvey Girls Trailer (1946)

18 January 1946

On a train trip out west to become a mail-order bride, Susan Bradley meets a cheery crew of young women traveling out to open a "Harvey House" restaurant at a remote whistle-stop.