Robert Emmett O'Connor

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Рождение : 1885-03-18, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Смерть : 1962-09-04

История

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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).

Профиль

Robert Emmett O'Connor
Robert Emmett O'Connor

Фильмы

Сансет бульвар
Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited)
Молоденький писатель Джо Гиллис сидит на полной «мели», его преследуют кредиторы, ему не на что поесть, ему кажется, что жизнь кончилась. Машина, на которой он отправляется бездумно и бесцельно неизвестно куда, вдруг резко виляет в сторону (лопнула шина!) и влетает во двор особняка знаменитой в прошлом, но увядающей в настоящем кинозвезды Нормы Десмонд…
Пасхальный парад
Policeman (uncredited)
Дон Хьюз танцует дуэтом с Надин Хэйл, однако буквально накануне традиционного ежегодного пасхального шоу Надин объявляет, что начинает сольную карьеру. Дон не стал впадать в отчаянье и взял себе новую партнершу — Ханну Браун, чтобы через год показать вместе с ней свой новый танцевальный номер на пасхальном шоу. Их выступление произвело настоящий фурор и им предложиликонтракт от знаменитого шоу Зигфилда. Но Хьюз отказывается от чудесногопредложения, потому что у Зигфилда танцует и Надин, с которой он не желает общаться, помня её предательство. К тому же он, Хьюз, уже успел влюбиться в Ханну, хотя истарается не обнаруживать свои чувства… Ханна же убеждена, что Дон все еще любит Надин.
Tenth Avenue Angel
Mr. O'Callan (uncredited)
Flavia's been told that her Aunt Susan's fiancé, Steve, has been on a trip around the world, but in truth he's finished his prison term. Steve wonders how he can make some money and is approached by his old associates. When Flavia discovers the truth about Steve, she loses all faith in her family and in God, and it will take a miracle to restore Flavia's belief and Steve out of trouble.
Merton of the Movies
Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited)
In 1915, Kansas theatre usher Merton Gill is a rabid silent-movie fan. When he brings Mammoth Studios free publicity by imitating star Lawrence Rupert's heroics, they bring him to Hollywood to generate another headline; he thinks he'll get a movie contract. Disillusioned, he haunts the casting offices, where he meets and is consoled by Phyllis Montague, bit player and stunt-woman. When Merton finally gets his "break," though, it's not quite what he envisioned.
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Southerner (uncredited)
A mysterious Civil War veteran courts a Missouri farmer's daughter amid postwar unrest.
The Hucksters
Frank - Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
A World War II veteran wants to return to advertising on his own terms, but finds it difficult to be successful and maintain his integrity.
Till the Clouds Roll By
Ed (uncredited)
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'.
Undercurrent
Stationmaster (uncredited)
After a rapid engagement, a dowdy daughter of a chemist weds an industrialist, knowing little of his family or past. He transforms her into an elegant society wife, but becomes enraged whenever she asks about Michael, his mysterious long-lost brother.
Храбрость Лесси
Deputy (uncredited)
Обладательница наград киноакадемии Элизабет Тейлор блистает в роли девочки, выращивающей колли по имени Лесси в рабочую собаку. Когда Лесси сбивает машина, у нее развивается амнезия, ее отправляют сражаться с японцами во время Второй мировой войны. Она возвращается с войны агрессивной, опасной собакой, и местные жители решают, что ее надо убить. Только любовь вырастившей ее девочки может исправить такое поведение и спасти Лесси жизнь.
Boys' Ranch
Druggist
A juvenile delinquent is sent to a rehabilitation ranch, but he immediately proves to be a troublemaker.
The Hoodlum Saint
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
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. Desperate, one day he crashes a wedding attended by many of the city's rich and powerful, meets a beautiful girl named Kay who turns out to be his ticket to meeting those rich and powerful people, and he soon manages to land a job on a newspaper. He gets caught up in the "make money at all costs" game but receives a rude awakening when the stock market crashes in 1929.
Up Goes Maisie
Rose Bowl Watchman (Uncredited)
A showgirl working for an inventor battles crooks, who want to steal his ideas.
Девушки Харви
Conductor (uncredited)
Сьюзен Брэдли - молодая девушка из штата Огайо. Она отправляется в Аризону выйти замуж по переписке, по дороге Сьюзен знакомится с веселыми и жизнерадостными подругами, работающими в недавно построенной закусочной под названием «Харви». Прибыв в городок Брэдли выясняет, что ее обманули. Вместо умного и романтичного героя «по переписке», ее встречает грубый и «немытый» ковбой, а письма ей писал, заключив пари, владелец салуна. Сьюзен некуда податься и она с радостью присоединяется к компании девушек и остается в городке. Местечко, где установлена новая закусочная, славится своим неприятием и отрицанием всего новаторского. Однако девушки решили перевоспитать городок...
Adventure
Man in Cantina (uncredited)
A rough and tumble man of the sea falls for a meek librarian.
Они были незаменимыми
Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)
После атаки Перл-Харбора экипаж торпедных катеров в районе Филиппинских островов должен сразиться с превосходящими их силами японцев…
The Great American Mug
Laughing Man (uncredited)
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short takes a look at the typical American barbershop throughout the years.
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
2nd Studio Guard (uncredited)
When two bumbling barbers act as agents for a talented but unknown singer, they stage a phony murder in order to get him a plum role.
A Gun in His Hand
Veteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited)
In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a young man graduates from the police academy at the top of his class. He then teams up with some local thieves and uses his knowledge of police procedures to pursue a career of undetected crime.
Поднять якоря
Cop (uncredited)
Фильме, где смешались живые актеры и мультипликация. Два моряка ищут в Голливуде очаровательных юных кинозвезд, а находят любовь, танцуют с мышонком из мультфильма, помогают юной звезде найти себя – и все за это за время одной увольнительной на берег.
The Clock
Policeman (uncredited)
A G.I. en route to Europe falls in love during a whirlwind two-day leave in New York City.
Gentle Annie
Childers the Bartender (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)
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. When the train is robbed, everyone thinks that Cotton and Violet were the ones that did the job, but no one has any proof. US Marshal Lloyd Richland comes into town in disguise to find the truth and he finds that the sheriff is corrupt and that the Goss family is gosh darn nice. They take in Richland and a stranded woman named Mary without any questions. Cotton believes that Sheriff Tatum shot their pa in the back, and the sheriff is now trying to plug the boys. Richland is looking for the train robbers, and at the same time is keeping an eye on Tatum and the lovely young Mary.
Встреть меня в Сент-Луисе
Motorman (uncredited)
Сент-Луис. 1903 год. Алонсо Смит, преуспевающий бизнесмен, живет со своей женой Энн, дочерьми Эстер, Тути, Роуз, Агнесс, сыном Лоном, капризным дедушкой и служанкой. Дочь Роуз кокетничает с одним кавалером дома и переписывается с другим, уехавшим в колледж, а Эстер помолвлена с мальчиком, живущим в соседнем доме. Когда Алонсо получает повышение по службе и ему необходимо переезжать в Нью-Йорк, чего никто из членов семьи никак не желает, начинаются неприятности.
Return from Nowhere
Diner Cook (uncredited)
In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short, a man recovers his lost memories when he is forced to relive events in his dreams.
Barbary Coast Gent
Joe the Bartender (uncredited)
Honest Plush Brannon is a con-man thrown out of the Barbary Coast in San Francisco in the 1880s and headed for the gold rush region of Nevada. He discovers a real mine which lead to several complications.
Rationing
Sheriff (uncredited)
A small-town butcher has problems coping with meat rationing.
Shoe Shine Boy
Charlie the Bartender (uncredited)
A teenaged shoeshine boy urgently tries to raise the remaining amount of money he needs to purchase a secondhand bugle before 6p.m.
Whistling in Brooklyn
Detective Leo Finnigan
Radio crime show host "The Fox" finds himself on the trail of a serial killer while a suspect himself.
Best Foot Forward
Train Conductor
Bud Hooper, a cadet at Winsocki Military Academy, sends an invitation to movie star Lucille Ball to come to Winsocki's big dance. Ball's publicity-hungry agent convinces her to go in order to boost her career. Complications arise when Bud's girlfriend Helen Schlesinger unexpectedly shows up, too.
Swing Shift Maisie
Proprietor (Uncredited)
Street-smart Maisie from Brooklyn lands a job at an airplane assembly plant during WWII and falls in love with handsome pilot "Breezy" McLaughlin. Breezy, however, falling in love with and getting engaged to Maisie's conniving roommate Iris, doesn't realize she's using him and it's up to Maisie to convince him.
Who Killed Who?
Host (uncredited)
A murder has occurred at Gruesome Gables, and the dog detective trying to find the killer has to deal with some suspicious suspects and a haunted house.
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Samson (uncredited)
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. Gillespie believes belongs instead in an insane asylum.
Air Raid Wardens
Charlie Beaugart
Two bumblers, failures as businessmen and air raid wardens, stumble across a nest of Nazi saboteurs bent on blowing up the local magnesium plant.
Slightly Dangerous
Reporter (uncredited)
Small-town soda-jerk Peggy Evans quits her dead-end job and moves to New York where she invents a new identity.
Человеческая комедия
Bartender (uncredited)
Фильм - история семьи подростка Гомера Маколея (Микки Руни), старшеклассника, работающего неполный рабочий день подручным телеграфиста, что бы поддержать семью в вымышленном городе Итака, штат Калифорния, во время Второй мировой войны и его старшего брата, ушедшего на войну...
The Greatest Gift
Brother Xavier (uncredited)
Medieval French monks find a freezing, ill juggler and take him in. Upon recovering, the impoverished man wishes to illustrate his tremendous gratitude. He eventually finds a way to.
The Omaha Trail
Oxen Owner (uncredited)
The coming of the railroad to the West triggers an Indian war.
Jackass Mail
Peter Lawson
An unknowing orphan idolizes the horse thief/mail robber who has shot his father.
Maisie Gets Her Man
Benefit Stage Manager (Uncredited)
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. With Skelton in prison, how will Sothern prove their innocence?
Inflation
Joe's Co-worker (uncredited)
The Devil works with Adolf Hitler to cause inflation in the United States.
No Time for Comedy
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Director William Keighley's 1940 film adaptation of S. N. Behrman's stage hit, about an aspiring playwright who finds himself an overnight Broadway success, stars James Stewart, Rosalind Russell, Genevieve Tobin, Louise Beavers, Charles Ruggles and Allyn Joslyn.
Dance, Girl, Dance
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
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. When the company disbands, Bubbles gives Judy a thankless job as her stooge. The two eventually clash when both fall for the same man.
A Fugitive from Justice
Murphy
Leslie is being chased by the gangsters, the police and the insurance investigators. He is on the run. Falsely accused of a murder, he embarks upon a life-and-death journey to save his family.
Hot Steel
Police Inspector
Matt Morrison gets his old college chum Frank Stewart a job at the steel foundry where he works. Trouble quickly ensues.
I Take This Oath
Police Car Driver
The trials and tribulations of a group of newly sworn-in police officers.
Double Alibi
Patrolman Delaney
A man's ex-wife is found murdered, and he finds himself to be the prime suspect.
The Lone Wolf Strikes
House Detective
Delia Jordan's father is murdered and some very valuable jewelry stolen. She hires The Lone Wolf.
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Pat Donegan
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.
Streets of New York
Police Officer Burke
Jimmy, an idealistic and hard-working young man, has just arrived in New York City with dreams of making his fortune. Along the way he faces numerous obstacles, opportunities and temptations, but through it all, he considers the actions of his hero, Abraham Lincoln, for guidance. Will Jimmy see his dreams come true, or will he be another of the countless hopefuls chewed up and spit out by New York's mean streets?
Sergeant Madden
Capt. Crane
A dedicated police officer is torn between family and duty when his son turns to a life of crime.
Созданы друг для друга
Harry - Elevator Starter
Красивая Джейн и Джон Мэйсон — симпатичная молодая пара, которая проходит через все тернии совместной жизни — от безумной влюбленности первых встреч до будней семейной жизни и рождению первого ребенка. В то время как все окружающие уверенны в том, что именно эти двое предназначены друг для друга, судьба решает все иначе и пара должна встретиться с неодобрительными взглядами родственников со стороны супруга, напряженной обстановкой на работе, финансовыми трудностями и смертельно опасной болезнью малыша…
Professor Beware
Cop at Estate
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. With the police close on his trail he gets in and out of scrapes along the way.
Boy of the Streets
Police Officer Rourke
Cocky young street kid worships his father, a sleazy political operative.
Уэллс Фарго
Sea Captain
История из времен создания знаменитой банковской компании "Уэллс Фарго" в 1850-х годах: погонщик дилижансов, период от "золотой лихорадки" в Калифорнии до Гражданской войны, разумеется, немного авторских домыслов, и всё в одном флаконе. "Вместе они покорят континент! Его жизнь - в череде увлекательных приключений, которые в результате соединят в одно целое страну, а она готова разделить эти приключения с человеком, которого любит!
Trapped by G-Men
Federal Agent Jim
Granite-jawed Jack Holt performs a dual role in Columbia's Trapped by G-Men.
Super-Sleuth
Casey
A movie actor playing a detective gets carried away with his role and starts trying to solve real-life crimes.
New Faces of 1937
Policeman
A crooked producer makes money from Broadway flops by selling more than 100% interest to multiple parties. He only fails if it makes a profit.
The Frame-Up
Larry Mann
A detective investigates a racing scam.
Звезда родилась
Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)
История теряющего популярность актера, предлагающего официантке сделать из нее знаменитость. Через некоторое время карьера девушки взлетает до небес, а его слава окончательно угасает.
Свадьба на Вайкики
Policeman (uncredited)
Тони Марвин и его приятель. Им предписали составить эскорт победительнице конкурса красоты и ее подружке на экскурсии по островам, чтобы представить их во всей красе и склонить к участию в рекламной компании ананасов. К сожалению, неразбериха приводит к тому, что…
Park Avenue Logger
Police Sergeant
Millioniare Curran, thinking his son too intellectual, sends him west to learn logging at one of his lumber camps. Unknown to his father, Grant Curan is a professional wrestler and easily able to handle the thugs that attack him at the lumber camp. This enables him to stay on the job and he soon undercovers how his father is being cheated by the local boss.
The Crime Nobody Saw
Tim Burke
Three playwrights (Lew Ayres, Eugene Pallette, Benny Baker) develop a plot around a drunk who gets killed in their apartment.
Girl Overboard
Sergeant Hatton
A beautiful girl on a passenger ship is suspected of murder.
We Who Are About to Die
Detective Mitchell
John Thompson is kidnapped by mobsters after quitting his job. Then he is arrested, tried, and sentenced to death for murders they committed. A suspicious detective thinks he is innocent and works to save his life.
Sinner Take All
Police Capt. Greenwood (uncredited)
A young lawyer is determined to identify who is murdering members of a wealthy New York publishing family.
Jailbreak
Policeman
A reporter gets himself sent to prison so he can solve a murder behind bars.
Желание
Customs Official
Мадлен де Бюпре «вытягивает» у торговца камнями бесценную нитку жемчуга и бежит из Парижа, впутав в это дело психиатра. На огромной скорости она мчится на машине к испанской границе и чуть не сбивает Тома Брэдли, молодого американского инженера, находящегося в отпуске. Его она использует как ничего не подозревающего соучастника для контрабандного вывоза жемчуга из страны. Успешно пройдя испанскую таможню, он уезжает вместе с ней от следующей по пятам погони. Отношения перерастают в любовь — с многочисленными осложнениями и комичными ситуациями.
At Sea Ashore
First Immigration Officer
Patsy's working at Rumplemeyer's Donut Shop in Brooklyn. By accident she catches Mr. Rumplemeyer's trousers in the donut machine as he's leaving to pick his niece who's arriving from the old country, so he gives Patsy cab fare and sends her. She forgets her purse, so when she arrives at the immigration office, she can't pay the cabbie, who tells her he'll wait while the meter runs. Inside, Patsy finally finds the high-spirited Lyda, but by then, Patsy has sneaked into the holding area and may need a passport to get out. She hides in Lyda's trunk, but with the cabbie, a suspicious immigration officer, and a traffic cop buzzing around will uncle and niece ever connect?
Юный лорд Фаунтлерой
Policeman
Эта история началась в районе Бруклина города Нью-Йорка в 1880 году. Девятилетний мальчик по имени Седрик — сын скромной учительницы музыки — узнает в день своего рождения о том, что его английский дедушка вызывает к себе, чтобы сделать наследником своего огромного состояния, обширных поместий и титула Лорда. Строгий дед, известный британский аристократ, отрекся от сына, женившегося против его воли. Но теперь он хочет воспитать внука в чисто английских традициях. Юный Лорд производит на старика приятное впечатление своей искренней добротой и обаянием, к тому же он очень похож на своего, преждевременно оставившего этот мир, отца. Старый лорд неожиданно для себя привязывается к новому родственнику, но внезапно заявляется некая мадам Мина, заявляющая, что ее великовозрастный сын истинный наследник всего состояния, так как она является первой женой его погибшего сына лорда и у нее есть свидетельство о рождении…
The Lone Wolf Returns
Detective Benson
Once a jewel thief always a jewel thief? Yes and no. Yes if you consider the fact that Michael Lanyard also known as the Lone Wolf once retired from the "trade" but relapses back into his old habits when he is tempted by the emerald pendant of beautiful socialite Marcia Stewart. The trouble (?) is that he falls for the belle and he soon gets more interested in getting the girl than the jewels that adorn her. What he wants now is to return the pendant but a rival gang interfere and force him to take part in a big-time caper.
Вечер в опере
Henderson
Ловкач Отис Дрифтвуд придумал способ прикарманить денежки богатой вдовы, делами которой он управлял. Вдовушка спала и видела, как бы пробиться в высшее общество и Отис подговорил её вложить круглую сумму в Нью-Йоркскую оперу. Вместо прославленного тенора Ласпари Отис нанял за «десятку» певца из хора, а остаток присвоил себе. Певец оказался действительно хорош и за 10 долларов отработал на всю тысячу, а заодно покорил сердце любимой девушки-хористки.
Waterfront Lady
Police Lieutenant
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.
Diamond Jim
Brady's Father
A loose biopic based on the life of Gilded Age tycoon "Diamond" Jim Brady.
Stolen Harmony
Warden Clark (uncredited)
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. Ray hooks up with Jean, a dancer in the show, and the two become a successful dance act. However, when an ex-inmate buddy of Ray's robs the tour bus, Ray is suspected of wrongdoing by Jack and the others in the group. After a gang of thugs hijacks the tour bus, Ray tries to use his street smarts to redeem his reputation.
Звезда полуночи
Police Sergeant Cleary
Тим Уинтроп просит своего друга - нью-йоркского адвоката и детектива-любителя Клея Далзелла, найти свою девушку Элис, которая бесследно исчезла в Чикаго год назад. Уинтроп не может перестать думать о ней и считает, что она находится в Нью-Йорке. Когда Клей и питающая к нему романтические чувства Донна Мантин приглашают Тима в театр на нашумевшее шоу „Полночь“, в звезде представления Мэри Смит Тим узнаёт Элис. Но девушка снова исчезает.
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
Officer 'Mac' McGillicuddy
Mr. Wong is a "harmless" Chinatown shopkeeper by day and relentless blood-thirsty pursuer of the Twelve Coins of Confucius by night. With possession of the coins, Mr. Wong will be supreme ruler of the Chinese province of Keelat, and his evil destiny will be fulfilled. A killing spree follows in dark and dangerous Chinatown as Wong gets control of 11 of the 12 coins. Reporter Jason Barton and his girl Peg are hot on his trail, but soon find themselves in serious trouble when they stumble onto Wong's headquarters.
A Wicked Woman
Dugan (uncredited)
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.
Return of the Terror
Inspector Bradley
"The Terror", a killer whose identity is unknown, occupies an English country house that has been converted into an inn.
Bottoms Up
Detective Rooney
Promoter "Smoothie" King helps a pair of phonies con their way into a movie company. As Wanda heads toward stardom, she turns more and more from King toward the matinée idol. King must decide between his plans and her happiness.
Большое потрясение
Regan
Former bootlegger Dutch Barnes pressures neighborhood druggist Jimmy Morrell into making cut-rate knockoff toiletry, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products.
Леди на один день
Inspector MacCreary
Эта невероятная история произошла в начале 20-х годов XX столетия в районе Бруклин города Нью-Йорка. В канун Рождества бывшая аристократка, а ныне уличная торговка яблоками «Яблочная Энни» получает известие из Европы о приезде дочери Луизы с женихом Карлосом и отцом жениха — графом по происхождению Каунт Ромеро, помешанном на титулах и богатстве.Естественно, они и не подозревают, в каком положении находится Энни. Дочь не видела свою мать двенадцать лет, а «богатая американка», в своих письмах лгала дочурке, что она живет в достатке и роскоши. Друзья Энни, такие же, как и она, бедняки и уличные попрошайки, решили прийти на помощь. Они разыгрывают перед графом иего сыном забавный и трогательный спектакль, в котором Энни становится «леди на один день».Руководит всей постановкой симпатизирующий Энни мафиози по имени Дэйв. В его импровизированном шоу героиня мастерски сыграет роль — богатой светской дамы, а ее друзья из бедных кварталов светское общество…
Пентхаус
Police Lt. 'Steve' Stevens
Gertie Waxted knows how notorious gangster Jim Crelliman runs his rackets, because she's long been under the hoodlum's thumb. She's secretly helping lawyer Jackson Durant in a snoop job aimed at pinning a murder on the thug. Her life will be in peril when that secret gets out.
Don't Bet on Love
Edward Shelton
A plumber wins big at the racetrack but then his luck runs out and almost ruins his business. His manicurist girlfriend stands by him and helps him readjust to life as a plumber.
Midnight Mary
Charlie the Cop
A young woman is on trial for murder. In flashback, we learn of her struggles to overcome poverty as a teenager -- a mistaken arrest and prison term for shoplifting and lack of employment lead to involvement with gangsters. In a brothel, she meets a young lawyer, scion of a wealthy and prestigious family, who falls for her and helps her turn around her life. But her past catches up with her, and she must face the music rather than cause him scandal.
Bed of Roses
River Boat Captain Scroggins (uncredited)
A girl from the wrong side of the tracks is torn between true love and a life of sin.
Охотник за фотографиями
Lieutenant Casey Nolan
Отсидев срок, гангстер Дэнни Кин решает порвать с криминальным миром и заняться своим истинным призванием - журналистикой. Применение своей неуемной энергии, пробивной дерзости, смекалке и расплывчатым моральным нормам он находит в профессии "охотника за фотографиями" в одном низкопробном таблоиде (иначе говоря, папарацци, ещё задолго до возникновения самого термина). Там он быстро делает карьеру, добывая в опасных условиях провокационные фото, которых жаждет публика. Проблемы возникают, когда он обманным путем проникает в блок смертников тюрьмы Синг-Синг и делает там снимок женщины-убийцы на электрическом стуле. Ведь полицейский чин, понесший ответственность за это происшествие, является отцом любимой девушки Дэнни, да к тому же имеет с ним давние счеты ещё со времен его преступной деятельности.
Gabriel Over the White House
Corrupt Police Inspector (uncredited)
A political hack becomes President during the height of the Depression and undergoes a metamorphosis into an incorruptible statesman after a near-fatal accident.
Mystery of the Wax Museum
Police Sergeant by Christmas tree
The disappearance of people and corpses leads a reporter to a wax museum and a sinister sculptor.
Frisco Jenny
Jim Sandoval
Frisco Jenny was orphaned by the 1906 earthquake and fire and has become the madame of prosperous bawdy house. She puts her son up for adoption and he rises to prominence as district attorney dedicated to closing down such houses. When her underling Dutton proposes killing the DA, she kills the underling and must face execution.
The Kid from Spain
Detective Crawford
Eddie and his Mexican friend Ricardo are expelled from college after Ricardo put Eddie in the girl's dormitory when he was drunk. Per chance Eddie gets mixed up in a bank robbery and is forced to drive the robbers to safety. To get rid of him they force him to leave the USA for Mexico, but a cop is following him. Eddie meets Ricardo there, Ricardo helps him avoid being arrested by the cop when he introduces Eddie as the great Spanish bullfighter Don Sebastian II. The problem is, the cop is still curious and has tickets for the bullfight. Eddie's situation becomes more critical, when he tries to help Ricardo to win the girl he loves, but she's engaged to a "real" Mexican, who is, unknown to her father, involved in illegal business. While trying to avoid all this trouble, Eddie himself falls in love with his friend's girl friend's sister Rosalie, who also want to see the great Don Sebastian II to kill the bull in the arena.
Белокурая Венера
Dan O'Connor
Американский химик Нед Фарадей во время путешествия по Германии влюбляется в певицу варьете Элен. Они переезжают в Америку, рождается сын, Элен оставляет эстраду и все вроде бы идет благополучно, но Нед во время экспериментов облучен радием и вынужден уехать на лечение в Европу…
Blessed Event
Jim
A New York gossip columnist feuds with a singer and enjoys the power of the press.
American Madness
Police Inspector
Socially-conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused of robbing the bank, gossip of the robbery starts a bank run, and evidence suggests Dickson's wife had an affair... all in the same day.
Week-End Marriage
Police Desk Clerk Eddie (uncredited)
In this comedy, a hard-working husband loses his job and his wife becomes the bread winner.
Темная лошадка
Sheriff
The Progressive Party convention is deadlocked for governor, so both sides nominate the dark horse Zachary Hicks. Kay Russell suggests they hire Hal Blake as campaign manager; but first they have to get him out of jail for not paying alimony. Blake organizes the office and coaches Hicks to answer every question by pausing and then saying, "Well yes, but then again no." Blake will sell Hicks as dumb but honest. Russell refuses to marry Blake, while Joe keeps people away from Blake's office. Blake teaches Hicks a speech by Lincoln. At the debate when the conservative candidate Underwood recites the same speech, Blake exposes him as a plagiarist. Hicks is presented for photo opportunities and gives his yes-and-no answer to any question, including whether he expects to win.
Night World
The Policeman
"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.
The Arm of the Law
Chief of Detectives Capt. Blake
A reporter and a detective team up to solve the murder of a nightclub singer who had been involved in a divorce scandal.
Play Girl
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
A young innocent falls for a compulsive gambler.
The Big Timer
Dan Wilson
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.
The Beast of the City
Booking Policeman (uncredited)
Police Chief Jim Fitzpatrick is after gangster Sam Belmonte. He uses his corrupt brother Ed to watch over Daisy who was associated with Belmonte.
Two Kinds of Women
Tim Gohagen
The daughter of a senator from South Dakota visits Manhattan for the first time, eager to see the sights of the big city. While there, she finds herself caught up in an affair with a married man, whose wife soon commits suicide. Complications ensue.
Такси!
Cop with Jewish Man (uncredited)
Действие фильма рассказывает о временах войны, развязанной таксомоторными компаниями против независимых извозчиков. Сью остается одна, когда ее пожилого отца сажают в тюрьму за убийство водителя грузовика, который по наущению таксомоторной компании намеренно разбивает его такси. В тюрьме отец умирает, а Сью приглашают на собрание водителей, на котором Мэтт призывает друзей к активному сопротивлению…
Fanny Foley Herself
Burns
A vaudeville performer has trouble dividing her time equally between her career and her two daughters.
The Public Defender
Detective Brady
A mysterious phantom who calls himself The Reckoner vows to expose the crooked bankers who embezzled their company's funds.
Three Who Loved
Police Lt. Tom Rooney
A bank teller's love life falls apart when he's accused of embezzling.
Враг общества
Paddy Ryan
1909 год, двое ирландских мальчишек Том и Мэтт взрослеют на «грязных» улицах Саут-Сайда Чикаго, проходя курс обучения преступной жизни у скупщика краденого. Став взрослыми, ребята переходят к ограблениям, в результате убит полицейский. Далее идет бутлеггерство, приходит «успех», они уже живут в апартаментах с двумя блондиночками Мэмю и Китти. Том, более крутой и жестокий, быстрее поднимается по ступенькам гангстерской иерархии, и через какое-то время убийство становится для обоих настолько обыденным, что они убивают даже лошадь. Но расплаты, по законам морали того времени, не избежать.
The Single Sin
Detective
A lady-bootlegger does her 90 days in jail, gets released and becomes the secretary for a prominent millionaire. The magnate falls madly in love with his new secretary and they marry. Unfortunately, she has not revealed her shady past to him, and when friends from her smuggling days suddenly show up as employees, mayhem ensues.
Paid
Police Sgt. Cassidy
Mary Turner gets a three years prison sentence for a crime she didn't commit. Once released, she plots to get back at the man responsible for her conviction.
Man to Man
Sheriff
A young man attempts to overcome the memory of his father, who was sent to jail for committing a murder.
Вверх по реке
Prison Warden (uncredited)
Двое осужденных Сент Луис и Дэннимора Дэн помогают другому осужденному по имени Стив, который влюбился в осужденную из женской части тюрьмы Джуди. В конце концов, и Стив, и Джуди освобождены из тюрьмы. Они женятся и уезжают в родной город Стива, где никто не догадывается о его преступном прошлом. Не долго, однако, пара наслаждалась счастливой и мирной жизнью, поскольку их семейное счастье оказалось в руках шантажиста и нечестного продавца Фросби, который знал раньше Джуди…
Shooting Straight
Detective Regan
A gambler wanted for murder hides under the guise of a clergyman.
Our Blushing Brides
The Detective
Three department store girls--Connie, Franky, and Gerry--share an apartment on West 91st Street in New York City. Each earns little more than 20 dollars per week. Gerry is the sensible one, but the others throw themselves at amoral rich men in an attempt to hook one and better themselves. They end up being hurt and disappointed despite Gerry's attempts to warn them.
Казенный дом
Donlin
Осужденный за убийство человека во время вождения в нетрезвом виде Кент Марлоу отправлен в тюрьму, где он встречает заключенных, замышляющих побег.
The Big Fight
Detective
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.
Alias French Gertie
Detective Kelcey
A safecracker poses as a French maid in order to gain access to wealthy homes. In the midst of a nocturnal search for a cache of valuables, she is interrupted by another safecracker. Narrowly escaping arrest, they decide to pool their talents, but she gets the urge to reform and encourages him to do the same.
Framed
Sergeant Schultze
Rose Manning swears revenge for the unjust slaying of her father by Inspector McArthur. Five years later, as a nightclub hostess, she is sought by Chuck Gaines, secretly a bootlegger, but she centers her attentions on young Jimmy Carter, who, she learns, is the son of McArthur.
The Isle of Lost Ships
Jackson
The Isle of Lost Ships is a 1929 talking film released in an alternative silent version with a Vitaphone track of effects and music. It was produced by Richard A. Rowland and distributed by Warner Bros..
Weary River
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
A gangster is put in prison, but finds salvation through music while serving his time. Again on the outside, he finds success elusive and temptations abound.
The Booster
The Booster is a silent comedy short
Freedom of the Press
Boss Maloney
When a newspaper owner is murdered, his son takes over his crusade against a corrupt politician with criminal associations.
The Singing Fool
Cafe Owner Bill
After years of hopeful struggle, Al Stone (Jolson) is on his way. "I'm Sittin' on Top of the World", he sings to an appreciative speakeasy crowd. But, as Al discovers, getting there is one thing. Staying there is another. Singing waiter Stone gets his huge break on a magical night when his song wows a big-time producer and a gold-digging showgirl he fancies. Broadway success and marriage follow, but sure enough, hard times are on the way. Al's fickle wife abandons him, taking the beloved son he calls Sonny Boy with her. Heartbroken, Al becomes a devastated loner until friends from the speakeasy that launched his career rescue him from a life on the streets. Soon, Al is back in lights. But another crisis awaits: Sonny Boy is in the hospital and dying....
Four Walls
Sullivan
After completing his prison sentence for killing a rival gang leader in self-defence, Benny Horowitz decides to go straight.
Dressed to Kill
Detective Gilroy
A mob boss' gang gets suspicious about their boss' new girlfriend, a beautiful young girl who doesn't seem to be the type who'd hang out with gangsters. They're not quite certain if she's actually a police agent or just a "groupie".
The Noose
Jim Conley
In this suspenseful silent crime drama, a hijacker proves his loyalty to his mother by killing his biological father, a blackmailing gangster who has been threatening to destroy the mother's happy marriage to the governor.
Tin Gods
Second Foreman
Tin Gods is a lost 1926 silent film drama produced by Famous Players-Lasky, released by Paramount Pictures, and based on the play Tin Gods by William Anthony McGuire. Allan Dwan directed and Thomas Meighan starred.
His Royal Slyness
(uncredited)
A young adventurer trades places with a European prince and falls in love above his station.