Robert Emmett O'Connor

40 films on Best Blurays1 in 4K24 in HD11 in SD4 with no official release

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).

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24 of 40 films match

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24 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Picture Snatcher (1933)

Supporting role · Director: Lloyd Bacon

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Apple TV HD Streaming

3.5

American Madness (1932)

Supporting role · Director: Frank Capra

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony Blu-ray

3.6

Blonde Venus (1932)

Supporting role · Director: Josef von Sternberg

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Indicator Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Indicator Blu-ray > Criterion Blu-ray > Elephant Films France Blu-ray see DVDBeaver caps

3.6

A Night at the Opera (1935)

Supporting role · Director: Sam Wood

Best English-Friendly:

WB Blu-ray

Best Video:

WB 4k transfer

3.9

The Kid from Spain (1932)

Supporting role · Director: Leo McCarey

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Apple TV HD Streaming

3.2

The Public Enemy (1931)

Supporting role · Director: William A. Wellman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.7

Desire (1936)

Supporting role · Director: Frank Borzage

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

While Indicator Blu-ray used a newer 4K restoration from 2022 instead of the older 2K restoration, Kino Lorber has the original aspect ratio, and the Indicator Blu-ray looks very soft in comparison see comparison