The best Robert Emmett O'Connor’s drama movies on YouTube

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Robert Emmett O'Connor

18/03/1885- 04/09/1962
Today we present the best Robert Emmett O'Connor’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Robert Emmett O'Connor’s movies.
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Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard
8.4/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 10/08/1950
  • Character: Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited)
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born
7.3/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 27/04/1937
  • Character: Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)
Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her idol Norman Maine, is sent for a screen test, and before long attains stardom as newly minted Vicki Lester. She and Norman marry, though his career soon dwindles to nothing due to his chronic alcoholism.

Meet Me in St. Louis

Meet Me in St. Louis
7.5/10
In the year before the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, the four Smith daughters learn lessons of life and love, even as they prepare for a reluctant move to New York.

The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy
7.6/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 23/04/1931
  • Character: Paddy Ryan
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. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.

They Were Expendable

They Were Expendable
7.2/10
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Release: 07/12/1945
  • Character: Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)
Shortly after Pearl Harbor, a squadron of PT-boat crews in the Philippines must battle the Navy brass between skirmishes with the Japanese. The title says it all about the Navy's attitude towards the PT-boats and their crews.

Undercurrent

Undercurrent
6.5/10
  • Genre: DramaThriller
  • Release: 11/11/1946
  • Character: 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.

The Clock

The Clock
7.3/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 25/05/1945
  • Character: Policeman (uncredited)
A G.I. en route to Europe falls in love during a whirlwind two-day leave in New York City.

American Madness

American Madness
7.4/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 15/08/1932
  • Character: 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.

The Big House

The Big House
7.1/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 14/06/1930
  • Character: Donlin
Convicted of manslaughter for a drunken driving accident, Kent Marlowe is sent to prison, where he meets vicious incarcerated figures who are planning an escape from the brutal conditions.

Courage of Lassie

Courage of Lassie
6.2/10
Bill's separated from his litter, making friends with the wild creatures until he's found and adopted by young Kathie. An accident separates him from her, and he's drafted into K-9 duty in the trenches until battle fatigue takes its toll and he turns vicious. And even though he finds his way back home, he may be condemned as a killer.

Blessed Event

Blessed Event
7/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 10/09/1932
  • Character: Jim
A New York gossip columnist feuds with a singer and enjoys the power of the press.

The Beast of the City

The Beast of the City
6.7/10
  • Genre: CrimeDramaRomance
  • Release: 13/02/1932
  • Character: 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.

Adventure

Adventure
6.1/10
A rough and tumble man of the sea falls for a meek librarian.

Up the River

Up the River
5.9/10
  • Genre: ComedyCrimeDrama
  • Release: 12/10/1930
  • Character: Prison Warden (uncredited)
Daily life at men and women's prison units where baseball and the marching band are serious business. Two prisoners escape in order to help paroled Steve from being blackmailed by his girlfriend's ex-partner-in-crime.

The Big Shakedown

The Big Shakedown
6.2/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 06/01/1934
  • Character: Regan
Former bootlegger Dutch Barnes pressures neighborhood druggist Jimmy Morrell into making cut-rate knockoff toiletry, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products.

Streets of New York

Streets of New York
6.1/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 12/04/1939
  • Character: 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?

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