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Bobby Connelly is a Actor and Director American born on 4 april 1909 at Brooklyn (USA)

Bobby Connelly

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Birth name Robert Joseph Connelly
Nationality USA
Birth 4 april 1909 at Brooklyn (USA)
Death 5 july 1922 (at 13 years)

Robert Joseph "Bobby" Connelly (April 4, 1909 – July 5, 1922) was an American child actor of silent films. He is one of the first male child stars of American motion pictures beginning his career in 1913 at the age of four.

Usually with

Julia Swayne Gordon
Julia Swayne Gordon
(4 films)
Frank Borzage
Frank Borzage
(2 films)
S. Rankin Drew
S. Rankin Drew
(1 films)
Frances Marion
Frances Marion
(2 films)
Marshall Neilan
Marshall Neilan
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Bobby Connelly (9 films)

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Actor

Wildness of Youth
Wildness of Youth (1922)

Origin USA
Actors Virginia Pearson, Mary Anderson (actrice, 1897-1986), Harry T. Morey, Thurston Hall, Julia Swayne Gordon, Bobby Connelly
Roles Teddy Wesley

Spoiled son Andrew Kane (Joseph Striker) competes with James Surbrun (Harry T. Morey) for the affections of wild child Julie Grayton (Mary Anderson). Kane is convicted of murdering Surbrun, but later exonerated.
The Flapper
The Flapper (1920)
, 1h28
Directed by Alan Crosland
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Olive Thomas, Warren Cook, Arthur Housman, William P. Carleton, Eileen Percy, Norma Shearer
Roles King Jr.
Rating63% 3.190233.190233.190233.190233.19023
16-year-old Genevieve 'Ginger' King (Thomas), is growing up in the boring town of Orange Springs, Florida where having a soda with a boy is scandalous. Because of her behavior and yearning for a thrilling life her father decides to send her to a boarding school, Mrs. Paddle's School for Young Ladies, which is run by strict disciplinarian Mrs. Paddles (Marcia Harris) in Lake Placid, New York.
Humoresque
Humoresque (1920)
, 1h
Directed by Frank Borzage
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Gaston Glass, Bobby Connelly, Alma Rubens, Miriam Battista, Frank Mitchell
Roles Leon Kantor (child)
Rating61% 3.08833.08833.08833.08833.0883
Mama Kantor est comblée car son jeune fils Leon montre un grand talent pour le violon. Après des années de pratique, Leon, devenu adulte, est devenu un violoniste renommé, ce qui lui permet de faire déménager sa famille du ghetto juif vers les beaux quartiers. Il demande en mariage la camarade de jeux de son enfance, Minnie Ginsberg, maintenant connue sous le nom de Gina Berg. Alors qu'il est au faite de sa carrière, la guerre est déclarée. Leon s'engage et est envoyé en France où il est sérieusement blessé au bras droit. Convaincu qu'il est handicapé à vie et ne sera plus capable de jouer, Leon rompt ses fiançailles avec Gina. Le cœur brisé, la jeune femme s'évanouit et Leon, se précipitant pour la retenir, l'attrape dans ses bras. Réalisant que sa force est revenue, Leon prend son violon et commence à jouer.
A Child for Sale
A Child for Sale (1920)

Directed by Ivan Abramson
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Gladys Leslie, Creighton Hale, Julia Swayne Gordon, Bobby Connelly, Anna Lehr, William B. Davidson
Roles Walter Stoddard

Charles Stoddard (played by Hale) is a poor artist living with his wife and two children in Greenwich Village. Destitute after his wife dies, he is forced to sell one of his children for $1,000 to a childless rich woman. He soon comes his senses however, and backs out of the deal. From there, the story takes a number of twists and turns involving Ruth Gardner (Leslie) (the wife of Dr. Gardner who treats Stoddard's child for illness) and Ruth's parents -- whose father is also Stoddard's landlord and mother is later revealed to be Stoddard's long-lost mother from a prior marriage.
The Unpardonable Sin
The Unpardonable Sin (1919)

Directed by Marshall Neilan, Alfred E. Green
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Rape in fiction, Political films
Actors Blanche Sweet, Mary Alden, Edwin Stevens, Matt Moore, Wallace Beery, Wesley Barry
Roles Boy Scout

The film follows two American sisters: Alice and Dimny Parcot (Sweet in a dual role). Alice and their mother (Mary Alden) get stranded in Belgium when World War I breaks out. Both are raped by German soldiers and die. Dimny, who is still in the United States, is unaware of the fates of her sister and mother. She sets out to Belgium to find them.
Her Right to Live
Her Right to Live (1917)

Directed by Paul Scardon
Origin USA
Actors Antonio Moreno, Peggy Hyland, Mae Costello, Julia Swayne Gordon, Bobby Connelly, John S. Robertson
Roles Jimmy Biggs

Polly Biggs (Peggy Hyland) is the eldest of a family of orphaned children who are taken in by their uncle, Mayor Hoadley (John S. Robertson). Hoadley despises the children and has only taken them in as good publicity for the upcoming election. His wife, Mrs. Hoadley (Julia Swayne Gordon) is equally cruel to the children, especially Polly.

Director

Flirtation Walk
Flirtation Walk (1934)
, 1h37
Directed by Frank Borzage, Bobby Connelly
Origin USA
Genres Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, Pat O'Brien, Henry O'Neill, John Arledge, Ross Alexander
Rating56% 2.8035552.8035552.8035552.8035552.803555
Richard Palmer Grant Dorcy, known as "Canary," (Powell) is an enlisted man in the United States Army. Stationed in the Hawaiian Islands, he has an friendly but argumentative relationship with his sergeant, Scrapper Thornhill (Pat O'Brien). Although he hates taking orders, Dick has no intention of becoming an officer. When General Fitts (Henry O'Neill) arrives at the base with his daughter Kit (Keeler), Dick is assigned to drive her to the reception that evening. Falling victim to the moonlit night, Kit and Dick miss the reception and attend a native luau instead. They are discovered in each other's arms by Lieutenant Biddle (John Eldredge), who is also in love with Kit. Biddle blames Dick for ruining Kit's reputation and Dick decides to desert. Scrapper begs Kit to straighten things out with Biddle.