Acting

Cordelia Callahan

Born January 1, 1881 · Pennsylvania, U.S.

Died April 9, 1939 · aged 58

Cordelia Callahan was born in 1881 in Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for The Love Piker (1923), The Village Blacksmith (1922) and When Fate Decides (1919). She died on 9 April 1939 in San Bernardino, California, USA.

Known For

The Love PikerThe Love Piker · 1923
The Love Piker
10.01923
MovieDrama
Hope Warner, a wealthy young woman, is arrested for speeding in her roadster and meets Martin Van Huisen, a young civil engineer who helps her. Hope falls in love with Martin, but when their wedding is approaching, she is self-conscious about Martin's father's poverty and doesn't invite him to the ceremony.
Edgar, the DetectiveEdgar, the Detective · 1921
Edgar, the Detective
9.01921
MovieComedy
Edgar buys a badge and a book of instructions and starts to learn the detective business. When he and his chum accompany his uncle's hired hand and his girl to town on a load of hay, and learn that a stop at the minister's means a marriage and not a murder, the two boys are sadly disappointed.
Edgar's Little SawEdgar's Little Saw · 1920
Edgar's Little Saw
10.01920
MovieComedy
Among other Christmas gifts, Edgar receives a tool chest containing a little saw. While he is out displaying some of his other presents to the boy next door, little brother Charlie saws up everything in the house, furniture, hats, and at length attempts operations on the cat. Edgar gets the blame, and is being kept from his sweetheart's party as punishment, when Charlie's guilt is discovered. This film is presumably lost.
Edgar's Country CousinEdgar's Country Cousin · 1921
Edgar's Country Cousin
7.01921
MovieComedy
Edgar from the city goes to visit his country cousin and at once begins to impress him and his gang with the superiority of life and ways in the city. His brave effort to go barefoot "like we do in the city" causes him much pain, and everything he attempts to demonstrate the city's superiority has disastrous results. However, a black eye, a face full of bee-stings, and the general bawling-out of the gang fails to conquer him, and he declares that he is having a bully time. This silent comedy short is presumably lost.
Edgar's HamletEdgar's Hamlet · 1920
Edgar's Hamlet
10.01920
MovieComedy
Edgar and his schoolmates put on a production of Shakespeare's Hamlet such as the townsfolk have never seen.
Edgar Takes the CakeEdgar Takes the Cake · 1920
Edgar Takes the Cake
9.01920
MovieComedy
Edgar delivers a cake to his sister's ill friend. The cake arrives safely, but not sound, and Edgar is taken to task for his careless handling of the article.
Edgar Camps OutEdgar Camps Out · 1920
Edgar Camps Out
9.01920
MovieComedy
Edgar is about to lose the lady of his heart because the Bates boys have been given a complete camping outfit for their back yard: tent, stove, and everything. However, Edgar soon rallies and organizes a side show, displaying the greatest freaks on earth. This soon draws attention from the Bates boys, and Edgar is himself again, until that night when he camps out in the sideshow tent. Then the spooks hover about and Edgar is carried shrieking into the house by his father. This film is presumably lost.
Edgar's Jonah DayEdgar's Jonah Day · 1920
Edgar's Jonah Day
8.01920
MovieComedy
Edgar is called upon by his mother to execute a disagreeable errand, has to mind his troublesome younger brother, and runs away.

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The Village BlacksmithThe Village Blacksmith · 1922
The Village Blacksmith
5.31922
MovieDramaRomance
(survived only 10 minutes) As young men, the squire (Marshall) and the village blacksmith (Walling) are in love with the same woman (Boardman), whom the blacksmith marries. This angers the squire. Years later, the squire's son Anson (Yearsley) dares the blacksmith's son Johnnie (Hackathorne) to climb a tree, from which he falls and is crippled. As adults, Anson and the blacksmith's daughter Alice (Valli) fall in love, which angers the blacksmith, who chastises his daughter. The blacksmith's other son Bill (Butler) returns from college and is injured in a train accident. Anson steals $480 from a church fund which is currently in Alice's possession. Alice is struck by lightning. The blacksmith take Anson and the squire to church where they both repent.

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