Edward Connelly

Acting

Edward Connelly

Born December 30, 1859 · New York City, New York, USA

Died November 21, 1928 · aged 68

Edward Connelly was an American stage and Silent screen actor.

Known For

The Mysterious LadyThe Mysterious Lady · 1928
The Mysterious Lady
★ 7.31928
MovieAdventureDrama
A beautiful Russian spy seduces an Austrian military officer in order to obtain secret plans. When she falls in love with him, both are placed in danger.
The Four Horsemen of the ApocalypseThe Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse · 1921
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
★ 6.61921
MovieWarRomance
Set in the years before and during World War I, this epic tale tells the story of a rich Argentine family, one of its two descending branches being half of French heritage, the other being half German. Following the death of the family patriarch, the man's two daughters and their families resettle to France and Germany, respectively. In time the Great War breaks out, putting members of the family on opposing sides.
The Unholy ThreeThe Unholy Three · 1925
The Unholy Three
★ 6.71925
MovieCrimeThriller
Three sideshow performers form a conspiracy known as 'The Unholy Three' – a ventriloquist, midget, and strongman working together to commit a series of robberies.
Brotherly LoveBrotherly Love · 1928
Brotherly Love
★ 8.01928
MovieDramaComedy
Oscar, a tough guard at Newberry Prison, gets into an argument with Jerry, a smallish barber. He causes Jerry to be arrested as a fugitive, and gets him sent to Newberry. It's not long before both men fall in love with Mary, the daughter of the warden. Oscar gets Jerry put on the prison football team, where he is the smallest guy there, figuring that he will look like a fool in front of Mary and then she will pick Oscar. However, things don't turn out quite the way Oscar planned.
DesireDesire · 1923
Desire
★ 7.01923
MovieDrama
Society children Madalyn Harlan and Bob Elkins separate the day they are to be married. Madalyn marries her chauffeur, Jerry, while Bob falls in love with unsophisticated Ruth Cassell and, after careful consideration, marries her. Madalyn's marriage is unhappy, ending in a double suicide after Madalyn's parents disown her and Jerry's family proves to be lower class.
The Student Prince in Old HeidelbergThe Student Prince in Old Heidelberg · 1928
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
★ 7.21928
MovieDramaRomance
A young prince falls in love with a beautiful barmaid while at university in old Heidelberg.
LoveLove · 1927
Love
★ 5.71927
MovieDramaRomance
In Imperial Russia, Anna Karenina falls in love with the dashing military officer Count Vronsky and abandons her husband and child to become his mistress.
The Prisoner of ZendaThe Prisoner of Zenda · 1922
The Prisoner of Zenda
★ 6.41922
MovieAdventureDrama
A kingdom's ascending heir, marked for assassination, switches identities with a lookalike, who takes his place at the coronation. When the real king is kidnapped, his followers try to find him, while the stand-in falls in love with the king's intended bride, the beautiful Princess Flavia.

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The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the HohenzollernsThe Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns · 1919
The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns
★ 7.01919
MovieDramaWar
After a prologue where we are shown the backgrounds of Wilhelm II and Woodrow Wilson, we see the story of Conrad Le Brett from Alsace-Lorraine. Forced to fight for Germany Conrad, sees soldiers taking girls into a church to rape them and kills one who murders a baby. Shot in the encounter he is taken to a Brussels hospital run by nurse Edith Cavell where he falls in love with American nurse, Amy Gordon. After Edith Cavell assassination and the murder of Conrad’s sister Vilma by the evil Lieutenant Ober Conrad honors her dying request that he go to America and defend Alsace-Lorraine's reputation. Once there he convinces President Wilson that Alsatians should be allowed to enlist. Fighting with the "doughboys," Conrad kills Ober, and after the armistice, returns to Amy.

Paul Le Brett