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Bobby Connolly

William Harold "Bobby" Connolly (July 4, 1897 - February 29, 1944) was an American director and choreographer for both film and the Broadway stage.

Connolly received four Academy Awards nominations, all in the category of Best Dance Direction, for his work on the films Go Into Your Dance (1935), Broadway Hostess (1935), Cain and Mabel (1936), and Ready, Willing and Able (1937).

Other film credits include dance director for The Wizard of Oz (1939) and For Me and My Gal (1942).

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Movies Made By Bobby Connolly (21)

11th. Naval District "United States Coast Guard Band" (1944)

A patriotic wartime short showcasing the U.S. Coast Guard Band, led by singer Rudy Vallee, and saluting the Naval branches of the military. ...

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Minstrel Days (1941)

This Vitaphone musical featurette features a minstrel show, with traditional interlocutor and Mr. Bones, doing many old time songs (mostly Stephen Foster) with Al Jolson and Eddie Cantor in blackface, via stock footage from earlier Warners films, inserted ...

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At the Circus (1939)

Jeff Wilson, the owner of a small circus, owes his partner Carter $10,000. Before Jeff can pay, Carter's accomplices steal the money so he can take over the circus. Antonio Pirelli and Punchy, who work at the circus, together with lawyer Loophole try to fi ...

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The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch ...

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Honolulu (1939)

Wanting a break from his overzealous fans, a famous movie star hires a Hawaiian plantation owner to switch places with him for a few weeks. ...

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Out Where the Stars Begin (1938)

When the ballerina star of a musical feature walks off in a huff, aided by the fit-throwing director, her understudy steps in and a star is born. ...

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Romance Road (1938)

A Royal Canadian Mounted Police sergeant must mediate a land rights dispute between an advancing railroad construction gang and French Canadian trappers in the rugged Northwest Territory of Canada. ...

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The Patient in Room 18 (1938)

Choreographer Bob Connolly and prolific screenwriter Crane Wilbur teamed up on the direction of Warner Bros.' The Patient in Room 18. Patric Knowles delivers a delightfully comic performance as Lance, an outwardly normal young man obsessed with detective s ...

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Expensive Husbands (1937)

Unable to get work in her home country, Laurine Lynne (Beverly Roberts) travels to Vienna where her press agent, Joe Craig (Allyn Joslyn), convinces her to marry royalty. The lucky fellow is Prince Rupert (Patric Knowles), an impoverished nobleman now work ...

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The Littlest Diplomat (1937)

Young Sybil visits her grandfather, a British Colonel stationed at a garrison in India, and she helps negotiate a diplomatic truce between him and the local natives. ...

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The Devil's Saddle Legion (1937)

Tal is in a lot of trouble. Seems that his father has been murdered while he was in Montana and they put the blame on him. Also, he has been framed and sentenced to 10 years hard labor for another murder which he did not do. The crooks need convict labor t ...

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Little Pioneer (1937)

In 1880 South Africa, young Betsy has an adventure involving Zulu Tribesmen, Dutch Settlers, The Vortrekkers, and her older brother's romance of Katie Snee. ...

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A Day at Santa Anita (1937)

Orphaned horse-trainer's little daughter has reciprocated bond with horse, which needs her presence to win races. ...

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Ready, Willing and Able (1937)

Two starving songwriters will only get funding if they get British actress Jane Clarke to star in their show. ...

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Cain and Mabel (1936)

A chorus girl and a heavyweight boxer are paired romantically as a publicity stunt. ...

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Changing of the Guard (1936)

On New Year's Eve, a girl is told a story by her grandfather about his days in a military regiment; then, the girl dreams she's at the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace. ...

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Colleen (1936)

Musical about dingaling millionaire businessman Cedric Ames and his various employees ...

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Broadway Hostess (1935)

Melodrama about the professional and romantic problems of an aspiring singer. ...

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Go Into Your Dance (1935)

An irresponsible Broadway star gets mixed up with gambling and gangsters. ...

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Sweet Music (1935)

A midwest band leader and his lead singer share a love-hate relationship as they try for success in New York. ...

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Flirtation Walk (1934)

A private stationed in Hawaii gets involved with the general's engaged daughter. In order to avoid a scandal, the pair break up, but meet again years later when he's at West Point producing the annual play that turns out to star her. ...

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Movies Starring Bobby Connolly (2)

Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel (1936)

A behind-the-scenes look at the massive preparation in the production of Cosmopolitan's lavish musical comedy romance, 'Cain and Mabel. ...

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A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio (1935)

This short shows the entrances of the various Hollywood studios, then specifically visits Warner Bros. / First National Studios. We start at the casting office, then see Busby Berkeley and choreographer Bobby Connolly working with chorus girls on productio ...

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