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Charles Dorian is a Actor, Director and Assistant Director American born on 27 june 1891 at Santa Monica (USA)
Charles Dorian (27 June 1891 – 21 October 1942) was an American assistant director and film actor. He appeared in 26 films between 1915 and 1920. He won an Academy Award in 1933 for Best Assistant Director.
He was born in Santa Monica, California and died in Albuquerque, New Mexico from a heart attack.
(1932)
(Assistant Director)
(1928)
(Assistant Director)
(1930)
(Assistant Director)
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Charles Dorian
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Nationality USA
Birth 27 june 1891 at Santa Monica (USA)
Death 21 october 1942 (at 51 years) at Albuquerque (USA)
Birth 27 june 1891 at Santa Monica (USA)
Death 21 october 1942 (at 51 years) at Albuquerque (USA)
He was born in Santa Monica, California and died in Albuquerque, New Mexico from a heart attack.
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Society for Sale (1918)
Directed by Frank Borzage
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors William Desmond, Gloria Swanson, Herbert Prior, Charles Dorian, Lillian West, Lillian Langdon
Roles Furnival
Rating66%
Le mannequin Phyllis Clyne offre un important pourcentage de son héritage à "Honorable Billy", le rejeton d'une famille anglaise noble mais sans fortune, pour qu'il l'introduise dans la bonne société comme sa fiancée. Ils tombent amoureux l'un de l'autre, mais à cause du caractère contractuel de leur arrangement, ils essayent de mettre de côté leurs sentiments. Lors d'une réception, Billy présente Phyllis à Lord Sheldon, un vieux gentleman qui a quitté sa femme et a la réputation d'être un homme à femmes. Inquiet et jaloux, Billy essaye de protéger Phyllis de Sheldon, mais elle ignore ses avertissements et part avec le vieux débauché. Ils ont un accident de voiture au cours duquel Lord Sheldon est tué. Phyllis révèle qu'en fait il s'agissait de son père, qu'elle n'avait pas vu depuis des années. Billy lui demande de devenir sa fiancée, mais réellement cette fois.
All Night (1918)
, 57minutesDirected by Paul Powell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Rudolph Valentino, Carmel Myers, Charles Dorian, Lydia Yeamans Titus, William Dyer, Wadsworth Harris
Roles William Harcourt
Rating59%
Richard Thayer, a shy, unassuming man (Valentino), is in love with a sheltered young woman, Elizabeth ("Beth") Lane (Myers). While the feelings are mutual and Richard wishes to propose, he can never find a moment to speak to Beth alone—she is constantly surrounded by admirers and her overprotective father (Wadsworth Harris).
The Voice on the Wire (1917)
Directed by Stuart Paton
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Horror, Crime
Actors Ben F. Wilson, Nigel De Brulier, Neva Gerber, Hoot Gibson, Joseph W. Girard, Francis McDonald
Roles Dorian
Rating69%
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Smouldering Fires (1925)
, 1h20Directed by Charles Dorian, Clarence Brown
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Laura La Plante, Malcolm McGregor, Tully Marshall, Wanda Hawley, Pauline Frederick, Helen Lynch
Rating68%
At 40, businesswoman Jane Vale (Pauline Frederick) falls in love with a much younger Robert Elliott (Malcolm McGregor), a employee from her factory. She promotes him to the position of her private secretary, and out of gratitude and to defend her reputation from rumors, he asks her to marry him. However, before the marriage can take place, Jane's younger sister Dorothy (Laura La Plante) returns home from college and Robert and Dorothy fall in love. Lacking the courage to confess to Jane of his love for her sister, Robert marries Jane. Robert finds that the difference in ages between him and Jane are creating complications. When Jane realizes that Robert, though diligently attentive as a husband, is actually in love with her sister, she pretends that she has fallen out of love with him and seeks a divorce.
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It's a Wonderful World (1939)
, 1h26Directed by W. S. Van Dyke
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Romantic comedy, Crime, Romance
Actors Claudette Colbert, James Stewart, Nat Pendleton, Edgar Kennedy, Ernest Truex, Guy Kibbee
Roles Second Unit Director
Rating67%
Private detective Guy Johnson (James Stewart) is well paid to watch over Willie Heywood (Ernest Truex), a wealthy man who likes to drink a bit too much and gets into trouble as a result. However, when Heywood's recent ex-girlfriend Dolores Gonzalez (Cecilia Callejo) makes a public nuisance of herself over their relationship, a drunk Heywood goes to see her. It is a setup. Dolores is being held at gunpoint by a man, and when Heywood enters her apartment, the mystery man kills Dolores and frames Heywood for the murder. The only clue is a half of a dime incorporated into a piece of jewelry that the victim managed to snatch from her assailant. Guy hurries to the scene soon after and hides his client so he can catch the real killer, but both of them are nabbed by the police, tried, convicted and sentenced: Guy to prison for a year, Heywood to be executed.
Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
, 1h28Directed by Clarence Brown
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Myrna Loy, May Robson, James Stewart, Gilbert Emery
Roles Assistant Director
Rating69%
Magazine publisher Van Stanhope (Clark Gable) and his wife, Linda, (Myrna Loy) are celebrating their third wedding anniversary. They are very much in love and Van gives Linda a diamond bracelet. However, Van's secretary, the beautiful Helen "Whitey" Wilson (Jean Harlow), is thought by Van's mother (May Robson) to be a temptation to Van. Linda refuses to listen to all of her friends and Van's mother as she trusts Van. In truth, she has all the reason in the world to trust him, as his relationship with Whitey is strictly business.
Reckless (1935)
, 1h37Directed by Victor Fleming
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Jean Harlow, William Powell, Franchot Tone, May Robson, Ted Healy, Nat Pendleton
Roles Assistant Director
Rating63%
Musical stage star Mona Leslie (Jean Harlow), jailed for reckless driving, is bailed out by her friend, sports promoter and gambler Ned Riley (William Powell), to headline a charity event. However, she finds that all the seats have been bought by wealthy Bob Harrison Jr. (Franchot Tone), president and only member of S.A.M.L. (the Society for the Admiration of Mona Leslie). Mona begins dating Bob, with Ned's approval. Mona's Granny (May Robson) tells Ned that her granddaughter would break it off if he asked her to. Ned is reluctant at first, but eventually buys a wedding ring. However, he is too late.
The Gay Bride (1934)
, 1h20Directed by Jack Conway
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Crime
Actors Carole Lombard, Chester Morris, Zasu Pitts, Leo Carrillo, Nat Pendleton, Sam Hardy
Roles Assistant Director
Rating64%
Gold-digging chorus girl Mary (Carole Lombard) marries the head of a bootlegging syndicate, gangster "Shoots" Magiz (Nat Pendleton), but the illegal liquor business goes down the drain when Prohibition is repealed, and Shoots is knocked off by rival Daniel Dingle (Sam Hardy). Mary, looking for a new sugar-daddy, hooks up with Dingle, and when Dingle is removed from the scene by Mickey "The Greek" Mikapopoulis (Leo Carrillo), transfers her attention to him in return for a "trust fund". All the time, fast-talking straight-shooter Jimmy "Office Boy" Burnham (Chester Morris), Shoots' former bodyguard and errand boy, has looked after Mary, passing her advice and snappy remarks whenever they're needed. In the end, Mary and Office Boy end up together, but only after "Merry Widow Mary" gives away all the dirty money she was given.
Sadie McKee (1934)
, 1h33Directed by Clarence Brown
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Joan Crawford, Gene Raymond, Franchot Tone, Edward Arnold, Esther Ralston, Clarence Brown
Roles Assistant Director
Rating67%
Sadie McKee (Crawford) works part-time as a serving maid in the same household where her mother is a cook, and is admired by the son of her employer, lawyer Michael Alderson (Tone). However, when Michael talks badly of her boyfriend, Tommy Wallace (Gene Raymond), during a family dinner, Sadie openly denounces her employers as snobby and insensitive. Sadie then flees to New York City with Tommy, who was fired from his job in the Alderson factory for alleged cheating.
Outcast Lady (1934)
, 1h17Directed by Robert Z. Leonard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama, Romance
Actors Constance Bennett, Herbert Marshall, Henry Stephenson, Leo G. Carroll, Mrs Patrick Campbell, Hugh Williams
Roles Assistant Director
Rating54%
Bien qu'ils s'aiment beaucoup, Iris March et son amour d'enfance, Napier Harpenden, font face à la désapprobation du père de Napier, Sir Maurice, qui considère la relativement pauvre Iris et son frère alcoolique Gerald comme un obstacle à l'avenir politique de son fils. Napier suggère qu'ils attendent qu'il s'établisse dans le service diplomatique britannique en Inde pour se marier, et Iris accepte à contrecœur. Après quatre ans d'attente, cependant, Iris cède à la pression de Gerald et accepte la demande en mariage de Boy Fenwick, un riche ami de son frère qui l'aime depuis longtemps. Lorsque Napier apprend les fiançailles d'Iris, il quitte l'Inde pour assister à son mariage en Angleterre. Juste avant la cérémonie, une femme étrange tend à Iris une note pliée, qu'Iris empoche sans la lire. Puis, le premier soir de sa lune de miel française, Iris se souvient de la note et commence à la lire devant Boy. Troublée par la note, Iris essaie de la jeter, mais Boy insiste pour la lire lui-même. Quand Iris demande gentiment si la note, qui affirme que, sous un faux nom, Boy a commis et purgé une peine de prison pour un crime odieux, est vraie, Boy répond par l'affirmative. Bien qu'Iris accepte courageusement la confession, Boy a honte et saute par la fenêtre de l'hôtel. Masters, et Hilary, un ami de la famille, apprennent le secret de Boy, mais comme Iris refuse de révéler la raison du suicide de Boy à qui que ce soit d'autre, elle est soupçonnée à la fois de l'avoir poussé par la fenêtre et d'avoir causé sa mort par son comportement. Malgré leur amour pour elle, même Napier et Gerald, qui adoraient Boy, soupçonnent Iris de trahison et lui tournent le dos. Ainsi condamnée par sa famille et ses amis, Iris s'installe en France et s'affirme comme la veuve la plus célèbre d'Europe. Cinq ans plus tard, Hilary informe Iris que Gerald est gravement malade et vit dans la misère et elle retourne immédiatement en Angleterre pour le voir. Après avoir vu Napier et entendu parler de ses fiançailles avec la respectable Venice, Iris se rend chez son frère. Toujours en colère contre sa sœur, Gerald, tuberculeux et ivre, refuse de la voir, et craignant qu'il ne meure sans lui pardonner, Iris accepte de laisser Hilary lui dire la vérité sur Boy. Gerald meurt sans connaître le secret mais pardonne à sa sœur. Bien que soulagée par le pardon de Gerald, Iris retourne en France et tombe dans un état fébrile. Lorsqu'il apprend la maladie d'Iris, Napier, maintenant marié, qui vient de se distinguer comme leader parlementaire, se précipite pour être avec elle. Quand Venice voit Iris et Napier ensemble, elle comprend la profondeur de leur amour mais, à cause du passé inexpliqué d'Iris, elle craint pour son mari. Incapable de garder le secret de Boy plus longtemps, Hilary dit enfin la vérité à Napier et Venice, et Venisc accepte généreusement le divorce. Portée par l'idée que Napier lui a pardonné sans connaître le secret de Boy, Iris récupère et se prépare à affronter Sir Maurice. Bien que Sir Maurice renonce à sa condamnation d'Iris lorsque Napier lui parle enfin de Boy, Iris n'arrive pas à mener à accepter ce divorce et se suicide avec sa voiture.
Queen Christina (1933)
, 1h39Directed by Rouben Mamoulian
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Romance
Themes Politique, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Political films, LGBT-related films, Films about royalty, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Ian Keith, Lewis Stone, C. Aubrey Smith, Reginald Owen
Roles Assistant Director
Rating74%
Queen Christina of Sweden (Greta Garbo) is very devoted to her country and the welfare of her people. As queen, Christina favors peace for Sweden. At one point in the film she argues for an end to the Thirty Years' War, saying:
Night Flight (1933)
, 1h24Directed by Clarence Brown
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Lionel Barrymore, John Barrymore, Clark Gable, Helen Hayes, Robert Montgomery, Myrna Loy
Roles Assistant Director
Rating61%
In South America, the daunting mountains and dangerous weather have hampered the operations of Trans-Andean European Air Mail, a 1930s-era airline. Charged with delivering a serum to stem an outbreak of infantile paralysis in Rio de Janeiro, Auguste Pellerin (Robert Montgomery) conquers his fears, but is reprimanded by the airline's stern director, A. Riviére (John Barrymore) for coming in late.
Letty Lynton (1932)
, 1h24Directed by Clarence Brown
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery, Nils Asther, Lewis Stone, May Robson, Louise Closser Hale
Roles Assistant Director
Rating66%
New York City socialite Letty Lynton has been living in Montevideo, Uruguay and wants to end her affair with Emile Renaul. On a steamship to the United States, Letty sees wealthy American Jerry Darrow and is immediately attracted to him. At dinner, their attraction increases, and after two weeks at sea, they have fallen in love.
Grand Hotel (1932)
, 1h52Directed by Edmund Goulding
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Joan Crawford, Wallace Beery, Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone
Roles Assistant Director
Rating72%
Doctor Otternschlag (Lewis Stone), a disfigured veteran of World War I and a permanent resident of the Grand Hotel in Berlin, wryly observes, "People come and go. Nothing ever happens", after which a great deal transpires. Baron Felix von Geigern (John Barrymore), who squandered his fortune and supports himself as a card player and occasional jewel thief, befriends Otto Kringelein (Lionel Barrymore), a meek accountant who, having discovered he is dying, has decided to spend his remaining days in the lap of luxury. Kringelein's former employer, industrialist General Director Preysing (Wallace Beery), is at the hotel to close an important deal, and he hires stenographer Flaemmchen (Joan Crawford) to assist him. She aspires to be an actress and shows Preysing some magazine photos for which she posed, implying she is willing to offer him more than typing if he is willing to help advance her career.
Possessed (1931)
, 1h16Directed by Clarence Brown
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Wallace Ford, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher, Frank Conroy, Marjorie White
Roles Assistant Director
Rating68%
Marian Martin (Joan Crawford) is a factory girl living with her mother in the working class section of Erie PA. Factory boy Al Manning (Wallace Ford) hopes to marry her, but Marian is determined to find a better life. When a train makes a stop in town, Marian looks through the windows and sees the wealthy passengers. She then makes the acquaintance of one of the train passengers, Wally Stuart (Richard "Skeets" Gallagher), a New Yorker who gives her champagne and writes down his address, telling her to look him up if she ever makes it to New York. Marian, now tipsy from the champagne, happily returns home. Giggling, she tells Al and her mother that she was drinking down by the railroad tracks.