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Dorothy Burgess is a Actor American born on 4 march 1907 at Los Angeles (USA)
Dorothy Burgess (March 4, 1907 – August 20, 1961) was a stage and motion picture actress from Los Angeles.
(1928)
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Nationality USA
Birth 4 march 1907 at Los Angeles (USA)
Death 20 august 1961 (at 54 years) at Riverside (USA)
Birth 4 march 1907 at Los Angeles (USA)
Death 20 august 1961 (at 54 years) at Riverside (USA)
Dorothy Burgess (March 4, 1907 – August 20, 1961) was a stage and motion picture actress from Los Angeles.
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Nièce de l'actrice Fay Bainter, Dorothy Burgess commence sa carrière au cinéma muet où elle tient des premiers rôles dans des films hollywoodiens à petits budgets. Elle est souvent employée pour incarner des femmes d'origine hispanique. Burgess fut impliquée dans un accident de voiture en 1932 à San Francisco, dans lequel elle conduisait et dont le passager mourut. À la suite de cet accident, elle souffrit de dépression. Par la suite, au cinéma parlant, elle ne tint que des seconds rôles.Best films
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Girls in Chains (1943)
, 1h15Directed by Edgar George Ulmer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Arline Judge, Robin Raymond, Barbara Pepper, Dorothy Burgess, Clancy Cooper, Addison Randall
Roles Mrs. Peters
Rating45%
Lady for a Night (1942)
, 1h27Directed by Leigh Jason
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors John Wayne, Joan Blondell, Montagu Love, Ray Middleton, Philip Merivale, Carmel Myers
Roles Flo
Rating59%
Social climber Jenny Blake owns of the casino steam boat Memphis Belle, together with the influential Jack Morgan. Most of the customers are from the upper layers of the city's social life, but they have little respect for Jenny and her - in their opinion - vulgar occupation.
Lone Star Ranger (1942)
, 58minutesDirected by James Tinling
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Sheila Ryan, Jonathan Hale, William Farnum, George E. Stone, Russell Simpson, Dorothy Burgess
Roles Trixie
Rating58%
Cadet Girl (1941)
, 1h8Directed by Ray McCarey
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Actors Carole Landis, George Montgomery, Shepperd Strudwick, William Tracy, Janis Carter, Robert Lowery
Roles Minor Role (uncredited)
Rating69%
A West Point cadet falls in love with a girl who sings in his brother's band.
The Lady in Question (1940)
, 1h20Directed by Charles Vidor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Romance
Actors Brian Aherne, Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Irene Rich, George Coulouris, Lloyd Corrigan
Roles Antoinette (uncredited)
Rating63%
While serving on a Paris jury Andre Morestan (Brian Aherne) persuades his deadlocked peers to vote for the acquittal of Natalie Roguin's (Rita Hayworth), a young woman on trial for the death of a young man she had known. Securing her innocence, Morestan invites her to live and work at his bicycle shop so she can readjust to society. However, he decides to keep her true identity a secret, which soon begins to raise the doubts of his family, especially his son played by a very young Glenn Ford, who soon falls in love with her.
I Want a Divorce (1940)
, 1h15Directed by Ralph Murphy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, Gloria Dickson, Frank Fay, Jessie Ralph, Harry Davenport
Roles Peppy Gilman
Rating60%
Alan and Geraldine MacNally are a married couple, who are doubting if they did the right thing by marrying each other. Meanwhile, David and Wanda Holland are in the final stages of their divorce. It so happens Alan is the attorney who arranges their divorce. This makes him and Geraldine fall even further apart. Everything changes when Wanda commits suicide after she loses custody of her son. The MacNallys then start thinking about what is really important to them.
Village Tale (1935)
, 1h20Directed by John Cromwell
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Randolph Scott, Kay Johnson, Arthur Hohl, Robert Barrat, Janet Beecher, Edward Ellis
Roles Lulu Stevenson
Rating50%
Somerville se sent très attiré par Janet Stevenson, la femme d'Elmer Stevenson, qui tient le village sous son joug. Les commères du coin, par pure méchanceté, convainquent Steve que Janet le trompe. Celui-ci, furieux, décide d'assassiner Somerville avec l'aide de son frère Drury…
Fashions of 1934 (1934)
, 1h18Directed by William Dieterle, Busby Berkeley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes La mode, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors William Powell, Bette Davis, Frank McHugh, Hugh Herbert, Reginald Owen, Verree Teasdale
Roles Glenda
Rating65%
When the Manhattan investment firm of Sherwood Nash (William Powell) goes broke, he joins forces with his partner Snap (Frank McHugh) and fashion designer Lynn Mason (Bette Davis) to provide discount shops with cheap copies of Paris couture dresses. Lynn discovers that top designer Oscar Baroque (Reginald Owen) gets his inspiration from old costume books, and she begins to create designs the same way, signing each one with the name of an established designer.
Black Moon (1934)
, 1h8Directed by Roy William Neill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Horror
Actors Jack Holt, Fay Wray, Dorothy Burgess, Cora Sue Collins, Arnold Korff, Clarence Muse
Roles Juanita Perez Lane
Rating59%
A young girl, Juanita, finds her parents killed in a voodoo ritual on a distant tropical island. She escapes with her life, but when she reaches adulthood, she feels compelled to return to the island, bringing her daughter and nanny with her. Once there, she goes to stay with her uncle who lives on the island. She soon discovers that the natives, who had been using her for voodoo rituals when she was a child, now treat her as a voodoo goddess. In this role, she begins leading their rituals.
The Circus Clown (1934)
, 1h3Directed by Ray Enright
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Circus films
Actors Joe E. Brown, Patricia Ellis, Dorothy Burgess, Don Dillaway, Gordon Westcott, Charles C. Wilson
Roles Babe (aka Miss Mercedes)
Rating60%
The Circus Clown is about a man who wants to join the circus against the wishes of his ex-circus clown father.
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen (1934)
Directed by Alexander Hall
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Actors Dorothea Wieck, Alice Brady, Baby LeRoy, William Frawley, George Barbier, Alan Hale
Roles Dotty
Rating65%
Despite the dramatic story elements of child kidnapping, the overall tone of the film mixes comedy and drama. Madeline Fane (Wieck) is a busy and successful actress who is fiercely devoted to her two-year-old son. One day, little Michael disappears from his crib. Miss Fane avoids speaking to the police at first, then calls upon both law enforcement and her legions of fans for help. One of them, impoverished Molly Prentiss (Brady) who is also a single mother, comes to the rescue.
A Modern Hero (1934)
, 1h11Directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Richard Barthelmess, Jean Muir, Marjorie Rambeau, Verree Teasdale, Florence Eldridge, Dorothy Burgess
Roles Hazel Flint Radier
Rating62%
When the circus comes to a small town, resident Joanna Ryan (Jean Muir) becomes pregnant by horse trick rider Pierre Radier (Richard Barthelmess). He offers to marry her, but she decides they are not suited for each other. Instead, she marries steady local Elmer Croy. Pierre gives her all his money for their child.
Affairs of a Gentleman (1934)
, 1h8Directed by Edwin L. Marin
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Paul Lukas, Leila Hyams, Patricia Ellis, Phillip Reed, Onslow Stevens, Dorothy Burgess
Roles Nan Fitzgerald
Rating67%
Hat, Coat and Glove (1934)
, 1h6Directed by Worthington Miner
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Ricardo Cortez, Sara Haden, John Beal, Frederick Sullivan, Murray Kinnell, Margaret Hamilton
Roles Ann Brewster
Rating57%
Hold Your Man (1933)
, 1h27Directed by Sam Wood
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Jean Harlow, Clark Gable, Stuart Erwin, Dorothy Burgess, Elizabeth Patterson, Inez Courtney
Roles Gypsy
Rating68%
Small-time con man Eddie Hall (Clark Gable) hides from his latest victim and a policeman in the first unlocked apartment he can find. It turns out to occupied by Ruby Adams (Jean Harlow), a cynical woman with numerous boyfriends. When it is safe to come out, Eddie wants to become better acquainted with his pretty rescuer. Although she resists at first, she ends up falling in love with him.