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Dorothy Donnelly is a Actor and Scriptwriter American born on 28 january 1880
Dorothy Donnelly (January 28, 1880 - January 3, 1928) was an actress, playwright, librettist, producer and director. After a decade-long acting career that included several notable roles on Broadway, she turned to writing plays, musicals and operettas, including more than a dozen on Broadway including several long-running successes. Her most famous libretto was The Student Prince (1924), in collaboration with composer Sigmund Romberg.
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Madame X (1916)
Directed by George F. Marion
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Dorothy Donnelly, John Bowers, Ralph Morgan
Roles Jacqueline Floriot
A woman is thrown out of her home by her jealous husband and sinks into depravity. Twenty years later, she finds herself accused of murder for saving her son, who does not know who she is. He finds himself defending her without knowing her background.
Scriptwriter
Deep in My Heart (1954)
, 2h12Directed by Stanley Donen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors José Ferrer, Helen Traubel, Merle Oberon, Walter Pidgeon, Doe Avedon, Paul Henreid
Roles Lyricist
Rating63%
Biographie romancée du compositeur autrichien Sigmund Romberg (1887-1951), auteur de nombreuses comédies musicales à succès sur Broadway au début du XX siècle.
The Student Prince (1954)
, 1h47Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Monde imaginaire, Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Musical films, Political films, Films based on plays, Operetta films, Films about royalty
Actors Ann Blyth, Edmund Purdom, John Ericson, Louis Calhern, Edmund Gwenn, S.Z. Sakall
Roles Book
Rating64%
Young Prince Karl, of a small sub-kingdom of the German Empire, is sent off near the turn of the 20th century to get a university education in Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg. His grandfather was one of a handful of petty kings within German-speaking central Europe. Fictional Karlsburg is small, but fiercely proud of its history and traditions.
Poppy (1936)
, 1h13Directed by A. Edward Sutherland
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Circus films, Théâtre, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors W. C. Fields, Rochelle Hudson, Richard Cromwell, Catherine Doucet, Lynne Overman, Wade Boteler
Roles Theatre Play
Rating66%
Eustace McGargle (Fields), a con artist, snake oil salesman and exponent of the shell game, tries to escape the sheriff while taking care of his beloved adopted daughter, Poppy (Hudson), who after pretending to be an heiress to win an inheritance, turns out to really be an heiress.
Sally of the Sawdust (1925)
, 1h44Directed by Erville Alderson, D. W. Griffith
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Circus films
Actors Carol Dempster, W. C. Fields, Alfred Lunt, Erville Alderson, Glenn Anders, Effie Shannon
Roles Theatre Play
Rating65%
Because she married a circus performer, Judge Foster (Erville Alderson) casts out his only daughter. Just before her death a few years later, she leaves her little girl Sally (Carol Dempster) in the care of her friend McGargle (W.C. Fields), a good-natured crook, juggler and fakir. Sally grows up in this atmosphere and is unaware of her parentage. McGargle, realizing his responsibility to the child, gets a job with a carnival company playing at Great Meadows, where the Fosters live. A real estate boom has made them wealthy. Sally is a hit with her dancing. Peyton (Alfred Lunt), the son of Judge Foster's friend, falls in love with Sally. To save him, the Judge arranges to have McGargle and Sally arrested. McGargle escapes, but Sally is hunted down and brought back. McGargle, hearing of Sally's plight, steals a Flivver, and after many delays, reaches the courtroom and presents proof of Sally's parentage. The Judge dismisses the case and his wife takes Sally in her arms, but Peyton's claim is stronger and she agrees to become his wife. McGargle is persuaded to remain and is found an outlet for his peculiar talents in selling real estate.
The Riddle: Woman (1920)
, 1hDirected by Edward José
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Geraldine Farrar, Montagu Love, Madge Bellamy, Adele Blood, Frank Losee, Philippe De Lacy
Roles Writer
Alors qu'elle tentait de se suicider après une histoire d'amour malheureuse, Lilla Gravert est sauvée par Larz Olrik. Elle quitte alors le Danemark pour New York, où elle se marie avec son sauveur. Lors de leur cinquième anniversaire de mariage, Lilla rencontre Eric Helsingor, l'homme qui l'avait trahie. Helsingor lui demande de l'argent contre son silence et Lilla accepte. Lorsque Lilla et Larz adoptent un petit garçon sur les conseils de leur amie commune Kristine, Lilla découvre que l'enfante est en fait le fils de Kristine et Helsingor. Larz suspecte Helsingor de faire chanter Kristine, mais lorsque celui-ci est blessé lors d'une bagarre, Larz l'emmène chez lui pour qu'il guérisse. Helsingor y rencontre Marie Meyer, la fille d'un mentor de Lilla, et tente de la convaincre de fuir avec lui. Face à ces offenses répétées d'Helsingor, Lilla se bat avec lui, mais Kristine arrive et tire sur Helsingor avant de se suicider. Lilla insiste pour que Larz lise les lettres du maître chanteur, mais il les jette dans la cheminée.