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Dorothy Wellman is a Actor American born on 25 november 1913 at Minneapolis (USA)

Dorothy Wellman

Dorothy Wellman
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Birth name Dorothy Coonan
Nationality USA
Birth 25 november 1913 at Minneapolis (USA)
Death 16 september 2009 (at 95 years) at Brentwood, Los Angeles (USA)

Dorothy Coonan Wellman (November 25, 1913 - September 16, 2009) was an American actress and dancer. Wellman was the widow of film director William Wellman, to whom she was married from 1934 until his death in 1975. Wellman cast her in several of his films.

Usually with

Busby Berkeley
Busby Berkeley
(4 films)
Gregg Toland
Gregg Toland
(2 films)
Orry-Kelly
Orry-Kelly
(3 films)
Leo F. Forbstein
Leo F. Forbstein
(3 films)
Ruby Keeler
Ruby Keeler
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Dorothy Wellman (9 films)

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Actress

Story of G.I. Joe
Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
, 1h48
Directed by William A. Wellman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Films about journalists, Political films
Actors Burgess Meredith, Robert Mitchum, Freddie Steele, Wally Cassell, William Murphy, Dorothy Wellman
Roles Nurse Lt. Elizabeth 'Red' Murphy (uncredited)
Rating71% 3.5945553.5945553.5945553.5945553.594555
In the Tunisian desert, the untested infantrymen of C Company, 18th Infantry, U.S. Army, board trucks to travel to the front for the first time. Lt. Bill Walker (Robert Mitchum) allows war correspondent Ernie Pyle (Burgess Meredith), himself a rookie to combat, to hitch a ride with the company. Ernie surprises Walker and the rest of the men by deciding to go with them all the way to the front lines. Just getting to the front through the rain and mud is an arduous task, but the diminutive, forty-two-year-old Ernie manages to keep up.
42nd Street
42nd Street (1933)
, 1h29
Directed by Busby Berkeley, Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, Ruby Keeler, George Brent, Dick Powell, Ginger Rogers
Roles Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Rating72% 3.646593.646593.646593.646593.64659
It is 1932, the depth of the Depression, and noted Broadway producers Jones (Robert McWade) and Barry (Ned Sparks) are putting on Pretty Lady, a musical starring Dorothy Brock (Bebe Daniels). She is involved with wealthy Abner Dillon (Guy Kibbee), the show's "angel" (financial backer), but while she is busy keeping him both hooked and at arm's length, she is secretly seeing her old vaudeville partner, out-of-work Pat Denning (George Brent).
Gold Diggers of 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
, 1h36
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy, Busby Berkeley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Warren William, Joan Blondell, Aline MacMahon, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Ginger Rogers
Roles Gold Digger (uncredited)
Rating76% 3.844723.844723.844723.844723.84472
The "gold diggers" are four aspiring actresses: Polly the ingenue (Ruby Keeler), Carol the torch singer (Joan Blondell), Trixie the comedienne (Aline MacMahon), and Fay the glamour puss (Ginger Rogers).
Wild Boys of the Road
Wild Boys of the Road (1933)
, 1h8
Directed by William A. Wellman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Frankie Darro, Rochelle Hudson, Dorothy Wellman, Sterling Holloway, Arthur Hohl, Ann Hovey
Roles Sally
Rating74% 3.7395553.7395553.7395553.7395553.739555
Tommy Gordon (Edwin Phillips) tells his friend Eddie Smith (Frankie Darro) that he is going to drop out of high school to look for work to help support his struggling family. Eddie offers to speak to his father (Grant Mitchell) about getting him a job, only discover that his father has himself just lost his own. Eddie sells his beloved car and gives the money to his father, but when his father remains unemployed, the bills keep piling up, and the family is threatened with eviction. Eddie and Tommy decide to leave home to ease the burden on their families.
The Kid from Spain
The Kid from Spain (1932)
, 1h36
Directed by Leo McCarey
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Bullfighting films
Actors Eddie Cantor, Lyda Roberti, Noah Beery, Jr, Robert Young, Ruth Hall, John Miljan
Roles Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Rating64% 3.2451653.2451653.2451653.2451653.245165
Le réveil des jeunes filles, dans le dortoir de l'université, est un ballet de fraîcheur et de bonne humeur. Mais lorsque la surveillante entre dans la pièce, elle trouve un jeune homme dans l'un des lits : Eddie Williams, un étudiant victime d'une farce de son ami Ricardo. Tous deux sont renvoyés.
They Call It Sin
They Call It Sin (1932)

Directed by Thornton Freeland
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Loretta Young, George Brent, Una Merkel, David Manners, Helen Vinson, Louis Calhern
Roles Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Rating62% 3.1461953.1461953.1461953.1461953.146195
Small-town church organist Marion Cullen (Young) falls in love with traveling salesman Jimmy Decker. When she learns that the couple who raised her are not really her parents, and that she is actually the illegitimate daughter of a showgirl, she sets out for New York City in search of Jimmy. However, she discovers that he is engaged to Enid Hollister, his boss's daughter. Dr. Travers, who is in love with Marion, offers to help her out, but she decides to try to make it on her own.
The Broadway Melody
The Broadway Melody (1929)
, 1h50
Directed by Harry Beaumont
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Charles King, Charles King, Anita Page, Bessie Love, Jed Prouty, James Gleason
Roles Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Rating55% 2.7967452.7967452.7967452.7967452.796745
The plot involves the romances of musical comedy stars, set against the backstage hubbub of a Broadway revue. Anita Page and Bessie Love play a vaudeville sister act who have come to New York for their big break on Broadway. Charles King plays the song-and-dance man whose affection for one sister (Harriet alias Hank) is supplanted by his growing love for the younger, more beautiful sister (Queenie). Queenie tries to protect her sister and derail the love triangle by dating a wealthy but unscrupulous "stage door Johnny."