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Dorothy Short is a Actor born on 29 june 1915

Dorothy Short

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Birth 29 june 1915
Death 4 june 1963 (at 47 years)

Dorothy Short (1915 - 1963) was an American film actress mainly in low-budget westerns and serials in the 1930s and 1940s.

A native of Philadelphia, she married actor Dave O'Brien in 1936, the same year they appeared together in the low-budget exploitation cheapie Reefer Madness, which in modern times has become a well-known cult film. She also appeared in another anti-marijuana film Assassin of Youth in 1937.

She often appeared alongside her husband in various 'B' pictures and the Pete Smith series of comedy shorts, in which O'Brien played the lead on many occasions during the 1940s. After their divorce in 1954, Short retired from film acting, and died nine years later at age 47.

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Filmography of Dorothy Short (17 films)

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A Wife's Life, 8minutes
Directed by Dave O'Brien
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Dorothy Short, Dave O'Brien
Roles Mrs. George T. Hardnose
Rating60% 3.00583.00583.00583.00583.0058
Mrs. George T. Hardnose is an average mid-century housewife burdened by her aloof and patriarchal husband. She calls her husband to say she wants to go to a movie that night; he says, nothing doing, he's tired, he's worked hard, and what has she done all day. In a series of flashbacks, we see - starting with getting George out of bed and off to work, bathing an obstreperous three-year-old, dealing with stopped drains and a faulty defroster, doing dishes, cajoling a rich uncle, washing clothes, mopping floors, sweeping behind heavy furniture, cleaning the stove and a rug, and cooking dinner. When George asks her after dinner to let him have the paper, she cracks him over the head with a metal pipe wrapped in the paper.
Captain Midnight, 4h30
Directed by James W. Horne
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Dave O'Brien, Dorothy Short, Bryant Washburn, Sam Edwards, Luana Walters, Joseph W. Girard
Roles Joyce Edwards
Rating65% 3.278973.278973.278973.278973.27897
Captain Midnight was only one of the many aviation serials released in wartime whose leading characters were derived from early pulp magazines and radio favorites. In this serial, Captain Albright is an extremely skilled aviator better known as Captain Midnight, who is assigned to neutralize the sinister Ivan Shark, an evil enemy scientist who is bombing major American cities. Our hero leads the Secret Squadron, whose staff includes Chuck Ramsay who is Midnight's ward and Ichabod 'Icky' Mudd, the Squadron's chief mechanic. Shark has developed a highly efficient mercenary organization, being aided by his daughter Fury who is highly intelligent and second in command, Gardo the henchman and Fang, an Oriental ally. Unfortunately, Shark is after a new range finder invented by the altruistic scientist, John Edwards, whose beautiful daughter, Joyce, the villains attempt to capture to blackmail the inventor.
Spooks Run Wild, 1h5
Directed by Phil Rosen
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Ghost films, Comedy horror films
Actors Bela Lugosi, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Ernie Morrison, David Gorcey
Roles Linda Mason
Rating53% 2.651982.651982.651982.651982.65198
Members of the New York City East Side boys club--leader Muggs (Leo Gorcey), Danny (Bobby Jordan), Glimpy (Huntz Hall), Scruno(Sunshine Sammy Morrison), Skinny (Donald Haines), and Peewee (David Gorcey)--reluctantly board a bus bound for summer camp.
Phantom Rancher, 1h1
Directed by Harry L. Fraser
Origin USA
Genres Romance, Western
Actors Ken Maynard, Dorothy Short, Harry Harvey, Sr., Ted Adams, Dave O'Brien, Tom London
Roles Ann Markham
Rating51% 2.5805652.5805652.5805652.5805652.580565
When Ken Mitchell inherits his late uncle's cattle ranch he finds the community hates him for trying to drive farmers off their land. He discovers that a respected member of the community named Collins is really behind the activity and may have had his uncle killed. The only way Ken can gain the community's trust and bring Collins and his gang to justice is appearing as a masked "Phantom Rancher" to dispense justice.
Daughter of the Tong, 56minutes
Directed by Bernard B. Ray
Origin USA
Actors Evelyn Brent, Grant Withers, Dorothy Short, Dave O'Brien, Richard Loo, Harry Harvey, Sr.
Roles Marion Morgan
Rating47% 2.3928452.3928452.3928452.3928452.392845
Ralph Dickson is an FBI agent assigned to investigate the killing of a colleague. He is chosen to investigate due to an uncanny likeness to the presumed killer. Dickson goes undercover and learns the identity of the gang leader, Carney, who is also known as "the Illustrious One" and the "Daughter of the Tong." Carney stays holed up at the Oriental Hotel while she has her henchmen doing her dirty work.
Tell Your Children, 1h6
Directed by Louis Gasnier
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about health care
Actors Dorothy Short, Dave O'Brien, Thelma White, Carleton Young, Joseph Forte, Lester Dorr
Roles Mary
Rating37% 1.8548051.8548051.8548051.8548051.854805
Mae Coleman and Jack Perry are an unmarried couple living together (in the jargon of the era, they are "living in sin") and selling marijuana. Mae prefers to sell marijuana to customers her own age, whereas Jack sells the plant to young teenagers. Ralph Wiley, a psychotic ex-college student turned fellow dealer (and addict, according to the film), and Blanche help Jack sell cannabis to young students. Young students Bill Harper and Jimmy Lane are invited to Mae and Jack's apartment by Blanche and Ralph. Jimmy takes Bill to the party. There, Jack runs out of reefer. Jimmy, who has a car, drives him to pick up some more. Arriving at Jack's boss' "headquarters," he gets out and Jimmy asks him for a cigarette. Jack gives him a joint. Later, when Jack comes back down and gets into the car, Jimmy drives off dangerously, along the way running over a pedestrian with his car. A few days later, Jack tells Jimmy that the pedestrian died of his injuries. Jack agrees to keep Jimmy's name out of the case, providing he agrees to "forget he was ever in Mae's apartment". Jimmy does indeed escape the consequences of his crime—a rare occurrence in the film.
Start Cheering, 1h18
Directed by Albert S. Rogell
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about education, Films about television, Musical films, Buddy films
Actors Jimmy Durante, Walter Connolly, Charles Starrett, Joan Perry, Broderick Crawford, Louis Prima
Roles Student
Rating60% 3.0060353.0060353.0060353.0060353.006035
Film star Ted Crosley (Charles Starrett) is fed up with Hollywood and quits the movies to enroll in college under a fake name. While Ted tries to fit in at academia, his frustrated managers (Walter Connolly, Jimmy Durante) try to have him expelled from the college in order for him to resume his Hollywood career.
Assassin of Youth, 1h20
Directed by Elmer Clifton
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about health care
Actors Luana Walters, Fay McKenzie, Arthur Gardner, Dorothy Short, Earl Dwire, Fern Emmett
Roles Marjorie 'Marge' Barry
Rating45% 2.2622952.2622952.2622952.2622952.262295
The journalist Art Brighton goes undercover to investigate the granddaughter of a recently deceased rich woman, killed in a drug-related car crash. The girl, Joan Barrie, will inherit the fortune of her grandmother if she is able to fulfill a morals clause in the will. Joan's cousin Linda Clayton and her husband Jack will try to frame Joan to acquire the fortune themselves.
Heart of Arizona, 1h8
Directed by Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors William Boyd, George "Gabby" Hayes, Russell "Lucky" Hayden, Natalie Moorhead, John Elliott, Dorothy Short
Roles Jacqueline Starr
Rating64% 3.2390753.2390753.2390753.2390753.239075
Belle (Natalie Moorhead) is being released after serving a five-year prison sentence for standing by her outlaw husband, Sam. The sheriff (John Beach) wants to drop her off in a Nogales dancehall, but Hoppy (William Boyd) forces him to let her go back to her ranch.
Brothers of the West, 58minutes
Directed by Sam Katzman
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Tom Tyler, Lois Wilde, Dorothy Short, Lafe McKee, Dave O'Brien, Jim Corey
Roles Annie Wade
Rating59% 2.960312.960312.960312.960312.96031
Tyler est un détective de distance dont le frère est accusé d'avoir volé une banque et assassiné le président de la banque. Pour le prouver innocent, Tyler doit déchiffrer son seul indice, un ensemble inhabituel de traces de pneus.
More Than a Secretary, 1h17
Directed by Alfred E. Green
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Jean Arthur, George Brent, Lionel Stander, Ruth Donnelly, Reginald Denny, Dorothea Kent
Roles Ann (uncredited)
Rating63% 3.196423.196423.196423.196423.19642
Ms. Baldwin (Jean Arthur) and Ms. Davis (Ruth Donnelly) are owners and instructors of the Supreme Secretarial School. Ms. Baldwin is fighting Spring Fever and daydreams while teaching her class. They take pride in turning out well trained secretaries. They are having problems teaching a secretarial student, named Maizie (Dorothea Kent) who cannot spell, take dictation or type. When the instructors ask her what she is doing at the school, she replies with, “I‘m here for the same reason that every other smart girl’s here - to, uh, get a chance to meet nice men.”