Billie Dove
Acting
Biography
Billie Dove (born Bertha Bohny) was an American star actress of 1920s Silent cinema and of the first few years of the 'talkies' era. She retired from show business in 1932.
Born: May 14, 1903
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Night of 100 Stars II
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was taped February 17, 1985, at New York's Radio City Music Hall, this sequel to the 1982 "Night of 100 Stars" special features 288 celebrities.
Wild Horse Mesa
Desperate for money, a rancher decides to trap and sell wild horses, using barbed wire. The local Navajo tribe tries to persuade him not to do it.
The Black Pirate
A nobleman vows to avenge the death of his father by the hands of pirates. To this end, he infiltrates the pirate band; Acting in character, he single-handedly captures a merchant vessel, but things are complicated when he finds that there is a beautiful young woman of royal blood aboard.
Kid Boots
A salesman is helped out of a jam with an angry customer by a wealthy playboy. In return, he agrees to help the playboy get a divorce from his wife, only to find himself falling for the girlfriend of the customer who got him in trouble in the first place.
Cock of the Air
An opera diva sets her sights on a womanizing army officer.
Sensation Seekers
The prohibition is in full swing and Egypt Hagen, a new woman, is the constant subject of controversy in her religious small town. After a scandalous night of partying leaves her publicly shamed, she finds unlikely companionship in the town's new reverend. As their bond intensifies under the watchful eye of concerned townsfolk, her sullied reputation threatens his standing as a respected clergyman.
Blondie of the Follies
New York City tenement dwelling neighbors Blondie and Lottie are longtime best friends. When Lottie makes the cast of the Follies and moves up in the world, she arranges for Blondie, as well, to join the cast and gain the advantages. But the friendship goes awry when Lottie's sweetheart, wealthy Larry Belmont, falls for Blondie and she for him.
The Ancient Highway
When not cutting down trees and shouting "TIMMMM-BERRRRR!", Jack Holt has to deal with someone who's sabotaging the camp. The miscreant turns out to be the odious Montagu Love, whom Holt dispenses with in a climactic fisticuffs session. Billie Dove provides the toothsome romantic interest.
The Lone Wolf Returns
The Lone Wolf, an international thief who is expert in dodging the police, is rifling a wall safe when he senses the approach of detectives. Secreting a necklace in a cigarette case, he makes a hasty retreat. In disguise, he climbs to the balcony of another house where a bal masque is in progress and conceals himself in Marcia Mayfair's boudoir. Later he mingles with the guests and dances with Marcia. Lanyard is disclosed as a stranger when detectives force the guests to unmask, but Marcia remains silent while Lanyard replaces the jewels lifted from her bedroom. Lanyard is warned by Detective Crane, who suspects him but has no evidence. A visit to a bohemian resort owned by Morphew, leader of a band of thieves, provokes a heated argument in which Lanyard is threatened; and Marcia and Lanyard barely escape being caught in a raid. Their romance is threatened when Marcia's jewels are again stolen, but Lanyard traps Morphew and his gang and brings them to justice.
The Circus: Premiere
Footage from the premiere of Charlie Chaplin's 1928 film 'The Circus'.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Self
as Lottie Callahan aka Lurline Cavanaugh
as Self
as Lilli de Rosseau
as Jean Hurd
as Margaret Townsend
as Mary Martin
as Patricia Hanley
as Edith Larrison
as Mamie Hudler / Rodeo West
as Lady Helen Haden
as Joan
as Hélène Gromaire
as Elena
as Judith Peredy
as Teddy O'Day
as Self
as Antoinette Frobelle
as Millicent Howard
as Sari, Countess Thurzo
as Luena 'Egypt' Hagen
as Tamara
as Eleanore Belmore
as Sylvia Jordan
as Marcia Mayfair
as Princess Isobel
as Antoinette St. Ives
as Doris Anderson
as Sue Melberne
as Eleanor Hunt
as Madeline Hammond
as Alice Rendon
as Alice (modern sequence)
as Felicity Arden
as Ruth Virey
as Dolores
as Rhoda Perrin
as Helen Hendon
as Olala Ussan
as Helen Longstreth
as The Girl
as Priscilla Holt
as Eve Allinson
as Marion Taylor (as Lillian 'Billie' Dove)
as Alysia Potter
as Mary Mathews
as Dorothy Wells