Dorothy Patrick
Acting
Biography
Dorothy Patrick (born Dorothea Wilma Davis) was a Canadian-American film actress and a John Robert Powers model.
Born: June 3, 1921
Known For
Singin' in the Rain
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.
The Bad and the Beautiful
Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer, James Lee Bartlow; a star, Georgia Lorrison; and a director, Fred Amiel. He is a hard-driving, ambitious man who ruthlessly uses everyone on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers.
Violent Saturday
Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday, which turns violent and deadly.
House by the River
Wealthy writer Stephen Byrne tries to seduce the family maid, but when she resists, he kills her. Long jealous of his brother John, Stephen does his best to pin the blame for the murder on his sibling. Also affected by Stephen's arrogant dementia is his long-suffering wife Marjorie.
New Orleans
A gambling hall owner relocates from New Orleans to Chicago and entertains his patrons with hot jazz by Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Woody Herman, and others.
Come to the Stable
Two nuns arrive unannounced in the small New England town of Bethlehem, where they recruit various townspeople to help them build a children's hospital.
Lonely Heart Bandits
Two con artists join forces and pose as brother and sister. He then meets rich widows through the "personals" sections of newspapers, marries them, and both kill the widows for their money.
Boys' Ranch
A juvenile delinquent is sent to a rehabilitation ranch, but he immediately proves to be a troublemaker.
Alias a Gentleman
Aging ex-con tries to stop his daughter from getting involved with shady characters.
The Mighty McGurk
A retired prizefighter becomes the unlikely guardian of a young orphan boy recently arrived from England to New York's Bowery District.
Filmography
as Edith Sawyer
as Meg Page
as Dorothy Reid
as Helen Martin
as Murdock
as Mary Saunders
as Betty Coughlin
as Martha
as Elizabeth Webb
as Nadine
as Arlene (uncredited)
as Danny's Girl (uncredited)
as Roxie Van Zelt
as Usherette (uncredited)
as Sally Clayton
as Eve O'Grady
as Chorine (uncredited)
as Betsy Abbott
as Madeline Wellington
as Louise Curtis
as Trudy Maxwell
as Janet Brooks
as Emily Gaunt
as Solitare
as Deborah Chatfield
as Lou Jellison
as Gloria Dell
as Kitty
as Ann Gorman
as Elaine Carter
as Helen Kenet
as Miralee Smith
as Caroline Glenson
as Eva Kern
as Susan Walker