Dorothy Van Engle
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Dorothy Van Engle.
Born: August 14, 1910
Known For
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God's Step Children
Naomi, a light-skinned Black child, is abandoned by her mother and raised by the virtuous Mrs. Saunders. When the girl's fixation with whiteness turns her against her own race, she is sent to a convent. Hopelessly in love with her adoptive brother Jimmie, Naomi consents to marry his friend, but is repulsed by his darker skin and unrefined ways.
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Swing!
Ted Gregory is trying to be the first black producer to mount a show on Broadway, but he has trouble with his star singer.
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Murder In Harlem
A Black night watchman at a chemical factory finds the body of a murdered white woman. After reporting it, he finds himself accused of the murder.
Filmography
1938
Swing!
as Lena Powell
1938
God's Step Children
as Naomi's Mother
1935
Murder In Harlem
as Claudia Vance