Dot Farley
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia Dot Farley (February 6, 1881 – May 2, 1971) was an American film actress. She appeared in 280 films between 1910 and 1950. Mainly known for her roles in short comedies, prolific with Mack Sennett in the silent days; she was later notable as the Mother-in-law of Edgar Kennedy in most of his series of short films at the RKO studios. She was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in South Pasadena, California.
Born: February 5, 1881
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For
The Enemy Sex
A well-known sextet has been invited to a society gathering, and when one of them turns up missing, their manager asks Dodo to fill in. At the party, she meets four new men. She's smart enough to steer clear of two of them -- corrupt society leader Albert Sasson and powerful newspaper publisher Harrigan Blood. Instead she becomes passionately involved with Judge Massingale. The man who really steals her heart, however, is Garry Lindaberry, who seems to be a hopeless drunk.
On His Wedding Day
When some pranksters pour red pepper on a new groom's bouquet, the wedding becomes a hijinks factory.
Young April
Young orphan Victoria Sax becomes a grand duchess and is summoned to a remote kingdom.
The Women
A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.
Hail the Conquering Hero
Having been discharged from the Marines for a hayfever condition before ever seeing action, Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith delays the return to his hometown, feeling that he is a failure. While in a moment of melancholy, he meets up with a group of Marines who befriend him and encourage him to return home to his mother by fabricating a story that he was wounded in battle with honorable discharge.
Cat People
A Serbian émigré in Manhattan believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with the man she loves will turn her into a feline predator.
Too Many Wives
An heiress and a dog-catcher go searching for a priceless stamp.
Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride
Stan Laurel before Laurel and Hardy, in this "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde"-inspired story, which was released 30 July 1925.
They Won't Believe Me
On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to claim his innocence and describe the actual, but improbable sounding, sequence of events that led to her death.
The File on Thelma Jordon
Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a troubled past. When Thelma becomes a suspect in her aunt's murder, Cleve tries to clear her name.
Filmography
as Woman Prisoner (Uncredited)
as Edgar's Mother-in-Law (from "I'll Build It Myself") (archive footage)
as Florence's Mother
as Florence's Mother
as Hattie O'Toole
as Mamie's Mother (uncredited)
as Mrs. Eloise Farley
as Mrs. Agnew (uncredited)
as Bird Lover Who Did Paper on Shrikes (uncredited)
as Mary Blaize (uncredited)
as Hysterical Woman (uncredited)
as Large Woman (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Anna
as Mrs. Willis
as Martha
as Mrs. Brumleigh (as Dorothy Farley)
as Errol's Mother-in-Law
as Mrs. Potts
as Woman Wanting Steve's Autograph (uncredited)
as Landlady (uncredited)
as Florence's Mother
as Mother
as (uncredited)
as Mrs. Smythe
as Florence's Mother
as Leon's mother-in-law
as Passenger with Diamond Bracelets (uncredited)
as Mrs. Jones - June's Mother
as Florence's Mother
as Ella, hefty actress
as Client Paying $5,000 Fee (uncredited)
as Aunt Emma
as Concierge
as Madam Duval
as Woman Barber
as Mrs.Van Dine
as Lola
as The Modiste
as Claire Finkel
as Susan
as Aunt Emma
as Widow Schultz
as Mrs. Gruger
as Automobile Passenger
as Mrs. Trotter
as Mother
as Mrs. Denny
as Widow Malone
as Texas West
as The Wife
as Monte Carlo Telephone Operator (uncredited)
as Madame Zweibach
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
as Juana
as Mrs. Benedict
as Aunt Patsy
as Maidservant of Caiaphas
as Mrs. Kelly
as Aunt Viney
as Roxanna's Maid
as Maggie
as Mademoiselle Clarice
as Madame Moreau (uncredited)
as Mrs. Chatterton
as Mrs. Maloney
as Gertie
as The Countess Prascovia Avaloff
as Maid
as Mrs. Bierbauer
as The Inquisitive One
as Mrs. Fuller
as Townswoman
as Hattie Smith
as The Maid
as Widow Paarlenburg
as Katherine
as Ida Summers
as Rodney's Mother
as Cousin Gertie
as Miss Pink
as The Customer
as Townswoman
as Mrs. Pettis
as Maid
as Rodney's Mother
as Mrs. Juniper
as Rodney's Mother
as (uncredited)
as Landlady
as The Ambitious Mother
as Mrs. Gabble - the Rich Husband's Mother-in-Law
as Dottie
as Dorothea Gordon
as The Wife
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Fatty's Sweetheart
as Neighbor
as Della's Mother
as Wife
as The Landlord's Wife
as The Bride
as Party Guest
as Si's Bride
as Marie