Dorothy Arzner

Directing

Dorothy Arzner

Born January 3, 1897 · San Francisco, California, USA

Died October 1, 1979 · aged 82

Dorothy Emma Arzner (January 3, 1897 – October 1, 1979) was an American film director whose career in Hollywood spanned from the silent era of the 1920s into the early 1940s. From 1927 until her retirement from feature directing in 1943, Arzner was the only female director working in Hollywood. Additionally, she was one of a very few women able to establish a successful and long career in Hollywoo…

Known For

Dance, Girl, DanceDance, Girl, Dance · 1940
Dance, Girl, Dance
★ 6.41940
MovieDramaComedy
Judy O'Brien is an aspiring ballerina in a dance troupe. Also in the company is Bubbles, a brash mantrap who leaves the struggling troupe for a career in burlesque. When the company disbands, Bubbles gives Judy a thankless job as her stooge. The two eventually clash when both fall for the same man.
Working GirlsWorking Girls · 1931
Working Girls
★ 7.11931
MovieComedy
Two sisters from Indiana, the wide-eyed and innocent Mae Thorpe, and her more streetwise sister June, move into the Rolf House for Homeless Girls in New York. With June's help, Mae obtains a job as a stenographer for the scientist Joseph von Schraeder, while June gets work as a telegraph operator at Western Union.
NanaNana · 1934
Nana
★ 6.01934
MovieDrama
Young Parisian Nana wards off of a boozed-up military officer at a local restaurant, and fellow diner Gaston Greiner is so impressed with her pluck that he decides to make her a performer at his musical theater. Soon, Nana is a star, and the girlfriend of Greiner and two other men. But when he learns that she's been getting around, Greiner fires her. As she tries to reclaim her singing job while dodging yet another suitor, her treachery might get the better of her.
The Bride Wore RedThe Bride Wore Red · 1937
The Bride Wore Red
★ 6.71937
MovieRomanceComedy
A poor singer in a bar masquerades as a rich society woman thanks to a rich benefactor.
Merrily We Go to HellMerrily We Go to Hell · 1932
Merrily We Go to Hell
★ 6.41932
MovieComedyDrama
A drunken newspaperman, Jerry Corbett, is rescued from his alcoholic haze by an heiress, Joan Prentice, whose love sobers him up and encourages him to write a play, but he lapses back into dipsomania.
Christopher StrongChristopher Strong · 1933
Christopher Strong
★ 5.91933
MovieDramaRomance
A romance develops between a happily married middle-aged British politician and an adventurous young aviatrix.
Merton of the MoviesMerton of the Movies · 1924
Merton of the Movies
★ 8.01924
MovieComedy
A wannabe film star journeys to Hollywood, but soon finds his dreams do not pan out. This film is lost.
Behind the Make-UpBehind the Make-Up · 1930
Behind the Make-Up
★ 6.91930
MovieDrama
Gardoni, a down-on-his-luck vaudeville performer, is taken in by a fellow performer, a clown who has a bicycle riding act. Gardoni shows his appreciation by stealing the clown's act and his girlfriend, whom he marries.

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