Doris Dawson

Acting

Doris Dawson

Born April 16, 1905 · Goldfield, Nevada, USA

Died April 20, 1986 · aged 81

Doris Dawson Levy was born on April 16, 1905, in Goldfield, Nevada, the child of Bonewitz Xerxes Dawson and Reba Greenwood. She was another starlet working away in low-budget silent and early sound movie comedies as well as doing some photo modeling for the fashion industry. Some Information from archive.org motion picture realm 1929: Height 5 '1", red hair, blue eyes, 103 lbs. Schooling: Miss Gil…

Known For

Seven Footprints to SatanSeven Footprints to Satan · 1929
Seven Footprints to Satan
★ 6.21929
MovieCrimeComedy
Before a planned African expedition, Jim's fiancée Eve worries her father's guest plans to steal one of her father's rubies. The couple are kidnapped and held prisoner at a mysterious, creepy house, where strange things are afoot.
The Silver StreakThe Silver Streak · 1934
The Silver Streak
★ 6.91934
MovieDramaAction
A high-speed train becomes the star of the film as it rushes from Chicago to Hoover Dam to transport an iron lung to a needy patient.
Children of the RitzChildren of the Ritz · 1928
Children of the Ritz
★ 7.01928
MovieDrama
A spoiled rich girl falls for a poor chauffeur. Their situations are changed when her family loses all their money and he wins $50,000 at a racetrack. They get married, but it's not long before she starts spending their money the way she used to spend hers. Complications ensue.
The Arizona WildcatThe Arizona Wildcat · 1927
The Arizona Wildcat
★ 9.01927
MovieWestern
Tom Mix plays a California breeder of polo ponies in love with a society gal. The cowboy saves the day when a member of her brother's polo team is injured during an important match. Mix immediately replaces him and amazes the audience with his spectacular riding stunts.
Broadway ScandalsBroadway Scandals · 1929
Broadway Scandals
★ 6.51929
MovieMusicComedy
Ted Howard, a vaudevillian left, stranded in a tank town. A local girl, Mary (Sally O'Neil), proposes to finance a new act with her savings and the team succeeds in a minor way until Ted is discovered by Broadway femme fatale Valeska (Carmel Myers). Not wishing to stand in her partner's way, Mary nobly resigns from the act and instead accepts a minor role in the show. She proves a sensation on opening night, however, and a jealous Valeska demands her ousted. But Ted, who is in love with Mary, reorganizes their old act and they begin a new life together as man and wife.
Naughty BabyNaughty Baby · 1928
Naughty Baby
★ 5.01928
MovieComedyRomance
A cloak room girl (Alice White) falls for a rich boy who may not actually be rich.
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom ComeThe Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come · 1928
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
★ 9.01928
MovieDrama
An orphan (Richard Barthelmess) is adopted by Major Buford (Claude Gillingwater) is educated in Lexington and joins the Union Army as a Captain. He rediscovers his childhood sweetheart (Molly O' Day) and after his adopted father dies in the civil war, he gives up his inheritance in Kentucky for the girl he loves and moves back to be to his real birthplace to be with her. The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come is a lost 1928 silent film drama directed by Alfred Santell and starring Richard Barthelmess. It was produced and distributed by First National Pictures. The film is a remake of a 1920 Goldwyn Pictures film with the same title starring Jack Pickford, also lost.
Swiss MovementsSwiss Movements · 1927
Swiss Movements
★ 8.01927
MovieComedy
To win his girl Gertie back, Freddie decides to climb a high mountain and challenge a world champion.

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