Dorothy Jordan

Acting

Dorothy Jordan

Born August 9, 1906 · Clarksville, Tennessee, USA

Died December 7, 1988 · aged 82

No biography available.

Known For

The SearchersThe Searchers · 1956
The Searchers
★ 7.71956
MovieWestern
As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
The Wings of EaglesThe Wings of Eagles · 1957
The Wings of Eagles
★ 6.31957
MovieDramaWar
The story of Frank W. "Spig" Wead - a Navy-flyer turned screenwriter.
The Sun Shines BrightThe Sun Shines Bright · 1953
The Sun Shines Bright
★ 6.61953
MovieComedyDrama
With the election approaching, a judge in a Southern town at the turn of the 20th century is involved variously in revealing the real identity of a young woman, reliving his Civil War memories, and preventing the lynching of an African youth.
The Wet ParadeThe Wet Parade · 1932
The Wet Parade
★ 6.21932
MovieDramaHistory
The evils of alcohol before and during prohibition become evident as we see its effects on the rich Chilcote family and the hard working Tarleton family.
The Cabin in the CottonThe Cabin in the Cotton · 1932
The Cabin in the Cotton
★ 6.31932
MovieDrama
Sharecropper's son Marvin tries to help his community overcome poverty and ignorance.
Hell DiversHell Divers · 1932
Hell Divers
★ 6.71932
MovieAdventureDrama
The story of two Naval crewmen who work hard at sea and play harder on land.
One Man's JourneyOne Man's Journey · 1933
One Man's Journey
★ 6.61933
MovieDrama
Dr. Eli Watt, a widower, comes to a small town, considering himself a failure in his attempt to have a meaningful career in New York. He raises his son Jimmy as well as Letty, a baby whose mother has died in childbirth and whose father blames Watt and abandons the child. Watt dreams of returning to do research studies, but always something gets in the way: an epidemic, his children's needs, or the needs of his generally ungrateful patients. Only with the passing years does he come to find that his future isn't over and his past isn't quite the failure he believed.
Min and BillMin and Bill · 1930
Min and Bill
★ 6.21930
MovieDramaComedy
Min, the owner of a dockside hotel, is forced to make difficult decisions about the future of Nancy, the young woman she took in as an infant.

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A Tailor-Made ManA Tailor-Made Man · 1931
A Tailor-Made Man
★ 7.01931
MovieComedy
John Paul Bart is just a pants-presser in a tailor's shop, but he has big ambitions. One night, he borrows the clothes of a wealthy client and bluffs his way into a high society party. After meeting wealthy businessman Abraham Nathan, John Paul quickly rises to the top of Nathan's company. Suffering during The Depression, John Paul helps Nathan save his company with a radical program of cooperative ownership between workers and management. Meanwhile, John Paul makes an enemy of Gustav, who is engaged to Tanya - the daughter of Mr. Huber, owner of the tailor shop. John Paul maintains a friendship with Tanya, provoking jealousy in Gustav. Gustav threatens to reveal John Paul's plain origins to Nathan, and John Paul briefly resigns from Nathan's company. However, John Paul's plan is a success, and Nathan hires him back immediately. Tanya leaves Gustav and ends up with John Paul.

Tanya

The Beloved BachelorThe Beloved Bachelor · 1931
The Beloved Bachelor
★ 10.01931
MovieDramaFamily
Michael Morda, a young sculptor living in San Francisco, is madly in love with Elinor Hunter, and they plan to be married. When Elinor becomes jealous of Julie Stressman, an old friend of Michael's and one of his models, Michael reluctantly asks Julie not to visit him at his studio. They agree to meet only at the construction site where he is working on a sculpture for which Julie is modeling. When Elinor also shows up at the site, Julie leaves so as to avoid a confrontation, but she is killed by some falling materials. Julie's dying request is that Michael adopt her daughter Mitzi, whose father died years earlier. In order to prevent Mitzi from being taken to an orphanage, Michael lies and says he is her father. Elinor hears this, and without asking questions, leaves him and marries another man the same night.

Mitzi