Dorothy Mackaill

Acting

Dorothy Mackaill

Born March 4, 1903 · Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK

Died August 12, 1990 · aged 87

Dorothy Mackaill (March 4, 1903 – August 12, 1990) was a British-American actress, most notably of the silent-film era and into the early 1930s.

Known For

Shore LeaveShore Leave · 1925
Shore Leave
5.01925
MovieComedy
"Bilge" Smith (Richard Barthelmess), a tough sailor, meets Connie Martin (Dorothy Mackaill), a seamstress in a small harbor who has never had a boyfriend. Connie is instantly smitten. She invites Smith to dinner, where he dances with her and gives her a kiss. Connie has a hard time letting him go, and makes him promise that he will come back.
Party HusbandParty Husband · 1931
Party Husband
6.51931
MovieComedy
Party Husband finds ex-Ziegfield Girl Dorothy playing the better half of a thoroughly “modern marriage” whose openness threatens to bring about its premature end. Fellow Ziegfield alum Mary Doran plays the coquette whose intended conquest of the free-thinking hubby (James Rennie) starts to throw the couple’s “understanding” awry.
Safe in HellSafe in Hell · 1931
Safe in Hell
6.71931
MovieThrillerDrama
To avoid the rigors of the law, Gilda flees New Orleans and hides on a Caribbean island where the worst criminals can ask for asylum. Besieged by the scum of the earth, Gilda will soon find out that she has found refuge in hell.
The ChiefThe Chief · 1933
The Chief
5.51933
MovieComedy
The dim-witted son of a heroic fire chief tries to follow in his late father's footsteps, only to become the unknowing pawn of corrupt politicians.
No Man of Her OwnNo Man of Her Own · 1932
No Man of Her Own
6.51932
MovieRomanceDrama
An on-the-lam New York card shark marries a small-town librarian who thinks he's a businessman.
Twenty-OneTwenty-One · 1923
Twenty-One
8.01923
Movie
The McCulloughs agree to separate when Julian is seven years of age. His mother raises him according to her own ideas and fourteen years pass. He meets by accident Lynnie Willis, a poor girl, at a home for girls. He takes her to a dance, where he encounters Peter Straski, her affianced husband. Straski shoots a hole in the gas tank of Julian's car, and they are forced to stay all night at a hotel. A scandal results. A lost film.
ChickieChickie · 1925
Chickie
7.01925
MovieDrama
Young stenographer Chickie Bryce dreams of marrying a millionaire. Until then, though, she is content to carry on with Barry, a lawyer from a nearby office. The relationship soon becomes serious, but one day Chickie meets an actual millionaire, Jake, who sweeps her off her feet. Barry tries to win her back, but his efforts are stymied by Ila, a girl who is in love with Barry and doesn't want him to get back with Chickie.
WaterfrontWaterfront · 1928
Waterfront
8.01928
MovieComedyDrama
Waterfront is a 1928 silent film released with sound effects and music, produced and released by First National Pictures. The film was directed by William A. Seiter and starred Dorothy Mackaill and Jack Mulhall, then a popular duo under the First National banner.

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