Dorothy Janis

Dorothy Janis

Рождение : 1912-02-19, Dallas, Texas, USA

Смерть : 2010-03-10

История

Dorothy Janis (born Dorothy Penelope Jones) was an American actress best remembered for a small number of films (primarily 1929's The Pagan) she made during the final years of the Silent cinema era.

Профиль

Dorothy Janis

Фильмы

Lummox
Chita
Lummox is a 1930 American Pre-Code sound film directed by Herbert Brenon, released through United Artists, and based on a 1923 novel by Fannie Hurst. The story of Bertha, a young immigrant woman who cleans the homes of the rich and is largely ignored by them, except for a young poet who considers her a muse.
The Pagan
Tito
Henry, the pagan son of a white father and native mother, has inherited land and a store, but he prefers the simple life. When he falls in love with a native girl, her guardian, who is trying to bring her up as a 'proper' Christian, but who also lusts after her himself, plots to keep them apart.
The Overland Telegraph
Dorothy
At the beginning of the Civil War, as federal troops start to build the first overland telegraph, Indians, who fear the wires, kill some of the linesmen. In response, Major Hammond, who oversees the troops, requests that President Abraham Lincoln send twenty thousand more soldiers to come to his aid. Lincoln grants Hammond's request, and sends along Capt. Allen, who is knowledgeable about Indians. At his new post, Allen discovers that a Confederate spy has been fomenting trouble with the Indians. Allen eventually uncovers the spy, makes peace with the Indians and wins the love of Dorothy, a young woman who lives at the post.
Белые тени южных морей
Girl
Полинезия — «последний уголок земного Рая». Но «белый хищник» бросил несмываемую тень и на эти острова, желая их «цивилизовать». Об этом свидетельствует трагическая судьба доктора Мэтью Ллойда, который, защищая островитян, был изгнан из белого общества. Он берет в жены красивую таитянку и живет с ней какое-то время в полной идилии. Но жажда наживы оказывается сильнее. В тот самый момент, когда он поддается меркантильному искушению…
The Green Archer