Dorothy Phillips

Dorothy Phillips

Born: October 29, 1889
Died: March 1, 1980
in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Dorothy Phillips (born Mary Gwendolyn Strible) was an American stage and screen actress, in films from 1911. Although online sites differ about her original first name and her birth date, multiple public records make evident that original name was Mary and that accurate birth year was 1889.

Movies for Dorothy Phillips...

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Title: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Character: Townswoman (uncredited)
Released: April 13, 1962
Type: Movie
A senator, who became famous for killing a notorious outlaw, returns for the funeral of an old friend and tells the truth about his deed.
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The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Title: The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Character: Mr. Hopkins' Maid
Released: April 12, 1956
Type: Movie
Tom Rath is a suburban father and husband haunted by his memories of World War II, including a wartime romance with Italian village girl Maria, which resulted in an illegitimate son he's never seen. Pressed by his unhappy wife to get a higher-paying job, Rath goes to work as a public relations man for television network president Ralph Hopkins. Drawn into poisonous office politics, Tom finds he must choose his career or his family.
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My Sister Eileen
Title: My Sister Eileen
Character: Bit Role (uncredited)
Released: September 22, 1955
Type: Movie
Ruth and her beautiful sister Eileen come to New York's Greenwich Village looking for "fame, fortune and a 'For Rent' sign on Barrow Street". They find an apartment, but fame and fortune are a lot more elusive. Ruth gets the attention of playboy publisher Bob Baker when she submits a story about her gorgeous sister Eileen. She tries to keep his attention by convincing him that she and the gorgeous, man-getting Eileen are one and the same person.
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Violent Saturday
Title: Violent Saturday
Character: Bank Customer
Released: April 1, 1955
Type: Movie
Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday, which turns violent and deadly.
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Three for the Show
Title: Three for the Show
Character: Bit Role (uncredited)
Released: February 24, 1955
Type: Movie
This musical reworking of Too Many Husbands (1940), features Grable as a top singer and dancer who's been widowed by WW II. She marries her late husband's songwriting partner, Gower Champion, but the new marriage is thrown for a loop when Lemmon, her first husband, turns up very much alive and eager to see Grable.
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Man in the Saddle
Title: Man in the Saddle
Character: Townswoman (uncredited)
Released: December 2, 1951
Type: Movie
A small rancher is being harassed by his mighty and powerful neighbor. When the neighbor even hires gunmen to intimidate him he has to defend himself and his property by means of violence.
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Father of the Bride
Title: Father of the Bride
Character: Woman in Nightmare Sequence (uncredited)
Released: May 18, 1950
Type: Movie
Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way.
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The Reckless Moment
Title: The Reckless Moment
Character: Woman (uncredited)
Released: December 9, 1949
Type: Movie
After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Title: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Character: Townswoman (uncredited)
Released: April 18, 1949
Type: Movie
A bump on the head sends Hank Martin, 1912 mechanic, to Arthurian Britain, 528 A.D., where he is befriended by Sir Sagramore le Desirous and gains power by judicious use of technology. He and Alisande, the King's niece, fall in love at first sight, which draws unwelcome attention from her fiancée Sir Lancelot; but worse trouble befalls when Hank meddles in the kingdom's politics.
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The Postman Always Rings Twice
Title: The Postman Always Rings Twice
Character: Nurse (uncredited)
Released: May 2, 1946
Type: Movie
A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.
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My Favorite Spy
Title: My Favorite Spy
Character: Woman at Wedding (uncredited)
Released: June 12, 1942
Type: Movie
The Army takes a bandleader (Kay Kyser) away from his bride (Ellen Drew) and sends him on a spy mission with a woman (Jane Wyman).
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And One Was Beautiful
Title: And One Was Beautiful
Character: Gertrude's Maid (uncredited)
Released: April 5, 1940
Type: Movie
A teenager falls hard for an irresponsible playboy.
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Hot Water
Title: Hot Water
Character: Nurse (uncredited)
Released: September 24, 1937
Type: Movie
The Jones family is in an uproar when Dad's campaign for mayor appears sabotaged by an anonymous newspaper article.
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The Jazz Cinderella
Title: The Jazz Cinderella
Character: Mrs. Consuelo Carter
Released: September 1, 1930
Type: Movie
Intending that her son, Herbert, marry debutante Mildred Vane, Mrs. Consuelo Carter is most dismayed when she learns that Herbert has fallen in love with Pat Murray, a model in Darrow's dress shop. Pat's emphatic refusal to take Mrs. Carter's "suggestion" that she give up Herbert leads to her being fired, and she reluctantly accepts Herbert's invitation to weekend at the Carter country home. Finally realizing the hopelessness of the situation, Pat makes a spectacle of herself at a party; but Herbert is not fooled, and their love triumphs.
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Cradle Snatchers
Title: Cradle Snatchers
Character: Kitty Ladd
Released: May 28, 1927
Type: Movie
To cure their flirtatious husbands of consorting with flappers, three wives-- Susan Martin, Ethel Drake, and Kitty Ladd-- arrange with three college boys-- Henry Winton, Oscar, and Joe Valley-- to flirt with them at a house party. Joe Valley, who poses as a hot-blooded Spaniard, is vamped by Ginsberg in female attire, and Oscar, a bashful Swede, uses caveman methods when aroused. During a rehearsal of the party, the three husbands arrive, followed by their flapper friends, leading to comic complications.
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The Broken Gate
Title: The Broken Gate
Character: Aurora Lane
Released: February 15, 1927
Type: Movie
In the small farming community of Spring Valley, young Aurora Lane has caused a scandal by bearing a son by townsman Lucius Henderson, who refuses to marry her or even admit that he's the father. Shunned as a "sinful" woman by most of the town, she turns over her son, Don, to be raised by Miss Julia, the town librarian, who tells the boy that she's his "aunt". Don grows up and goes to college, and when he comes back home the town gossips begin a rumor-mongering campaign. When the town policeman tries to drive Aurora out of town he is found murdered, and Don is arrested for the crime.
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Women Love Diamonds
Title: Women Love Diamonds
Character: Mrs. Flaherty
Released: February 12, 1927
Type: Movie
A young woman can't marry a millionaire because she was born illegitimately.
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Remember
Title: Remember
Released: December 20, 1926
Type: Movie
Directed by David Selman. With Dorothy Phillips, Earl Metcalfe, Lola Todd, Lincoln Stedman.
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Upstage
Title: Upstage
Character: Miss Weaver
Released: November 6, 1926
Type: Movie
Dolly Havens, a small-town girl with big-town ambitions that are larger than her talents, hooks up with Johnny Storm, a vaudeville performer, whose talents make the act a success. Dolly, thinking she is the reason, meets a handsome leading man and joins up with him but, before long, he discovers 'she ain't a trouper' and she is soon performing with 4th-class acts in Tank Town America
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Without Mercy
Title: Without Mercy
Character: Mrs. Enid Garth
Released: October 4, 1925
Type: Movie
In this silent melodrama Sir Melmoth Craven is running against John Orme for a seat in Parliament. Orme is an honest man, but Craven is on the shady side. For campaign money, he borrows money from an equally shady establishment called Gordon, Ltd. Orme's sweetheart, Margaret Garth, becomes infatuated with Craven, much to the dismay of her mother, Enid.
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The Unknown Purple
Title: The Unknown Purple
Released: October 1, 1923
Type: Movie
Inventor Peter Marchmont has discovered a purple light that renders the user invisible. On his release from prison, Marchmont, disguised as Victor Cromport, uses the light to revenge himself against his former wife, Jewel, and her partner, James Dawson, who framed him for theft. Making himself invisible, Marchmont gradually ruins Dawson. He so wins Jewel's confidence and love that she is willing to kill Dawson at Marchmont's request. Finally, Marchmont leaves the scheming couple to their own misery and marries Jewel's sister, Ruth Marsh.
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The World's a Stage
Title: The World's a Stage
Character: Jo Bishop
Released: November 1, 1922
Type: Movie
While playing Juliet in a barnstorming Shakespearean troupe, Jo Bishop is discovered by a motion picture director and brought to Hollywood. She becomes a star and quickly marries Wallace Foster. Another man, John Brand, also loves her, but is satisfied to remain her friend.
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Seeing Stars
Title: Seeing Stars
Character: Self
Released: October 29, 1922
Type: Movie
First National gala celebrity banquet with stars.
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Hurricane's Gal
Title: Hurricane's Gal
Character: Lola
Released: July 1, 1922
Type: Movie
Allen Holubar silent seafaring pirate ship adventure thriller
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Man-Woman-Marriage
Title: Man-Woman-Marriage
Character: Victoria
Released: March 27, 1921
Type: Movie
Victoria marries David, the man of her dreams. After a number of years and two children, the marriage turns out not to be what she had expected. Then she discovers her faith, and everything turns out for the best. In several scenes Victoria has visions of love and marriage throughout history: she appears in the Stone Age, with a tribe of Amazonians, in the Middle Ages and in the Roman era.
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Once to Every Woman
Title: Once to Every Woman
Character: Aurora Meredith
Released: September 6, 1920
Type: Movie
Aurora Meredith is the daughter of the village blacksmith. Because she has a promising voice, her family does everything they can to develop her talent. A wealthy New York woman hears her sing and sends her to Europe to study. But the woman dies, and Aurora borrows money for her last year from a hot-blooded Italian man. Instead of being paid back financially, the Italian wants her love, and she rejects him.
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Paid in Advance
Title: Paid in Advance
Character: Joan Gray
Released: September 1, 1919
Type: Movie
In the northwestern wilderness of Alaska, an innocent young girl falls into the clutches of a band of evil men of the gold fields.
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The Right to Happiness
Title: The Right to Happiness
Character: Sonia & Vivian - Twin Sisters
Released: August 30, 1919
Type: Movie
The story of twin sisters, one raised in Russia, the other in America, and how their lives diverge and re-entangle.
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The Heart of Humanity
Title: The Heart of Humanity
Character: Nanette
Released: December 21, 1918
Type: Movie
The story centers around Nanette, an American girl living in a small Canadian village, who is in love with John Patricia, the eldest of five brothers. The war interrupts their romantic idyll, as everyone goes overseas to Belgium and France. Nanette becomes a Red Cross nurse and is terrorized by the evil Prussian Lt. von Eberhard.
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The Talk of the Town
Title: The Talk of the Town
Character: Genevra French
Released: September 28, 1918
Type: Movie
Her strict upbringing is driving Genevra French (Dorothy Phillips) crazy, so when she gets her hand on a book called "How to Attract the Opposite Sex," she takes its advice to heart. She uses her newly found wiles on Lawrence Tabor (William Stowell) and gets him to marry her. Only after the wedding does she tell him she married him just to get away from her family, and that she intends to do exactly as she pleases.
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The Risky Road
Title: The Risky Road
Character: Marjorie Helmer
Released: April 8, 1918
Type: Movie
Ida May Park started in the film business as a scriptwriter, but in 1917 Universal announced that Park would direct films with actress and producer Dorothy Phillips for the company’s Bluebird brand. Park’s films often had a strong female perspective and The Risky Road is no exception. The story of a country girl who comes to the city to work, but falls for a rich man and undeservedly gets a bad reputation, the film was marketed as “the drama every woman should see”. The surviving fragment, showing the despair of Phillips’s character, is a real cinematic gem that leaves one yearning for more material of the film to be discovered. In 2008, a tinted nitrate fragment, with Swedish intertitles at the opening of the second reel, was deposited at the Archival Film Collections of the Svenska Filminstitutet. From the fragment, a 35mm B&W duplicate negative was made, from which this print was struck using the tinting of the nitrate as color reference.
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The Grand Passion
Title: The Grand Passion
Character: Viola Argos
Released: January 28, 1918
Type: Movie
Dick Evans is the corrupt boss of a rough-and-tumble munitions town called Powderville. He hires his friend, Jack Ripley, to establish a newspaper, intending merely to further his own financial ambitions; however, Jack envisions The Trumpet as an instrument of good and soon persuades Dick to clean up Powderville.
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Broadway Love
Title: Broadway Love
Character: Midge O'Hara
Released: January 21, 1918
Type: Movie
A small-town girl who goes to New York hoping to become a Broadway star falls in with a fast crowd.
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A Soul for Sale
Title: A Soul for Sale
Character: Neila Pendleton
Released: November 30, 1917
Type: Movie
After Neila Pendleton's father dies, leaving his wife and daughter penniless, the avaricious Mrs. Pendleton decides to marry Neila to the highest bidder. At the cost of her daughter's reputation, Mrs. Pendleton accepts money from elderly broker Wilbur Simons, and later tries to force Neila into a marriage with a dissolute old millionaire named Hale Faxon.
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Bondage
Title: Bondage
Character: Elinor Crawford
Released: October 17, 1917
Type: Movie
Dorothy Phillips was starred as Elinor Crawford, a small-town girl who becomes a reporter on a big-city newspaper -- and immediately plunges into the "Bohemian" lifestyle. Assigned to interview a condemned murderer, Elinor must first obtain permission from criminal lawyer Evan Klavert (William Stowell), who happens to hail from Elinor's hometown and who prudishly disapproves of her current mode of living.
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Triumph
Title: Triumph
Character: Nell Baxter
Released: September 2, 1917
Type: Movie
This melodrama about an actress in love with a playwright and the stage manager blackmailing her for her affections offers a unique glimpse into Chaney’s career before his classic performances in The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Phantom of the Opera.
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Pay Me!
Title: Pay Me!
Character: Marta
Released: September 1, 1917
Type: Movie
During a violent disagreement, a miner strangles his partner and accidentally shoots the man's wife. He then deserts his own wife and son to elope with the saloon keeper's daughter. As they are fleeing, the girl discovers the deed and insists upon caring for the baby found in the dead wife's arms.
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The Rescue
Title: The Rescue
Character: Anne Wetherall
Released: July 23, 1917
Type: Movie
After divorcing her husband Kent, actress Anne Wetherall returns to the stage. Upon receiving a plea for help from childhood chum Nell Jerrold begging Anne to save Nell's daughter Betty from marrying Kent, the ex-Mrs. Wetherall decides to journey to the Jerrold's home in the town of Wheaton to investigate.
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Fires of Rebellion
Title: Fires of Rebellion
Character: Madge Garvey
Released: July 2, 1917
Type: Movie
Madge Garvey (Dorothy Phillips) works in a shoe factory. Her father Joe (Richard de la Reno) is a drunk who beats his wife (Alice May Youss), and her sister Helen (Belle Bennett) has repeated the pattern by marrying Dan Mallory (Edward Brady). The new foreman, John Blake (William Stowell), fires Mallory. Mallory attacks him, but because of his alcohol abuse, his heart gives out and he dies. Blake asks Joe for Madge's hand, and he accepts for her. Madge longs for something better, when Cora, a former stenographer from the company (Golda Madden), writes her from the big city.
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A Doll's House
Title: A Doll's House
Character: Nora Helmer
Released: June 11, 1917
Type: Movie
Nora Helmer has years earlier committed a forgery in order to save the life of her authoritarian husband Torvald. Now she is being blackmailed lives in fear of her husband's finding out and of the shame such a revelation would bring to his career.
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The Flashlight
Title: The Flashlight
Character: Delice Brixton
Released: May 21, 1917
Type: Movie
Jack Lane (William Stowell) has made an invention for photographing wild animals. It consists of a camera with a trigger -- when the trigger is stepped on by a passing animal, a flash goes off and the camera shoots the picture. Lane goes up to the mountains to try out his new contraption. When a recluse refuses to let him spend the night in his cabin, Lane goes to sleep out of doors, with the camera set up near by. In the middle of the night, he is awakened by the flash and the sound of gunshots. Trekking back to his own cabin the next day, he develops the picture, which is of a girl holding a rifle. He returns to the recluse's cabin where he is arrested for murder.
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The Girl in the Checkered Coat
Title: The Girl in the Checkered Coat
Character: Mary Graham 'Flash' Fan
Released: April 23, 1917
Type: Movie
When Mary and Fannie Graham, daughters of a good mother but a father with criminal instincts, are left motherless, Mary flees from her unhappy surroundings while Fannie, inheriting her father's disposition, remains and is raised as a thief.
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Hell Morgan's Girl
Title: Hell Morgan's Girl
Character: Lola
Released: March 5, 1917
Type: Movie
Roger Curwell (William Stowell) is disowned by his father (Joseph W. Girard) because of his desire to be an artist. But instead of making good as a painter, Roger finds himself drunk and on the skids in San Francisco's Barbary Coast. At a dive run by Hell Morgan (Alfred Allen), he meets Lola (Dorothy Phillips), who nurses him back to physical and moral health.
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The Piper's Price
Title: The Piper's Price
Character: Amy Hadley
Released: January 8, 1917
Type: Movie
After divorcing his first wife and marrying a more gentle natured woman, Ralph Hadley finds himself again attracted to his ex-wife, a shrewd business woman. Trouble begins when he foolishly invites her to lunch, setting gossipy tongues-wagging. The news reaches his devoted wife who has discovered she is pregnant.
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The Price of Silence
Title: The Price of Silence
Character: Helen Urmy
Released: December 11, 1916
Type: Movie
A woman gives up her illegitimate child, and then marries without telling her new husband about the child.
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The Place Beyond the Winds
Title: The Place Beyond the Winds
Character: Priscilla Glenn
Released: November 6, 1916
Type: Movie
The story of a young woman living in the wilderness.
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If My Country Should Call
Title: If My Country Should Call
Character: Margarat
Released: September 25, 1916
Type: Movie
A doctor is called to the home of a young man who wants to enlist in the Army.
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The Mark of Cain
Title: The Mark of Cain
Character: Doris
Released: August 6, 1916
Type: Movie
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Ambition
Title: Ambition
Released: June 25, 1916
Type: Movie
Jude Hunter (Katherine Hughes) is a committed musician who is in the middle of preparing for the biggest and most important performance of her life. When mysterious, unprecedented, and seemingly connected deaths occur as the competition draws near, she begins to feel unsafe, thinking that she might be the next target.
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The Ladder of Fortune
Title: The Ladder of Fortune
Character: Delicia Romana
Released: April 22, 1915
Type: Movie
Louis d'Angelo, a wandering minstrel, plays before the windows of an Italian's villa. From her casement above him, Delicia drops the rose worn in her hair. An attachment follows. Soon after we find Louis playing for a select gathering at the Romana salon where he makes his first appearance as Signor Romana's protégé. Love has already interceded in his behalf. A constant admirer of Delicia and aspirant for her hand, Colonel Navarro, takes exception to the attentions of Louis and upon a certain occasion tells Delicia how he feels. She promptly silences him and he insults her. Louis, rushing to her defense, meets with opposition.
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The Price of Gold
Title: The Price of Gold
Character: Lois Roberts
Released: April 1, 1913
Type: Movie
A girl falls in love with a rich passerby. She breaks off her engagement, marries the rich man and moves to the city. After five years she feels very lonely, and goes to stay with her sister who lives a simple life with her family. She also sees her ex-fiance. When she is back in town, she realizes how empty her life is.