Mostly forgotten precode actress, dorothy mackaill, was an excellent source of witty quotes and ponderings on the wonders and eccentricities of her generation during the early 1930s. The office wife 1930 starring dorothy mackaill and lewis stone. In a big city i dont believe in misrepresenting myself to the press for the sake of publicity. Dorothy macardle was born in dundalk, ireland in 1889 into a wealthy brewing family, famous for their macardles ale, and was raised roman catholic.
This remains one of the most famous hollywood scandals of all time. If you flip through old movie magazines mostly ones published in 1930 and 1931 you will surly find at least one insightful remark from mackaill. One of the comedic sidekicks tries to murder his wife because the other murderer in the film gets away scot free. She received her secondary education in alexandra college, dublin a school under the management of the church of ireland and later attended university college, dublin. The chosen lucky thirteen were formally introduced at a comingout party, known as the frolic, an event covered by. By 1930, dorothy mackaill had been on the movie screen for nearly a decade. Dorothy mackaill vintage ziegfeld girl, dancer, showgirl, american actress. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Party husband is a 1931 american precode comedy film produced by first national pictures and released through their parent company warner bros. Great dialogue in this precode hit, joan blondell responsible for many of the best lines. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover dorothys. The pair had a daughter, valerie, and together they moved to. Hes talking about the latest book he wants his company to publish, the office wife, but he could just as well be referring to the warner brothers. This sale is for the office wife 1930 starring dorothy mackaill on dvd.
Dorothy mackaills safe in hell and others on dvd the new. And she has received several american orchid society awards on some of her beautiful seedling crosses. Books by dorothy canfield fisher author of understood betsy. View dorothy mcnees profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about orchid, cattleya margaret stewart cattleya supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at daves garden. Making her film debut in 1920, she rapidly rose to. A rebellious teenager, dorothy who had long wanted a career in the theater ran away to london and finally persuaded her father to pay for her board and lessons. Select this result to view dorothy l mcguirks phone number, address, and more.
The office wife 1930 out of 4 highly entertaining precode about larry fellowes lewis stone, a publishing company owner who gets a new secretary dorothy mackaill and it doesnt take long for the two to fall for one another. See more ideas about silent film, american actress and actresses. May 23, 20 publisher lewis stone needs a new secretary and dorothy mackaill gets the job in the office wife 1930. The russian office of pathe freres even adapted the play to film in 1912. I also recommend wacs official dorothy mackaill doublefeature, bright lights the reckless hour. Dorothy is related to cynthia j kiesel and karen l regan as well as 2 additional people. Find dorothy minceys phone, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory. While still in her teens, she secured work as a chorus dancer in england and france, eventually appearing on broadway in the ziegfeld follies. I finished off my look at safe in hell the other day with a brief look at the life and times of star dorothy mackaill from that point forward. Find dorothy macleods phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. Nndb has added thousands of bibliographies for people, organizations, schools, and general topics, listing more than 50,000 books and 120,000 other kinds of references. British born dorothy mackaill plays gilda, a woman who made her living the only way she could, finds brief happiness with an honest sailor donald cook as she hides away from the law only to find herself in an equally desperate situation, now safe in hell and fighting the advances of the islands totally corrupt lawmaker rafe harolde. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. This creates a bond between the secretary and boss that the.
The best result we found for your search is dorothy l mcguirk age 70s in bolton, ma. Big business girl with loretta young and dorothy mackaill followup party husband. Dorothy mackaill reached movies the way many actresses did via musical theater. Cattleya hybrids pauline enjoys making some of her own crosses. Kept husbands 1931 drama starring dorothy mackaill and joel. Dorothy mackaill brings greetings from hollywood to the hawaiian islands where she filmed scenes for the forthcoming first national picture, stranded in paradise, in which she is costarred with milton sills.
Lady dorothy was a dutiful political wife and the couple remained together despite her longlasting affair with conservative politician robert boothby until her death from a heart attack at the macmillan family estate at birch grove, east sussex, in 1966. Here, he snags only the second billing, his name trailing that of his leading lady, dorothy mackaill, on the billboard. Part ii of this book investigates how american cinema helped make lesbi anism legible. Highly entertaining precode about larry fellowes lewis stone, a publishing company owner who gets a new secretary dorothy mackaill and it doesnt take long for the two to fall for one another. The office wife is available on dvdr from warner archive. The office wife is certainly a naughty little film and especially when you compare it to some of the other precodes of this era. Nancy anderson 1976 ive had my share of bad roles and it seems that whenever a certain type of picture comes in, mackaill will end the vogue by performing in the last onebut the good parts help one to forget, and after all maybe there is somebody who likes even the bad ones. Dorothy mackaill falling star born on march 3, 1903, dorothy mackaill was a small girl in hull, england, whose dancing prowess soon made her famous around the world. Note that this made sense at the time as dorothy mackaill back in 1932 was the more ballyhooed actor, a silent movie star who managed to gracefully transition to talkies. Additional articles featuring dorothy mackaill on are. Thanks very much if you purchase this double feature through my amazon affiliate link. Dorothy mackail is dorothy mackaill, the silent movie actress, who was in alfred santells just another blonde with louise in 1926.
The chosen lucky thirteen were formally introduced at a comingout party, known as the frolic, an event covered by the media much like todays academy award ceremonies. Dorothy mackaill bio, facts, family famous birthdays. The office wife features mackaill playing a welcome danger to the tired businessman while sharing the screen alongside a scenestealing and clothesshedding joan blondell in her sophomore screen appearance. She gained fame for her roles in silent films during the 1930s, including safe in hell in 1931.
This remains one of the most famous hollywood scandals of. She danced in paris and was spotted by florence ziegfeld, who made her one of his popular chorus girls. Dorothy mackaill, a star in silent films and early talkies, is the subject of a dvd double bill from warner brothers, featuring two precode movies. The office wife party husband manufactured on demand. I have been collecting clippings and taking notes on miss mackaill s career presafe in hell, but i want to lay my hands on some more of her movies, especially her silent stuff, before i attempt my big dorothy mackaill biography. Dorothy lemay not only pulled it off, but she crafted one of the best erotic performances of the decade. Dorothy mackaills safe in hell and others on dvd the. Posts about dorothy mackaill written by film dialogue. Aug 16, 1990 dorothy mackaill, an actress who starred in silent and sound films in the 1920s and 30s, died on sunday in her room at the royal hawaiian hotel in honolulu. With dorothy mackaill, lewis stone, natalie moorhead, hobart bosworth.
It was the talkie debut for joan blondell who would become one of the major warner bros. Dorothy mcnee owner its group international textile. The office wife 1930 starring dorothy mackaill on dvd dvd lady. Her husband, who was created earl of stockton in 1984, outlived her by 20 years. Musical comedy star ray raymond met actress dorothy mackaye in 1921 while performing in blue eyes on the broadway stage. Dorothy mackaill as pictured in photoplay magazine, november 1923 dorothy mackaill march 1903 august was a britishamerican actress, most notably of the silent film era and into the early more mackaill to dorothy mackaill on hawaii fiveo dorothy mackaill 1923 this photo looks so much like many young women today. Jan 08, 2012 dorothy mackaill, a star in silent films and early talkies, is the subject of a dvd double bill from warner brothers, featuring two precode movies. Dorothy mackaill was 11 when her parents separated. Dorothy lemays fame soared, and she grabbed roles in such erotic classics as taboo, taboo ii, and talk dirty to me. Homes of the stars silent movies on video silent movies on tv this email address is an unlinked graphic. Dorothy mackaill march 4, 1903 august 12, 1990 was a britishamerican actress, most notably of the silentfilm era and into the early 1930s. Cinema card showing hobart bosworth and dorothy mackaill.
Early talkie titanness dorothy mackaill stars in this steamy pairing of racy dramas that tested the limits of the censors and of marriage. Dorothy lemay retired from the business in 1982, having starred in. Dorothy canfield fisher has 82 books on goodreads with 25497 ratings. The wampas baby stars, a yearly selection of promising starlets, was made by the western association of motion picture advertisers. The personal secretarystenographer spends more time with the busy executive and makes more decisions than his wife ever well. This includes the structure, as the film is bookended by fainting secretaries reacting to diametrically opposed news. Nov 18, 2012 i finished off my look at safe in hell the other day with a brief look at the life and times of star dorothy mackaill from that point forward. More mackaill 1920s to 1980, dorothy mackaill on hawaii. Arthur parker robert mcwade is a wealthy steel magnate who is relating the story to his snobbish wife and spoiled daughter of one of his plant supervisors who fearlessly rushed in and saved the lives of two of his fellow coworkers. Dorothy immigrated to the usa in 1921 after her divorce from mendes and became a naturalized citizen, with her mother in tow. Upcoming, new, and past dorothy mackaill movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. Legend has it that the englishborn mackaill ran from home at age eleven to london to pursue a career in.
Born in sculcoates, kingston upon hull in 1903 although she later would claim 1904 or. I am guessing that the lasky book is i blow my own horn by jesse l lasky, who was a film producer and one of the founders of paramount pictures. Kept husbands 1931 drama starring dorothy mackaill and. Dorothy minceys phone number, email, address spokeo. In defiance of her fathers wishes, 11yearold dorothy mackaill ran away from her british hometown and headed for london, hoping to launch a show business career. Business dalliances threaten the viability of home life in the office wife, while a married couple tests the concept of open marriage in party husband. Dorothy macleods phone number, email, address spokeo. This page was last edited on 11 september 2019, at 14. Larry fellowes of fellowes publishing wants kate to write her next book about the office wife. Sep 12, 2015 kept husbands is a 1931 pre code american drama film directed by lloyd bacon, starring dorothy mackaill and joel mccrea, with major supporting roles filled by robert mcwade, florence roberts and. Born 1903 died 1990 hawaii actress who left england to find fame in the usa. Publisher lewis stone needs a new secretary and dorothy mackaill gets the job in the office wife 1930.
Dorothy mackaill, an actress who starred in silent and sound films in the 1920s and 30s, died on sunday in her room at the royal hawaiian hotel in honolulu. Achetez the office wifecollection forbidden hollywood a petit prix. The office wife 1930 starring dorothy mackaill and lewis. Larry, a publisher, wants kate to write a book about the office wife. Six weeks were spent in the tropics with the film stars being the only actors working before the cameras, the other necessary roles. Months later, in early 1931, warner brothers would remind theater operators about its success in trade paper ads for not one, but two, films spun out of the office wife s success. Kept husbands is a 1931 pre code american drama film directed by lloyd bacon, starring dorothy mackaill and joel mccrea, with major supporting roles. Larry fellowes of fellowes publishing wants kate to write her next book about the. The office wife is a 1930 american precode romantic drama film directed by lloyd bacon, released by warner bros. It is paired with another dorothy mackaill feature, party husband 1931. Feb 10, 20 dorothy mackaill march 4, 1903 august 12, 1990 was an englishborn american actress, most notably of the silent film era and into the early 1930s. Each was said to put the reverse english on office wife. The man hating gita carteret dorothy mackaill ignores the advice of her. Dorothy canfield fishers most popular book is understood betsy.
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