Acting
Dorothy Short
- Titles
- 29movies
- Career
Active from 1935 to 1956, busiest in 1938 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 16top three billing
- Average score
42/100
- Highest rated
Spooks Run Wild50/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.5average 2.6
- Coming of Age6.3average 2.9
- Nostalgia6.2average 3.6
- Crime5.8average 3.7
- Social Commentary6.5average 4.9
- Mystery5.0average 4.1
- Scare3.5average 2.6
- Politics3.3average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.2, average 5.2
- Catharsis3.2, average 5.1
- Wonder1.7, average 3.4
- Romance2.1, average 3.8
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 3
- Physical Comedy 2
- Old Hollywood 2
- Reefer Madness 2
- Classic Western 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Dave O'BrienActorSpooks Run Wild, Daughter of the Tong, Where the Buffalo Roam, Captain Midnight, Code of the Cactus, +12 more
Pete SmithActorJust Suppose, I Love My Wife BUT!, I Love My Husband, But!, A Wife's Life, I Love My Mother-In-Law But..., +2 more- JJoseph DietrickEditorJust Suppose, I Love My Wife BUT!, I Love My Husband, But!, I Love My Mother-In-Law But..., Things We Can Do Without, +1 more
- JJoe AnsenWriterJust Suppose, I Love My Wife BUT!, I Love My Husband, But!, I Love My Mother-In-Law But..., Things We Can Do Without
Forrest TaylorActorCode of the Cactus, Frontier Crusader, Bullets for Bandits
Bob TerryActorWhere the Buffalo Roam, Code of the Cactus, Brothers of the West
Ted AdamsActorCode of the Cactus, Phantom Rancher, Frontier Crusader
Bryant WashburnActorCaptain Midnight, The Call of the Savage, Savage Fury
Sam NewfieldDirectorCode of the Cactus, The Lone Rider Fights Back, Frontier Crusader
Tex RitterActorWhere the Buffalo Roam, Bullets for Bandits
Marie WindsorActorI Love My Wife BUT!, I Love My Husband, But!- AAnne O'NealActorI Love My Wife BUT!, I Love My Mother-In-Law But...
Movies and TV shows
291950s
4 titles
Savage Fury (1956)
as Mona Andrews
Things We Can Do Without (1953)
as Mrs. Thud (uncredited)
Bargain Madness (1951)
as Dorothy (uncredited)
A Wife's Life (1950)
as Mrs. George T. Hardnose
1940s
13 titles · average score 50
Just Suppose (1948)
as Wife (uncredited)
I Love My Mother-In-Law But... (1948)
as The Wife (uncredited)
I Love My Wife BUT! (1947)
as The Wife (uncredited)
I Love My Husband, But! (1946)
as The Wife (uncredited)
Captain Midnight (1942)
as Joyce Edwards
The Lone Rider Fights Back (1941)
as Jean Dennison
50
Spooks Run Wild (1941)
as Linda Mason
Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto (1941)
as Ruth Wade
The Trail of the Silver Spurs (1941)
as Nancy Nordick
Phantom Rancher (1940)
as Ann Markham
Frontier Crusader (1940)
as Jenny Mason
Pony Post (1940)
as Alice Goodwin
1930s
12 titles · average score 51
Code of the Cactus (1939)
as Joan
Daughter of the Tong (1939)
as Marion Morgan
40
Tell Your Children (1938)
as Mary
Where the Buffalo Roam (1938)
as Laddie Gray
36
Assassin of Youth (1938)
as Marjorie 'Marge' Barry
The Singing Cowgirl (1938)
as Nora Pryde
65
Start Cheering (1938)
as Student
Heart of Arizona (1938)
as Jacqueline Starr
Brothers of the West (1937)
as Annie Wade
64
More Than a Secretary (1936)
as Ann (uncredited)
The Call of the Savage (1935)
as Mona Andrews
Student Tour (1934)
as Student