Portrait of Dorothy Mackaill

Acting

Dorothy Mackaill

Career

Active from 1922 to 1937, with up to 6 main titles a year.

Leading roles
53
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for No Man of Her Own
No Man of Her Own
GoodWatch score65/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dorothy Mackaill Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.2, average 3.0
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7
  • Family Dynamics
    3.7, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Class Conflict 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Romance 3
  • Silent Era Romance 3
  • Silent Era Drama 2
  • Early Cinema 2
  • Forbidden Love 2
  • Silent Era 2
  • Redemption Arc 2
  • Romantic Entanglement 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

60
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title ยท average score 48
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Mrs. Pelcher / Old Lady

1940s

1 title ยท average score 65
Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

1930s

19 titles ยท average score 57
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1937)
GoodWatch score 43

as Doris Thompson

Picture Brides
Picture Brides (1934)

as Mame Smith

Cheaters
Cheaters (1934)

as Mabel

No Man of Her Own
No Man of Her Own (1932)
GoodWatch score 65

as Kay Everly

Love Affair
Love Affair (1932)
GoodWatch score 57

as Carol Owen

Kept Husbands
Kept Husbands (1931)
GoodWatch score 48

as Dorothea 'Dot' Helen Parker Brunton

Party Husband
Party Husband (1931)

as Laura

Safe in Hell
Safe in Hell (1931)
GoodWatch score 62

as Gilda Carlson

The Reckless Hour
The Reckless Hour (1931)
GoodWatch score 64

as Margaret 'Margie' Nichols

The Office Wife
The Office Wife (1930)
GoodWatch score 56

as Anne Murdock

The Flirting Widow
The Flirting Widow (1930)
GoodWatch score 59

as Celia

Bright Lights
Bright Lights (1930)
GoodWatch score 54

as Louanne

1920s

39 titles ยท average score 51
The Great Divide
The Great Divide (1929)
GoodWatch score 51

as Ruth Jordan

His Captive Woman
His Captive Woman (1929)

as Anna Janssen

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath (1928)

as Helen Slocum

The Barker
The Barker (1928)

as Lou

The Lunatic at Large
The Lunatic at Large (1927)

as Beatrix Staynes

Just Another Blonde
Just Another Blonde (1926)

as Jeanne Cavanaugh

Ranson's Folly
Ranson's Folly (1926)

as Mary Cahill

Shore Leave
Shore Leave (1925)

as Connie Martin

The Bridge of Sighs
The Bridge of Sighs (1925)

as Linda Harper

The Mine with the Iron Door
The Mine with the Iron Door (1924)

as Marta Hillgrove

The Man Who Came Back
The Man Who Came Back (1924)

as Marcelle

The Fighting Blade
The Fighting Blade (1923)

as Thomsine Musgrove