Dorothy Revier (born Doris Valerga; April 18, 1904 – November 19, 1993) was an American actress.
Early years
Born as Doris Valerga in San Francisco on April 18, 1904, Revier was one of five siblings of the famous Valerga performing family of the Bay Area. Her mother was English and her father was Italian. She was educated in the public schools of Oakland before going to New York City to study classical dancing.
Career
Revier danced with a Russian ballet company on tour, but homesickness brought her back to San Francisco, where she became the featured dancer at Tait's Cafe. She was discovered by a talent agent while working in a
cabaret
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and signed to a film contract by
Harry Cohn
Harry Cohn (July 23, 1891 – February 27, 1958) was a co-founder, president, and production director of Columbia Pictures Corporation.
Life and career
Cohn was born to a working-class Jewish family in New York City. His father, Joseph Cohn, wa ...
.
She made her film debut in ''Life's Greatest Question'' (1921) and was active throughout the 1920s, playing in ''The Virgin'' (1924), ''The Supreme Test'' (1923), ''An Enemy of Men'' (1925), ''
The Far Cry
''The Far Cry'' (Portuguese title: ''Um Divorcio Feliz'') is a 1926 American silent epic drama film produced and distributed by the First National Pictures. The film was directed by Silvano Balboni, the husband of writer June Mathis, and st ...
'' (1926), ''Cleopatra'' (1928), ''Tanned Legs'' (1929) and ''
The Iron Mask
''The Iron Mask'' is a 1929 American part-talkie adventure film directed by Allan Dwan. It is an adaptation of the last section of the 1847-1850 novel ''The Vicomte de Bragelonne'' by Alexandre Dumas, père, which is itself based on the French l ...
'' (1929).
After recovering from two broken arms suffered in a 1930 car accident, she played roles in low-budget films for
Columbia Pictures
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. In 1935 she played the role of a saloon girl in Paramount Pictures' second
Hopalong Cassidy
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film, ''
The Eagle's Brood
''The Eagle's Brood'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Doris Schroeder and Harrison Jacobs. The film stars William Boyd, James Ellison, William Farnum, George "Gabby" Hayes, Addison Richards, Nana M ...
,'' working alongside William Boyd. In many films she appeared as a
, and she later worked as a free-lance performer in
Buck Jones
Buck Jones (born Charles Frederick Gebhart; December 12, 1891 – November 30, 1942) was an American actor, known for his work in many popular Western movies. In his early film appearances, he was credited as Charles Jones.
Early life, milita ...
westerns such as ''Lovable Liar'' (1933). ''The Cowboy and the Kid'' (1936) was her final film.
Personal life
Revier was married to director Harry J. Revier, and to commercial artist William Pelayo. Both marriages ended in divorce.
A resident of
West Hollywood
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, Revier died at the age of 89, at the Queen of Angels-
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center
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Los Angeles
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area, buried under the simple marker of name and dates, marked with the lone inscription, "Beloved Actress."
Partial filmography
* ''
The Broadway Madonna
''The Broadway Madonna'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Harry Revier and starring Dorothy Revier, Jack Connolly and Harry von Meter.Munden p.72 It marked the screen debut of Dorothy Revier. Location shooting took place around S ...
The Sword of Valor
''The Sword of Valor'' is a 1924 American film starring Snowy Baker as an American sailor who falls in love with the daughter of a Spanish nobleman.
Plot
American sailor Captain Crooks (Baker) falls in love with Ynez Montego (Revier), daughter o ...
The Cowboy and the Flapper
''The Cowboy and the Flapper'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Alan James and starring Alan James and starring William Fairbanks, Dorothy Revier and Jack Richardson.
Cast
* William Fairbanks as Dan Patterson
* Dorothy R ...
'' (1924)
* ''
The Martyr Sex
''The Martyr Sex'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Duke Worne and starring William Fairbanks, Dorothy Revier and William Dyer.Connelly p.384 this film is now believed to be lost
Synopsis
In the rural South, a Doctor goes to a ...
The Rose of Paris
''The Rose of Paris'' is a 1924 American drama film directed by Irving Cummings and written by Melville W. Brown, Edward T. Lowe Jr., Lenore Coffee, and Bernard McConville. It is based on the 1922 novel ''Mitsi'' by Ethel M. Dell. The film sta ...
An Enemy Of Men
''An Enemy Of Men'' is a 1925 American silent melodrama film directed by Frank R. Strayer from an original script by Douglas Bronston. It stars Dorothy Revier, Cullen Landis, and Caesare Gravina, and was released by Columbia Pictures on July ...
The Fate of a Flirt
''The Fate of a Flirt'' is a 1925 silent romantic comedy directed by Frank R. Strayer, which stars Dorothy Revier, Forrest Stanley, and Thomas Ricketts. It was released by Columbia Pictures on November 15, 1925.Just a Woman'' (1925)
* '' Steppin' Out'' (1925)
* ''
The Far Cry
''The Far Cry'' (Portuguese title: ''Um Divorcio Feliz'') is a 1926 American silent epic drama film produced and distributed by the First National Pictures. The film was directed by Silvano Balboni, the husband of writer June Mathis, and st ...
'' (1926) - Yvonne Beaudet
* ''
The Better Way
''The Better Way'' is a 1926 American silent film directed by and starring Ralph Ince.
Cast
* Dorothy Revier as Betty Boyd
* Ralph Ince as Billie
* Eugene Strong
* Armand Kaliz
* Hazel Howell
Preservation and status
A complete copy of th ...
'' (1926)
* ''
Poker Faces
''Poker Faces'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Harry A. Pollard starring Edward Everett Horton and Laura La Plante. It was produced and released by Universal Pictures.
The film is preserved at George Eastman House Motion Pict ...
'' (1926)
* ''
When the Wife's Away
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Music
* When (b ...
'' (1926)
* ''
The False Alarm
''The False Alarm'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Ralph Lewis, Dorothy Revier and John Harron.Munden p.227
Cast
* Ralph Lewis as Fighting John Casey
* Dorothy Revier as Mary Doyle
* John Harron ...
'' (1926)
* ''
Poor Girls
''Poor Girls'' is a 1927 silent film drama directed by William James Craft and starring Dorothy Revier. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures.
The film is preserved in the Library of Congress collections.
Cast
*Dorothy Revier - P ...
Wandering Girls
''Wandering Girls'' is a 1927 American silent film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Dorothy Revier, Eugenie Besserer and Frances Raymond.Quinlan p.127
Cast
* Dorothy Revier as Peggy Marston
* Eugenie Besserer as Peggy's Mother
* Frances ...
The Red Dance
''The Red Dance'' (also known as ''The Red Dancer of Moscow'') is a 1928 American film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Dolores del Río and Charles Farrell that was inspired in the novel by Henry Leyford Gates. Although silent, it was rel ...
'' (1928)
* ''
Submarine
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'' (1928)
* ''
Sinner's Parade
''Sinner's Parade'' is a lost 1928 American silent crime film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring Victor Varconi, Dorothy Revier, and John Patrick.Langman & Finn p. 249
The film's sets were designed by the art director Harrison Wiley.
...
'' (1928)
* ''
Father and Son Father and Son or Fathers and Sons may refer to:
Literature
* ''Father and Son'' (book), a 1907 memoir by Edmund Gosse
*Father and Son (comics), cartoon characters created by E. O. Plauen
* ''Fathers and Sons'' (novel), an 1862 novel by Ivan Tur ...
'' (1929)
* ''
The Iron Mask
''The Iron Mask'' is a 1929 American part-talkie adventure film directed by Allan Dwan. It is an adaptation of the last section of the 1847-1850 novel ''The Vicomte de Bragelonne'' by Alexandre Dumas, père, which is itself based on the French l ...
The Donovan Affair
''The Donovan Affair'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code comedic murder-mystery film directed by Frank Capra. It was produced by Harry Cohn for Columbia Pictures and is based upon the play of the same name by Owen Davis. Its original soundtrack, recor ...
'' (1929)
* ''
The Dance of Life
''The Dance of Life'' is a 1929 American pre-Code musical film. It is the first of three film adaptations of the popular 1927 Broadway play ''Burlesque'', with the others being '' Swing High, Swing Low'' (1937) and '' When My Baby Smiles at Me ...
'' (1929)
* ''
The Mighty
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'' (1929)
* ''
The Way of All Men
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'' (1930)
*''
The Squealer
''The Squealer'' is a 1930 American pre-Code
crime film directed by Harry Joe Brown and starring Jack Holt, Dorothy Revier and Davey Lee.Stumpf, p. 129
The film's sets were designed by the art director Edward C. Jewell.
Cast
* Jack Holt as ...
The Black Camel
''The Black Camel'' (1929) is the fourth of the Charlie Chan novels by Earl Derr Biggers.
Plot summary
It tells the story of a Hollywood star (Shelah Fane), who is stopping in Hawaii after she finished shooting a film on location in Tahiti. ...
'' (1931)
* ''
Anybody's Blonde
''Anybody's Blonde'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by Frank R. Strayer from an original screenplay by Betty Burbridge. The film stars Dorothy Revier, Reed Howes, and Edna Murphy, and was released by Action Pictures on Novemb ...
'' (1931)
* ''
Left Over Ladies
''Left Over Ladies'' (also written as ''Leftover Ladies'') is a 1931 American drama film starring Claudia Dell, Marjorie Rambeau and Walter Byron.Cocchi p.56 Produced by Tiffany Pictures, it was originally going to be directed by Lloyd Bacon bef ...
'' (1931)
* ''
Night World
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'' (1932)
* ''
Beauty Parlor
''Beauty Parlor'' (Movie) is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Barbara Kent, Joyce Compton and John Harron.Pitts p. 90
Cast
* Barbara Kent as Sally Dale
* Joyce Compton as Joan Perry
* John Harron ...
'' (1932)
* ''
The King Murder
''The King Murder'' is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Conway Tearle, Natalie Moorhead and Marceline Day.Pitts p. 90
Main cast
* Conway Tearle as Detective Chief Henry Barton
* Natalie Moorhead ...
No Living Witness
''No Living Witness'' is a 1932 American pre-Code crime film directed by E. Mason Hopper and written by Norman Houston. The film stars Gilbert Roland, Noah Beery Sr., Barbara Kent, Carmel Myers, Otis Harlan, Dorothy Revier, J. Carrol Naish ...
'' (1932)
* ''
The Secrets of Wu Sin
''The Secrets of Wu Sin'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Lois Wilson, Grant Withers and Dorothy Revier. It was made by the Poverty Row studio Chesterfield Pictures.Pitts p. 91
Main cast
* Lois ...
Unknown Blonde
''Unknown Blonde'' is a 1934 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by Hobart Henley and starring Edward Arnold, Barbara Barondess and Dorothy Revier. It was released by the independent Majestic Pictures.Pitts, p. 234 It was based on the ...
'' (1934)
* ''
Circumstantial Evidence
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'' (1935)
* ''
The Lady in Scarlet
''The Lady in Scarlet'' is a 1935 American comedy drama film directed by Charles Lamont. It was made by Chesterfield Motion Pictures Corporation.
Plot
In New York City, Dr. Phillip Boyer purchases an antique clock at the premises of antique d ...
'' (1935)
* ''
The Eagle's Brood
''The Eagle's Brood'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Doris Schroeder and Harrison Jacobs. The film stars William Boyd, James Ellison, William Farnum, George "Gabby" Hayes, Addison Richards, Nana M ...
Fresno, California
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Bee Republican'', "
Louella Parsons
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Column", February 1, 1933, Page 4.
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Oakland, California
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Tribune'', "Mother Wife In Oakland Maid's Bigamy Tangle", February 23, 1923, Page 15.
*''Oakland Tribune'', "Oakland Girl Screen Star", Sunday, June 10, 1923, Page 12-A.
*''Oakland Tribune'', "In New Hall of Fame", Thursday evening, November 10, 1935, Page B25.