Dorothy Janis

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.368

Gender

Female

Birthday

19-Feb-1912

Age

(114 years old)

Place of Birth

Dallas, Texas, USA

Also Known As
  • Dorothy King
  • Dorothy Penelope Jones

Dorothy Janis

Biography

Dorothy Janis (born Dorothy Penelope Jones) was an American actress best remembered for a small number of films (primarily 1929's The Pagan) she made during the final years of the Silent cinema era.


Credits

Camille of the Barbary Coast Camille of the Barbary Coast (1925) Character: Dora Malcolm
For the sake of a woman, Robert Morton serves a prison sentence and is disowned by his father, Henry. He is freed after several years and arrives in San Francisco, California, where he meets Camille Balishaw in a Barbary Coast saloon. She offers Robert shelter and aids in his rehabilitation, but his prison record prevents him from holding a job. After Camille and Robert are married, he finds another job and gradually regains his self-respect. Henry has a change of heart and seeks out Robert, asking him to return home, but without Camille. Robert remains loyal to his wife, forcing Henry to relent as he realizes the depth of their love.
The Overland Telegraph The Overland Telegraph (1929) Character: Dorothy
At the beginning of the Civil War, as federal troops start to build the first overland telegraph, Indians, who fear the wires, kill some of the linesmen. In response, Major Hammond, who oversees the troops, requests that President Abraham Lincoln send twenty thousand more soldiers to come to his aid. Lincoln grants Hammond's request, and sends along Capt. Allen, who is knowledgeable about Indians. At his new post, Allen discovers that a Confederate spy has been fomenting trouble with the Indians. Allen eventually uncovers the spy, makes peace with the Indians and wins the love of Dorothy, a young woman who lives at the post.
Fleetwing Fleetwing (1928) Character: Thurya
Capturing a beautiful horse and slave girl, Thurya young Arab Jaafor’s happiness is short lived when the girl is sold to a cruel sheik. Sneaking into the encampment he attempts escape with her on horseback but is captured. The attack of an enemy tribe saves him, the sheik is slain, and the young Jaafor’s tribe celebrates his nuptials with Thurya.
Lummox Lummox (1930) Character: Chita
Lummox is a 1930 American Pre-Code sound film directed by Herbert Brenon, released through United Artists, and based on a 1923 novel by Fannie Hurst. The story of Bertha, a young immigrant woman who cleans the homes of the rich and is largely ignored by them, except for a young poet who considers her a muse.
The Pagan The Pagan (1929) Character: Tito
Henry, the pagan son of a white father and native mother, has inherited land and a store, but he prefers the simple life. When he falls in love with a native girl, her guardian, who is trying to bring her up as a 'proper' Christian, but who also lusts after her himself, plots to keep them apart.
White Shadows in the South Seas White Shadows in the South Seas (1928) Character: Girl
An alcoholic doctor on a Polynesian island, disgusted by white exploitation of the natives, finds himself marooned on a pristinely beautiful island.



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