Dorothy Short

Dorothy Short

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dorothy Short (1915 - 1963) was an American film actress mainly in low-budget westerns and serials in the 1930s and 1940s. A native of Philadelphia, she married actor Dave O'Brien in 1936, the same year they appeared together in the low-budget exploitation cheapie Reefer Madness, which in modern times has become a well-known cult film. She also appeared in another anti-marijuana film Assassin of Youth in 1937. She often appeared alongside her husband in various 'B' pictures and the Pete Smith series of comedy shorts, in which O'Brien played the lead on many occasions during the 1940s. After their divorce in 1954, Short retired from film acting, and died nine years later at age 47. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dorothy Short, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: Dorothy Short
  • Popularity: 3.268
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1915-06-29
  • Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • Also Known As: Mrs. Dave O'Brien
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Dorothy Short Movies

  • 1941
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    Spooks Run Wild

    Spooks Run Wild

    4.9 1941 HD

    A group of delinquents on their way to summer camp get stuck in a haunted house.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Bela Lugosi

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  • 1938
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    Tell Your Children

    Tell Your Children

    4.3 1938 HD

    High-school principal Dr. Alfred Carroll relates to an audience of parents that marijuana can have devastating effects on teens: a drug supplier...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Dorothy Short

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  • 1940
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    Phantom Rancher

    Phantom Rancher

    3.5 1940 HD

    Cowboy puts on a black mask and a black outfit to fight a gang of land-grabbing crooks.

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Ken Maynard

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    Pony Post

    Pony Post

    1 1940 HD

    Atkins is the boss of one of the Pony Express relay stations. He has been causing trouble and is replaced with Cal Sheridan. Atkins now gets the...

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Johnny Mack Brown

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  • 1937
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    Brothers of the West

    Brothers of the West

    6 1937 HD

    Tyler is a range detective whose brother stands accused of robbing a bank and murdering the bank president. To prove him innocent, Tyler must...

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Tom Tyler

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  • 1938
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    Where the Buffalo Roam

    Where the Buffalo Roam

    5 1938 HD

    Tex returns to Santa Fe to find his Mother murdered. Foster runs the town and all crimes committed by his gang are blamed on Rogel and his men. He...

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Tex Ritter

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    The Singing Cowgirl

    The Singing Cowgirl

    5 1938 HD

    Tolen is after the Harkins ranch where his men have found gold. After they kill Harkins, Dorothy and Dick step in and discover that the gold actually...

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    Cast: Dorothy Page

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  • 1939
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    Daughter of the Tong

    Daughter of the Tong

    5 1939 HD

    A detective matches wits with the female leader of a crime ring.

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    Cast: Evelyn Brent

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  • 1936
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    More Than a Secretary

    More Than a Secretary

    6.4 1936 HD

    When the co-owner of a secretarial school visits a magazine editor to find out why he runs through secretaries, she's mistaken for an applicant....

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Jean Arthur

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  • 1942
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    Captain Midnight

    Captain Midnight

    5 1942 HD

    Secret Service Major Steel is one of the few men in America aware of the fact that Captain Albright is also Captain Midnight, daring masked aviator...

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Dave O'Brien

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    Code of the Cactus

    Code of the Cactus

    5.5 1939 HD

    A story of cattle rustling and double identities.

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Tim McCoy

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    Start Cheering

    Start Cheering

    7 1938 HD

    After retiring from movies to get an education, a man discovers his ex-staff is trying to have him expelled.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Jimmy Durante

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  • 1935
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    The Call of the Savage

    The Call of the Savage

    5 1935 HD

    Two competing teams of scientists search the African jungles for a secret formula.

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    Cast: Noah Beery Jr.

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    Heart of Arizona

    Heart of Arizona

    5 1938 HD

    Belle Starr has returned from time in prison only to face a hail of bullets, along with rescue by Hoppy and the Bar 20 gang.

    Genre: Western

    Cast: William Boyd

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  • 1953
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    Things We Can Do Without

    Things We Can Do Without

    8 1953 HD

    A Pete Smith Specialty shorts series entry. Dave demonstrates a variety of household items and furniture which, while modern, is much more trouble...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Pete Smith

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    The Trail of the Silver Spurs

    The Trail of the Silver Spurs

    4.5 1941 HD

    The Range Busters are investigating a gold robbery from the Denver Mint in a supposedly deserted ghost town, but they soon find they're not the only...

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Ray Corrigan

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  • 1940
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    Frontier Crusader

    Frontier Crusader

    3 1940 HD

    A marshal is sent to clean up a mining town being terrorized by an organized gang that is killing miners and stealing their claims.

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Tim McCoy

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  • 1934
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    Student Tour

    Student Tour

    5 1934 HD

    A philosophy professor accompanies his school's rowing team on a worldwide tour.

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Jimmy Durante

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  • 1946
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    I Love My Husband, But!

    I Love My Husband, But!

    1 1946 HD

    In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a wife endures the trials of being married to a husband with traits that drive her crazy.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Pete Smith

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  • 1941
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    The Lone Rider Fights Back

    The Lone Rider Fights Back

    1 1941 HD

    Opera star-cum-cowboy hero George Houston stars in PRC's The Lone Rider Fights Back. Appropriately enough, Houston disguises himself as a musician to...

    Genre: Western

    Cast: George Houston

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  • 1942
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    Bullets for Bandits

    Bullets for Bandits

    1 1942 HD

    In a saloon shooting, a cowboy thinks he killed Prince Katey, a man he closely resembles. Cannonball arrives and thinking the cowboy to be Katey,...

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Bill Elliott

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  • 1947
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    I Love My Wife BUT!

    I Love My Wife BUT!

    7.5 1947 HD

    In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a husband endures the trials of being married to a wife with irritating traits.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Pete Smith

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  • 1950
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    A Wife's Life

    A Wife's Life

    6 1950 HD

    In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short, average housewife Mrs. George T. Hardnose's day is recalled.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Pete Smith

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  • 1948
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    I Love My Mother-In-Law But...

    I Love My Mother-In-Law But...

    7.3 1948 HD

    In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a series of vignettes illustrate some ways that mothers-in-law irritate, and/or cause problems for, their...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Pete Smith

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  • 1938
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    Assassin of Youth

    Assassin of Youth

    2.9 1938 HD

    A high-school girl gets involved with a ring of teenage marijuana smokers and starts down the road to ruin. A reporter poses as a soda jerk to...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Luana Walters

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  • 1948
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    Just Suppose

    Just Suppose

    1 1948 HD

    An off-camera narrator takes us through various scenarios of "just suppose". First we watch what would happen if a private detective behaved at home...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Pete Smith

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  • 1951
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    Bargain Madness

    Bargain Madness

    7 1951 HD

    In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short, women battle for bargains in a department store.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Pete Smith

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  • 1956
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    Savage Fury

    Savage Fury

    1 1956 HD

    Separately released feature version of the 1935 Serial, Call of the Savage.

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Noah Beery Jr.

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  • 1941
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    Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto

    Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto

    1 1941 HD

    Rancher Timothy Wade is ambushed by a masked man riding a pinto horse. His young son, Buzzy Wade and the loyal ranch foreman, Dude Bates, are...

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Robert "Buzz" Henry

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