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Dorothy Appleby

Dorothy Appleby

Actor

Born January 6, 1906 in Portland, Maine, USA

Died August 9, 1990

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Dorothy Appleby (January 6, 1906 – August 9, 1990) was an American film actress. She appeared in over 50 films between 1931 and 1943. Appleby gained early acting experience as an understudy and a chorus member in plays in New York City. A newspaper article reported that Appleby "came to New York fresh from winning a Maine beauty contest."

Appleby was seen in many supporting roles, almost always in short subjects or low-budget feature films. She never progressed to leading roles in important pictures because of her height, which made her difficult to cast The trim brunette stood just over five feet tall, and her early leading men (like comedian Charley Chase) towered over her.

She soon found steady if not prestigious work in Columbia Pictures' two-reel comedies. She appeared frequently with The Three Stooges, who were only a few inches taller than she was, and in 1940 she became Buster Keaton's leading lady, for the same reason: her height complemented his. She worked with Columbia comics Andy Clyde, El Brendel, and Hugh Herbert, and she had an uncredited part in John Ford's Stagecoach.

Some of her Stooge comedies were Loco Boy Makes Good, So Long Mr. Chumps, and In the Sweet Pie and Pie. One memorable appearance was as Mexican brunette Rosita in 1940's Cookoo Cavaliers. In the film, Appleby gets clobbered by the Stooges when a facial "mud pack" made of cement dries on her face. Her petite figure belied her age, and she continued to play "younger" roles into the 1940s. One of her last screen roles was a one-line bit (playing a college co-ed at age 35) in the 1941 Jane Withers feature Small Town Deb.

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The Three Stooges Follies Poster

The Three Stooges Follies Feature Film1974Mrs. Plunkett

Love's A-Poppin' Short Film1953

Pitchin' in the Kitchen Poster

Pitchin' in the Kitchen Short Film1943Dagmar Spiggott, the wife

Loco Boy Makes Good Poster

Loco Boy Makes Good Short Film1942Twitchell's Girl

Small Town Deb Poster

Small Town Deb Feature Film1942Tim's dancing partner

Three Blonde Mice Short Film1942Dorothy Smith

What Makes Lizzy Dizzy? Poster

What Makes Lizzy Dizzy? Short Film1942Aggie

What's the Matador? Poster

What's the Matador? Short Film1942O'Brien's Secretary

Black Eyes and Blues Poster

Black Eyes and Blues Short Film1941Helen Potts Harmon

General Nuisance Poster

General Nuisance Short Film1941Dorothy - Army Nurse

High Sierra Poster

High Sierra Feature Film1941Margie - Joe's Girlfriend

In the Sweet Pie and Pie Poster

In the Sweet Pie and Pie Short Film1941Tiska Jones

Manpower Poster

Manpower Feature Film1941Wilma

She's Oil Mine Poster

She's Oil Mine Short Film1941Hotel Maid

So Long Mr. Chumps Poster

So Long Mr. Chumps Short Film1941Pomeroy's Girlfriend

Yankee Doodle Andy Short Film1941Nazi Agent

Yumpin' Yimminy! Poster

Yumpin' Yimminy! Short Film1941Judge's Wife

A Bundle of Bliss Poster

A Bundle of Bliss Short Film1940Jean, Baby's Mother

Convicted Woman Poster

Convicted Woman Feature Film1940Daisy

Cookoo Cavaliers Poster

Cookoo Cavaliers Short Film1940Rosita

From Nurse to Worse Poster

From Nurse to Worse Short Film1940Dr. Lerious' Receptionist

Gold Rush Maisie Poster

Gold Rush Maisie Feature Film1940Hatcheck Girl

His Ex Marks the Spot Poster

His Ex Marks the Spot Short Film1940his Wife

Nothing But Pleasure Poster

Nothing But Pleasure Short Film1940Mrs. Plunkett

Pardon My Berth Marks Poster

Pardon My Berth Marks Short Film1940Mary Christman

Rockin' Thru the Rockies Poster

Rockin' Thru the Rockies Short Film1940Tessie

The Devil's Pipeline Poster

The Devil's Pipeline Feature Film1940Stewardess

The Doctor Takes a Wife Poster

The Doctor Takes a Wife Feature Film1940Woman in book store

The Spook Speaks Poster

The Spook Speaks Short Film1940Newlywed Wife

The Taming of the Snood Poster

The Taming of the Snood Short Film1940Miss Wilson

Andy Clyde Gets Spring Chicken Short Film1939Girl Under Newspapers

Stagecoach Poster

Stagecoach Feature Film1939Girl in Saloon

The Flying Irishman Poster

The Flying Irishman Feature Film1939Maybelle - a Waitress

The Women Poster

The Women Feature Film1939Treatment Girl

When Tomorrow Comes Poster

When Tomorrow Comes Feature Film1939Waitress

Making the Headlines Poster

Making the Headlines Feature Film1938Claire Sandford

Pie a la Maid Poster

Pie a la Maid Short Film1938Waitress

The Old Raid Mule Short Film1938Andy's Daughter w

Fit for a King Poster

Fit for a King Feature Film1937Waitress

Live, Love and Learn Poster

Live, Love and Learn Feature Film1937Lou - Bob's Model

Make a Wish Poster

Make a Wish Feature Film1937Telephone Girl

Paradise Express Poster

Paradise Express Feature Film1937Kay Carson

Sea Racketeers Poster

Sea Racketeers Feature Film1937Dancer

Small Town Boy Poster

Small Town Boy Feature Film1937Sandra French

Lady of Secrets Poster

Lady of Secrets Feature Film1936Erma

North of Nome Poster

North of Nome Feature Film1936Ruby

Riffraff Poster

Riffraff Feature Film1936Gertie

Charlie Chan in Paris Poster

Charlie Chan in Paris Feature Film1935Nardi

Let 'em Have It Poster

Let 'em Have It Feature Film1935Lola

As the Earth Turns Poster

As the Earth Turns Feature Film1934Doris

Fate's Fathead Poster

Fate's Fathead Short Film1934Dorothy Chase

I Give My Love Poster

I Give My Love Feature Film1934Alice Henley

Jailbirds of Paradise Poster

Jailbirds of Paradise Short Film1934Miss Deering - Prison Warder

School for Girls Poster

School for Girls Feature Film1934Florence Burns

Two Heads on a Pillow Poster

Two Heads on a Pillow Feature Film1934Mitzie LaVerne

You Said a Hatful! Poster

You Said a Hatful! Short Film1934Dorothy Anderson

King of the Wild Horses Poster

King of the Wild Horses Feature Film1933Napeeta

The Prizefighter and the Lady Poster

The Prizefighter and the Lady Feature Film1933Woman in Bar

Trick for Trick Poster

Trick for Trick Feature Film1933Maisie Henry

Torchy's Night Cap Poster

Torchy's Night Cap Short Film1932The Maid

Under Eighteen Poster

Under Eighteen Feature Film1931Elsie

Square Crooks Poster

Square Crooks Feature Film1928Kay Ellison

New York Poster

New York Feature Film1927Young Woman

Paradise for Two Poster

Paradise for Two Feature Film1927Young Girl

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