Doris Dawson

Doris Dawson

Doris Dawson Levy was born on April 16, 1905, in Goldfield, Nevada, the child of Bonewitz Xerxes Dawson and Reba Greenwood. She was another starlet working away in low-budget silent and early sound movie comedies as well as doing some photo modeling for the fashion industry. Some Information from archive.org motion picture realm 1929: Height 5 '1", red hair, blue eyes, 103 lbs. Schooling: Miss Gildner's School for Girls, and the Virginia College in Roanoke, VA. Swimming, dancing, reading and riding. No formal training in stage. Doris Dawson got her start in 1927 in The Christie Comedies silent shorts made by Al Christie. “A girl I had known was working at the Mack Sennett studio. I went to lunch with her one day and then went back to the studio to watch her work during the afternoon. It was the first time I had ever been inside of a studio and I was quite excited. They were ‘shooting’ some swimming scenes and needed some girls who could dive. “My chum, knowing that I could, said she would get me a job working in the picture if I wanted to. I declined at first since I had never before been given a thought to entering pictures. However, she urged me on and said we would have a lot of fun so I went to work.” Later on in 1927 she had small roles in "Gold From Weepah" and in the Tom Mix western "The Arazona Wildcat". During 1928 she was awarded the female lead opposite Harry Langdon in Heart Trouble. The role earned her a 1929 WAMPAS Baby Star nod (The WAMPAS Baby Stars was a promotional campaign sponsored by the United States Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers) and the trade paper Variety thought she had "more sex appeal than a lot of peaches Harry has picked in the past." Alas, Langdon's career was waning and few liked this comedy. After that she had roles in "Do Your Duty" and "The Little Wildcat" both made in 1928. Hardly anybody enjoyed her film, Hot Stuff released in August of 1928. It was a college burlesque which was set in "a little village in the state of Coma." During 1929 she had roles in "His Captive Woman", "Children Of The Ritz", "Hot Stuff" and in an early sound musical called "Broadway Scandels". After that she survived being hit by a car during September of 1929. On April 14, 1930 in Lyndhurst, New Jersey she married Pat William Rooney III the son of the famous Broadway tap dancer. Her screen career suffered a severe setback with the advent of sound due to a voice that some called "graiting". After divorcing Pat Rooney in 1934 Doris returned for a final film, the low-budget disaster "epic" Silver Streak in 1934. In 1938 she remarried to Robert Davis Levy and they both ran a dog kennel in Florida, where they raised some award winning show dogs. Doris passed on April 20, 1986, in Coral Gables, Florida, at the age of 81.

  • Title: Doris Dawson
  • Popularity: 0.853
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1905-04-16
  • Place of Birth: Goldfield, Nevada, USA
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Doris Dawson Movies

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    The Arizona Wildcat

    The Arizona Wildcat

    1 1927 HD

    Tom Mix plays a California breeder of polo ponies in love with a society gal. The cowboy saves the day when a member of her brother's polo team is...

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    Broadway Scandals

    Broadway Scandals

    6 1929 HD

    Ted Howard, a vaudevillian left, stranded in a tank town. A local girl, Mary (Sally O'Neil), proposes to finance a new act with her savings and the...

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    The Silver Streak

    The Silver Streak

    6.7 1934 HD

    A high-speed train becomes the star of the film as it rushes from Chicago to Hoover Dam to transport an iron lung to a needy patient.

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    Do Your Duty

    Do Your Duty

    1 1928 HD

    While patrolling his New York City beat, Sgt. Tim Maloney is knocked out by the Dalton gang, which was about to pull a robbery when he came along....

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    Children of the Ritz

    Children of the Ritz

    1 1928 HD

    A spoiled rich girl falls for a poor chauffeur. Their situations are changed when her family loses all their money and he wins $50,000 at a...

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    Seven Footprints to Satan

    Seven Footprints to Satan

    6 1929 HD

    A young man of society wants to make an expedition to Africa, but his fiancée asks him for help about one of her fathers guests shortly before...

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    The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come

    The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come

    1 1928 HD

    An orphan (Richard Barthelmess) is adopted by Major Buford (Claude Gillingwater) is educated in Lexington and joins the Union Army as a Captain. He...

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    The Little Wildcat

    The Little Wildcat

    1 1928 HD

    A pair of elderly Civil War veterans, Judge Holt and his friend Joel Ketchum, spent most of their time reminiscing about their wartime experiences....

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    His Captive Woman

    His Captive Woman

    6 1929 HD

    Cabaret dancer Anna Janssen kills her sugardaddy and escapes to a South Seas island on the yacht of a wealthy admirer. Stolid, conscientious Tom...

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  • 1930
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    The Royal Four-Flusher

    The Royal Four-Flusher

    1 1930 HD

    Eddie, a modern man, suddenly finds himself in the palace in an ancient, mythical kingdom. This does not change his attitude or habits and, while...

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    The Man and the Moment

    The Man and the Moment

    5 1929 HD

    Rich lout marries for freedom.

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    Naughty Baby

    Naughty Baby

    4.5 1928 HD

    A cloak room girl (Alice White) falls for a rich boy who may not actually be rich.

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    Hot Stuff

    Hot Stuff

    1 1929 HD

    An uptight society aunt sends her too sexy niece to college so she can land a man.

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    Heart Trouble

    Heart Trouble

    1 1928 HD

    No known surviving copy is known to exist. This well received film revolved around Harry Van Housen's rejection from service in WWI and subsequent...

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    Swiss Movements

    Swiss Movements

    1 1927 HD

    To win his girl Gertie back, Freddie decides to climb a high mountain and challenge a world champion.

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