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Dorothy Janis

Also Known As: Dorothy King, Dorothy Penelope Jones

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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, USA

Adult: No

Birthday: February 19, 1912

Age: 113 years old

Gender: Female

Deathday: March 10, 2010

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Overview: 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.

Genres: Western

Original Language: en

Release Date: 1929-03-02

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Overview: 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.

Genres: Drama Adventure

Original Language: xx

Release Date: 1928-06-24

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Overview: 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.

Genres: Drama

Original Language: en

Release Date: 1929-04-26

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Overview: An alcoholic doctor on a Polynesian island, disgusted by white exploitation of the natives, finds himself marooned on a pristinely beautiful island.

Genres: Romance Adventure Drama

Original Language: en

Release Date: 1928-11-11

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Overview: 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.

Genres: Drama

Original Language: en

Release Date: 1930-01-13

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Genres: Action Adventure

Original Language: en

Release Date: 1925-12-06

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