Dorothy Gish

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Dorothy Elizabeth Gish was an American actress of the screen and stage, as well as a director and writer. Dorothy and her older sister Lillian Gish were major movie stars of the silent era. Dorothy also had great success on the stage, and was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame. Dorothy Gish was noted as a fine comedian, and many of her films were comedies.

Most Popular Dorothy Gish Trailers

Total trailers found: 126

Two Daughters of Eve Trailer (1912)

19 September 1912

Calumny is one of the most despicable crimes against our neighbor, and while the wife in this story acted conventionally, she nevertheless maligned the other woman simply because of her profession, an actress.

His Lesson Trailer (1915)

05 January 1915

This shows the regeneration of a gang leader, who remains true to his first sweetheart after his change of fortune.

The Cardinal Trailer (1963)

12 December 1963

A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Nazism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal.

Wolves Trailer (1930)

19 May 1930

An outlaw leader fakes a draw for a sick girl so he can help her escape

Silent Sandy Trailer (1914)

30 May 1914

Mary Jones, slavey, lonely and unloved, advertises in a matrimonial paper for a good man to marry her.

Pa Says Trailer (1913)

21 July 1913

First Pa said Theodore was a lizzy-nizzy. He let that go, but when Pa said he was too sporty because he spent a nickel for a ticket for a voting contest for the fairest girl in town, Pa's daughter, of course, then Theodore decided to settle Pa.

His Mother's Son Trailer (1913)

31 May 1913

The hardship of earning an existence for the family made it impossible for the mother to approve the little pretty things which her daughter liked.

The Country Flapper Trailer (1922)

29 July 1922

Country girl Jolanda has lost her boyfriend, Nathaniel Huggins, to a "flapper" from the city. Jolanda blackmails Nathaniel's father into giving his permission for he and Jolanda to be married--but circumstances arise that may make Jolanda rethink her position.

Little Meena's Romance Trailer (1916)

09 April 1916

Meena Bauer is the heroine of this romance of a Pennsylvania Dutch girl, who is loved by the son of a Mennonite family.

The Tavern of Tragedy Trailer (1914)

09 August 1914

Maximillo Corto, a Mexican crook, keeps a tavern on the Mexican border and has a daughter whom he abuses and who has to do all the hard work around the place.

The Hope Chest Trailer (1918)

29 December 1918

Daughter of impoverished vaudeville actor Lew Moore, Sheila works as a waitress in a chocolate manufacturer's candy shop, where she delights the customers with her tomboyish antics.

The Lady and the Mouse Trailer (1913)

26 April 1913

The question is, would the young tramp really have fallen in love with the groceryman's daughter if he had not caught her in the heart struggle? Be that as it may, she could not find it in her to drown the unwelcome visitor to the pantry, so she let it go and the silent little drama witnessed by the tramp greatly impressed him.

The Saving Grace Trailer (1914)

22 November 1914

Molly Kite, the neglected child of a drunken father, rouses the sympathy of the minister, Mr. Shipton, who also teaches the school at Dead Tree.

The Little Catamount Trailer (1915)

23 July 1915

Hattie, a moonshiner's daughter, plays with her weird dog, Fanny, and rules her father with a rod of iron.

The Informer Trailer (1912)

21 November 1912

The young lover leaving home at the opening of the war to join the Confederate Army, tells his brother to take care of his fatherless sweetheart during the perilous times which are to follow.

Minerva's Mission Trailer (1915)

07 March 1915

Minerva comes home from school filled with the idea that she has a great mission in life. All society needs reformation.

Stage Struck Trailer (1917)

25 February 1917

A 1917 film directed by Edward Morrissey.

Her Official Fathers Trailer (1917)

07 April 1917

A 1917 film directed by Elmer Clifton, Joseph Henabery, and Dorothy Gish.

The Availing Prayer Trailer (1914)

30 October 1914

William Rock, assistant cashier in a business concern, has a sick daughter. The doctor urges that she be taken immediately to another climate, and Rock, unable to get an advance on his pay, is desperate.

Their First Acquaintance Trailer (1914)

16 June 1914

Bob Taylor was a valuable man. Talbot, his employer, told Miriam as much, showing his daughter the good round sum which his new clerk had handed him that evening for a real estate deal he had made in Talbot's absence.

A Cry for Help Trailer (1912)

23 December 1912

Knocked down by an automobile, the intoxicated tramp is taken to the doctor's house, received and treated to a square meal.

Broken Ways Trailer (1913)

08 March 1913

In this story the young wife concerned is called upon to solve a rather momentous question. After separating from her husband, whom she has discovered to be a brute and a criminal, she is about to give herself to another man, believing her husband dead, when he appears before her fleeing from justice.

The Little School Ma'am Trailer (1916)

16 July 1916

Bred in the Bone Trailer (1915)

07 October 1915

Harvy, the heavy, and Bella, the ingenue, of a cheap theatrical company are encumbered with an infant girl.

Camille: The Fate of a Coquette Trailer (1926)

01 January 1926

A home movie version of the Dumas play. A young woman becomes a courtesan and tragedy befalls her. Appearances are made by many socialites of 1920s Paris and New York.

The Burglar’s Dilemma Trailer (1912)

16 December 1912

In this latter day Cain and Abel story, a jealous brother strikes down his sibling just as a young burglar is about to enter the house.

The Whistle at Eaton Falls Trailer (1951)

02 August 1951

A newly promoted plant supervisor finds himself in the position of having to announce a layoff of his fellow workers.

The House of Discord Trailer (1913)

13 December 1913

In her youth the mother was saved from the fatal mistake by an accident, but it caused her years of separation from child and husband.

The Old Man Trailer (1914)

17 April 1914

The Old Man is a 1914 film short

So Near, Yet So Far Trailer (1912)

29 September 1912

It's love at first sight for the Boy, but obstacles— namely shyness, and the temerity of other suitors— place themselves in the way of his love.

My Baby Trailer (1912)

14 November 1912

When the double wedding takes two daughters away from the old man at once, the youngest, now the only one left, in outraged spirit promises never to leave her father, but soon she too is departing for a new home.

The Ghost in the Garret Trailer (1921)

01 February 1921

Framed for stealing some pearls while staying at the country home of her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs.

Hearts of the World Trailer (1918)

11 March 1918

A group of youngsters grow up and love in a peaceful French village. But war intrudes and peace is shattered.

The Bright Shawl Trailer (1923)

22 April 1923

Charles Abbott is implicated in the death of his friend Escobar, brother to the woman he loves.

The Hun Within Trailer (1918)

08 September 1918

A German-American father, loyal to his new U.S. home, finds himself on opposite sides with his son in the wartime conflict between Germany and America.

Granny Trailer (1914)

25 August 1914

A country boarding house story

Little Miss Rebellion Trailer (1920)

19 September 1920

The Grand Duchess Marie Louise is the beautiful young ruler of Molvania. She is a fun-loving girl who secretly hopes that the revolutionaries who threaten to take over her country are able to do so, as that will free her to go to America to be with the soldier friends she met during the Great War.

Nell Gwyn Trailer (1926)

02 January 1926

An actress becomes the king's mistress and persuades him to convert the palace to a serviceman's home.

The Newer Woman Trailer (1914)

02 June 1914

There is, at once, quite a change in Dot and her sweetheart Robert plainly doesn't like it. After a tussle with a burglar and a cop the couple come to an understanding.

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Trailer (1925)

25 December 1925

Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with Roman officer Messala as conqueror and Judah as a wealthy, though conquered, Israelite.

An Old-Fashioned Girl Trailer (1915)

02 February 1915

Abigail, the pretty daughter of a village school teacher, and Jared Guild are lovers. Bertha comes from the city to visit in the little town.

Home, Sweet Home Trailer (1914)

16 May 1914

John Howard Payne leaves home and begins a career in the theater. Despite encouragement from his mother and his sweetheart, Payne begins to lead a life of dissolute habits, and this soon leads to ruin and misery.

The Suffragette Minstrels Trailer (1913)

18 August 1913

Two wives of Jenksville at least did not intend their husbands should be corrupted by the arrival of these enticing ladies in town.

Remodeling Her Husband Trailer (1920)

13 June 1920

After she marries Jack Valentine, Janie Wakefield discovers that her husband's reputation as a flirt is well deserved when she sees him riding in a taxi with a strange woman.

A Duel for Love Trailer (1914)

01 January 1914

A Duel for Love is a 1914 dramatic short.

The Warning Trailer (1914)

13 October 1914

Dorothy, flighty little country girl, dissatisfied with humdrum country life. longs for the gaiety of the cities.

Almost a Wild Man Trailer (1913)

19 June 1913

Rooly, Pooly and Dooly were "picture sandwiches," but hardly shining lights, even in that capacity. Consequently they were "canned" by the management.

Red Hicks Defies the World Trailer (1913)

09 June 1913

Hard as nails and as strong winded as a gale in March, Red Hicks may have been a bit "chesty," but he was in perfect trim.

Oil and Water Trailer (1913)

10 February 1913

A stage dancer (Sweet) and a serious-type homebody (Walthall) discover, after marriage, that their individual styles don't mesh.

My Hero Trailer (1912)

12 December 1912

Stern parents have ever been relentless obstacles in love's young dream, but it is perhaps quite doubtful if ever love could equal the accentuated bliss and anguish of these two.

The Mountain Girl Trailer (1915)

11 July 1915

In a primitive log cabin buried among the rugged pines deep in the California mountains lives the Mountain Girl with her grandfather, a man of hoary age.

Her Grandparents Trailer (1915)

04 May 1915

Dorothy, the girl who presides over the notion counter of the Emporium, the general store in a country town, is the sole support of her aged grandparents, with whom she lives.

Her Mother's Daughter Trailer (1915)

08 December 1915

Marie is a village girl, very religious. Her mother, fearing some man will make her unhappy (as she had been made by a man) made her promise on her deathbed that she would enter a nunnery.

The Perfidy of Mary Trailer (1913)

05 April 1913

Rose and her cousin Mary dwell in the land of romance, but real Romeos are scarce in this prosaic age.

A Cure for Suffragettes Trailer (1913)

17 November 1913

Caroline Spankhurst and her suffragette brigade conclude to stop at nothing, so in their dauntless enthusiasm they forget their babies peacefully reposing on the sidewalk.

By Man's Law Trailer (1913)

22 November 1913

An oil tycoon corners the market, then cuts jobs and causes much suffering. Because she's lost her job, a young girl almost falls into the hands of white slavers.

Out of Bondage Trailer (1915)

30 May 1915

Jim McRae and his pal, Clancy, two crooks, perform many robberies and divide the loot equally. Clancy wants to marry McRae's daughter, Mary.

Nugget Nell Trailer (1919)

27 July 1919

Big Hearted Jim, the sheriff, loves the tomboyish Nugget Nell ( Dorothy Gish ), who runs a hash house in the mining country, but although she has romantic feelings, they are not aroused by Jim.

The Better Way Trailer (1914)

22 December 1914

Sunbeam's father is sent to prison, and on his release promises to remain honest. He secures a job as a night watchman, but his prison record being discovered, he is fired, and finds it impossible to secure work.

A Lesson in Mechanics Trailer (1914)

21 August 1914

Ruth Wilson, daughter of a wealthy landowner, receives a visit from her country sweetheart, Joe Merriam.