Hazel Dawn Movies
Talented entertainer Hazel Dawn appeared in silent films and was a Ziegfeld Follies star. Dawn was born Hazel Tout to American Missionary parents. She grew up in Wales and at the start of her career changed her name to Dawn on the advice of a producer. She then began performing on the London stage in musical comedies. She quickly gained popularity and in 1911, she made her Broadway debut in The Pink Lady. For a time after, she herself was nicknamed "the Pink Lady." From Broadway, she moved to films where she appeared steadily through 1927 when she married a very wealthy mining engineer, and but for a few rare film appearances through the mid-40s, retired. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide- 1946
Nostalgic and sweet, this tuneful comedy centers on a mother's reminiscence of her wild time as a 1920s teenage flapper. Margie is first seen fully grown telling her stories to her own teenage daughter. Back then, Margie was a typical adolescent, crazy about boys (especially those in raccoon coats) and an expert on the day's fashions. Margie was quite the cat's meow back then and found herself pursued by a handsome young man. Unfortuantely for him, Margie and the other girls only have eyes for the dashing new French teacher. Though busy vying for the teacher's affections, the teens still have time to perform many of the 1920's most popular songs. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lynn Bari, Vanessa Brown, (more)
- 1943
In this charming episodic comedy, a giddy group of adolescent girls form a movie-star fan club. Their favorite pastime is collecting the autographs of major stars. Led by their determined president, the gals stalk the streets and train stations of New York in search of big-name stars. Their expeditions are frequently successful, and during the film they garner the John Hancocks of such stars as Lana Turner, Greer Garson, William Powell, Walter Pidgeon, and Robert Taylor. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Virginia Weidler, Edward Arnold, (more)
- 1916
Under Cover was a high-grade detective yarn with heavily comic undertones. Neither heroine Ethel Cartwright (Hazel Dawn) nor hero Steven Danby (Owen Moore) were quite what they seemed to be, and much the same could be said for the rest of the characters. The studio's publicity package was careful not to divulge any vital plot details, for fear of giving away the surprise ending. No one who had seen the Roi Cooper Megrue play upon which the film was based was surprised by its outcome, but even these in-the-know moviegoers stuck with the picture from first reel to last. The reviewer for the trade magazine Variety honored the producers' wish to keep the outcome of Under Cover under cover, though he was moved to comment that this was one of the few films in which the "wealthy" characters behaved as if they really were wealthy. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1916
"Incog" is short for "incognito," which is the state in which the heroine finds herself during most of this film. Unable to pay the $5000 mortgage on her father's estate, Nell Carroll (Hazel Dawn) enters into an agreement with the estate's executor. A series of burglaries has plagued a Florida community in which the executor has invested heavily. Going "undercover," Nell joins the criminal gang responsible for the thefts and helps to bring them to justice. She also falls in love with Teddy DeVeaux (Robin Cain), the son of the woman who holds that plot-motivating mortgage. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1916
Helen (Hazel Dawn) is yet another country girl who tries to make it in the big city. While living in a sleazy boarding house, she first teaches music, then goes to work in a department store, where she meets Bruce (Irving Cummings). Bruce comes from a wealthy family, but after an argument with his father (Clarence Handysides), he is disowned. He moves into the same boarding house where Helen lives, and they fall in love and marry. When he is injured, Helen goes on the stage and catches the attention of Bruce's father. Because of the attention he pays her, Helen is able to bring about a reconciliation between father and son. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide
- 1915
The Greek legend of Niobe, who was turned to stone because of her monumental ego, was the basis for this wry comedy-fantasy. Charles S. Abbe plays an insurance man who has okayed $400,000 to cover a statue of Niobe. Obsessed with her legend, he falls asleep and dreams that the statue has come to life in the delectable form of Hazel Dawn. The revived Niobe escapes to a municipal park, where she commiserates with the statues of several other mythological figures, much to the consternation of the insurance man and practically everyone else in town. If Niobe could be rediscovered, it might prove a fascinating precursor to such later entertainments as Night Life of the Gods and One Touch of Venus. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1915
Henry Arthur Jones' stage play The Masqueraders was retooled to accommodate the talents of Hazel Dawn in this five-reel Famous Players production. Dawn plays Dulcie Larendie, a penniless English girl who makes the mistake of marrying for wealth rather than love. Her new husband, millionaire Sir Brice Skene (Frank Losee), turns out to be a drunk and a wife-beater. For a while, it looks as if Dulcie is condemned to spend the rest of her life with this monster, but fortunately for the purposes of the plot Sir Brice is murdered by one of his less-savory companions. Will Dulcie's cast-off sweetheart David Remon (Eliot Dexter) swallow his pride and take her back? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1914
The "girl" of the title was played by Hazel Dawn, a popular stage actress who briefly enjoyed a flourishing film career. Dawn plays Miss Shipley, an American girl vacationing in France. Our heroine finds herself the romantic bone of contention between two "men of the world" (William Roselle and Hal Clarendon), who end up fighting a duel over her affections. Produced by Famous Players, whose motto was "Famous Players in Famous Plays," One of Our Girls was based on a stage piece by Bronson Howard. Though set in France, the film was lensed in exotic, alluring New Jersey. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
