Dorothy Earle Movies
Born Olive Ireland, Dorothy Earle took the name Babette Perez when starring as "Tweedledee" opposite her husband's "Tweedledum" in a series of slapstick comedies released by Eagle Films back in 1916. He was Manuel Fernández Pérez, (aka Marcel Perez), and would soon enough leave the world of comedy in favor of directing low-budget Westerns starring the likes of Pete Morrison, Dick Hatton, and the mysterious Dick Carter. Mrs. Perez, now acting under the name of Dorothy Earle, both co-wrote and co-starred in Carter's still extant Pioneers of the West (released 1927). Widowed by Perez, Earle later wed legendary B-Western sidekick George "Gabby" Hayes. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi- 1933
In this comedy, a young couple are forced to marry after they are accidentally locked in a store overnight. Unfortunately for the young groom, his overbearing mother is unhappy with the match and keeps trying to get them divorced. She even follows them on their honeymoon. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- George "Slim" Summerville, ZaSu Pitts, (more)
- 1929
Veteran action specialist J.P. McGowan both produced, wrote, directed and co-starred in this late silent western starring the strapping Tom Tyler. McGowan played Tom Dorgan, a convicted train robber and suspected murderer who escapes from prison during a fire. The railroad company hires Phil Sampson (Tyler) to chase down the escapee and recover the stolen loot. Sampson's investigation leads him to the ranch belonging to Dorothy McClure (Charlotte Winn), the daughter of the murdered man. Dorgan has placed a couple of henchmen -- Bull Bradley (Tom Bay) and Spike Harkness (Mack V. Wright) -- on the ranch to watch Dorothy's every move. Harkness, who pretends to be the girl's cousin, pumps off his colleague during a scuffle, and after being caught by Sampson, Dorgan confesses that the dead man, his son, was the real killer of Dorothy's father. McGowan's penny-pinching Syndicate Film Exchange, which produced silent westerns well into 1930, later merged into Monogram Pictures. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi
- Starring:
- J.P. McGowan
- 1927
Fate is a funny thing: If young physician John Graham (Reginald Denny) had not been stuck in a faulty elevator overnight with stage star Molly O'Day (Marian Nixon), the two might never have met and fall in love. Once the couple is rescued, John and Molly legalize their union at City Hall. At this point, Molly discovers that her contract stipulates a salary decrease in the event of her marriage, so with John's consent she keeps her wedding a secret. Soon after, Molly joins her theatrical troupe on a steamship journey to England. Not wishing to be left behind, and still anxious not to reveal his marital status, John signs on as the ship's doctor. The laughs come pouring in as both Molly and John are afflicted with the "green-eyed monster" thanks to the intervention of several would-be sweethearts. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Reginald Denny, Marian Nixon, (more)
- 1927
As a foreword to this low-budget silent western intones, "Perhaps the most important step in the early stages of the settlement of the Far West was the establishment of the historic Pony Express in 1859." One of the bravest of the riders, "Pony Bob" Haslam (Dick Carter) gets in trouble with the Piutes, whose chief, Black Eagle (Olin Francis), has come under the influence of a greedy white renegade, Aleck Harvey (Bud Osborne). The latter is not only after a shipment of gold but also Bright Feather (Dorothy Earle), a white girl abducted in childhood by the Indians. Much to the consternation of the chief's previous favorite, the scheming Moonlight (Gene Crosby), Black Eagle wants to make Bright Feather his squaw but the girl has fallen in love with "Pony Bob," "the only real man of her race she has ever seen," as a title explains. When forced to pick either Black Eagle or Harvey, Bright Feather chooses a third option: to take her own life. Will Bob be in time to rescue the distressed damsel? Produced in the late 1910s-very early 1920s but not released until 1927, this independently made Western bears no resemblance to the 1929 oater of the same title. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi
- Starring:
- Dick Carter, Dorothy Earle, (more)
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