Dorothy Allen
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Dorothy Allen was an American actress principally active in the 1920s.
Allen landed her first roles in 1918 and acted in several Poverty Row
films through 1925. Among her biggest roles were in the 1920 film Over the Hill to the Poorhouse
and as Miranda Means in 1924's The Hoosier Schoolmaster.
Allen landed her first roles in 1918 and acted in several Poverty Row
Poverty Row
Poverty Row is a slang term used in Hollywood from the late silent period through the mid-fifties to refer to a variety of small and mostly short-lived B movie studios...
films through 1925. Among her biggest roles were in the 1920 film Over the Hill to the Poorhouse
Over the Hill to the Poorhouse
Over the Hill to the Poorhouse also known as Over the Hill is a silent film about a woman who has a lot of children, and who never gets the chance to enjoy life. The film starred actress Mary Carr and almost all of her real-life children....
and as Miranda Means in 1924's The Hoosier Schoolmaster.
Filmography
- Three Green Eyes (1919)
- Over the Hill to the Poorhouse (1920)
- Beyond Price (1921)
- Dynamite Allen (1921)
- Power Within (1921)
- The Broken Silence (1922)
- Free Air (1922)
- If Winter Comes (1923)
- The Hoosier Schoolmaster (1924)
- Second Youth (1924)
- Youth for Sale (1924)
- School for Wives (1925)