Dorothy Appleby was another girl who worked in comedy short subjects.

Dorothy Appleby

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Dorothy Appleby
Born	(1906-01-06)January 6, 1906 Portland, Maine
Died	August 9, 1990(1990-08-09) (aged 84) Long Island, New York
Years active	1931-1943
Spouse	Paul Drake (1943-1990)

Dorothy Appleby (January 6, 1906 – August 9, 1990) was an American film actress. She appeared in over 50 films between 1931 and 1943.

 Career

Appleby was seen in many supporting roles, almost always in short subjects or low-budget feature films. She never progressed to leading roles in important pictures because of her height, which made her difficult to cast. The trim brunette stood just over five feet tall, and her early leading men (like comedian Charley Chase) towered over her. She soon found steady if not prestigious work in Columbia Pictures' two-reel comedies. She appeared frequently with The Three Stooges, who were only a few inches taller than she was, and in 1940 she became Buster Keaton's leading lady, for the same reason: her height complemented his. She also worked with Columbia comics Andy Clyde, El Brendel, and Hugh Herbert.
Some of her Stooge comedies were Loco Boy Makes Good, So Long Mr. Chumps, and In the Sweet Pie and Pie.^[1] One memorable appearance was as Mexican brunette Rosita in 1940's Cookoo Cavaliers. In the film, Appleby gets clobbered by the Stooges when a facial "mud pack" made of cement dries on her face.

Appleby (second from right) watches in horror as Curly Howard gets a haircut in the film In the Sweet Pie and Pie.

Her petite figure belied her age, and she continued to play "younger" roles into the 1940s. One of her last screen roles was a one-line bit (playing a college co-ed at age 35) in the 1941 Jane Withers feature Small Town Deb.

 Personal and death

Appleby left Hollywood in 1943 and married musician Paul Drake soon thereafter. They remained married until her death August 9, 1990.

 Selected filmography

• Under 18 (1931)
• As the Earth Turns (1934)
• I Give My Love (1934)
• Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)
• Riffraff (1936)
• Nothing but Pleasure (1940)
• Rockin' Thru the Rockies (1940)
• From Nurse to Worse (1940) (uncredited)
• The Spook Speaks (1940)
• Convicted Woman (1940)
• Cookoo Cavaliers (1940) (uncredited)
• High Sierra (1941) (uncredited)
• So Long Mr. Chumps (1941) (uncredited)
• Manpower (1941)
• In the Sweet Pie and Pie (1941)
• Loco Boy Makes Good (1942)
• What's the Matador? (1942)

 References

1. ^ threestooges.net

 External links

• Dorothy Appleby at the Internet Movie Database
• Dorothy Appleby at AllRovi
• Dorothy Appleby at threestooges.net

*                    *                   * I think Dorothy Appleby was in more films with Buster Keaton than any other actress, something that has never been recognized. According to Bill Capello, she liked working with Buster Keaton, who she said was a "gentleman", and Jules White, because he was "helpful", but didn't like working with the Three Stooges because she felt their comedy "too rough for her liking". Although Dorothy Appleby may be best remembered today for her roles in two-reel comedy films, she was in some feature films that are considered to be famous classics today, including STAGECOACH and HIGH SIERRA. But she had only small parts in these films and is easily overlooked as a result. Dorothy Appleby had a career on Broadway before going into the movies. According to the internet movie database, she made her stage debut at the age of two and a half, in East Lynne at the Portland Theatre. She was also selected as "Miss Maine" in 1923 by none other than silent movie star Rudolph Valentino, who remarked "some apple" when he heard her name.

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JAIL BIRDS OF PARADISE had Dorothy Appleby in a leading role, with Stooges in supporting roles. It is considered a lost film today.

More usually it was the other way around.

                  At the left, in the climactic pie fight in IN THE SWEET PIE AND PIE.

NOTHING BUT PLEASURE with Buster Keaton

Elsie Ames and Dorothy Appleby from one of the Buster Keaton films.

Elsie Ames and Dorothy Appleby from a Harry Langdon film

The man at the left is Monte Collins.

SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, 1935. From left: Lona Andre, Toby Wing, Dorothy Appleby, Anne Shirley, Dorothy Lee

RIFF-RAFF with Judith Merrill and Spencer Tracy.

Filmography

Show Actress (56 titles)

1943Pitchin' in the Kitchen (short)
Dagmar Spiggott, the wife

1942What's the Matador? (short)
O'Brien's Secretary

1942What Makes Lizzy Dizzy? (short)
Aggie

1942Three Blonde Mice (short)
Dorothy Smith

1942Loco Boy Makes Good (short)
Twitchell's Girl

1941In the Sweet Pie and Pie (short)
Tiska Jones

1941General Nuisance (short)
Dorothy - Army nurse

1941Manpower
Wilma

1941Yankee Doodle Andy (short)
Nazi Agent

1941Black Eyes and Blues (short)

1941Yumpin' Yimminy! (short)
Judge's Wife

1941So Long Mr. Chumps (short)
Pomeroy's Girlfriend (uncredited)

1941High Sierra
Margie - Joe's Girlfriend(uncredited)

1941Small Town Deb
Tim's dancing partner (uncredited)

1940His Ex Marks the Spot (short)
His wife

1940Cookoo Cavaliers (short)
Rosita (uncredited)

1940A Bundle of Bliss (short)

1940The Devil's Pipeline
Stewardess

1940The Spook Speaks (short)
Newlywed wife

1940From Nurse to Worse (short)
Dr. Lerious' Receptionist (uncredited)

1940Gold Rush Maisie
Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)

1940The Taming of the Snood (short)
Miss Wilson

1940The Doctor Takes a Wife
Woman in Book Store (uncredited)

1940Pardon My Berth Marks (short)
Mary Crissman

1940Rockin' Thru the Rockies (short)
Tessie

1940The Heckler (short)
Ole's girlfriend

1940Convicted Woman
Daisy

1940Nothing But Pleasure (short)
Mrs. Plunkett

1939Andy Clyde Gets Spring Chicken (short)

1939The Women
Treatment Girl (uncredited)

1939When Tomorrow Comes
Waitress (uncredited)

1939The Flying Irishman
Maybelle, a Waitress (uncredited)

1939Stagecoach
Girl in Saloon (uncredited)

1938Making the Headlines
Claire Sandford

1937Live, Love and Learn
Lou - Bob's Model (uncredited)

1937Small Town Boy
Sandra French

1937Fit for a King
Waitress (uncredited)

1937Make a Wish
Telephone Girl

1937Sea Racketeers
Dancer (uncredited)

1937Paradise Express
Kay Carson

1936North of Nome
Ruby

1936Lady of Secrets
Erma

1936Riffraff
Gertie

1935Let 'em Have It
Lola McArdle

1935Charlie Chan in Paris
Nardi

1934Fate's Fathead (short)
Dorothy Chase

1934You Said a Hatful! (short)
Dorothy Anderson

1934Two Heads on a Pillow
Mitzie LaVerne

1934I Give My Love
Alice Henley

1934School for Girls
Florence Burns

1934Jailbirds of Paradise (short)

1934As the Earth Turns
Doris

1933King of the Wild Horses
Wanima

1933Trick for Trick
Maisie Henry

1931Under 18
Elsie

1928Square Crooks
Kay Ellison

 Show Soundtrack (2 titles)

1939The Flying Irishman(performer: "She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain When She Comes")

1934Fate's Fathead (short) (performer: "How About Another Cup of Coffee?" - uncredited)

 Show Archive Footage (2 titles)

1974The Three Stooges Follies
Mrs. Plunkett

1953Love's A-Poppin' (short)

Stage
Performances

Springtime for Henry

[Broadway]

1933

Miss Smith

Young Sinners

[Broadway]

1933

Constance Sinclair

Young Sinners

[Broadway]

1931

Constance Sinclair

Young Sinners

[Broadway]

1929

Constance Sinclair

Square Crooks

[Broadway]

1926

Kay Ellison

Puzzles of 1925

[Broadway]

1925

Performer

Princess April

[Broadway]

1924

Marjorie Hale

Read more: http://broadwayworld.com/people/Dorothy-Appleby/#ixzz23BapRjNj

Dorothy Appleby as she looked when she appeared on Broadway in the 1920's.

And a program from one of her plays in that period.

Tribute to Dorothy Appleby on youtube:




Apache Dance from CHARLEY CHAN IN PARIS:






Buster Keaton.com:
http://www.busterkeaton.com/





Charlie Chan:
http://charliechanfamily.tripod.com/





Charlie Chan Movies:
http://www.drberlin.com/charliechan.htm





Dorothy Appleby ( Bill's Blog ):
http://billcappello.blogspot.com/2008/02/dorothy-appleby.html






Dorothy Appleby obituary:
http://www.billcappello.com/articles/Dorothy%20Appleby.pdf




Keaton Columbia Comedies:
http://greenbriarpictureshows.blogspot.com/2006/03/keaton-columbia-comedies-we-like-em.html





The Shorts Department ( Columbia short subjects ):
http://theshortsdepartment.webs.com/




Three Stooges, Official Site:
http://www.threestooges.com/




Three Stooges.net:
http://www.threestooges.net/





World Of Charley Chase:
http://www.charley-chase.com/




http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1913&dat=19251028&id=NA5HAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4_MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=870,1835157


http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2245&dat=19381216&id=P8kzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9u4HAAAAIBAJ&pg=2623,6932387


http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19390106&id=hYgsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3coEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7091,486766





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