Billie Dove

Born: 1903-05-14

Billie Dove (born Bertha Bohny) was an American star actress of 1920s Silent cinema and of the first few years of the 'talkies' era. She retired from show business in 1932.


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The Black Pirate

as Princess Isobel
Released: 1926-03-08

A nobleman vows to avenge the death of his father by the hands of pirates. To this end, he...

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Night of 100 Stars II

as Self
Released: 1985-03-10

This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited...

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Folly of Vanity

as Alice (modern sequence)
Released: 1924-12-21

This drama had two directors: Maurice Elvey handled most of the film, but the fantasy sequence...

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Sensation Seekers

as Luena 'Egypt' Hagen
Released: 1927-03-21

Ray Sturgis, leader of the fashionable Long Island jazz set, is engaged to "Egypt" Hagen, an...

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Blondie of the Follies

as Lottie Callahan aka Lurline Cavanaugh
Released: 1932-09-01

New York City tenement dwelling neighbors Blondie and Lottie are longtime best friends. When...

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One Night at Susie's

as Mary Martin
Released: 1930-10-19

A woman gets help from her gangster friends after her foster son takes the blame for a murder he...

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A Notorious Affair

as Patricia Hanley
Released: 1930-04-26

A scheming musician seduces a wealthy woman for love and money.

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Cock of the Air

as Lilli de Rosseau
Released: 1932-01-23

An opera diva sets her sights on a womanizing army officer.

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Her Private Life

as Lady Helen Haden
Released: 1929-08-25

A English aristocrat causes a scandal when she divorces her husband and runs off with a young...

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The Thrill Chaser

as Olala Ussan
Released: 1923-11-26

In this partially lost silent film, a man working as a motion picture extra in Hollywood...

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The Light of Western Stars

as Madeline Hammond
Released: 1925-06-22

Jack Holt, Billie Dove, and Noah Beery Sr., who starred together in Wanderers of the Wasteland,...

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Adoration

as Elena
Released: 1928-12-02

Billie Dove, as Elena, pulls out all stops as a Russian princess and a woman-of-the-streets in...

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Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2000-06-27

A reclusive millionaire who owed his fortune to his father, Howard Hughes staked his fame on...

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Careers

as Hélène Gromaire
Released: 1929-06-02

In French Indochina, a magistrate is assigned to investigate the murder of his boss. Unknown to...

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The Roughneck

as Felicity Arden
Released: 1924-11-30

Beautiful Felicity Arden, is forced by a storm to take refuge in Mad Marrat's dwelling on the...

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An Affair of the Follies

as Tamara
Released: 1927-02-13

Young husband Jerry, a clerk, loses his job, and in order to bring money into the house, his...

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Wild Horse Mesa

as Sue Melberne
Released: 1925-09-13

Desperate for money, a rancher decides to trap and sell wild horses, using barbed wire. The...

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Night Watch

as uncredited
Released: 1928-09-09

Night Watch is a 1928 American drama film directed by Alexander Korda and starring Billie Dove,...

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Kid Boots

as Eleanore Belmore
Released: 1926-10-03

A salesman is helped out of a jam with an angry customer by a wealthy playboy. In return, he...

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All the Brothers Were Valiant

as Priscilla Holt
Released: 1923-01-15

Mark is the captain of a whaling ship and he looks down on brother Joel, who has never gone to...

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The Circus: Premiere

as Self
Released: 1928-01-13

Footage from the premiere of Charlie Chaplin's 1928 film 'The Circus'.

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Hollywood on Parade No. A-3

as Self
Released: 1932-10-20

Eddie Kane wanders round the studio back-lot, opening various doors to see which stars pop out.

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American Beauty

as Millicent Howard
Released: 1927-10-09

American Beauty (1927)

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The Lone Wolf Returns

as Marcia Mayfair
Released: 1926-08-15

The Lone Wolf Returns

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The Love Mart

as Antoinette Frobelle
Released: 1927-12-18

Victor, an adventurous young swashbuckler in 19th-century New Orleans, takes possession of a...

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Soft Boiled

as The Girl
Released: 1923-08-26

John Steele, a rich uncle, threatens to disinherit his nephew, Tom Steele, unless the latter...

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The Air Mail

as Alice Rendon
Released: 1925-03-15

Russ Kane obtains work as a pilot in the airmail service with the purpose of robbing the mails....

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The Age for Love

as Jean Hurd
Released: 1931-10-17

A comedy-drama about marriage and divorce. A wife does not want children, her husband leaves her...

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Wanderer of the Wasteland

as Ruth Virey
Released: 1924-08-09

Wanderer of the Wasteland is a 1924 American color silent Western film directed by Irvin Willat...

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The Marriage Clause

as Sylvia Jordan
Released: 1926-09-12

A Broadway actress becomes a star due to the guidance of her director. The two fall in love, but...

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The Lucky Horseshoe

as Eleanor Hunt
Released: 1925-08-30

Based on a story by Robert Lord, the film is about a ranch foreman who assumes responsibility...

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Beyond the Rainbow

as Marion Taylor (as Lillian 'Billie' Dove)
Released: 1922-02-19

Marion Taylor is secretary to Edward Mallory, a wealth Wall Street businessman. She supports her...

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Hollywood on Parade No. A-1

as Self
Released: 1932-08-25

In the first entry of this series, the show open with a troupe of dancing chorus girls getting a...

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Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford

as Dorothy Wells
Released: 1921-12-04

Two confidence men pose as investors to fleece the denizens of a small town. They build a...

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The Fighting Heart

as Doris Anderson
Released: 1925-10-18

This film is the story of a small-town boy and girl. The hero, Denny Bolton, thrashes the town...

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The Lone Star Ranger

as Helen Longstreth
Released: 1923-09-09

An outlaw named Duane ( Tom Mix ), captured by the Texas Rangers, is promised a pardon if he...

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The Painted Angel

as Mamie Hudler / Rodeo West
Released: 1929-12-01

The Painted Angel is a 1929 black and white American film. The storyline is based on a story by...

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The Ancient Highway

as Antoinette St. Ives
Released: 1925-11-08

When not cutting down trees and shouting "TIMMMM-BERRRRR!", Jack Holt has to deal with someone...

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The Stolen Bride

as Sari, Countess Thurzo
Released: 1927-08-10

The daughter of a count and the son of a shoemaker, both Hungarian, fall in love in America. As...

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The Lady Who Dared

as Margaret Townsend
Released: 1931-05-29

A blackmailer falls in love with his female victim.

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Polly of the Follies

as Alysia Potter
Released: 1922-01-30

A romantic comedy, focusing on the love triangle between Bob Jones, Alysia Potter and Polly...

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The Other Tomorrow

as Edith Larrison
Released: 1930-02-09

The Other Tomorrow, a love-triangle drama, is a lost American Pre-Code film, directed by Lloyd...

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The Madness of Youth

as uncredited
Released: 1923-04-08

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