Doris Hill

Born: 1905-03-21

From Wikipedia Doris Hill (March 21, 1905 – March 3, 1976) was an American film actress of the 1920s and 1930s, mostly in B movies. Born and raised in Roswell, New Mexico, Hill moved to Hollywood in the mid-1920s to pursue an acting career. First working as a vaudeville dancer, she received her first film acting role in 1926 when she starred alongside George O'Hara in Is That Nice?. She starred in seventeen films from 1926 to 1929, and unlike many silent film stars, she made a successful transition to talking films. In 1929, along with future major Hollywood star Jean Arthur, Hill was selected as one of thirteen girls to be WAMPAS Baby Stars. On contract with Paramount Pictures, she starred in four films in 1930, most notably Sons of the Saddle with popular western actor Ken Maynard. Western film roles became her most common parts, with her often starring opposite Tom Tyler. In 1932, she starred in another six films, four of which were westerns. In 1933, she starred in four films, all westerns, and by 1934, her career had slowed to almost no roles. Her last acting role was in the 1934 western Ridin' Gents opposite Jack Perrin and Ben Corbett. She retired and married actor George L. Derrick, but they divorced shortly after. She then married Hollywood director, producer and writer Monte Brice, and eventually moved to Kingman, Arizona. She died there on March 3, 1976.


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Galloping Romeo

as Mary Kent
Released: 1933-08-04

Money is mysteriously disappearing from a locked trunk atop the stage even though the trunk...

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Darkened Rooms

as Joyce Clayton
Released: 1929-11-23

Phony spiritualists were given a good going-over in the early talkie melodrama Darkened Rooms....

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Men Are Like That

as Amy Fisher
Released: 1930-03-22

A loud-mouthed lout alienates everyone except his patient wife.

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Rough House Rosie

as Ruth
Released: 1927-05-14

A poor but ambitious young girl is determined to crash high society, but isn't prepared for the...

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Tillie's Punctured Romance

as Heroine
Released: 1928-03-03

The ring master is plotting to get the circus owner done away with in a lion cage so he can take...

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His Glorious Night

as Priscilla Stratton
Released: 1929-09-28

Being engaged against her will with a wealthy man, Princess Orsolini (Catherine Dale Owen) is in...

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Careless Lady

as Ardis' Guest
Released: 1932-04-02

Innocent Sally Brown thinks men are only attracted to experienced women, so she poses as the...

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The Montana Kid

as Molly Moore
Released: 1931-08-09

A cowboy whose friend has been swindled out of his ranch and then murdered must take care of the...

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Sons of the Saddle

as Veronica 'Ronnie' Stavnow
Released: 1930-08-03

Jim Brandon, foreman of the Wind River Ranch, owned by Martin Stavnow, is in love with Ronnie,...

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Code of Honor

as Doris Bradfield
Released: 1930-10-16

Cardsharp Jack Cardigan decides to go straight when he meets Doris Bradfield, but is forced to...

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Trailing North

as Mitzi
Released: 1933-05-15

As Powers is dying he tells Lee to look for a man with a girl named Mitzi. Heading north by dog...

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Texas Tornado

as Ruth O'Byrne
Released: 1932-03-31

Tex Robbins, a Texas Ranger, posing as "Wolf" Cassidy, a notorious Chicago gangster, works his...

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Crashing Broadway

as Sally Sunshine
Released: 1933-06-01

When Tad Wallace's act flops on Broadway, he joins a troop heading west. In a small town, they...

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Song of the Caballero

as Anita
Released: 1930-06-29

After El Lobo robs Don Jose he gives one of the stolen items to Conchita. Later when he saves...

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Avalanche

as Kitty Mains
Released: 1928-11-10

An otherwise honest gambler, played by Jack Holt, begins to cheat at cards in order to put his...

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The Studio Murder Mystery

as Helen MacDonald
Released: 1929-06-01

Philandering actor Richard Hardell is murdered at a movie studio. His jealous wife Blanche, his...

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The Better 'Ole

as Joan (uncredited)
Released: 1926-10-23

The adventures of Old Bill and his friends Bert and Alf in the trenches of the first World War.

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The Spirit of the West

as Dorothy Moore
Released: 1932-03-01

To bring in the bad guys, a rodeo champ poses as an inept cowhand.

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South of the Rio Grande

as Dolores Ruiz
Released: 1932-03-05

Sergeant Carlos Olivarez (Buck Jones) becomes entangled in the machinations of an oil baron,...

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Tangled Destinies

as Doris
Released: 1932-10-17

An airliner makes a forced landing at night in the desert. The passengers and crew take refuge...

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Ranger's Code

as Mary Clayton
Released: 1933-08-14

When his Ranger father is shot down and seriously wounded by rustlers, young Bob Baxter is given...

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Casey at the Bat

as Floradora Girl
Released: 1927-03-08

Casey is a slovenly junk man in a turn of the twentieth century hick town who has a remarkable...

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Court-Martial

as General's Daughter
Released: 1928-08-12

During the American Civil War, A Union-Army officer is ordered by U. S. President Abraham...

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Figures Don't Lie

as Mamie
Released: 1927-10-08

Figures Don't Lie is a showcase for the physical charms of lovely Esther Ralston, who in one...

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The One Way Trail

as Helen Beck
Released: 1931-10-15

Tim thinks saloon owner Coldeye killed his brother. Seeking the ultimate payback, Tim gets a job...

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Take Me Home

as Alice Moore
Released: 1928-10-13

Chorus girl Peggy Lane, finds a small part in a new show for David North, a stages-truck country...

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