Dorothy Appleby
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dorothy Appleby (January 6, 1906 – August 9, 1990) was an American film actress. She appeared in over 50 films between 1931 and 1943. Appleby gained early acting experience as an understudy and a chorus member in plays in New York City. A newspaper article reported that Appleby "came to New York fresh from winning a Maine beauty contest." 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 worked with Columbia comics Andy Clyde, El Brendel, and Hugh Herbert, and she had an uncredited part in John Ford's Stagecoach. Some of her Stooge comedies were Loco Boy Makes Good, So Long Mr. Chumps, and In the Sweet Pie and Pie. 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. 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.
Filmography
The Three Stooges Follies
as Mrs. Plunkett (archive footage)
The Three Stooges Follies
as Mrs. Plunkett (archive footage)
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
as Dagmar Spiggott, the wife
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
as Dagmar Spiggott, the wife
What's the Matador?
as O'Brien's Secretary
What's the Matador?
as O'Brien's Secretary
What Makes Lizzy Dizzy?
as Aggie
What Makes Lizzy Dizzy?
as Aggie
Loco Boy Makes Good
as Twitchell's Girl
Loco Boy Makes Good
as Twitchell's Girl
In the Sweet Pie and Pie
as Tiska Jones
In the Sweet Pie and Pie
as Tiska Jones
General Nuisance
as Dorothy - Army nurse
General Nuisance
as Dorothy - Army nurse
Manpower
as Wilma
Manpower
as Wilma
Black Eyes and Blues
as Helen Potts Harmon
Black Eyes and Blues
as Helen Potts Harmon
So Long Mr. Chumps
as Pomeroy's Girlfriend (uncredited)
So Long Mr. Chumps
as Pomeroy's Girlfriend (uncredited)
High Sierra
as Margie (uncredited)
High Sierra
as Margie (uncredited)
His Ex Marks the Spot
as His wife
His Ex Marks the Spot
as His wife
Cookoo Cavaliers
as Rosita (uncredited)
Cookoo Cavaliers
as Rosita (uncredited)
The Devil's Pipeline
as Stewardess
The Devil's Pipeline
as Stewardess
The Spook Speaks
as Newlywed wife
The Spook Speaks
as Newlywed wife
From Nurse to Worse
as Dr. Lerious' Receptionist (uncredited)
From Nurse to Worse
as Dr. Lerious' Receptionist (uncredited)
Gold Rush Maisie
as Hatcheck Girl (Uncredited)
Gold Rush Maisie
as Hatcheck Girl (Uncredited)
The Taming of the Snood
as Miss Wilson
The Taming of the Snood
as Miss Wilson
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Woman in Book Store (uncredited)
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Woman in Book Store (uncredited)
Pardon My Berth Marks
as Mary Crissman
Pardon My Berth Marks
as Mary Crissman
Rockin' Thru the Rockies
as Tessie
Rockin' Thru the Rockies
as Tessie
Convicted Woman
as Daisy
Convicted Woman
as Daisy
Nothing But Pleasure
as Mrs. Plunkett
Nothing But Pleasure
as Mrs. Plunkett
The Women
as Treatment Girl (uncredited)
The Women
as Treatment Girl (uncredited)
When Tomorrow Comes
as Waitress (uncredited)
When Tomorrow Comes
as Waitress (uncredited)
The Flying Irishman
as Maybelle
The Flying Irishman
as Maybelle
Stagecoach
as Girl in Saloon (uncredited)
Stagecoach
as Girl in Saloon (uncredited)
Making the Headlines
as Claire Sandford
Making the Headlines
as Claire Sandford
Live, Love and Learn
as Lou - Bob's Model (uncredited)
Live, Love and Learn
as Lou - Bob's Model (uncredited)
Small Town Boy
as Sandra French
Small Town Boy
as Sandra French
Make a Wish
as Telephone Girl
Make a Wish
as Telephone Girl
Paradise Express
as Kay Carson
Paradise Express
as Kay Carson
North of Nome
as Ruby
North of Nome
as Ruby
Riffraff
as Gertie
Riffraff
as Gertie
Let 'em Have It
as Lola McArdle
Let 'em Have It
as Lola McArdle
Charlie Chan in Paris
as Nardi
Charlie Chan in Paris
as Nardi
Fate's Fathead
as Dorothy Chase
Fate's Fathead
as Dorothy Chase
You Said a Hatful!
as Dorothy
You Said a Hatful!
as Dorothy
Two Heads on a Pillow
as Mitzie LaVerne
Two Heads on a Pillow
as Mitzie LaVerne
I Give My Love
as Alice Henley
I Give My Love
as Alice Henley
School for Girls
as Florence Burns
School for Girls
as Florence Burns
Jail Birds of Paradise
as Miss Deering, Prison Warder
Jail Birds of Paradise
as Miss Deering, Prison Warder
As the Earth Turns
as Doris
As the Earth Turns
as Doris
King of the Wild Horses
as Napeeta
King of the Wild Horses
as Napeeta
Trick for Trick
as Maisie Henry
Trick for Trick
as Maisie Henry
Under Eighteen
as Elsie
Under Eighteen
as Elsie
Square Crooks
as Kay Ellison
Square Crooks
as Kay Ellison