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Dorothy Howell(1899-1971)

  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
  • Producer
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Dorothy Howell was born on 10 May 1899 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was a writer and producer, known for Ransom (1928), The Donovan Affair (1929) and Fifty Fathoms Deep (1931). She was married to Mendel B. Silberberg. She died on 8 June 1971 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 10, 1899
DiedJune 8, 1971(72)
BornMay 10, 1899
DiedJune 8, 1971(72)
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Known for

Ransom
5.5
  • Writer
  • 1928
The Donovan Affair (1929)
The Donovan Affair
5.9
  • Writer
  • 1929
Jack Holt in Fifty Fathoms Deep (1931)
Fifty Fathoms Deep
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1931
William Fairbanks and Edith Roberts in Speed Mad (1925)
Speed Mad
  • Writer
  • 1925

Credits

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Writer

  • Quest for the Lost City (1955)
    Quest for the Lost City
    8.2
    • Writer
    • 1955
  • Mona Barrie and Jack Holt in I'll Fix It (1934)
    I'll Fix It
    5.2
    • story
    • 1934
  • Whirlpool (1934)
    Whirlpool
    6.6
    • screen play
    • 1934
  • Mon ami Tim
    • scenario
    • 1932
  • Constance Cummings, Ben Lyon, and Thelma Todd in The Big Timer (1932)
    The Big Timer
    5.9
    • story
    • 1932
  • Mae Clarke, Kit Guard, Bradley Page, and Harry Strang in The Final Edition (1932)
    The Final Edition
    6.4
    • adaptation and dialogue
    • 1932
  • Charles Bickford, Don Dillaway, Lois Moran, Victor Varconi, and Eric Rohman in Men in Her Life (1931)
    Men in Her Life
    7.2
    • screenplay
    • 1931
  • Jack Holt in Fifty Fathoms Deep (1931)
    Fifty Fathoms Deep
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1931
  • Betty Bronson, Constance Cummings, and Jack Mulhall in Lover Come Back (1931)
    Lover Come Back
    6.8
    • adaptation
    • 1931
  • Jack Holt in The Last Parade (1931)
    The Last Parade
    7.1
    • screenplay
    • 1931
  • Barbara Stanwyck, Ricardo Cortez, and Monroe Owsley in Ten Cents a Dance (1931)
    Ten Cents a Dance
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1931
  • Buck Jones and Harry Woods in Men Without Law (1930)
    Men Without Law
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • 1930
  • Jack Mulhall and Sally Starr in For the Love o' Lil (1930)
    For the Love o' Lil
    • screenplay
    • 1930
  • Bert Lytell and Patsy Ruth Miller in The Last of the Lone Wolf (1930)
    The Last of the Lone Wolf
    7.4
    • scenario
    • 1930
  • Jack Holt, Davey Lee, and Dorothy Revier in The Squealer (1930)
    The Squealer
    6.4
    • scenario
    • 1930

Script and Continuity Department

  • Love Affair (1932)
    Love Affair
    5.7
    • continuity
    • 1932
  • Constance Cummings and Jack Holt in Behind the Mask (1932)
    Behind the Mask
    5.9
    • continuity
    • 1932
  • Bette Davis, Walter Byron, Natalie Moorhead, and H.B. Warner in The Menace (1932)
    The Menace
    6.3
    • continuity
    • writer
    • 1932
  • Jean Harlow, Robert Williams, and Loretta Young in Platinum Blonde (1931)
    Platinum Blonde
    6.7
    • continuity
    • 1931
  • The Miracle Woman (1931)
    The Miracle Woman
    7.2
    • continuity
    • 1931
  • John Wayne and Laura La Plante in Arizona (1931)
    Arizona
    5.6
    • continuity
    • 1931
  • Dirigible (1931)
    Dirigible
    6.3
    • continuity
    • 1931
  • Joe Cook in Rain or Shine (1930)
    Rain or Shine
    5.5
    • dialogue and continuity
    • 1930

Producer

  • Quest for the Lost City (1955)
    Quest for the Lost City
    8.2
    • producer
    • 1955

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 1″ (1.55 m)
  • Born
    • May 10, 1899
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • June 8, 1971
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Mendel B. SilberbergDecember 24, 1931 - June 27, 1965 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Story: "The Lost House" (filmed as The Kid Sister (1927))
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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