Road to Ruin
1934
Search results
Jun 3, 2017 · Actress, screenwriter, producer and director Dorothy Davenport was usually billed as Mrs Wallace Reid after her husband died at a tragically young age in 1923. This probably helped to sell the...
Biography. Dorothy Davenport (March 13, 1895 – October 12, 1977) was an American actress, screenwriter, film director, and producer who appeared in silent film for Biograph Studios under the direction of D.W. Griffith. While filming on location in Oregon for The Valley of the Giants (1919), Wallace Reid was injured in a train wreck.
Fannie Dorothy Davenport (March 13, 1895 – October 12, 1977) was an American actress, screenwriter, film director, and producer. Quick Facts Born, Died ... Close. Born into a family of film performers, Davenport had her own independent career before her marriage to the film actor and director Wallace Reid in 1913.
Jul 21, 2021 · Film Commentary: Dorothy Davenport — Neglected American Female Cineaste. July 21, 2021 | 1 Comment. By Gerald Peary. The Road to Ruin is a practically unknown film begging for discovery, and to be championed as a startling example of pre-Code cinema. And as a keystone for creating a directorial reputation for “Mrs. Wallace Reid.”
Dorothy Davenport. One of the few women in Hollywood to act as a producer and director in the 1930s, albeit at smaller studios. Daughter of Alice Davenport and Harry Davenport. Sister of Ann. Davenport (1892-1968) and Kate Davenport (1896-1954); half-sister of. Arthur Rankin (1900-47). Children: Betty and Wallace Reid Jr.
American actress, producer, director, and screenwriter. Name variations: Dorothy Davenport; Mrs. Wallace Reid. Born in 1895 in Boston, Massachusetts; died in 1977; daughter of Harry Davenport (an actor) and Alice Davenport (a silent-screen comedian); married Wallace Reid (an actor), in 1913 (died 1923); no children.
Director. Visibility Filters. Sort by. Popularity. Service. Genre. Decade. Dorothy Davenport (March 13, 1895 – October 12, 1977) was an American actress, screenwriter, film director, and producer who appeared in silent film for Biograph Studios under the direction of D.W. Griffith. While … more. More details at TMDb. Remove Ads.
