Dorothy Boyd
Encyclopedia
Dorothy Boyd was an English film actress. She appeared in 38 films between 1926 and 1940. She was born in Sanderstead
, Surrey
and died in England
.
sound-on-film process, Knee Deep in Daisies (1926), The Sentence of Death (1927), and The Burglar and the Girl (1928). A director was impressed by her and brought her to the notice of Alfred Hitchcock
who cast her in his feature Easy Virtue (1928).
Sanderstead
Sanderstead is a village in London Borough of Croydon, located on high ground at the edge of the built-up area of Greater London. From 1915 to 1965 it formed a parish in the Coulsdon and Purley Urban District of Surrey. Having been a farming community in previous centuries, Sanderstead is now...
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
and died in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Career
Without any previous stage experience, she came to films when she appeared in three short films made in the PhonofilmPhonofilm
In 1919, Lee De Forest, inventor of the audion tube, filed his first patent on a sound-on-film process, DeForest Phonofilm, which recorded sound directly onto film as parallel lines. These parallel lines photographically recorded electrical waveforms from a microphone, which were translated back...
sound-on-film process, Knee Deep in Daisies (1926), The Sentence of Death (1927), and The Burglar and the Girl (1928). A director was impressed by her and brought her to the notice of Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was a British film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood...
who cast her in his feature Easy Virtue (1928).
Selected filmography
- The Ball of FortuneThe Ball of FortuneThe Ball of Fortune is a 1926 British silent sports film directed by Hugh Croise and starring Billy Meredith, James Knight and Mabel Poulton. It was based on the 1925 novel The Ball of Fortune by Sydney Horler...
(1926) - The Constant NymphThe Constant Nymph (1928 film)The Constant Nymph is a 1928 British silent film drama, directed by Adrian Brunel and starring Ivor Novello and Mabel Poulton. This was the first film adaptation of the 1924 best-selling and controversial novel of the same name by Margaret Kennedy...
(1928) - Easy Virtue (1928)
- Auld Lang SyneAuld Lang Syne (film)Auld Lang Syne is a 1929 British musical film directed by George Pearson and starring Harry Lauder, Dorothy Boyd and Patrick Aherne. It was originally made as a silent film, but in September 1929 sound was added.-Cast:* Harry Lauder - Sandy McTavish...
(1929) - The Sport of KingsThe Sport of Kings (film)The Sport of Kings is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Victor Saville and starring Leslie Henson, Hugh Wakefield and Gordon Harker. A stern Justice of the Peace takes over a firm of bookmakers...
(1931) - Third Time Lucky (1931)
- RynoxRynoxRynox is a 1932 British crime film, directed by Michael Powell and starring Stewart Rome and John Longden. Rynox was adapted from a novel by popular thriller writer of the day Philip MacDonald....
(1932) - The Iron StairThe Iron Stair (1933 film)The Iron Stair is a 1933 British crime film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Henry Kendall, Dorothy Boyd and MichaelHogan.-Cast:* Henry Kendall as Geoffrey* Dorothy Boyd as Eva Marshall* Michael Hogan as Pat Derringham...
(1933) - A Shot in the DarkA Shot in the Dark (1933 film)A Shot in the Dark is a 1933 British mystery film directed by George Pearson and starring Dorothy Boyd, O. B. Clarence, Jack Hawkins and Michael Shepley. When a wealthy old man dies suddenly, a local reverend suspects something and begins to investigate....
(1933) - Virginia's HusbandVirginia's Husband (1934 film)Virginia's Husband is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Dorothy Boyd, Reginald Gardiner and Enid Stamp-Taylor. It was based on the play Virginia's Husband by Florence Kilpatrick...
(1934) - It Happened in ParisIt Happened in ParisIt Happened in Paris is a 1935 British comedy film made at Ealing Studios, directed by Carol Reed and Robert Wyler and starring John Loder, Nancy Burne, and Esme Percy. A British millionaire's son travels to France to study art, and falls in love in Paris. It is based on the play L'Arpete by Yves...
(1935) - Pearls Bring TearsPearls Bring TearsPearls Bring Tears is a 1937 British comedy drama film starring John Stuart, Dorothy Boyd and Googie Withers....
(1937) - Shadowed EyesShadowed EyesShadowed Eyes is a 1940 British crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Basil Sydney, Patricia Hilliard and Stewart Rome. A leading surgeon murders his wife's lover.-Partial cast:* Basil Sydney - Doctor Zander...
(1940)