Dorothy Boyd

Acting

Dorothy Boyd

Born — Died

1907-04-14 — 1996-01-01

Known for

Acting

Credits

26 titles

Known for

Easy Virtue poster
5.3

Unjustly accused of adultery in a scandalous divorce, Larita Filton flees to the French Riviera. She soon falls in love with a young Englishman, John Whittaker, and begins anew under an assumed name. But when John brings her home to his disapproving family, Larita’s past begins to resurface.

Easy Virtue

1928

It Happened in Paris poster
6.2

Paul, artistically-inclined son of an American millionaire, moves to Paris where he can find inspiration and study the masters. While there, he finds inspiration of a different sort in the form of the beautiful Jacqueline.

It Happened in Paris

1935

No artwork available
7.0

An opera singer pretends to be poor in order to romantically win over a composer.

Everything in Life

1936

The Sport of Kings poster
7.0

Algernon Sprigg, a horse-racing fanatic, is convinced that everyone is a gambler at heart. To prove his theory, he bets a friend that he can convert Amos Purdie, the puritanical head of an anti-betting association, into a punter within a week.

The Sport of Kings

1931

Birds of Prey poster
6.4

At a reception given by Arthur Hilton at his Sussex home the conversation turns to the subject of danger, with Hilton recalling a case in which he was involved as a Natal police commissioner. In it there were three guilty persons, but only one of them was hanged; the other two were sentenced to long terms, vowing vengeance on Hilton. Unknown to him, the same two men are now among his guests, and are determined to have their revenge.

Birds of Prey

1930

The Girl in the Night poster
9.0

'Man shelters from storm in old hour used by diamond smugglers.' (British Film Catalogue)

The Girl in the Night

1931

Film credits

1930s · 21 titles

It Happened in Paris poster
6.2

Paul, artistically-inclined son of an American millionaire, moves to Paris where he can find inspiration and study the masters. While there, he finds inspiration of a different sort in the form of the beautiful Jacqueline.

It Happened in Paris

1935

No artwork available
7.0

An opera singer pretends to be poor in order to romantically win over a composer.

Everything in Life

1936

The Sport of Kings poster
7.0

Algernon Sprigg, a horse-racing fanatic, is convinced that everyone is a gambler at heart. To prove his theory, he bets a friend that he can convert Amos Purdie, the puritanical head of an anti-betting association, into a punter within a week.

The Sport of Kings

1931

Birds of Prey poster
6.4

At a reception given by Arthur Hilton at his Sussex home the conversation turns to the subject of danger, with Hilton recalling a case in which he was involved as a Natal police commissioner. In it there were three guilty persons, but only one of them was hanged; the other two were sentenced to long terms, vowing vengeance on Hilton. Unknown to him, the same two men are now among his guests, and are determined to have their revenge.

Birds of Prey

1930

The Girl in the Night poster
9.0

'Man shelters from storm in old hour used by diamond smugglers.' (British Film Catalogue)

The Girl in the Night

1931

The Ace of Spades poster
6.5

The wife of a candidate for Parliament is having an affair with the brother of her husband's rival. Her lover is running for election on a promise of building a railway that the community needs, but a wealthy landowner won't give permission for the railway to be built over his land. When the landowner is later found dead, suspicion falls on the adulterous candidate.

The Ace of Spades

1935

No artwork available
6.7

About a businessman (H.F.Maltby) who borrows his wife's pearls to cover a business loan, only for the pearls to then go missing.

Pearls Bring Tears

1937

Too Many Crooks poster
9.0

A man tries to burgle his own safe on the same night that a professional criminal attempts it.

Too Many Crooks

1930

No artwork available
NR

A chef squabbles with his hotel maître de as to who deserves credit for the success of their restaurant, then decides to open up his own place in competition, across the street, and invites poor people from the neighborhood to fill it up.

Romance à la carte

1938

Everything Is Rhythm poster
7.0

Based on the spectacular rise of bandleader and vaudevillian Harry Roy, this is the comic tale of a Ruritanian princess who elopes with a dance-band leader.

Everything Is Rhythm

1936

Love Lies poster
7.0

Love Lies is a 1932 British musical comedy film directed by Lupino Lane and starring Stanley Lupino, Dorothy Boyd and Jack Hobbs. It was made by British International Pictures at Elstree Studios. It was based on Stanley Lupino's own hit 1929 stage musical.

Love Lies

1931

The House of Unrest poster
7.0

A mystery film directed by Leslie Howard Gordon.

The House of Unrest

1931

No artwork available
7.0

The relatives of a millionaire - the victim of a mysterious murder - get together at his house to search for his will, which he recorded on a record. However, one of them is actually the person who killed him, and will let nothing - or no one - stand in the way of finding that record.

A Shot in the Dark

1933

Rynox poster
6.2

Things are not all well at Rynox House, where the company is on the verge of collapse. At the same time, its senior partner, FX Benedik, keeps receiving threats from the disgruntled Boswell Marsh, who is seen in town buying theatre tickets and revolvers. As the Rynox staff, including the young Tony Benedik, work to keep the business afloat, FX invites Marsh to settle his grievances at his house one fateful night....

Rynox

1931

Called Back poster
10.0

'Spain. Revolutionary doctor foiled by blind man and amnesiac girl.' (British Film Catalogue)

Called Back

1933

Lonely Road poster
6.9

Commander Stevenson, suffering from unrequited love drives to the coast while very drunk and interrupts some smugglers and informs Scotland Yard.

Lonely Road

1936

No artwork available
8.0

The Love Race is a delightful musical comedy film based around the fierce rivalry between two motor manufacturers – and the romance that develops between the daughter of one and the son of the other...

The Love Race

1931

Inside the Room poster
7.0

A French sleuth in England helps the police solve a series of murders linked by the diary pages of a dead woman.

Inside the Room

1935

Third Time Lucky poster
6.5

Third Time Lucky" was released in February 1931 and was the first film to star Bobby Howes in a leading role. Based on a play by Arnold Ridley, who also wrote "The Ghost Train", and later went on to star in "Dad's Army", "Third time lucky" tells the story of a timid parson (Howes) who steps in to protect his ward from blackmail at the hands of Garry Marsh and Gordon Harker.

Third Time Lucky

1931

No artwork available
6.0

Set in Ireland, a poor knight's rival frames him for murder in this musical based on 'Colleen Bawn'.

Lily of Killarney

1934

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Iron Stair

1933

1920s · 5 titles