Dorothy Adams

Dorothy Adams

January 6, 1900 · 126 years old

Dorothy Adams was an American stage, screen, and television actress.

Known For

15 titles
1
The Killing

The Killing

1956 · 1h 24m · Movie

Crook Johnny Clay assembles a five-man team to plan and execute a daring racetrack robbery.

7.9
2
The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946 · 2h 50m · Movie

Three traumatized or physically disabled World War II veterans return home to the American Midwest to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed making readjustment difficult.

8.1
3
Laura

Laura

1944 · 1h 28m · Movie

A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he is investigating.

7.9
4
An Affair to Remember

An Affair to Remember

1957 · 1h 55m · Movie

A couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen?

7.4
5
Ninotchka

Ninotchka

1939 · 1h 50m · Movie

A stern Soviet woman sent to Paris to supervise the sale of jewels seized from Russian nobles finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.

7.8
6
3:10 to Yuma

3:10 to Yuma

1957 · 1h 32m · Movie

Broke small-time rancher Dan Evans is hired by the stagecoach line to put big-time captured outlaw leader Ben Wade on the 3:10 train to Yuma but Wade's gang tries to free him.

7.6
7
The Big Country

The Big Country

1958 · 2h 46m · Movie

A New England sea captain in the 1880s arrives at his fiancée's sprawling Texas ranch, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between two families over a valuable patch of land.

7.9
8
Penny Serenade

Penny Serenade

1941 · 1h 59m · Movie

A couple's big dreams give way to a life full of unforeseen sadness and unexpected joy.

7.0
9
He Walked by Night

He Walked by Night

1949 · 1h 19m · Movie

This film-noir piece, told in semi-documentary style, follows police on the hunt for a resourceful criminal who shoots and kills a cop.

7.0
10
Carrie

Carrie

1952 · 1h 58m · Movie

A young girl from a provincial town learns the bitter reality of a big city and great love.

7.3
11
The Shepherd of the Hills

The Shepherd of the Hills

1941 · 1h 38m · Movie

A mysterious but pleasant stranger arrives in the Missouri hills and befriends a young backwoods girl, which doesn't sit well with her moonshiner fiancé who has vowed to find and kill his own father.

6.9
12
On Borrowed Time

On Borrowed Time

1939 · 1h 39m · Movie

A cantankerous old man takes in his beloved, orphaned grandson, whom he must protect at all costs with the help of an agent of Death and a magical apple tree.

7.7
13
Gunman's Walk

Gunman's Walk

1958 · 1h 37m · Movie

A powerful rancher always protects his wild adult son by paying for damages and bribing witnesses, until his crimes become too serious to rectify.

7.0
14
The Winning Team

The Winning Team

1952 · 1h 38m · Movie

Nebraska farmboy Grover Cleveland Alexander achieves baseball stardom before war injuries and alcoholism derail his career, but through his wife's faithful efforts he gets a chance for a comeback and redemption.

6.5
15
Sentimental Journey

Sentimental Journey

1946 · 1h 34m · Movie

Julie adopts Hitty before dying. Bill grieves, rejects Hitty's attempts to help. Hitty believes Julie visits her with advice. Bill plans to send Hitty away. After hearing Julie's message, Bill accepts moving forward with Hitty.

6.3