Dorothy Boyd (14 April 1907 – 1996) was an English film actress. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1926 and 1940. She was born in
Sanderstead
Sanderstead is a village and medieval-founded church parish at the southern end of Croydon in south London, England, within the London Borough of Croydon, and formerly in the historic county of Surrey, until 1965. It takes in Purley Downs and S ...
,
Surrey, England and died in England. Without any previous stage experience, she came to films when she appeared in three short films made in the
Phonofilm
Phonofilm is an optical sound-on-film system developed by inventors Lee de Forest and Theodore Case in the early 1920s.
Introduction
In 1919 and 1920, Lee De Forest, inventor of the audion tube, filed his first patents on a sound-on-film proce ...
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).
Selected filmography
* ''
The Ball of Fortune'' (1926)
* ''
Somehow Good'' (1927)
* ''
The Constant Nymph'' (1928)
* ''
Love's Option
''Love's Option'' is a 1928 British silent adventure film directed by George Pearson and starring Dorothy Boyd, Patrick Aherne and James Carew. It was made at Cricklewood Studios based on the novel ''The Riddle'' by Douglas Newton. The film ...
'' (1928)
* ''
Easy Virtue'' (1928)
* ''
Auld Lang Syne'' (1929)
* ''
Birds of Prey
Birds of prey or predatory birds, also known as raptors, are hypercarnivorous bird species that actively hunt and feed on other vertebrates (mainly mammals, reptiles and other smaller birds). In addition to speed and strength, these predat ...
'' (1930)
* ''
Love Lies'' (1931)
* ''
The Sport of Kings'' (1931)
* ''
The Girl in the Night'' (1931)
* ''
The House of Unrest'' (1931)
* ''
Third Time Lucky'' (1931)
* ''
Rynox
''Rynox'' is a 1932 British crime film directed by Michael Powell and starring Stewart Rome, John Longden and Dorothy Boyd. ''Rynox'' was adapted from a 1930 novel by popular thriller writer of the day Philip MacDonald. It was made at Walton S ...
'' (1932)
* ''
The Iron Stair'' (1933)
* ''
Called Back'' (1933)
* ''
Two Wives for Henry'' (1933)
* ''
A Shot in the Dark'' (1933)
* ''
Virginia's Husband'' (1934)
* ''
Oh No Doctor!'' (1934)
* ''
Lily of Killarney'' (1934)
* ''
It Happened in Paris'' (1935)
* ''
Inside the Room
''Inside the Room'' is a 1935 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Austin Trevor, Dorothy Boyd and George Hayes. It was shot at Twickenham Studios in west London
London is the capital and List of urban areas ...
'' (1935)
* ''
The Ace of Spades'' (1935)
* ''
Ticket of Leave
A ticket of leave was a document of parole issued to convicts who had shown they could now be trusted with some freedoms. Originally the ticket was issued in Britain and later adapted by the United States, Canada, and Ireland.
Jurisdictions ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Everything in Life
''Everything in Life'' is a 1936 British musical film directed by J. Elder Wills and starring Gitta Alpar, Neil Hamilton and Lawrence Grossmith. It was made at Highbury Studios.Wood p.90 An opera singer pretends to be poor in order to romanti ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Pearls Bring Tears'' (1937)
* ''
Shadowed Eyes
''Shadowed Eyes'' is a 1940 British crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Basil Sydney, Patricia Hilliard (actress), Patricia Hilliard and Stewart Rome. It was produced at Isleworth Studios in London as a quota quickie for distribu ...
'' (1940)
External links
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1907 births
1996 deaths
English film actresses
English silent film actresses
People from Sanderstead
20th-century English actresses
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