Dolores Rousse (August 17, 1901 – December 16, 1985)[1] was an American film actress who performed under the name Gloria Roy later in her career.
Dolores Rousse | |
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_-_Gloria_Roy.jpg) Still from Charlie Chan's Secret (1936) | |
| Born | August 17, 1901 San Jose, California, United States |
| Died | December 16, 1985 (aged 84) Santa Clara, California, United States |
| Other names | Gloria Roy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1923-1940 |
Career
editIn May 1922, it was reported that Rousse would appear in Ziegfeld Follies[2] after she won a newspaper beauty contest.[3][4]
Her first film was No Mother to Guide Her (1923). The Plain Speaker wrote, "Another prominent actress in the photodrama is Dolores Rousse, who was with the Follies previous to her first screen appearance in No Mother to Guide Her. Her work in this picture gained her a contract and a leading part in other Fox productions".[5]
Variety noted her performance in Against All Odds (1924), calling her character a "rather an insipid heroine, possibly because the love interest is never emphasized to any appreciable degree".[6]
The Ukiah Dispatch Democrat wrote of her performance in Oh, You Tony!: "Dolores is not only an actress, but if she came on the stage with the lights turned off, the audience would think that she carried her own spotlight--this child sends forth an aura of light in the brilliance of her beauty".[7]
Variety wrote the following about her performance in Thunder in the Night (1935): "Gloria Roy, girl who murdered her would-be blackmailer out of unrequited love, isn't in the footage as much as others, but gives a good account of herself while there."[8]
She appeared in films in the Charlie Chan series and in the Mr. Moto series.[9][10]
Partial filmography
editCredited as Dolores Rousse
edit- No Mother to Guide Her (1923) as Kathleen Pearson[11]
- Ladies to Board (1924) as Model[12]
- The Trouble Shooter (1924) as Chiquita[12]
- Dark Stairways (1924) as Madge Armstrong[13]
- Against All Odds (1924) as Judy Malone[6]
- Oh, You Tony! (1924) as The Countess[7]
- Troubles of a Bride (1924) as Vera[14]
- The Burning Trail (1925) as Esther Ramsey (credited as Dolores Roussey)[15]
Credited as Gloria Roy
edit- Hot Pepper (1933) as Lily[16]
- Charlie Chan's Greatest Case (1933) as Arlene Compton[9]
- Jimmy and Sally (1933) as Shirley[17]
- Wild Gold (1934) as one of the Golden Girls[18]
- Life Begins at 40 (1935) as Girl (uncredited)[19]
- Asegure a su mujer (1935)[20]
- Charlie Chan in Paris (1935) as Minor Part (uncredited)[19]
- Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935) as Bit Girl (uncredited)[19]
- Thunder in the Night (1935) as Katherine Szabo[8]
- This Is the Life (1935) as Diane Revier[21]
- Charlie Chan's Secret (1936) as Carlotta[22]
- Song and Dance Man (1936) as Dolores[23]
- Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936) as Catherine Chester[24]
- Crack-Up (1936) as Operative #16[25]
- The Holy Terror (1937) as Maria Blair[26]
- The Great Hospital Mystery (1937) as Nurse (uncredited)[19]
- Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937) as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
- Fair Warning (1937) as Grace Hamilton[27]
- Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938) as Doctor[10]
- Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938) as Keema[10]
- Mr. Moto on Danger Island (1939) as Nurse[10]
- Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939) as Plane Passenger (uncredited)[28]
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) as waitress (uncredited)[29]
- Charlie Chan in Panama (1940) as Hostess (uncredited)[28]
References
edit- ^ California, Death Index. 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Via Ancestry.com. Provo, Utah.
- ^ "Musical Comedy: Musical Comedy Notes". The Billboard. Vol. 34, no. 20. May 20, 1922. p. 34. ProQuest 1031674618.
- ^ "Notes of the Stage". New York Herald. May 8, 1922. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dolores Rousse Essays Big Part in Gentle Hulia". The Rock Island Argus. 1923-12-15. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ^ "For the Last Half". The Plain Speaker. Hazleton, Pennsylvania. January 10, 1925. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Pictures: Against All Odds". Variety. Vol. 75, no. 13. August 13, 1924. p. 21.
- ^ a b "'Oh, You Toney!' Stars Tom Mix". Ukiah Dispatch Democrat. Ukiah, California. December 19, 1924. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Film Reviews: Thunder in the Night". Variety. Vol. 120, no. 1. September 18, 1935. p. 32. ProQuest 1475923341.
- ^ a b Hanke, Ken (2011-01-14). Charlie Chan at the Movies: History, Filmography, and Criticism. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-8661-8.
- ^ a b c d Berlin, Howard M. (2005-01-01). The Complete Mr. Moto Film Phile: A Casebook. Wildside Press LLC. ISBN 978-0-8095-1129-7.
- ^ "Pictures: No Mother to Guide Her". Variety. Vol. 2, no. 74. February 28, 1924. p. 22. ProQuest 1475655374.
- ^ a b Jensen, Richard D. (2005). The Amazing Tom Mix: The Most Famous Cowboy of the Movies. iUniverse. ISBN 978-0-595-35949-3.
- ^ "Picturegoers' Guide". Pictures and The Picturegoer. Vol. 9, no. 51. March 1, 1925. p. 72. ProQuest 1771173476.
- ^ "Picturegoer Guide". Pictures and The Picturegoer. Vol. 10, no. 55. July 1, 1925. p. 60. ProQuest 1771194612.
- ^ Katchmer, George A. (1991). Eighty Silent Film Stars: Biographies and Filmographies of the Obscure to the Well Known. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-89950-494-0.
- ^ "Film review: Hot Pepper". Variety. Vol. 109, no. 7. January 24, 1933. p. 12.
- ^ "Pictures: Film Reviews - Jimmy and Sally". Variety. Vol. 113, no. 1. December 19, 1933. p. 37.
- ^ Pitts, Michael R. (2012-12-13). Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films, 2d ed. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0090-1.
- ^ a b c d Ankerich, Michael G. (2011-12-14). The Sound of Silence: Conversations with 16 Film and Stage Personalities Who Bridged the Gap Between Silents and Talkies. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-8534-5.
- ^ Staff, America Film Institute; Gevinson, Alan (1997). Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-20964-0.
- ^ "Film Reviews: This Is the Life". Variety. Vol. 120, no. 4. October 9, 1935. p. 15. ProQuest 1475931284.
- ^ "Film Reviews: Charlie Chan's Secret Wear". Variety. Vol. 121, no. 6. January 22, 1936. p. 15.
- ^ Collier, Lionel (August 8, 1936). "Review: On the Screens Now". Picturegoer. Vol. 6, no. 272. p. 24. ProQuest 1771216495.
- ^ "Film Reviews: Chan at Race Track". Variety. Vol. 123, no. 10. August 19, 1936. p. 16. ProQuest 1475983628.
- ^ Youngkin, Stephen D. (2005-09-30). The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-3700-1.
- ^ Collier, Lionel (December 18, 1937). "Reviews". Picturegoer. Vol. 7, no. 343. p. 24. ProQuest 1771137468.
- ^ Collier, Lionel (August 28, 1937). "Reviews". Picturegoer. Vol. 7, no. 327. p. 26. ProQuest 1771123205.
- ^ a b Neibaur, James L. (2018). The Charlie Chan Films. BearManor Media.
- ^ Matheson, Sue (2019-12-15). The John Ford Encyclopedia. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-0382-1.
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