Dorothy Stickney
Actor · Died June 2, 1998, aged 101 · Dickinson, North Dakota, USA
Stickney, who was born in Dickinson, North Dakota, studied acting in Minneapolis, after which she spent several years in summer stock and vaudeville. Her father, Victor Hugo Stickney, was a doctor who made house calls on horseback; he was among the first 10 elected to the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. She attended the North Western Dramatic School in Minneapolis, and was one of the four singer/dancer "Southern Belles" in vaudeville. Her initial failure to obtain acting roles in New York in the 1920s led her to write a poem, "You're Not the Type", published in Liberty magazine. Her 1926 Broadway debut was a bit part in "The Squall", after which she often played character roles as an eccentric. She created the role of Mollie Molloy (who jumps out of the window) in "The Front Page." Other plays included "Chicago," "Another Language," and "On Borrowed Time." "Life With Father," written by her husband Howard Lindsay, was turned down by everyone (including Lunt and Fontanne), so she and Lindsay played the parts in summer stock, bringing it finally to Broadway's Empire Theater on November 8, 1939. It closed seven years and 3,224 performances later, still the longest running non-musical on Broadway. When the Empire was demolished, she and Lindsay put two salvaged orchestra seats in their East Side townhouse; she died there, aged 101.
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Biography from IMDb.
- June 21, 1896
- June 2, 1998 (aged 101)
- Dickinson, North Dakota, USA
- Actor
- 13 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
What are Dorothy Stickney's films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 3 · Earnest 9
Light 10 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2
Gentle 5 · Charged 7 · Intense 0
Steady 5 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 5
A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1
Casual 11 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 7 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 1
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Threshold guardianas Mrs. Emily Towner in I Met My Love Again (1938)
Moods and endings
- Happy9
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Dorothy Stickney's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Dorothy Stickney's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
26 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Certain Honorable Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Evening Primrose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
ABC Stage 67 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Arsenic & Old Lace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Cinderella(1957)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Catered Affair(1956)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Robert Montgomery Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Lights Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Miss Tatlock's Millions(1948)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
The Uninvited(1944)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
What a Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
I Met My Love Again(1938)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
And So They Were Married (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
The Moon's Our Home(1936)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
The Little Minister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Murder at the Vanities(1934)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Wayward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
Working Girls(1931)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
My Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
Career shape
Star power in the 71st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 26 titles from 1931 to 1971.
Film career
- 1944Screen debut· The Uninvited
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Dorothy Stickney's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 13 titles divides audiences: 7 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Broadly Agreed3
Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Dorothy Stickney work with?
People who share at least 2 of Dorothy Stickney's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charles Brackett shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Ilka ChaseShared titles: Cinderella (1957), Miss Tatlock's Millions (1948)See all 2 shared titles with Ilka Chase
- Barry FitzgeraldShared titles: The Catered Affair (1956), Miss Tatlock's Millions (1948)See all 2 shared titles with Barry Fitzgerald
- Henry FondaShared titles: I Met My Love Again (1938), The Moon's Our Home (1936)See all 2 shared titles with Henry Fonda
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Charles LangShared titles: Miss Tatlock's Millions (1948), The Uninvited (1944)See all 2 shared titles with Charles Lang
- Doane HarrisonShared titles: Miss Tatlock's Millions (1948), The Uninvited (1944)See all 2 shared titles with Doane Harrison
- Victor YoungShared titles: Miss Tatlock's Millions (1948), The Uninvited (1944)See all 2 shared titles with Victor Young
Producers
- Charles BrackettShared titles: The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1958), Miss Tatlock's Millions (1948), The Uninvited (1944)See all 3 shared titles with Charles Brackett
- Walter WangerShared titles: I Met My Love Again (1938), The Moon's Our Home (1936)See all 2 shared titles with Walter Wanger
