Dorothy Wilson
Actor · Died January 7, 1998, aged 88 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Dorothy Wilson (November 14, 1909 – January 7, 1998) was an American film actress of the 1930s.
Biography from TMDB.
- November 15, 1909
- January 7, 1998 (aged 88)
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Actor
- 6 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
What are Dorothy Wilson's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Allyas Betty in The Age of Consent (1932)
- Allyas Patricia in Before Dawn (1933)
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet1
- 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 Wilson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Dorothy Wilson'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
18 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Speed to Spare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Craig's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
The Milky Way(1936)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
In Old Kentucky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Bad Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
The Last Days of Pompeii(1935)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Circus Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
One in a Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
When a Man's a Man(1935)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
The White Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
His Greatest Gamble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Eight Girls in a Boat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Above the Clouds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
Before Dawn(1933)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Scarlet River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
Lucky Devils(1933)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Men Of America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
The Age of Consent(1932)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 12th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 18 titles from 1932 to 1937.
Film career
- 1935Screen debut· The Last Days of Pompeii
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 Wilson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 6 titles are Broadly Agreed.
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 48. 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 Wilson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Dorothy Wilson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; J. Roy Hunt shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Agnes Christine JohnstonShared titles: When a Man's a Man (1935), Lucky Devils (1933)See all 2 shared titles with Agnes Christine Johnston
Actors
- William GarganShared titles: The Milky Way (1936), Lucky Devils (1933)See all 2 shared titles with William Gargan
Cinematographers and editors
- J. Roy HuntShared titles: The Last Days of Pompeii (1935), Lucky Devils (1933), The Age of Consent (1932)See all 3 shared titles with J. Roy Hunt
- Jack KitchinShared titles: Lucky Devils (1933), The Age of Consent (1932)See all 2 shared titles with Jack Kitchin
Producers
- Merian C. CooperShared titles: The Last Days of Pompeii (1935), Before Dawn (1933), Lucky Devils (1933)See all 3 shared titles with Merian C. Cooper
- David O. SelznickShared titles: Lucky Devils (1933), The Age of Consent (1932)See all 2 shared titles with David O. Selznick
