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Dorothy Patrick

1921–1987 · Actor

Biography

Dorothy Patrick (born Dorothea Wilma Davis) was a Canadian-American film actress and a John Robert Powers model.

Notable Noir Roles

High Wall

1947Dir. Curtis Bernhardt · Helen Kenet

Steven Kenet, suffering from a recurring brain injury, appears to have strangled his wife. Having confessed, he's committed to an understaffed county asylum full of pathetic inmates. There, Dr. Ann Lo…

Follow Me Quietly

1949Dir. Richard Fleischer · Ann Gorman

When it rains in the city, a serial killer known as "The Judge" looks for his next strangling victim. For months, the madman has been stalking at night, leaving behind clues, but police efforts have b…

House by the River

1950Dir. Fritz Lang · Emily Gaunt

Wealthy writer Stephen Byrne tries to seduce the family maid, but when she resists, he kills her. Long jealous of his brother John, Stephen does his best to pin the blame for the murder on his sibling…

Tangier Incident

1953Dir. Lew Landers · Nadine

Steve Gordon, an American agent posing as a black market operator, is in Tangier on a mission to stop the plans of three atomic-scientists who are there to pool their secrets and sell them in a packag…

Full Noir Filmography

4 films · 1947–1953