Dot Farley

From Wikipedia Dot Farley (February 6, 1881 – May 2, 1971) was an American film actress. She appeared in 280 films between 1910 and 1950. Mainly known for her roles in short comedies, prolific with Mack Sennett in the silent days; she was later notable as the Mother-in-law of Edgar Kennedy in most of his series of short films at the RKO studios. She was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in South Pasadena, California.

Actor

1910

[ ] A College Chicken (????)

1911

[ ] The Ranchman's Vengeance (Marie)

1912

[ ] Peril of the Plains (Eliza - the Mother)

1913

[ ] The Rural Third Degree (Si's Bride)
[ ] Murphy's I.O.U. (Wife)
[ ] His Chum the Baron (Party Guest (uncredited))
[ ] Algy on the Force (Algy's Sweetheart)
[ ] Wine (The Woman)
[ ] Fatty Joins the Force (Fatty's Sweetheart)
[ ] Some Nerve (The Wife)
[ ] A Fishy Affair (Neighbor)
[ ] On His Wedding Day (The Bride)
[ ] Bangville Police (Della's Mother)
[ ] A Strong Revenge (Party Guest)
[ ] The Gusher (Party Guest (uncredited))
[ ] A Deaf Burglar (A Neighbor)
[ ] A Life in the Balance (The Landlord's Wife)
[ ] Love and Pain (Ethel)
[ ] Hubby’s Job (????)

1914

[ ] Even Unto Death (Dorothea Gordon)

1921

[ ] Astray from the Steerage (Mrs. Gabble - the Rich Husband's Mother-in-Law)
[ ] Bright Eyes (The Ambitious Mother)

1922

[ ] The Crossroads of New York (Landlady)

1923

[ ] Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening? (Rodney's Mother)
[ ] Pitfalls of a Big City (Rodney's Mother)
[ ] One Cylinder Love (The Society Girl's Mother)
[ ] The Acquittal (Maid)
[ ] Boy of Mine (Mrs. Pettis)
[ ] Tea- With a Kick! (Mrs. Juniper)
[ ] When Knights Were Cold ((uncredited))

1924

[ ] The Signal Tower (Cousin Gertie)
[ ] Picking Peaches (The Customer)
[ ] Romeo and Juliet (Rodney's Mother)
[ ] So Big (Widow Paarlenburg)
[ ] The Enemy Sex (Ida Summers)
[ ] Vanity's Price (Katherine)
[ ] The Mask of Lopez (Townswoman)
[ ] The Fatal Mistake (????)
[ ] Listen Lester (Miss Pink)

1925

[ ] Rugged Water (Mrs. Fuller)
[ ] Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride (Townswoman)
[ ] My Son (Hattie Smith)
[ ] A Woman of the World (Mrs. Bierbauer)
[ ] The Red Kimona (The Inquisitive One)
[ ] Breaking the Ice (The Maid)

1926

[ ] Young April (Maggie)
[ ] Brooding Eyes (Marie De Costa)
[ ] A Punch in the Nose (????)
[ ] The Little Irish Girl (Gertie)
[ ] Golf Widows (????)
[ ] Matrimony Blues (????)
[ ] Money Talks (Mrs. Chatterton)
[ ] The Grand Duchess and the Waiter (The Countess Prascovia Avaloff)
[ ] Memory Lane (Maid)
[ ] The Family Upstairs (Mademoiselle Clarice)
[ ] So This Is Paris (Madame Moreau (uncredited))
[ ] The Still Alarm (Mrs. Maloney)

1927

[ ] The Girl from Everywhere (Madame Zweibach)
[ ] The Overland Stage (Aunt Viney)
[ ] His First Flame (Mrs. Benedict)
[ ] The Shamrock and the Rose (Mrs. Kelly)
[ ] The King of Kings (Maidservant of Caiaphas)
[ ] Breakfast at Sunrise (Telephone Operator (uncredited))
[ ] The Climbers (Juana)
[ ] Nobody's Widow (Roxanna's Maid)
[ ] All Aboard (Aunt Patsy)

1928

[ ] The Head Man (Mrs. Denny)
[ ] The Bicycle Flirt (The Wife)
[ ] The Girl from Nowhere (????)
[ ] Hubby's Weekend Trip (Mrs. Bill Blake)
[ ] The Code of the Scarlet (Widow Malone)
[ ] The Garden of Eden (Monte Carlo Telephone Operator (uncredited))
[ ] Celebrity (Mother)
[ ] His Unlucky Night (Mrs. Trotter)
[ ] Lady Be Good (Texas West)
[ ] Motorboat Mamas (Automobile Passenger)

1929

[ ] Why Leave Home? (Susan)
[ ] Calling Hubby's Bluff (Widow Schultz)
[ ] Weak But Willing (Claire Finkel)
[ ] Marquis Preferred (Mrs. Gruger)
[ ] Divorce Made Easy (Aunt Emma)

1930

[ ] Getting a Raise (????)
[ ] Love Your Neighbor (????)
[ ] Radio Kisses (????)
[ ] Swell People (????)
[ ] Harmony at Home (The Modiste)
[ ] Traffic Tangle (Mrs. Ginsberg)
[ ] He Trumped Her Ace (Dot)
[ ] Road to Paradise (Lola)
[ ] Big Money (????)
[ ] Little Accident (Mrs.Van Dine)
[ ] The Third Alarm (Woman Barber)

1931

[ ] Disappearing Enemies (Aunt Molly)
[ ] The Law of the Tong (Madam Duval)

1932

[ ] Giggle Water (Florence's Mother)
[ ] While Paris Sleeps (Concierge)
[ ] Trapped in Tia Juana (Aunt Emma)
[ ] Lawyer Man (Client Paying $5,000 Fee (uncredited))
[ ] Fish Feathers (Florence's Mother)

1933

[ ] Good Housewrecking (????)
[ ] Torchy's Kitty Coup (Aunt Zenobia)
[ ] Quiet Please! (Florence's Mother)
[ ] Curtain at Eight (Ella, hefty actress)
[ ] What Fur (Florence's Mother)
[ ] Loops! My Dear (The Colonel's Wife - Mrs. Crumpit)

1934

[ ] Fixing a Stew (Leon's mother-in-law)
[ ] Love Past Thirty (Dressmaker)
[ ] Wrong Direction (Edgar's Mother-in-Law)
[ ] Poisoned Ivory (Florence's Mother)
[ ] Down to Their Last Yacht (Passenger with Diamond Bracelets (uncredited))
[ ] Bridal Bail (Mrs. Jones - June's Mother)
[ ] Love on a Ladder (Florence's Mother)
[ ] A Blasted Event (Mother)

1935

[ ] False Pretenses (Mrs. Smythe)
[ ] Edgar Hamlet (Florence's Mother)
[ ] In Love at 40 (Florence's Mother)
[ ] Diamond Jim (????)
[ ] Brick-a-Brac (Mother)
[ ] Counselitis ((uncredited))

1936

[ ] Will Power (Mother)
[ ] Wanted: Jane Turner (Landlady (uncredited))
[ ] Gasoloons (Florence's Mother)
[ ] Dummy Ache (Florence's Mother)

1937

[ ] A Rented Riot (Errol's Mother-in-Law)
[ ] Too Many Wives (Mrs. Potts)
[ ] We Have Our Moments (????)
[ ] Love Is News (Woman Wanting Steve's Autograph (uncredited))

1938

[ ] The Stranger from Arizona (Martha)
[ ] Slander House (Mrs. Willis)
[ ] Lawless Valley (Anna)
[ ] The Road to Reno (Mrs. Brumleigh (as Dorothy Farley))

1939

[ ] The Women (Large Woman (uncredited))
[ ] I Stole a Million ((uncredited))
[ ] $1,000 a Touchdown (Hysterical Woman (uncredited))

1941

[ ] Look Who's Laughing (Mary Blaize (uncredited))

1942

[ ] Obliging Young Lady (Bird Lover Who Did Paper on Shrikes (uncredited))
[ ] Cooks and Crooks (Sally's Mother)
[ ] Duck Soup (Florence's Mother)
[ 6/10 ] Cat People (Mrs. Agnew (uncredited))

1943

[ ] Hold Your Temper (Edgar's Mother-in-Law)
[ ] Hot Foot (Mother-in-Law)
[ ] Inferior Decorator (Mrs. Kennedy's Mother)

1944

[ ] San Fernando Valley (Hattie O'Toole)
[ ] Prunes and Politics (Mrs. Eloise Farley)
[ ] Feather Your Nest (Florence's Mother)
[ ] Radio Rampage (Florence's Mother)
[ ] Hail the Conquering Hero (Mamie's Mother (uncredited))

1945

[ ] It's Your Move (Florence's Mother)
[ ] The Big Beef (Florence's Mother)
[ ] What, No Cigarettes (Florence's Mother)

1946

[ ] Motor Maniacs (Florence's Mother)

1947

[ ] They Won't Believe Me (????)
[ ] Do or Diet (Florence's Mother)

1948

[ ] Variety Time (Edgar's Mother-in-Law (from "I'll Build It Myself") (archive footage))

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