Movies by Dorothy Appleby

Making the Headlines

Making the Headlines

Angry, because he is making too many headlines with his gang-busting activities, the police chief transfers Lt. Lewis Nagel to the sleepy suburban town of Fairview, where he is followed by reporter Steve Withers because he knows Nagel will find a story.

Paradise Express

Paradise Express

A small railroad is being squeezed out of business by the tactics of a trucking company owned by gangsters.

Pitchin' in the Kitchen

Pitchin' in the Kitchen

While his wife works at a defense plant, Hugh stays home and tries to do the housework.

Black Eyes and Blues

Black Eyes and Blues

Roscoe's wife decides to divorce him and heads for Reno.

School for Girls

School for Girls

After being convicted of stealing some jewels, Annette Eldrige is sent to a reformatory administered by a sadistic and corrupt female warder. However, one of the board of trustees takes an interest in the new arrival and begins to investigate the management of the institution.

North of Nome

North of Nome

John Raglan is a seal hunter being hounded by hijackers, so he strands himself on an isolated island in the Bering Sea that is owned by a corporation. During a fierce sea-storm, Raglan rescues the passengers of a floundering ship, which includes the owner of the island, his daughter and her fiancée. The owner threatens to charge Ragland with poaching on private property, and then a gang of seal-skin thieves make an entrance.

Fate's Fathead

Fate's Fathead

Accidental meetings and misconceptions lead a blissfully happy couple to fight and squabble.