Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Lea Stans on January 23, 2020

Silents are Golden: The Iconic Careers of Lillian and Dorothy Gish “I remember one day in the early summer going through the gloomy old hall of the Biograph Studio when suddenly all gloom seemed to disappear. This change in atmosphere was caused by the presence of two young girls sitting...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on July 29, 2018

La Nuit américaine (Day for Night) is one of those films I watched during the first years of my cinematic exploration. I remember liking back then but when I saw it for the second time years after, at the Outremont Theatre in Montreal, my reaction to it was completely different....   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on May 17, 2014

Dorothy Gish in Hearts of the World I don’t think anyone will argue with the suggestion that Dorothy Gish pretty much walked away with Hearts of the World. Her Little Disturber was a sassy little number who wore a signature Tam o’ Shanter. The tam was a popular headgear choice...   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on September 9, 2013

Fifty-one years after her debut film An Unseen Enemy was released, Dorothy Gish starred in her final film: Otto Preminger’s The Cardinal (1963). The film follows Stephen Fermoyle (Tom Tryon), a man who decided at a young age – with some prodding by his parents — that it was his des   read more

Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on March 10, 2011

  Dorothy Gish was born on March 11, 1898 in Massillon, Ohio. She is the younger sister of Lillian Gish. Dorothy Gish’s mother, Mary Gish, went into acting to support the family when the sister’s father left them when they were very young. When they were old enough they joined their...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on March 6, 2011

In Hearts of the World (1918), was Dorothy's first comedy role. Director Clifton, directed seven comedies with Dorothy that were so successful that they helped to pay for Griffith’s expensive epics. Dorothy, specialised in pantomime and light comedy, while her sister performed in tragic rol   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on January 3, 2010

Childhood friend, actress Mary Pickford, introduced the two Gish sisters to director D.W. Griffith. Their first movie was An Unseen Enemy. Dorothy would go on to star in over 100 films and features over the years. She would perform in Judith of Bethulia (1914). She and her sister Lillian made...   read more