Dorothy Dandridge

American film and theatre actress, singer and dancer (1922-1965)

November 9, 1922 (September 8, 1965)

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Moment of Danger

G.-B. 1962. Crime drama by Laslo Benedek with Trevor Howard, Dorothy Dandridge, Michael Hordern. A man takes off with the proceeds of a robbery that he was to share with an accomplice.

Runtime: 97 min.

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Porgy and Bess

U.S. 1959. Musical by Otto Preminger with Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis Jr.. At the start of the twentieth century, in South Carolina, a physically challenged beggar who has fallen in love with a beautiful woman kills her lover.

Runtime: 146 min.

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The Decks Ran Red

U.S. 1958. Drama by Andrew L. Stone with James Mason, Broderick Crawford, Dorothy Dandridge. The new commander of an old freighter must deal with a mutiny.

Runtime: 84 min.

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Tamango

Fr. 1957. Social drama by John Berry with Dorothy Dandridge, Curd Jurgens, Jean Servais. Tamango seeks to foment revolt among his Black companions subjected to slavery.

Runtime: 101 min.

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Carmen Jones

U.S. 1954. Musical by Otto Preminger with Dorothy Dandridge, Harry Belafonte, Pearl Bailey. The love affairs of a young Black girl who becomes an American regiment?s darling.

Runtime: 105 min.

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Bright Road

U.S. 1953. Psychological drama by Gerald Mayer with Dorothy Dandridge, Philip Hepburn, Harry Belafonte.

Runtime: 68 min.

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Harlem Globetrotters

U.S. 1951. Sports drama by Phil Brown with Thomas Gomez, Dorothy Dandridge, Bill Walker. A young man leaves school to join a famous basketball team.

Runtime: 78 min.

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Sundown

U.S. 1941. Adventures by Henry Hathaway with Gene Tierney, Bruce Cabot, George Sanders. During World War II in Kenya, indigenous people are aided by a smuggler to fight the British.

Runtime: 91 min.