Dot Farley
Date of birth: 1881-02-05
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Dorothea Farley, Dorothy Farley, Mrs. Farley
Biography
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.
Movie Credits
Getting a Raise
1930-02-17
First in a series of shorts based on J. P. McEvoy's Tuttle Family characters. Pa Tuttle (Lucien Litt
Love Your Neighbor
1930-10-12
After a woman experiences what happens to her when she joins the "Do a Good Deed a Day" Club, she fe
Radio Kisses
1930-05-04
Marjorie Beebe give advice to the lovelorn service over the air, but she almost fails when she tries
Swell People
1930-08-24
A millionaire bricklayer invites a bank president and his wife to dinner.
Young April
1926-10-11
Young orphan Victoria Sax becomes a grand duchess and is summoned to a remote kingdom.
Why Leave Home?
1929-10-01
Why Leave Home? is said to be a lost film according to the Fox section at Lost Film Files.
The Rural Third Degree
1913-03-06
Si marries a guileless country maid, and receives among his wedding presents a bottle of liquor. The
The Head Man
1928-07-08
Because he refuses to be a tool for a political mob, Watts, an ex-senator, is relegated to the publi
A Rented Riot
1937-11-07
While his wife and mother-in-law are away on a vacation, Errol sub-lets their apartment and the new
Fixing a Stew
1934-11-02
Leon Erroll drinks too much, in the opinion of his mother-in-law, Dot Farley. So she arranges for ev
Brooding Eyes
1926-03-15
Slim Jim Carey, the leader of a criminal gang, is in reality a nobleman called Lord Talbois, and his
Rugged Water
1925-08-17
After years of service, the Captain of the Setuckit Life Saving Station on Cape Cod retires, Calvin
Astray from the Steerage
1921-04-23
While an immigrant couple are detained by authorities to see if they're fit, a smuggler tries to sne
A Punch in the Nose
1926-01-03
A troupe of actors stranded in a small town take job as recreation directors in a sanitarium and hil
The Girl from Everywhere
1927-12-11
Mack Sennett comedy short subject spoofing filmmaking, with girls, lions, and limburger cheese.
The Bicycle Flirt
1928-03-18
Billy is a professional deadbeat who prefers to ride his bicycle instead of work. His wife's brother
The Girl from Nowhere
1928-08-05
Dress shop owner, Tillie Tucker, lands a job at a Hollywood film studio and brings her boyfriend and
Hubby's Weekend Trip
1928-11-01
Hubby's Weekend Trip is a silent comedy short.
The Stranger from Arizona
1938-09-22
A quiet cowboy on a white horse saves a gal from cattle rustlers.
Giggle Water
1932-06-27
Edgar Kennedy and family build a boat.
Peril of the Plains
1912-09-16
The first Warner Brothers production. The production was shot in St. Louis, Missouri.
Calling Hubby's Bluff
1929-02-03
Late silent short with a Hal Roach approach to situational comedy. Bevan is battling a widow and his
Love Past Thirty
1934-02-14
When a woman's boyfriend dumps her for a younger girl, she hatches a scheme to get revenge by going
A College Chicken
1910-08-03
A College Chicken tells the story of a chicken that is stolen multiple times.
Pitfalls of a Big City
1923-09-02
Pitfalls of a Big City is a 1923 short comedy
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
1923-07-08
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening? is a comedy short released in 1923
The Crossroads of New York
1922-06-22
A young man from the country travels to the city to find his fortune. Although he has a letter of in
Weak But Willing
1929-12-14
Dave Finkel's family and friends take him out to a Speakeasy for a birthday celebration. Many distra
Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride
1925-07-30
Stan Laurel before Laurel and Hardy, in this "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde"-inspired story, which was relea
My Son
1925-04-19
A mother and her son's lives are upended by the arrival of a wealthy flapper to their small New Engl
Harmony at Home
1930-01-12
This comedy story of Joe Haller unwittingly running a sweatshop and Mama Haller keeping the suitors
Murphy's I.O.U.
1913-04-17
Murphy, the cop, gives his I. O. U. to the money-lender. Pressed for payment, he gives up his wife's
Good Housewrecking
1933-06-15
Edgar Kennedy and his family open a home decorating service, even though they have no clue what they
False Pretenses
1935-10-21
A girl who's just lost her job meets a drunk millionaire on a bridge who's just lost his money. They
His Chum the Baron
1913-04-28
Smith's chum is a very poor Baron. Smith and the Baron are invited to a ball, and the Baron, not hav
Algy on the Force
1913-05-05
Algie secures a job on the force. A new chief of police is appointed, who wears a soft hat and a fro
The Paperhangers' Revenge
1918-04-30
Clover Comedy starring Bud Duncan. Wallpaper hangers go on strike. Bud and his friend, in need of
The Little Irish Girl
1926-03-06
Beautiful Dot Walker is part of a ring of crooks in San Francisco, who use her to lure impressionabl
Will Power
1936-03-05
Edgar thinks he finally has a plan that will force his lazy, mooching brother-in-law to get a job. F
Traffic Tangle
1930-11-02
A drive in a new car with the family turns into a fiasco.
Torchy's Kitty Coup
1933-01-22
Dot Farley is throwing a benefit for cats but hasn't any. This means she calls up her husband, Edmun
Too Many Wives
1937-04-09
An heiress and a dog-catcher go searching for a priceless stamp.
Wrong Direction
1934-05-18
Edgar (Edgar Kennedy) gets a call from the studio to come in and direct the last scene of a film in
The Signal Tower
1924-07-19
A railroad worker accepts a colleague's offer to stay in his home, but when his friend is called out
He Trumped Her Ace
1930-03-23
He Trumped Her Ace is a black-and-white comedy short.
A Woman of the World
1925-12-28
A European countess, after being betrayed by her lover, goes to live in small town Middle America wi
Wine
1913-11-13
Wine is a 1913 movie starring Roscoe Arbuckle and Ford Sterling.
Some Nerve
1913-12-25
Some Nerve is a 1913 movie starring Ford Sterling and Dot Farley.
Fatty Joins the Force
1913-11-23
Fatty rescues the daughter of the police commisioner and is given a job as an officer as a reward, b
Slander House
1938-10-04
Owner of salon catering to fat society dames must deal with a dull fiance, a romantic stranger, the
Road to Paradise
1930-07-20
Loretta Young plays dual roles in this 1930 crime drama about a young thief planning to steal jewels
The Overland Stage
1927-01-31
At a trading post in the Northern Dakotas, Hawk Lespard, an unscrupulous trader, is opposed by Jack
The Code of the Scarlet
1928-07-01
Assigned to catch a gang of outlaws, officers Bruce Kenton and Paddy Halloran rescue Helen Morgan wh
Disappearing Enemies
1931-03-01
A pair of newlyweds discover his Uncle/her Aunt were once engaged to be married and are now enemies.
On His Wedding Day
1913-03-31
When some pranksters pour red pepper on a new groom's bouquet, the wedding becomes a hijinks factory
A Fishy Affair
1913-04-24
A man goes fishing in the same pond where a burglar has thrown a sock of money stolen from the man's
Bangville Police
1913-04-24
A young farm maid overhears two cow-hands talking in the barn, and she becomes convinced they’re abo
A Strong Revenge
1913-03-09
Cobbler Meyer puts Limburger cheese in the shoes of grocer Schnitz to sabotage his attendance with M
The Garden of Eden
1928-02-04
Toni Le Brun, a beautiful Viennese singer, becomes the ward of the wardrobe mistress of a Monte Carl
While Paris Sleeps
1932-05-08
To save his daughter Manon from falling into the hands of a vicious gang of pimps, convict Jacques C
Bright Eyes
1921-12-24
An oil heir and the daughter of a social climbing family are set to marry.
We Have Our Moments
1937-03-28
A trio of American crooks board a ship bound for Europe, intending to get rid of $100,000 in stolen
Picking Peaches
1924-02-02
A series of sketches with a shoe clerk, his wife, and his extra-curricular activities. The shoe cler
Wanted: Jane Turner
1936-12-04
Investigators set out to capture a gang of thieves transporting stolen cash through the U.S. mail.
They Won't Believe Me
1947-07-16
On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to
The Women
1939-09-01
A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.
Quiet Please!
1933-08-10
In this comedy of frustration, the fates conspire against gun salesman Edgar Kennedy, and he cannot
Gasoloons
1936-01-03
While filling up with gas, a carload of passengers notices that the service station is up for sale.
Curtain at Eight
1933-10-01
An elderly detective sets out to find who murdered a lecherous stage actor. His estranged wife? Hi
One Cylinder Love
1923-11-04
A broken engagement sends a sweetheart on the trail for her near-husband-to-be, who is finally corra
The Red Kimona
1925-11-16
A woman is abandoned by her lover and prostitution is the only way she has to survive.
Big Money
1930-04-30
In the fifth of WB's Potter Family series, based on the characters created by J.P.McAvoy, Pa Potter
The Gusher
1913-12-14
Mabel has two suitors - an oily con man, whom she mocks in a very funny scene where she is shown twi
The Law of the Tong
1931-12-15
A young girl working as a dance-hall hostess gets mixed up in a scheme that smuggles illegal Chinese
Looney Lions and Monkey Business
1919-04-23
The adventures of an escaped convict.
Romeo and Juliet
1924-08-03
A burlesque of Shakespeare's immortal tragedy.
The Ranchman's Vengeance
1911-05-14
Lorenz Pedro, a Mexican half-breed, owns a small sheep ranch, and lives happily with his wife Marie
It's Your Move
1945-08-10
Edgar's landlord wants to sell the house Edgar is renting. He has to come up with the money in two w
Lawless Valley
1938-11-03
After doing time for a crime he didn't commit, a cowboy tries to find the men who framed him.
Celebrity
1928-07-10
Kid Reagan is a prizefighter who poses as a poet as a publicity ploy. Jane, an actress hired to impe
So Big
1924-12-28
After graduating from a fashionable finishing school and touring Europe with her father, Selina Peak
Trapped in Tia Juana
1932-08-14
An American army officer, Kenneth Holbert, is after a Mexican bandit, El Zorro, who he doesn't know
Golf Widows
1926-12-12
Women won't let potential son-in-law marry her daughter unless he can get her husband to quit golfin
Love Is News
1937-02-26
When a crafty reporter uses false pretenses to get a story out of heiress Tony Gateson, she turns th
San Fernando Valley
1944-09-15
A ranch owner fires his ranch hands and brings in women to replace them. The owner's daughter wants
His First Flame
1927-05-02
Fire chief Amos McCarthy, a confirmed misogynist, counsels his nephew Harry Howells to avoid matrimo
Poisoned Ivory
1934-11-16
Edgar's wife, Florence, because of an incident with her brother, her husband, and parts from her bro
Edgar Hamlet
1935-07-04
A quiet day at home is interrupted by arguments over Shakespearean speeches.
In Love at 40
1935-08-29
Edgar falls in love with another woman.
Variety Time
1948-08-21
Jack Parr hosts a variety program of comedic sketches.
An Elephant on His Hands
1920-11-27
In this two-reel silent short, Mack gets a letter telling him about a gift/inheritance from India, a
Lawyer Man
1932-12-24
Idealistic attorney Anton Adam makes headlines when he successfully prosecutes a prominent New York
Diamond Jim
1935-09-01
A loose biopic based on the life of Gilded Age tycoon "Diamond" Jim Brady.
Matrimony Blues
1926-05-02
Short film about the title subject played for laughs.
Breaking the Ice
1925-04-04
Ralph Graves is a football hero that delvers ice for a living in this Mack Sennett slapstick comedy.
Hold Your Temper
1943-02-05
When his wife threatens to leave him because of his notoriously bad temper, Edgar promises that ther
Down to Their Last Yacht
1934-08-31
Left only with their yacht after going broke in the Great Depression, a high-society family sets sai
A Deaf Burglar
1913-03-13
The misfortunes of a deaf burglar.
The Shamrock and the Rose
1927-04-14
The neighborly "feud" between a Jewish and an Irish families escalates when two of their youngsters
I Stole a Million
1939-08-01
A cabbie and petty thief dreams of the big heist that will end his thieving ways.
The Road to Reno
1938-08-01
An opera singer travels to Reno to divorce her rancher husband.
Little Accident
1930-08-03
On the day before his second wedding, a man finds out that his bride-to-be has had a baby.
Dummy Ache
1936-07-10
Dummy Ache is a 1936 American short comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins. An assuming husband, su
Bridal Bail
1934-02-09
When a theater offers a free wedding to a couple, confusion reigns.
Love on a Ladder
1934-03-18
Florence wants to recapture the romance in her marriage and talks a reluctant Edgar into redonning h
Prunes and Politics
1944-01-07
Edgar is running for county supervisor against his mother-in-law. Edgar, whose campaign is going now
Money Talks
1926-05-10
Sam Starling (Owen Moore) is deep in debt, his wife Phoebe (Claire Windsor) is leaving him and still
Obliging Young Lady
1942-04-01
A woman attempts to shelter a young girl from the publicity surrounding her socialite parents' divor
The Acquittal
1923-11-19
When a wealthy man is found murdered in his bedroom, one of his two adopted sons is arrested and cha
The Enemy Sex
1924-08-25
A well-known sextet has been invited to a society gathering, and when one of them turns up missing,
Fish Feathers
1932-12-16
Edgar's mother-in-law claims that Edgar can't fish. Edgar is determined to prove her wrong.
Brick-a-Brac
1935-01-18
In this episode of the "Mr. Average Man" series, Edgar Kennedy lays bricks.
The Poor Rich Cleaners
1918-10-09
Bud Duncan & Kewpie Morgan take a job as cleaners.
Cooks and Crooks
1942-06-05
A client offers mail-order private detective Edgar $5,000 for finding $50,000 in a kitchen wall of a
Duck Soup
1942-12-18
Edgar mistakenly believes that his family wants to kill him to collect his life insurance.
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
1926-02-21
Albert Durant, a young millionaire, poses as a waiter in order to woo an exiled and financially hard
The King of Kings
1927-04-19
The King of Kings is the Greatest Story Ever Told as only Cecil B. DeMille could tell it. In 1927, w
Breakfast at Sunrise
1927-10-23
While plotting together to win back their lovers, the rich Madeleine and the penniless Pierre fall f
His Unlucky Night
1928-08-12
Friends Billy Trotter and Homer Brown are both traveling salesmen who meet up at a hotel on their tr
$1,000 a Touchdown
1939-10-04
A couple inherits a college and to generate revenue offers a thousand dollars to players for each to
Hot Foot
1943-05-15
Edgar Kennedy, in order to attend a prizefight without his brother-in-law, pretends to be sick with
Memory Lane
1926-02-01
Mary is marrying Jimmie, from whom she has kept a secret; Mary remains in love with another man. Pro
Cat People
1942-12-05
A Serbian émigré in Manhattan believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with
Feather Your Nest
1944-10-23
Edgar is so anxious to get brother out of the house that when a prospective fiancée arrives on the s
Radio Rampage
1944-03-28
When the family radio goes on the fritz, Edgar, naturally, decides to fix it himself in order to sav
A Life in the Balance
1913-04-14
A Keystone Kops short about a landlord discovering three "anner-kist" tenants building a bomb.
Lady Be Good
1928-05-06
Two engaged vaudeville magicians quarrel and go their separate ways.
The Family Upstairs
1926-08-29
Even Unto Death
1914-11-01
Dorthea Gordon comes to a fishing village with her ill-tempered brother, Walter. She rows out to a r
The Climbers
1927-05-03
The Duchess of Aragon is wooed by King Ferdinand VII of Spain, much to the displeasure of his mistre
Boy of Mine
1923-12-30
A wealthy banker is a strict disciplinarian with his nine-year-old son Bill. Finally the day comes w
The Big Beef
1945-10-19
Edgar invites his boss home for a steak dinner, but the steak hasn't arrived. A pushy book salesman
Look Who's Laughing
1941-11-21
Fibber McGee enlists the help of Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy in enticing an aircraft manufactu
Marquis Preferred
1929-01-27
Menjou is a gentleman for sale to the daughter of any millionaire who will pay his debts and support
Tea- With a Kick!
1923-08-26
The tale of Bonnie Day, a rambunctious young lady who is rankled when she is expelled from college f
The File on Thelma Jordon
1949-11-04
Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a t
So This Is Paris
1926-07-31
Paul and Suzanne Giraud are happily married and living in a quiet neighborhood. When Suzanne notices
The Third Alarm
1930-11-16
The story of the firemen at Engine House No.8, where widower Frank "Dad" Brooks is the beloved veter
Motor Maniacs
1946-07-26
Edgar learns that an old, rich, oil-man flame (Tom Kennedy) of his mother-in-law (Dot Farley) is com
When Knights Were Cold
1923-02-12
Though only the second half survives, here's a synopsis of what's left: Stan is a Robin Hood-type ch
Divorce Made Easy
1929-07-06
When his aunt disapproves of his marriage to Mabel Deering and threatens to disinherit him, Percy el
Do or Diet
1947-02-10
Edgar's boss gives him a few days off as a reward for being promoted. His wife, Florence, mother-in-
Sammy's Scandalous Scheme
1915-12-01
Sammy can't get any attention from his girlfriend Dot because all she can think of is Charlie Chapli
What Fur
1933-11-03
1933 film short
Counselitis
1935-11-22
Leon Errol in court for stealing an umbrella and abusing his wife.
Vanity's Price
1924-09-07
Successful actress Vanna Du Maurier ignores her friends' advice and overworks herself toward her goa
Inferior Decorator
1943-04-13
Edgar and his family go into business as interior decorators.
Hail the Conquering Hero
1944-08-09
Having been discharged from the Marines for a hayfever condition before ever seeing action, Woodrow
The Still Alarm
1926-05-02
Lucy Fay leaves her husband, Richard, a fireman, for a suave politician, Perry Dunn. Richard compens
Motorboat Mamas
1928-09-30
Motorboat Mamas is a silent comedy short.
Love and Pain
1913-03-17
Jones is engaged to a jealous girl, Ethel. His stenographer has a fainting spell in his office and J
Hubby’s Job
1913-05-19
Hubby is out of work, and wifey is working as a stenographer, posing as a single woman, in an employ
A Blasted Event
1934-09-06
Mrs. Kennedy tries to convince Edgar that he would make a good father.
Nobody's Widow
1927-01-12
Roxanna is married to British official John Clayton, but when she catches John in the apparent embra
Loops! My Dear
1933-01-06
Harry joins the Army to meet girls, and ends up driving his drill sergeant nuts in the process. Whil
The Mask of Lopez
1924-01-27
Attracted to ranch owner Doris Hampton, Jack O'Neil impersonates convict "Angel Face" Harry, who is
What, No Cigarettes
1945-07-13
There is movement afoot in Edgar Kennedy's house, where he lives with his wife Florence, and relucta
The Fatal Mistake
1924-09-01
After being fired from his job on the Evening Star newspaper, cub reporter Jack Darwin (William Fair
All Aboard
1927-05-01
Finding himself discharged from a shoe store job and the girl of his affections, May, Johnny gets aw
Listen Lester
1924-05-20
Widower Colonel Dodge enjoys being single, but when Arbutus Quilty, his former sweetheart, threatens