About

Known credits:
12
Birthday:
1877-06-01
Place of birth:
England
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Dorothea Mitchell

Overview

A pioneering filmmaker in Canada. Mitchell co-founded the first amateur film group in Canada, the Port Arthur Amateur Cinema Society, in 1929, and made three feature-length films: A Race For Ties (1929), Sleep Inn Beauty (1929), and The Fatal Flower (1930 but left unfinished). The society's first film, A Race For Ties, has the distinction of being the first amateur feature-length film in Canada

Known for

Acting
2010 Dorothea Mitchell: A Reel Pioneer Actor N/A
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1929 A Race for Ties Actor Aunt Sarah N/A
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Directing
1930 The Fatal Flower Directing Director 59
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1930 Sleep-Inn Beauty Directing Director N/A
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1929 A Race for Ties Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1930 The Fatal Flower Writing Screenplay 59
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1930 Sleep-Inn Beauty Writing Screenplay N/A
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Production
1930 The Fatal Flower Production Producer 59
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1930 Sleep-Inn Beauty Production Producer N/A
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1929 A Race for Ties Production Producer N/A
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Editing
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