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1931 and 1932
Unmistakably Dorothy in every pic in the past few posts -- except those from THE CHIMP (but of course the portrait Billy Gilbert holds is also unmistakably Dorothy). I could be wrong. Who knows?
Randy has a "Who's who?" chapter at the end of his book (first edition), and the entry on Dorothy says she appeared in HOG WILD, ONE GOOD TURN, and the L-H MURDER CASE.
Here, Randy comments on this webpage about Dorothy:
https://www.catsafterme.com/blog/archives/4430"She’s best known in L&H circles for her two roles in “Hog Wild” (I think I was the first person she told that she was also the girl navigating the mud puddle) and her appearance in “L-H Murder Case,” ..."
He spoke with her a lot. She mentions HOG WILD and that she was the girl Stan stares at. Curious if he ever asked her about THE CHIMP. You think she would have mentioned something about having her pic in THE CHIMP but not appearing in it. Unless she
did appear in it.
Again, she lived until 1995. Authors of film books talked to her. She told Film Fan Monthly (magazine published by a very young Leonard Maltin) that she had an 8mm print of L-H MURDER CASE. She wasn't a recluse who disappeared from the scene. Film Fan Monthly also published her filmography in 1969. I assume she saw it. If it didn't list THE CHIMP, wouldn't she have corrected it? I assume it didn't list it, since Maltin said she wasn't in it in The Laurel & Hardy Book. Did she correct them, and nobody bothered to change it? If she talked to all these authors, it would be safe to assume she read at least the parts of the books pertaining to her. But she never said, "Hey, that
was me in THE CHIMP."
Another quote from that website above:
"Dorothy was my father’s first cousin, as their fathers were brothers (hers was Guy and my father’s was Earl). We visted her many times in Santa Monica. Her apartment was filled with movie memorabilia and mink coats! she still loved being a “star.” I am trying to do a Granger geneology and would love hear from Joyce and Bill to see if they have any information. "
She doesn't sound like she was trying to forget about her career. I doubt she would have forgotten being in THE CHIMP.
Perhaps GreenCanaries can give us his source.