Dorothy Yost

Dorothy Yost

Writer 17 · 1920 – 1966 · 🎬 17 · 🇺🇸 United States

Dorothy Yost, later married as Dorothy Yost Cummings, was a prominent screenwriter whose career lasted from the silent era well into the sound era. Over her lifetime, she worked on more than 90 films, including her own screenplays. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and died in Monrovia, California.

All · 17 🎬 Movies · 17

Drama Comedy Romance Western Music

Highlights

Smoky

Smoky

1966

The Big Cat

The Big Cat

1949

Smoky

Smoky

1946

Frequent Collaborators

James Leo Meehan

James Leo Meehan

3 shared

Dwight Cummins

3 shared

Charley Grapewin

2 shared

J. Farrell MacDonald

2 shared

Lillie Hayward

2 shared

Belle Bennett

2 shared

All decades 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s

🎬 Movies

Smoky

Smoky

writer

1966

The Big Cat

The Big Cat

writer

1949

Smoky

Smoky

writer

1946

Blossoms in the Dust

Blossoms in the Dust

writer

1941

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

writer

1939

Four Girls in White

Four Girls in White

writer

1939

Murder on a Bridle Path

Murder on a Bridle Path

writer

1936

Alice Adams

Alice Adams

writer

1935

The Gay Divorcee

The Gay Divorcee

writer

1934

Hello, Everybody!

Hello, Everybody!

writer

1933

The Devil's Trademark

The Devil's Trademark

writer

1928

Little Mickey Grogan

Little Mickey Grogan

writer

1927

Mother

Mother

writer

1927

Kentucky Pride

Kentucky Pride

writer

1925

Traffic in Hearts

writer

1924

Queenie

Queenie

writer

1921

Flames of the Flesh

Flames of the Flesh

writer

1920

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