Evelyn Brent
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Evelyn Brent was an American film and stage actress.
and known as Betty, she was a child of 10 when her mother Eleanor died, leaving her father Arthur to raise her alone. After moving to New York City
as a teenager, her good looks brought modeling jobs that led to an opportunity to become involved in the still relatively new business of making motion pictures. She originally studied to be a teacher. While attending a normal school
in New York she visited the World Film Studio in Fort Lee, New Jersey
. Two days later she was working there as an extra making $3 a day.
film studio then made her major debut in the 1915 silent film
production of the Robert W. Service poem, The Shooting of Dan McGrew.
As Evelyn Brent, she continued to work in film, developing into a young woman whose sultry looks were much sought after. After World War I
, she went to London
for a vacation. She met American playwright Oliver Cromwell who urged her to accept an important role in The Ruined Lady. The production was presented on the London stage. The actress remained four years in England, performing in films produced by British companies. She also worked on stage there before going to Hollywood in 1922.
There, her career received a major boost the following year when she was chosen as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars
. Signed by Douglas Fairbanks Sr., he failed to find a story for Brent. She left his company to join Associated Authors.
Evelyn went on to make more than two dozen silent films including three for the noted Austria
n director, Josef von Sternberg
. In 1928 she starred opposite William Powell
in Paramount Pictures
' (and her own) first talkie. One film, Interference (1928), did not live up to expectations at the box office. Not dissuaded, Brent played major roles in several more features, most notably The Silver Horde
and the Paramount Pictures
all-star revue Paramount on Parade
(both 1930).
By the early part of the 1930s, she was busy working in secondary roles in a variety of films as well as touring with vaudeville
shows.
By 1941 her screen career was at its least prestigious point. Now 45, too mature for ingenue roles, and no longer in demand by major studios, she found plenty of work at the smaller, low-budget studios. She photographed attractively opposite leading men who were also at advanced ages and later stages in their careers: Neil Hamilton in Producers Releasing Corporation
's production Dangerous Lady, Lee Tracy
in the same studio's The Payoff
, and Jack Holt
in the serial Holt of the Secret Service
, produced by Larry Darmour for Columbia Pictures
. Her performances were still persuasive, and her name was still recognizable to moviegoers: theater owners often put "Evelyn Brent" on their marquees. In the early 1940s she worked in the Pine-Thomas "B" action features for Paramount Pictures
release. Veteran director William Beaudine
cast her in many "B" productions, including Emergency Landing
(1941), Bowery Champs (1944), The Golden Eye (1948), and Again Pioneers (1950). After performing in more than 120 films, she retired from acting in 1950 and worked for a number of years as an actor's agent.
Evelyn returned to acting in television's Wagon Train
for one episode in 1960, The Lita Foladaire Story.
for whom the foxtrot
dance was named. They were still married when he died in 1959. Several biographical sources claim or suggest that Brent was actually a lesbian
or bisexual
; she was a fixture of the lesbian social circle in Hollywood during the 1920s.
Brent died of a heart attack
in 1975 at her Los Angeles home. She was cremated and interred in the San Fernando Mission Cemetery
in Mission Hills, California
. For her contribution to the motion picture industry, she was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
at 6548 Hollywood Blvd.
Talkie
Early life
Born Mary Elizabeth Riggs in Tampa, FloridaTampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
and known as Betty, she was a child of 10 when her mother Eleanor died, leaving her father Arthur to raise her alone. After moving to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
as a teenager, her good looks brought modeling jobs that led to an opportunity to become involved in the still relatively new business of making motion pictures. She originally studied to be a teacher. While attending a normal school
Normal school
A normal school is a school created to train high school graduates to be teachers. Its purpose is to establish teaching standards or norms, hence its name...
in New York she visited the World Film Studio in Fort Lee, New Jersey
Fort Lee, New Jersey
Fort Lee is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 35,345. Located atop the Hudson Palisades, the borough is the western terminus of the George Washington Bridge...
. Two days later she was working there as an extra making $3 a day.
Career
She began her film career working under her own name at a New JerseyNew Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
film studio then made her major debut in the 1915 silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
production of the Robert W. Service poem, The Shooting of Dan McGrew.
As Evelyn Brent, she continued to work in film, developing into a young woman whose sultry looks were much sought after. After World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, she went to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
for a vacation. She met American playwright Oliver Cromwell who urged her to accept an important role in The Ruined Lady. The production was presented on the London stage. The actress remained four years in England, performing in films produced by British companies. She also worked on stage there before going to Hollywood in 1922.
There, her career received a major boost the following year when she was chosen as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars
WAMPAS Baby Stars
The WAMPAS Baby Stars was a promotional campaign sponsored by the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers in the United States which honored thirteen young women each year whom they believed to be on the threshold of movie stardom. They were selected from 1922 to 1934, and annual...
. Signed by Douglas Fairbanks Sr., he failed to find a story for Brent. She left his company to join Associated Authors.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n director, Josef von Sternberg
Josef von Sternberg
Josef von Sternberg — born Jonas Sternberg — was an Austrian-American film director. He is particularly noted for his distinctive mise en scène, use of lighting and soft lens, and seven-film collaboration with actress Marlene Dietrich.-Youth:Von Sternberg was born Jonas Sternberg to a Jewish...
. In 1928 she starred opposite William Powell
William Powell
William Horatio Powell was an American actor.A major star at MGM, he was paired with Myrna Loy in 14 films, including the popular Thin Man series in which Powell and Loy played Nick and Nora Charles...
in Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
' (and her own) first talkie. One film, Interference (1928), did not live up to expectations at the box office. Not dissuaded, Brent played major roles in several more features, most notably The Silver Horde
The Silver Horde (1930 film)
The Silver Horde is a 1930 romantic drama film starring Joel McCrea, in his first leading role, as an Alaskan fisherman torn between two women, one good and the other bad . The title is a reference to salmon. It is the second film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Rex Beach...
and the Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
all-star revue Paramount on Parade
Paramount on Parade
Paramount on Parade is a all-star revue released by Paramount Pictures, directed by several directors including Edmund Goulding, Dorothy Arzner, Ernst Lubitsch, Rowland V. Lee, A. Edward Sutherland, Victor Heerman, Lothar Mendes, Otto Brower, Edwin H...
(both 1930).
By the early part of the 1930s, she was busy working in secondary roles in a variety of films as well as touring with vaudeville
Vaudeville
Vaudeville was a theatrical genre of variety entertainment in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s. Each performance was made up of a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill...
shows.
By 1941 her screen career was at its least prestigious point. Now 45, too mature for ingenue roles, and no longer in demand by major studios, she found plenty of work at the smaller, low-budget studios. She photographed attractively opposite leading men who were also at advanced ages and later stages in their careers: Neil Hamilton in Producers Releasing Corporation
Producers Releasing Corporation
Producers Releasing Corporation was one of the more lower-end Hollywood film studios on Poverty Row from the late '30s to the mid-'40s. PRC, as it was commonly known, made low-budget B-movies for the lower-half of a double bill. A few of its films have gained a respectable reputation over the...
's production Dangerous Lady, Lee Tracy
Lee Tracy
William Lee Tracy was an American actor.- Early life :Tracy was born in Atlanta, Georgia.After graduating from Western Military Academy in 1918 he studied electrical engineering at Union College, and then served as a 2nd lieutenant in World War I. In the early 1920s he decided to work as an actor...
in the same studio's The Payoff
The Payoff (1942 film)
- Plot summary :Reporter Brad MacKay investigates the murder on the District Attorney who had tried to prosecute a syndicate that is involved in sleeze and local corruption...
, and Jack Holt
Jack Holt (actor)
Jack Holt was an American motion picture actor. He was a leading man of silent and sound films, and was known for his many roles in Westerns.-Early life:...
in the serial Holt of the Secret Service
Holt of the Secret Service
Holt of the Secret Service was the 16th serial released by Columbia Pictures.-Plot:A murderous gang of counterfeiters has kidnapped John Severn, the U.S. government's best engraver, who is being held against his will and is forced to print virtually undetectable phony cash. The Secret Service...
, produced by Larry Darmour for Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
. Her performances were still persuasive, and her name was still recognizable to moviegoers: theater owners often put "Evelyn Brent" on their marquees. In the early 1940s she worked in the Pine-Thomas "B" action features for Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
release. Veteran director William Beaudine
William Beaudine
William Beaudine was an American film actor and director. He was one of Hollywood's most prolific directors, turning out films in remarkable numbers and in a wide variety of genres.-Early life and career:...
cast her in many "B" productions, including Emergency Landing
Emergency Landing (1941 film)
Emergency Landing is a 1941 American aviation spy-fi romantic screwball comedy film directed by William Beaudine. The film stars Forrest Tucker in his second film and in his first leading role and features lots of mismatched stock footage of various types of aircraft...
(1941), Bowery Champs (1944), The Golden Eye (1948), and Again Pioneers (1950). After performing in more than 120 films, she retired from acting in 1950 and worked for a number of years as an actor's agent.
Evelyn returned to acting in television's Wagon Train
Wagon Train
Wagon Train is an American Western series that ran on NBC from 1957–62 and then on ABC from 1962–65...
for one episode in 1960, The Lita Foladaire Story.
Private life
Evelyn Brent was married three times. One of her husbands was movie executive Bernard P. Fineman. She married producer Harry D. Edwards. Her last husband was the vaudeville actor Harry FoxHarry Fox
Harry Fox , born Arthur Carringford, was a vaudeville dancer and comedian, most famous for giving his name to the Fox Trot dance in New York. His steps were recorded by dance instructor F. L. Clendenen in his 1914 book Dance Mad as "The Fox Trot, as danced by Mr. Fox"...
for whom the foxtrot
Foxtrot (Dance)
The foxtrot is a smooth progressive dance characterized by long, continuous flowing movements across the dance floor. It is danced to big band music, and the feeling is one of elegance and sophistication...
dance was named. They were still married when he died in 1959. Several biographical sources claim or suggest that Brent was actually a lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
or bisexual
Bisexuality
Bisexuality is sexual behavior or an orientation involving physical or romantic attraction to both males and females, especially with regard to men and women. It is one of the three main classifications of sexual orientation, along with a heterosexual and a homosexual orientation, all a part of the...
; she was a fixture of the lesbian social circle in Hollywood during the 1920s.
Brent died of a heart attack
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
in 1975 at her Los Angeles home. She was cremated and interred in the San Fernando Mission Cemetery
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
The San Fernando Mission Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery located at 11160 Stranwood Avenue in the Mission Hills community of the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California, near the San Fernando Mission....
in Mission Hills, California
Mission Hills, California
Mission Hills is a census-designated place in Santa Barbara County, California, a short distance north of Lompoc on Highway 1. The population was 3,576 at the 2010 census, up from 3,142 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
. For her contribution to the motion picture industry, she was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hollywood Walk of Fame
The Hollywood Walk of Fame consists of more than 2,400 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along fifteen blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California...
at 6548 Hollywood Blvd.
Filmography
Silent- The Heart of a Painted Woman (1915 Popular Plays and Players) Lost
- The Shooting of Dan McGrewThe Shooting of Dan McGrew (1915 film)The Shooting of Dan McGrew is a 1915 silent American drama film directed by Herbert Blaché, based on the poem of the same name.- Cast :* Edmund Breese as Jim Maxwell* William A. Morse as Dan McGrew* Kathryn Adams as Lou Maxwell...
(1915 Popular Plays and Players) Lost - When Love Laughs (1915 Independent Moving Pictures Company of America) Lost
- The Lure of Heart's DesireThe Lure of Heart's DesireThe Lure of Heart's Desire is a 1916 silent American drama film directed by Francis J. Grandon. The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* Edmund Breese as Jim Carew* Arthur Hoops as Thomas Martin* John Mahon as Crazy Jake...
(1916 Popular Plays and Players) Lost - The Iron Will (1916 Biograph) Lost
- The Soul MarketThe Soul MarketThe Soul Market is a 1916 silent American drama film directed by Francis J. Grandon. The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* Olga Petrova as Elaine Elton * Arthur Hoops as Oscar Billings...
(1916 Popular Plays and Players) Lost - Playing with FirePlaying with Fire (1916 film)Playing with Fire is a 1916 silent American drama film directed by Francis J. Grandon. The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* Olga Petrova as Jean Serian * Arthur Hoops as Geoffrey Vane* Evelyn Brent as Lucille Vane...
(1916 Popular Plays and Players) Lost - The Spell of the YukonThe Spell of the Yukon (film)The Spell of the Yukon is a 1916 silent American drama film directed by Burton L. King.- Cast :* Edmund Breese as Jim Carson* Arthur Hoops as Albert Temple* Christine Mayo as Helen Temple* William Sherwood as Bob Adams...
(1916 Popular Plays and Players) Lost - The Weakness of StrengthThe Weakness of StrengthThe Weakness of Strength is a 1916 silent American drama film directed by Harry Revier. The film is considered to be a lost film.- Cast :* Edmund Breese as Daniel Gaynor* Clifford Bruce as Bill Jackson* Ormi Hawley as Mary Alden...
(1916 Popular Plays and Players) Lost - The Iron WomanThe Iron Woman (film)The Iron Woman is a 1916 silent American drama film directed by Carl Harbaugh. The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* Nance O'Neil as Sarah Maitland* Einar Linden as David Ritchie* Alfred Hickman as Blair Maitland* Evelyn Brent as Nannie Maitland...
(1916) - The Millionaire's DoubleThe Millionaire's DoubleThe Millionaire's Double is a 1917 silent American drama film directed by Harry Davenport, starring Lionel Barrymore and Evelyn Brent. The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* Lionel Barrymore as Bide Bennington* Evelyn Brent as Constance Brent...
(1917 Rolfe Photoplays) Lost - To the DeathTo the Death (film)To the Death is a 1917 silent American drama film directed by Burton L. King. The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* Olga Petrova as Bianca Sylva To the Death is a 1917 silent American drama film directed by Burton L. King. The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* Olga Petrova as Bianca...
(1917 Metro Pictures) Lost - Who's Your Neighbor?Who's Your Neighbor?Who's Your Neighbor? is a 1917 silent American drama film directed by S. Rankin Drew. The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* Christine Mayo as Hattie Fenshaw* Anders Randolf as Bryant M. Harding* Evelyn Brent as Betty Hamlin...
(1917 Master Drama Features)Lost - Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1917 LawrenceWebber/State's Rights) Extant
- DaybreakDaybreak (1918 film)Daybreak is a 1918 silent American drama film directed by Albert Capellani. The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* Emily Stevens as Edith Frome* Julian L'Estrange as Arthur Frome* Herman Lieb as Herbert Rankin* Augustus Phillips as Dr. David Brett...
(1918 Metro) Lost - Border River (1919 Arrow) Extant
- Help! Help! Police!Help! Help! Police!Help! Help! Police! is a 1919 silent American comedy film directed by Edward Dillon.- Cast :* George Walsh as George Welston* Eric Mayne as Edward P. Welston* Henry Hallam as Judson Pendleton* Marie Burke as Mrs. Pendleton* Alice Mann as Eve Pendleton...
(1919 Fox) Lost - Fool's GoldFool's Gold (1919 film)Fool's Gold is a 1919 silent American drama film directed by Laurence Trimble. A copy of the film survives in the National Film and Television Archive.- Cast :* Mitchell Lewis as Marshall Strong* Wellington A...
(1919 Washington Motion Picture Co.) Extant - The Other Man's WifeThe Other Man's WifeThe Other Man's Wife is a 1919 silent American drama film directed by Carl Harbaugh. The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* Ellen Cassidy as Mrs. Fred Hartley* Stuart Holmes as J. Douglas Kerr* Ned Hay as Fred Hartley...
(1919 Carl Harbaugh)Lost - The Glorious LadyThe Glorious LadyThe Glorious Lady is a 1919 silent American drama film directed by George Irving. A copy of the film survives in the Nederlands Filmmuseum.- Cast :* Olive Thomas as Ivis Benson* Matt Moore as The Duke of Loame* Evelyn Brent as Lady Eileen...
(1919 Selznick Pictures)Extant - The Law DivineThe Law DivineThe Law Divine is a 1920 silent British crime film directed by H. B. Parkinson and Challis Sanderson. The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* H. V. Esmond as Captain Jack le Bras* Eva Moore as Edie le Bas* Evelyn Brent as Daphne Grey...
(1920 Master Films) Lost - The Shuttle of LifeThe Shuttle of LifeThe Shuttle of Life is a 1920 silent British drama film directed by D. J. Williams. The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* C. Aubrey Smith as Reverend John Stone* Evelyn Brent as Miriam Grey* Jack Hobbs as Ray Sinclair...
(1920 Phillips) Lost - SoniaSonia (film)Sonia is a 1921 silent British drama film directed by Denison Clift and starring Evelyn Brent. The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* Evelyn Brent as Sonia Dainton* Clive Brook as David O'Raine* Cyril Raymond as Tom Dainton...
(1921 Ideal) Lost - The Door That Has No KeyThe Door That Has No KeyThe Door That Has No Key is a 1921 silent British drama film directed by Frank Hall Crane. The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* George Relph as Jack Scorrier* Betty Faire as Margaret Hubbard* Evelyn Brent as Violet Melton...
(1921 Alliance Film Corp.) Lost - SybilSybil (1921 film)Sybil is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Jack Denton and starring Evelyn Brent, Cowley Wright and Gordon Hopkirk. It is an adaptation of the novel Sybil by Benjamin Disraeli. A lost film.-Cast:* Evelyn Brent - Sybil Gerard...
(1921 Ideal Films) Lost - DemosDemos (film)Demos is a 1921 silent British drama film directed by Denison Clift. The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* Milton Rosmer as Richard Mortimer* Evelyn Brent as Emma Vine* Warwick Ward as Willis Rodman* Bettina Campbell as Adela Waltham...
(1921 Ideal Films) Lost - Laughter and TearsLaughter and Tears (1921 film)Laughter and Tears is a 1921 British-Dutch silent drama film directed by B. E. Doxat-Pratt. The film is extant in copies at the British Film Institute and the Nederlands Filmmuseum.-Cast:* Evelyn Brent - Pierrette* Adelqui Migliar - Mario Mari...
(1921 Granger-Binger Films) Extant - Pages of LifePages of Life (film)Pages of Life is a 1922 silent British drama film directed by Adelqui Migliar and starring Evelyn Brent. The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* Evelyn Brent as Mitzi / Dolores* Richard Turner as Valerius* Jack Trevor as Lord Mainwaring...
(1922 Adelqui Migliar Productions) Lost - Married to a MormonMarried to a MormonMarried to a Mormon is a 1922 silent British drama film directed by H. B. Parkinson and starring Evelyn Brent. The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* Evelyn Brent as Beryl Fane* Clive Brook as Lionel Daventry* George Wynn as Philip Lorimer...
(1922 Master Films)Lost - Trapped by the MormonsTrapped by the MormonsTrapped by the Mormons is a 1922 silent British drama film directed by H. B. Parkinson and starring Evelyn Brent.- Cast :* Evelyn Brent as Nora Prescott* Louis Willoughby as Isoldi Keene...
(1922 Master Films)Lost - The ExperimentThe Experiment (1922 film)The Experiment is a 1922 silent British drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Evelyn Brent. The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* Evelyn Brent as Doris Fielding* Clive Brook as Vivian Caryll* Templar Powell as Maj. Maurice Brandon...
(1922 Stoll Picture Productions) Lost - The Spanish JadeThe Spanish JadeThe Spanish Jade is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by John S. Robertson. Alfred Hitchcock is credited as a title designer. The film is now considered a lost film.-Cast:* David Powell as Gil Pérez* Marc McDermott as Don Luis Ramónez de Alavia...
(1922 Famous Players-Lasky/Paramount) Lost - Held to AnswerHeld to AnswerHeld to Answer is a 1923 silent American drama film directed by Harold M. Shaw The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* House Peters as John Hampstead* Grace Carlyle as Mariann Dounay* John St. Polis as Hiram Burbeck...
(1923 Metro Pictures) Lost - Loving LiesLoving LiesLoving Lies is a 1924 silent American drama film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring Evelyn Brent. The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* Evelyn Brent as Ellen Craig* Monte Blue as Captain Dan stover* Joan Lowell as Madge Barlow* Charles K...
(1924 Associated Authors) Lost - The Shadow of the DesertThe Shadow of the DesertThe Shadow of the Desert is a 1924 silent American horror film directed by George Archainbaud...
(1924 Fox) Lost - Arizona ExpressArizona ExpressArizona Express is a 1924 silent American drama film directed by Tom Buckingham and starring Evelyn Brent. Prints of the film survive in the Museum of Modern Art.- Cast :* Pauline Starke as Katherine Keith* Evelyn Brent as Lola Nichols...
(1924 Fox) Extant - The PlundererThe PlundererThe Plunderer is a 1924 silent American Western film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Evelyn Brent. An earlier version starred William Farnum in 1920...
(1924 Fox) Lost - The Lone ChanceThe Lone ChanceThe Lone Chance is a 1924 silent American drama film directed by Howard M. Mitchell and starring Evelyn Brent. The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* John Gilbert as Jack Saunders* Evelyn Brent as Margaret West* John Miljan as Lew Brody...
(1924 Fox) Lost - The Desert OutlawThe Desert OutlawThe Desert Outlaw is a 1924 silent American Western film directed by Edmund Mortimer and starring Evelyn Brent. Prints of the film survive in the Czech Film Archive.- Cast :* Buck Jones as Sam Langdon* Evelyn Brent as May Halloway...
(1924 Fox) Extant;(Czech Film Archive) - The Cyclone RiderThe Cyclone RiderThe Cyclone Rider is a 1924 silent American adventure film directed by Tom Buckingham. Prints of the film survive in the Czech Film Archive.- Cast :* Reed Howes as Richard Armstrong* Alma Bennett as Doris Steele* William Bailey as Reynard Trask...
(1924 Fox) Extant;(Czech Film Archive) - The Dangerous FlirtThe Dangerous FlirtThe Dangerous Flirt is a 1924 melodrama directed by Tod Browning, which is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Evelyn Brent as Sheila Fairfax* Edward Earle as Dick Morris* Sheldon Lewis as Don Alfonso...
(1924 Gothic Pictures/FBO) Lost - My Husband's WivesMy Husband's WivesMy Husband's Wives is a 1924 silent American drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Shirley Mason. The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* Shirley Mason as Vale Harvey* Bryant Washburn as William Harvey* Evelyn Brent as Marie Wynn...
(1924 Fox) Lost - Silk Stocking SalSilk Stocking SalSilk Stocking Sal is a 1924 drama film directed by Tod Browning. As with most Evelyn Brent starring FBO films of the mid 1920s, Silk Stocking Sal is a lost film.-Cast:* Evelyn Brent - 'Stormy' Martin* Robert Ellis - Bob Cooper...
(1924 FBO)Lost - Midnight MollyMidnight MollyMidnight Molly is a 1925 silent American drama film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Evelyn Brent. The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* Evelyn Brent as Margaret Warren / Midnight Molly* John T. Dillon as Daley...
(1925 Gothic Pictures/FBO) Extant(British Film Institute(BFI) ) - Forbidden Cargo (1925 Robertson -Cole/FBO) Lost
- Alias Mary FlynnAlias Mary FlynnAlias Mary Flynn is a 1925 silent American drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Evelyn Brent. The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* Evelyn Brent as Mary Flynn* Malcolm McGregor as Tim Reagan* William V...
(1925 FBO) Lost - Smooth as SatinSmooth as SatinSmooth as Satin is a 1925 silent American drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Evelyn Brent. The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* Evelyn Brent as Gertie Jones* Bruce Gordon as Jimmy Hartigan* Fred Kelsey as Kersey...
(1925 Robertson-Cole/FBO)Lost - Lady RobinhoodLady RobinhoodLady Robinhood is a 1925 silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and featuring Boris Karloff.-Cast:* Evelyn Brent as Señorita Catalina / La Ortiga* Robert Ellis as Hugh Winthrop* Boris Karloff as Cabraza* William Humphrey as Governor...
(1925 Robertson-Cole/FBO) Lost(trailer LoC) - Three Wise Crooks (1925)
- Broadway LadyBroadway LadyBroadway Lady is a 1925 silent American drama film directed by Wesley Ruggles.- Cast :* Evelyn Brent as Rosalie Ryan* Marjorie Bonner as Mary Andrews* Theodore von Eltz as Bob Westbrook* Joyce Compton as Phyllis Westbrook...
(1925 Robertson-Cole/FBO) Extant(Library of Congress) - Queen o'Diamonds (1926 Robertson-Cole/FBO) Lost
- Secret Orders (1926 Robertson-Cole/FBO) Lost
- Love 'Em and Leave 'EmLove 'Em and Leave 'Em (film)Love 'Em and Leave 'Em is a 1926 silent American comedy-drama film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Evelyn Brent.- Cast :* Evelyn Brent as Mame Walsh* Lawrence Gray as Bill Billingsley* Louise Brooks as Janie Walsh* Osgood Perkins as Lem Woodruff...
(1926 Paramount) Extant - The Impostor (1926 Gothic Pictures/FBO) Lost
- The Jade Cup (1926 Gothic Pictures/FBO) Lost
- Flame of the Argentine (1926 Robertson-Cole/FBO) Lost
- Love's Greatest MistakeLove's Greatest MistakeLove's Greatest Mistake is a 1927 silent American drama film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and starring Evelyn Brent.- Cast :* Evelyn Brent as Jane* William Powell as Don Kendall* James Hall as Harvey Gibbs* Josephine Dunn as Honey McNeil...
(1927) - Blind AlleysBlind Alleys (film)Blind Alleys is a 1927 silent American drama film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Evelyn Brent.- Cast :* Thomas Meighan as Captain Dan Kirby* Evelyn Brent as Sally Ray* Greta Nissen as Maria d'Alvarez Kirby* Hugh Miller as Julio Lachados...
(1927 Famous Players-Lasky/Paramount)Lost - Paying the Penalty (1927)
- Women's Wares (1927 Tiffany) Extant(British Film Institute(BFI))
- Beau SabreurBeau SabreurBeau Sabreur is a 1928 silent film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by John Waters and starred Gary Cooper and Evelyn Brent. The plot was based on a novel by P. C. Wren. Only a trailer exists of this film...
(1928 Paramount)Lost - The Last Command (1928 Paramount)Extant
- The ShowdownThe Showdown (1928 film)The Showdown is a 1928 silent American drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Evelyn Brent.- Cast :* George Bancroft as Cardan* Evelyn Brent as Sibyl Shelton* Neil Hamilton as Wilson Shelton* Fred Kohler as Winter...
(1928 Paramount) Extant(Library of Congress) - A Night of MysteryA Night of MysteryA Night of Mystery is a 1928 silent American drama film directed by Lothar Mendes and starring Evelyn Brent.- Cast :* Adolphe Menjou as Captain Ferreol* Evelyn Brent as Gilberte Boismartel* Nora Lane as Thérèse D'Egremont...
(1928 Paramount) Extant(UCLA Film & TV) - His Tiger Wife (1928 Paramount Pictures) Lost
- The Drag NetThe Drag NetThe Drag Net [sometimes The Dragnet] is a 1928 silent film crime drama produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Josef von Sternberg from an original screen story and starred George Bancroft and Evelyn Brent. The director and the two lead actors...
(1928) - The Mating CallThe Mating Call (film)The Mating Call is a 1928 silent drama film about a WWI vet who takes on the Ku Klux Klan when he loses his wife to a womanizing Klansman. The film was produced by Howard Hughes for his Caddo Corporation, and was originally released by Paramount Pictures...
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- InterferenceInterference (film)Interference is an early sound film drama released in 1928 and starring William Powell and Evelyn Brent. This was Paramount Pictures' first ever full talking movie. It was also simultaneously filmed as a silent. The film was based on the play Interference, a Play in Three Acts by Roland Pertwee and...
(1928) - BroadwayBroadway (1929 film)Broadway is a 1929 film directed by Pál Fejös from the play of the same name by George Abbott and Philip Dunning. It stars Glenn Tryon, Evelyn Brent, Paul Porcasi, Robert Ellis, Merna Kennedy and Thomas E...
(1929) - Fast CompanyFast Company (1929 film)Fast Company is a 1929 American comedy film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and starring Evelyn Brent.-Preservation status:According to the Internet Movie Database entry, the UCLA Film and Television Archive has reels 1, 2, and 3 of this film, with reel 4 having disintegrated in 1990.- Cast :*...
(1929) - Woman TrapWoman TrapWoman Trap is a 1929 American drama film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Evelyn Brent.- Cast :* Hal Skelly as Dan Malone* Chester Morris as Ray Malone* Evelyn Brent as Kitty Evans* William B. Davidson as Watts* Effie Ellsler as Mrs. Malone...
(1929) - Why Bring That Up?Why Bring That Up?Why Bring That Up? is a 1929 American black-and-white musical film starring minstrel show comedians Charles Mack and George Moran.-Cast:*Charles Mack - Mack*George Moran - Moran*Evelyn Brent - Betty*Harry Green - Irving*Bert Swor - Bert...
(1929) - Darkened RoomsDarkened RoomsDarkened Rooms is a 1929 American mystery film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Evelyn Brent.- Cast :* Evelyn Brent as Ellen* Neil Hamilton as Emory Jago* Doris Hill as Joyce Clayton* David Newell as Billy* Gale Henry as Madame Silvara...
(1929) - Slightly ScarletSlightly Scarlet (1930 film)Slightly Scarlet is a 1930 American comedy film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and Edwin H. Knopf and starring Evelyn Brent.- Cast :* Evelyn Brent as Lucy Stavrin* Clive Brook as Hon...
(1930) - FramedFramed (1930 film)- Cast :*Evelyn Brent as Rose Manning*Regis Toomey as Jimmy McArthur*Ralf Harolde as Chuck Gaines*William Holden as Inspector 'Butch' McArthur*Maurice Black as Bing Murdock*Robert Emmett O'Connor as Sergeant Schultze*Eddie Kane as Headwaiter...
(1930) - Paramount on ParadeParamount on ParadeParamount on Parade is a all-star revue released by Paramount Pictures, directed by several directors including Edmund Goulding, Dorothy Arzner, Ernst Lubitsch, Rowland V. Lee, A. Edward Sutherland, Victor Heerman, Lothar Mendes, Otto Brower, Edwin H...
(1930) - The Silver HordeThe Silver Horde (1930 film)The Silver Horde is a 1930 romantic drama film starring Joel McCrea, in his first leading role, as an Alaskan fisherman torn between two women, one good and the other bad . The title is a reference to salmon. It is the second film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Rex Beach...
(1930) - Madonna of the StreetsMadonna of the Streets (film)Madonna of the Streets is a 1930 American drama film directed by John S. Robertson and starring Evelyn Brent.- Cast :* Evelyn Brent as May* Robert Ames as Morton* Ivan Linow as Slumguillion* Josephine Dunn as Marion* Edwards Davis as Clark...
(1930) - Traveling HusbandsTraveling HusbandsTraveling Husbands is a 1931 American comedy film directed by Paul Sloane and starring Evelyn Brent.- Cast :* Evelyn Brent as Ruby Smith* Frank Albertson as Barry Greene* Constance Cummings as Ellen Wilson* Hugh Herbert as Hymie Schwartz...
(1931) - The Pagan LadyThe Pagan LadyThe Pagan Lady is a 1931 American drama film directed by John Francis Dillon and starring Evelyn Brent.- Cast :* Evelyn Brent as Dorothy 'Dot' Hunter* Conrad Nagel as Ernest Todd* Charles Bickford as Dingo Mike* Roland Young as Dr...
(1931) - The Mad Parade (1931)
- High PressureHigh Pressure (film)High Pressure is a 1932 American comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Evelyn Brent.- Cast :* William Powell as Gar Evans* Evelyn Brent as Francine Dale* George Sidney as Colonel Ginsburg* John Wray as Jimmy Moore...
(1932) - Attorney for the DefenseAttorney for the DefenseAttorney for the Defense is a 1932 American drama film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Evelyn Brent.- Cast :* Edmund Lowe as William J. Burton* Evelyn Brent as Val Lorraine* Constance Cummings as Ruth Barry* Don Dillaway as Paul Wallace...
(1932) - The CrusaderThe Crusader (1932 film)The Crusader is a 1932 American drama film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Evelyn Brent.- Cast :* Evelyn Brent as Tess Brandon* H. B. Warner as Phillip Brandon* Lew Cody as Jimmie Dale* Ned Sparks as Eddie Crane* Walter Byron as Joe Carson...
(1932) - The Public Be Hanged (1933)
- Speed LimitedSpeed LimitedSpeed Limited is a 1935 American crime film directed by Albert Herman and starring Evelyn Brent.- Cast :* Ralph Graves as Jerry Paley* Evelyn Brent as Natalie* Claudia Dell as Marjorie* Andy Rice as Smitty* Walter Worden as Government man...
(1935) - Symphony of LivingSymphony of LivingSymphony of Living is a 1935 American film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Evelyn Brent.- Cast :*Evelyn Brent as Paula Greig Rupert*Al Shean as Adolph Greig*Charles Judels as Rozzini*John Darrow as Richard Greig*Albert Conti as Mancini...
(1935) - Home on the RangeHome on the Range (1935 film)Home on the Range is a 1935 American drama film directed by Arthur Jacobson and starring Jackie Coogan.- Cast :* Jackie Coogan as Jack Hatfield* Randolph Scott as Tom Hatfield* Evelyn Brent as Georgia* Dean Jagger as Thurman* Addison Richards as Beady...
(1935) - Without Children (1935)
- The Nitwits (1935)
- Song of the Trail (1936)
- It Couldn't Have Happened – But It DidIt Couldn't Have Happened – But It DidIt Couldn't Have Happened – But It Did is a 1936 American film directed by Phil Rosen. The film is also known as It Couldn't Have Happened .- Cast :*Reginald Denny as Greg Stone*Evelyn Brent as Beverly Blake...
(1936) - One for All (1936)
- Hopalong Cassidy ReturnsHopalong Cassidy ReturnsHopalong Cassidy Returns is a 1936 western film sequel starring William Boyd. Town marshall Hopalong Cassidy investigates the murder of a gold miner who was killed before he could file his claim.-Cast:*William Boyd*George 'Gabby' Hayes*Gail Sheridan...
(1936) - Jungle JimJungle Jim (serial)Jungle Jim is a Universal movie serial based on the comic strip by Alex Raymond.-Chapter titles:# Into the Lion's Den# The Cobra Strikes# The Menacing Hand# The Killer's Trail# The Bridge of Terror# Drums of Doom# The Earth Trembles...
(1937) - King of Gamblers (1937)
- The Last Train from Madrid (1937)
- Night Club Scandal (1937)
- Sudden Bill Dorn (1937)
- Daughter of the Orient (1937)
- Tip-Off Girls (1938)
- Mr. Wong, DetectiveMr. Wong, DetectiveMr. Wong, Detective is a 1938 crime film directed by William Nigh and starring Boris Karloff.-Cast:* Boris Karloff - Mr. James Lee Wong* Grant Withers - Captain Sam Street* Maxine Jennings - Myra Ross, Dayton's Secretary...
(1938) - The Law West of Tombstone (1938)
- Panama LadyPanama Lady- External links :*...
(1939) - Daughter of the TongDaughter of the TongDaughter of the Tong is a 1939 crime film about a detective that goes against a female leader of an Oriental crime ring.-Plot:Ralph Dickson is an FBI agent assigned to investigate the killing of a colleague. He is chosen to investigate due to an uncanny likeness to the presumed killer...
(1939) - The Mad Empress (1939)
- Emergency LandingEmergency landingAn emergency landing is a landing made by an aircraft in response to a crisis which either interferes with the operation of the aircraft or involves sudden medical emergencies necessitating diversion to the nearest airport.-Types of emergency landings:...
(1941) - Forced Landing (1941)
- Wide Open Town (1941)
- Dangerous Lady (1941)
- Holt of the Secret ServiceHolt of the Secret ServiceHolt of the Secret Service was the 16th serial released by Columbia Pictures.-Plot:A murderous gang of counterfeiters has kidnapped John Severn, the U.S. government's best engraver, who is being held against his will and is forced to print virtually undetectable phony cash. The Secret Service...
(1941) - Westward HoWestward Ho (1942 film)Westward Ho is a 1942 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by John English.- Cast :* Bob Steele as Tucson Smith* Tom Tyler as Stony Brooke* Rufe Davis as Lullaby Joslin* Evelyn Brent as Mrs...
(1942) - Wrecking CrewWrecking Crew (1942 film)- Cast :*Richard Arlen as Matt Carney*Chester Morris as Duke Mason*Jean Parker as Peggy Starr*Joe Sawyer as Fred Bunce*Esther Dale as Mike O'Glendy*Alexander Granach as Joe Poska*Evelyn Brent as Martha Poska*Billy Nelson as Tom Kemp*William Hall as Red...
(1942) - The PayoffThe Payoff (1942 film)- Plot summary :Reporter Brad MacKay investigates the murder on the District Attorney who had tried to prosecute a syndicate that is involved in sleeze and local corruption...
(1942) - Attorney for the DefenseAttorney for the DefenseAttorney for the Defense is a 1932 American drama film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Evelyn Brent.- Cast :* Edmund Lowe as William J. Burton* Evelyn Brent as Val Lorraine* Constance Cummings as Ruth Barry* Don Dillaway as Paul Wallace...
(1943) - Spy Train (1943)
- The Seventh VictimThe Seventh VictimThe Seventh Victim is a 1943 horror and film noir starring Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell, Kim Hunter , and Hugh Beaumont, directed by Mark Robson, and produced by Val Lewton for RKO Radio Pictures...
(1943) - Bowery ChampsBowery ChampsBowery Champs is an American film starring the East Side Kids. Released in 1944, it was directed by William Beaudine.-Plot:Copy boys Muggs and Glimpy investigate a murder. They locate the ex-wife of the murdered man and become convinced she is innocent...
(1944) - Raiders of the South (1947)
- Robin Hood of Monterey (1947)
- Stage Struck (1948)
- The Golden EyeThe Golden EyeThe Golden Eye is a 1948 American film directed by William Beaudine and starring Roland Winters in his fourth appearance as Charlie Chan. The film is also known as Charlie Chan in Texas and Charlie Chan in the Golden Eye .- Cast :*Roland Winters as Charlie Chan*Victor Sen Yung as Tommy Chan*Mantan...
(1948) - Again... Pioneers (1950)