Barbara Kent
Biography
Barbara Kent was a Canadian film actress who worked in silent pictures and the early talkies. Born in Gadsby, Alberta, she graduated from Hollywood High School in 1925, won the Miss Hollywood Pageant that year, and took a small early role at Universal, which put her under contract. A petite brunette, she became popular as a comedian opposite stars such as Reginald Denny. After Universal lent her to MGM, her turn as the heroine opposite Greta Garbo in Flesh and the Devil (1926) made a strong impression. Audiences and censors took notice of No Man's Law in 1927, where she seemed to swim nude, and its popularity brought her a WAMPAS Baby Star selection. She moved smoothly into sound with Harold Lloyd in Welcome Danger (1929) and Feet First (1930), and critics praised her 1933 role in the film adaptation of Oliver Twist. She also starred in The Perfect Alibi in 1932. Kent died in 2011.
103years old at death
- Born Gadsby
- Died Palm Desert
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Also credited as Barbara Cloutman and Kent, Barbara
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 4 years1926 to 1930
Every film, newest first
- 1930Feet FirstIMDb rating 6.7
- 1929Welcome DangerIMDb rating 5.9
- 1928LonesomeIMDb rating 7.7
- 1926Flesh and the DevilIMDb rating 7.6
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First role
Kent won the Miss Hollywood Pageant in 1925, the same year she graduated from Hollywood High School and started her film career with a small role at Universal Studios.
Big break
In 1926, MGM borrowed Kent from Universal for Flesh and the Devil, and she stood out as the heroine set against Greta Garbo's femme fatale.
Beyond film
In 1932, Kent took the lead in The Perfect Alibi, which came from a play by A. A. Milne, staged at the Beverly Hills Little Theatre for Professionals, co-founded by Harold Lloyd.
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Worked with
Barbara Kent shares two films with Harold Lloyd, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Harold Lloyd's page
Noah Young's page
Brooks Benedict's page
Andy Devine's page
Eddy Chandler's page
Edgar Dearing's page
Clyde BruckmanDirector, 2 films, 1929 to 1930
All films by Clyde Bruckman
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