Portrait of Barbara Kent

Acting

Barbara Kent

Career

Active from 1926 to 1935, busiest in 1927 and 1932 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
25
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Flesh and the Devil
Flesh and the Devil
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Barbara Kent Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.6, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Fantasy
    0.2, average 1.7
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.2, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Silent Era Romance 2
  • Classic Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

36
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

2 titles ยท average score 56
The Fleet's In
The Fleet's In (1942)
GoodWatch score 56

as Hostess

Under Age
Under Age (1941)

as Jackie

1930s

21 titles ยท average score 57
Old Man Rhythm
Old Man Rhythm (1935)

as Edith Warren

Her Forgotten Past
Her Forgotten Past (1933)

as Doris Maynard

Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair (1932)
GoodWatch score 55

as Amelia Sedley

Beauty Parlor
Beauty Parlor (1932)

as Sally Dale

The Pride of the Legion
The Pride of the Legion (1932)

as Martha Tully

Chinatown After Dark
Chinatown After Dark (1931)

as Lotus

Grief Street
Grief Street (1931)
GoodWatch score 49

as Jean Royce

Freighters of Destiny
Freighters of Destiny (1931)

as Ruth Mercer

Indiscreet
Indiscreet (1931)
GoodWatch score 48

as Joan Trent

The Night Ride
The Night Ride (1930)

as Ruth Kearns

Feet First
Feet First (1930)
GoodWatch score 61

as Barbara

Dumb-bells in Ermine
Dumb-bells in Ermine (1930)

as Faith Corey

1920s

13 titles ยท average score 65
Welcome Danger
Welcome Danger (1929)
GoodWatch score 51

as Billie Lee

The Shakedown
The Shakedown (1929)
GoodWatch score 61

as Marjorie

Lonesome
Lonesome (1928)
GoodWatch score 76

as Mary

His Destiny
His Destiny (1928)

as Betty Baker

Stop That Man
Stop That Man (1928)

as Muriel Crawford

The Drop Kick
The Drop Kick (1927)
GoodWatch score 52

as Cecily Graves

That's My Daddy
That's My Daddy (1927)

as Molly Moran

No Man's Law
No Man's Law (1927)

as Toby Belcher

The Lone Eagle
The Lone Eagle (1927)

as Mimi

The Small Bachelor
The Small Bachelor (1927)

as Molly Waddington

Flesh and the Devil
Flesh and the Devil (1926)
GoodWatch score 85

as Hertha von Eltz

Prowlers of the Night
Prowlers of the Night (1926)

as Anita Parsons