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Portrait of Mary Philbin

Acting

Mary Philbin

Career

Active from 1921 to 1929, busiest in 1929 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
20
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Man Who Laughs
The Man Who Laughs
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mary Philbin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.1, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.4, average 1.6
  • Biographical
    0.1, average 1.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Visually Striking 3
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Silent Horror Classic 2
  • Iconic Score 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Silent Era Romance 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Early Cinema 2
  • Visual Storytelling 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

29
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film (2014)

as Christine Daae (archive footage)

1990s

1 title · average score 73
Universal Horror
Universal Horror (1998)
GoodWatch score 73

as (archive footage)

1950s

1 title · average score 61
Hollywood Story
Hollywood Story (1951)
GoodWatch score 61

as Christine Daaé (archive footage) (uncredited)

1920s

26 titles · average score 74
The Last Performance
The Last Performance (1929)
GoodWatch score 65

as Julie

The Shannons of Broadway
The Shannons of Broadway (1929)

as Tessie Swanzey

The Man Who Laughs
The Man Who Laughs (1928)
GoodWatch score 89

as Dea

Drums of Love
Drums of Love (1928)

as Princess Emanuella

Surrender
Surrender (1927)

as Lea Lyon

Love Me and the World Is Mine
Love Me and the World Is Mine (1927)

as Hannerl

The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
GoodWatch score 73

as Christine Daaé

Fifth Avenue Models
Fifth Avenue Models (1925)

as Isobel Ludant

Stella Maris
Stella Maris (1925)

as Stella Maris / Unity Blake

The Rose of Paris
The Rose of Paris (1924)

as Mitsi

Merry-Go-Round
Merry-Go-Round (1923)
GoodWatch score 63

as Agnes Urban

The Temple of Venus
The Temple of Venus (1923)

as Moira