By Vlad Zakh · May 16, 2026
Barbara Kent brought a fresh, appealing presence to Hollywood across the silent and early sound eras and was one of the period’s most promising young leading ladies. Lonesome meets two lonely city workers at Coney Island, Welcome Danger sends a botanist into San Francisco’s Chinatown, Indiscreet risks a woman’s new romance with her past, and Vanity Fair schemes through Napoleonic-era society. The Small Bachelor and Flesh and the Devil round out the list.
01 Barbara Kent features in this early talkie about a cunning, ambitious woman who schemes her way through English high society during the Napoleonic era.
Directed by Chester M. Franklin · 1h 18m · Rated NR
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02 Barbara Kent features in this comedy-drama about a woman whose new romance is complicated when her past relationship's secrets threaten to resurface.
Directed by Leo McCarey · 1h 32m · Rated NR
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03 Barbara Kent features in this Harold Lloyd talkie about a bumbling botanist who travels to San Francisco's Chinatown to help solve a dangerous drug smuggling case.
Directed by Malcolm St. Clair & Clyde Bruckman · 1h 55m · Rated NR
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04 Barbara Kent features in this part-talkie romance where two lonely city workers meet at Coney Island and share a magical day before losing track of each other.
Directed by Pál Fejős · 1h 10m
05 Barbara Kent appears in this silent comedy about a young bachelor whose engagement is complicated by his overbearing future father-in-law's constant interference.
Directed by William A. Seiter · 1h 10m
06 Barbara Kent features in this silent drama where two lifelong friends' bond is tested when both fall for the same seductive, manipulative woman.
Directed by Clarence Brown · 1h 52m · Rated NR
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