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Mary Brian

Mary Brian

Acting·1906–2002·75 films

Mary Brian (born Louise Byrdie Dantzler, February 17, 1906 – December 30, 2002), was an American actress, who made the transition from silent films to sound films. Brian was dubbed "The Sweetest Girl in Pictures."

Filmography

The Front Page
The Front Page (1931)Peggy Grant
Peter Pan
Peter Pan (1924)Wendy Darling
The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss
The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss (1936)Frances Clayton
Charlie Chan in Paris
Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)Yvette Lamartine
Man on the Flying Trapeze
Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935)Hope Wolfinger
Hard to Handle
Hard to Handle (1933)Ruth Waters
The Virginian
The Virginian (1929)Molly Stark Wood
Beau Geste
Beau Geste (1926)Isabel Rivers
The Royal Family of Broadway
The Royal Family of Broadway (1930)Gwen Cavendish
Brown of Harvard
Brown of Harvard (1926)Mary Abbot
The World Gone Mad
The World Gone Mad (1933)Diane Cromwell
Manhattan Tower
Manhattan Tower (1932)Mary Harper
Monte Carlo Nights
Monte Carlo Nights (1934)Mary Vernon
Blessed Event
Blessed Event (1932)Gladys Price
Girl Missing
Girl Missing (1933)June Dale
Paramount on Parade
Paramount on Parade (1930)Sweetheart (Dream Girl)
Affairs of Cappy Ricks
Affairs of Cappy Ricks (1937)Frances 'Frankie' Ricks
Running Wild
Running Wild (1927)Elizabeth Finch
Behind the Front
Behind the Front (1926)Betty Bartlett-Cooper
I Escaped from the Gestapo
I Escaped from the Gestapo (1943)Helen
The Kibitzer
The Kibitzer (1930)Josie Lazarus
The Marriage Playground
The Marriage Playground (1929)Judith Wheater
College Rhythm
College Rhythm (1934)Gloria Van Dayham
One Year Later
One Year Later (1933)Molly Collins
The Man I Love
The Man I Love (1929)Celia Fields
It's Tough to Be Famous
It's Tough to Be Famous (1932)Janet Porter McClenahan
The Street of Forgotten Men
The Street of Forgotten Men (1925)Mary Vanhern
Only Saps Work
Only Saps Work (1930)Barbara Tanner
The Light of Western Stars
The Light of Western Stars (1930)Ruth Hammond
Gun Smoke
Gun Smoke (1931)Sue Vancey
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove (1934)Self
Burning Up
Burning Up (1930)Ruth Morgan
Dragnet
Dragnet (1947)Anne Hogan
The River of Romance
The River of Romance (1929)Lucy Jeffers
Captain Applejack
Captain Applejack (1931)Poppy Faire
Navy Blues
Navy Blues (1937)Doris Kimbell
Killer at Large
Killer at Large (1936)Linda Allen
Danger! Women at Work
Danger! Women at Work (1943)Pert
The Social Lion
The Social Lion (1930)Cynthia Brown
Paris at Midnight
Paris at Midnight (1926)Victorine Tallefer
Fog
Fog (1933)Mary Fulton
The Runaround
The Runaround (1931)Evelyn
Harold Teen
Harold Teen (1928)Lillums Lovewell
Partners in Crime
Partners in Crime (1928)Marie Burke, The Cigarette Girl
Calaboose
Calaboose (1943)Doris Lane
Spendthrift
Spendthrift (1936)Sally Barnaby
Song of the Eagle
Song of the Eagle (1933)Elsa Kranzmeyer
Someone to Love
Someone to Love (1928)Joan Kendricks
Only the Brave
Only the Brave (1930)Barbara Calhoun
Forgotten Faces
Forgotten Faces (1928)Alice Deane
The Big Killing
The Big Killing (1928)Mary Beagle - Old Man Beagle's Daughter
Under the Tonto Rim
Under the Tonto Rim (1928)Lucy Watson
The Enchanted Hill
The Enchanted Hill (1926)Hallie Purdy
Ever Since Eve
Ever Since Eve (1934)Elizabeth Vandergrift
The Prince of Tempters
The Prince of Tempters (1926)Mary
Shanghai Bound
Shanghai Bound (1927)Sheila
He's a Prince!
He's a Prince! (1925)Girl
Homicide Squad
Homicide Squad (1931)Millie
Two's Company
Two's Company (1936)Julia Madison
Man Power
Man Power (1927)Alice Stoddard
Moonlight and Pretzels
Moonlight and Pretzels (1933)Sally Upton
Stepping Along
Stepping Along (1926)Molly Taylor
Shadows of Sing Sing
Shadows of Sing Sing (1933)Muriel Ross aka Muriel Rossi
The Unwritten Law
The Unwritten Law (1932)Ruth Evans
Three Married Men
Three Married Men (1936)Jennie Mullins
The Air Mail
The Air Mail (1925)Minnie Wade
The Little French Girl
The Little French Girl (1925)Alix Vervier
I Was a Criminal
I Was a Criminal (1941)Frau Obermueller, the Mayor's Wife
Varsity
Varsity (1928)Fay
More Pay - Less Work
More Pay - Less Work (1926)Betty Ricks
Black Waters
Black Waters (1929)Eunice
Knockout Reilly
Knockout Reilly (1927)Mary Malone
Her Father Said No
Her Father Said No (1927)Charlotte Hamilton
Two Flaming Youths
Two Flaming Youths (1927)Mary Gilfoil
Noisy Silencers
Noisy Silencers (2024)(archive footage)