Larry Kent
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Larry Kent was an American
film actor and producer
.
. He had a successful career as a lead and supporting actor in the silent era but failed to make the transition to sound films and was cast largely in bit parts until his retirement in 1964. His last film role was an uncredited part in the Elvis film Viva Las Vegas
. His most notable roles were in John Ford's
Hangman's House
(1928), Seas Beneath
(1931) and opposite Jean Arthur
in The Masked Menace
(1927). In 1933 he produced the short film Aces Wild.
United States
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film actor and producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
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Career
Between 1925 and 1964 Kent acted in 52 films and a handful of TV shows including RawhideRawhide (TV series)
Rawhide is an American Western series that aired for eight seasons on the CBS network on Friday nights, from January 9, 1959 to September 3, 1965, before moving to Tuesday nights from September 14, 1965 until January 4, 1966, with a total of 217 black-and-white episodes...
. He had a successful career as a lead and supporting actor in the silent era but failed to make the transition to sound films and was cast largely in bit parts until his retirement in 1964. His last film role was an uncredited part in the Elvis film Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas is a 1964 American romantic musical movie starring music icon Elvis Presley and actress/dancer Ann-Margret. This movie is regarded by many fans of these actors and by film critics as one of Presley's best movies, and it is noted for the apparent on-screen chemistry between Presley...
. His most notable roles were in John Ford's
John Ford
John Ford was an American film director. He was famous for both his westerns such as Stagecoach, The Searchers, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and adaptations of such classic 20th-century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath...
Hangman's House
Hangman's House
Hangman's House is a 1928 romantic drama genre silent film set in Co. Wicklow, Ireland, directed by John Ford with intertitles written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan. It is based on a novel by Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne. It was adapted by Philip Klein with scenarios by Marion Orth...
(1928), Seas Beneath
Seas Beneath
-Cast:* George O'Brien - Cmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley* Marion Lessing - Anna Marie Von Steuben* Mona Maris - Fraulein Lolita* Walter C. Kelly - Chief Mike 'Guns' Costello* Warren Hymer - 'Lug' Kaufman...
(1931) and opposite Jean Arthur
Jean Arthur
Jean Arthur was an American actress and a major film star of the 1930s and 1940s. She remains arguably the epitome of the female screwball comedy actress. As James Harvey wrote in his recounting of the era, "No one was more closely identified with the screwball comedy than Jean Arthur...
in The Masked Menace
The Masked Menace
The Masked Menace was a 1927 drama film serial directed by Arch Heath and mostly flimed in Berlin, New Hampshire. It was adapted from the story Still Face by pulp writer Clarence Buddington Kelland and was released in ten chapters...
(1927). In 1933 he produced the short film Aces Wild.