Mary Brian

Mary Brian

Known for: Acting

Born: February 17, 1906

Died: December 30, 2002

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." After her showing in a beauty contest, she was given an audition by Paramount Pictures and cast by director Herbert Brenon as Wendy Darling in his silent movie version of J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan. There she starred with Betty Bronson and Esther Ralston, and the three of them stayed cl…

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Manhattan Tower
Manhattan Tower
1932
The Marriage Playground
The Marriage Playground
1929
One Year Later
One Year Later
1933
Monte Carlo Nights
Monte Carlo Nights
1934
Jealous
1942
Captain Applejack
Captain Applejack
1931
Fog
Fog
1933
Killer at Large
Killer at Large
1936
Two's Company
Two's Company
1936
Her Father Said No
Her Father Said No
1927
Shadows of Sing Sing
Shadows of Sing Sing
1933
Charlie Chan in Paris
Charlie Chan in Paris
1935
The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss
The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss
1936
Blessed Event
Blessed Event
1932
Man Power
Man Power
1927
Shanghai Bound
Shanghai Bound
1927
Man on the Flying Trapeze
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935
The Man I Love
The Man I Love
1929
Moonlight and Pretzels
Moonlight and Pretzels
1933
The Light of Western Stars
The Light of Western Stars
1930
Hard to Handle
Hard to Handle
1933
Only the Brave
Only the Brave
1930
Girl Missing
Girl Missing
1933
It's Tough to Be Famous
It's Tough to Be Famous
1932
Affairs of Cappy Ricks
Affairs of Cappy Ricks
1937
Navy Blues
Navy Blues
1937
The Runaround
The Runaround
1931
Varsity
Varsity
1928
Burning Up
Burning Up
1930
The Social Lion
The Social Lion
1930
Harold Teen
Harold Teen
1928
Danger! Women at Work
Danger! Women at Work
1943
The River of Romance
The River of Romance
1929
The Kibitzer
The Kibitzer
1930
The Little French Girl
The Little French Girl
1925
Ever Since Eve
Ever Since Eve
1934
I Was a Criminal
I Was a Criminal
1941
More Pay - Less Work
More Pay - Less Work
1926
Gun Smoke
Gun Smoke
1931
Black Waters
Black Waters
1929
Dragnet
Dragnet
1947
Stepping Along
Stepping Along
1926
He's a Prince!
He's a Prince!
1925
Knockout Reilly
Knockout Reilly
1927
Once in a Million
1936
Under the Tonto Rim
Under the Tonto Rim
1928
Someone to Love
Someone to Love
1928
The Front Page
The Front Page
1931
Two Flaming Youths
Two Flaming Youths
1927
The Unwritten Law
The Unwritten Law
1932
The Royal Family of Broadway
The Royal Family of Broadway
1930
Homicide Squad
Homicide Squad
1931
The World Gone Mad
The World Gone Mad
1933
Only Saps Work
Only Saps Work
1930
Calaboose
Calaboose
1943
Spendthrift
Spendthrift
1936
Brown of Harvard
Brown of Harvard
1926
Partners in Crime
Partners in Crime
1928
The Street of Forgotten Men
The Street of Forgotten Men
1925
Paris at Midnight
Paris at Midnight
1926
Behind the Front
Behind the Front
1926
The Air Mail
The Air Mail
1925
Song of the Eagle
Song of the Eagle
1933
I Escaped from the Gestapo
I Escaped from the Gestapo
1943
Running Wild
Running Wild
1927
The Prince of Tempters
The Prince of Tempters
1926
Hollywood Halfbacks
1931
The Virginian
The Virginian
1929
Three Married Men
Three Married Men
1936
Forgotten Faces
Forgotten Faces
1928
Peter Pan
Peter Pan
1924
The Big Killing
The Big Killing
1928
The Enchanted Hill
The Enchanted Hill
1926
Beau Geste
Beau Geste
1926
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
1934
College Rhythm
College Rhythm
1934
Noisy Silencers
Noisy Silencers
2024
Paramount on Parade
Paramount on Parade
1930
Meet Corliss Archer
Meet Corliss Archer
1954