Mary Brian

Mary Brian

1906–2002·Deceased·Active 1924–1947

Dubbed "The Sweetest Girl in Pictures", Mary Brian started life as Louise Byrdie Datzler. She was born in Corsicana, Texas, and went to high school in Dallas. Her widowed mother had big plans for young Louise and took her to California in 1923, with the intention of getting her into the film business. After several unsuccessful attempts, a bathing...

Career stats
65Films
147Posters
23Years active
1926Peak year
Eras & genres
Eras
Genres

Selected work

63 posters
Peter Pan
Peter Pan · 1924
Beau Geste
Beau Geste · 1926
The Front Page
The Front Page · 1931
The Virginian
The Virginian · 1929
The Light of Western Stars
The Light of Western Stars · 1930
Charlie Chan in Paris
Charlie Chan in Paris · 1935
Brown of Harvard
Brown of Harvard · 1926
The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss
The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss · 1936
Paramount on Parade
Paramount on Parade · 1930
Hard to Handle
Hard to Handle · 1933
I Escaped from the Gestapo
I Escaped from the Gestapo · 1943
Running Wild
Running Wild · 1927

Frequent collaborators

30 repeat partners
Jesse L. Lasky
Jesse L. Lasky
Series Additional Crew · 20 films together
Unknown
Unknown
Series Additional Crew · 10 films together
Richard Arlen
Richard Arlen
Actor · 9 films together
Charles Sullivan
Charles Sullivan
Actor · 7 films together
Grover Jones
Writing Credits · 7 films together
Guy Oliver
Guy Oliver
Actor · 6 films together
Herman J. Mankiewicz
Herman J. Mankiewicz
Writing Credits · 5 films together
Jack Luden
Jack Luden
Actor · 5 films together