Crauford Kent

Crauford Kent was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Kent's earliest roles were in film, including "The Deep Purple" (1916), "The Inn of the Blue Moon" (1918) and "The Knife" (1918). He also appeared in "Other Men's Shoes" (1920), "The Abysmal Brute" (1923) and "Lover's Lane" (1924). He kept working in film throughout the twenties and the thirties, starring in "The Charlatan" (1929), "The Wolf of Wall Street" (1929) and the Richard Dix comedic adaptation "Seven Keys to Baldpate" (1929). He also appeared in "Three Faces East" (1930). Nearing the end of his career, he continued to act in "The Eagle and the Hawk" (1933), "Magnificent Obsession" (1935) and "Vanessa, Her Love Story" (1935) with Helen Hayes. He also appeared in "It Couldn't Have Happened" (1936) and "Down the Stretch" (1936). Kent last acted in the Doris Day musical "Tea For Two" (1950). Kent passed away in May 1953 at the age of 72.