Barbara La Marr

Born: 1896-07-28

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Barbara La Marr (born Reatha Dale Watson; July 28, 1896 – January 30, 1926) was an American film actress and screenwriter who appeared in 27 films during her career between 1920 and 1926. La Marr was also noted by the media for her beauty, dubbed as "The Girl Who Is Too Beautiful," as well as her tumultuous personal life. During her career, La Marr became known as the pre-eminent vamp of the 1920s; she partied and drank heavily, once remarking to the press that she only slept two hours a night. In 1924, her health began to falter after a series of crash diets for comeback roles further affected her lifestyle, leading to her death from pulmonary tuberculosis and nephritis at age 29. She was posthumously honored on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to the film industry.


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The Prisoner of Zenda

as Antoinette de Mauban
Released: 1922-09-11

A kingdom's ascending heir, marked for assassination, switches identities with a lookalike, who...

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The Three Musketeers

as Milady de Winter
Released: 1921-08-28

The young Gascon D'Artagnan arrives in Paris, his heart set on joining the king's Musketeers. He...

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Desperate Trails

as Lady Lou
Released: 1921-06-11

Bart Carson is in love with Lou and even goes to jail to save Walter A. Walker, a man she says...

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Mary of the Movies

as Barbara La Marr (uncredited)
Released: 1923-05-27

Mary's kid brother needs an operation and, in order to pay for it, Mary goes to a Hollywood...

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The Eternal Struggle

as Camille Lenoir
Released: 1923-10-08

Believing she's responsible for the death of her would-be seducer, a young woman flees to North...

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Souls for Sale

as Leva Lemaire
Released: 1923-04-22

A young woman hits Hollywood, determined to become a star.

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Trifling Women

as Jacqueline de Séverac / Zareda
Released: 1922-11-06

Leon de Severac is fed up with his daughter Jacqueline, who is constantly seducing men. Hoping...

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The Eternal City

as Donna Roma
Released: 1923-12-17

War drama - Fitzmaurice was able to film King Victor Emmanuel III and Benito Mussolini reviewing...

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Thy Name Is Woman

as Guerita
Released: 1924-02-04

A Spanish soldier seduces and falls in love with the young wife of a smuggler.

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Quincy Adams Sawyer

as Lindy Putnam
Released: 1922-12-04

Quincy Adams Sawyer is a young attorney who one day meets a girl in the park and is immediately...

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Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1942-01-01

The edition of Screen Snapshots celebrates 25 years of production. It looks at the content of...

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The Girl from Montmartre

as Emilia Faneaux
Released: 1926-01-31

A Parisian cabaret dancer Emilia finds herself under the scrutiny of aristocratic British...

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The Brass Bottle

as The Queen
Released: 1923-07-22

Horace Ventimore, a young London architect, stumbles across an old brass bottle. When he picks...

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Sandra

as Sandra Waring
Released: 1924-09-01

BY DAY a beautiful wife-accepting a husband's humble love, his humble home, his humble...

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St. Elmo

as Agnes Hunt
Released: 1923-09-30

St. Elmo is a man who killed his romantic rival in a brawl. Traveling the world as a confirmed...

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Strangers of the Night

as Anna Valeska
Released: 1923-09-10

A rousing fusion of satire, mystery and action. Aristrocrat Ambrose Applejohn is aching for...

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The Shooting of Dan McGrew

as Lady Known as Lou
Released: 1924-03-31

Although the dance troupe of which she is leading lady is successful in South America, Lou urges...

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The Nut

as Claudine Dupree
Released: 1921-03-06

Eccentric inventor Charlie Jackson tries to interest wealthy investors in his girlfriend's plan...

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The White Monkey

as Fleur Forsyte
Released: 1925-06-07

Two hundred fifty thousand have read this startling novel with its revelations on married...

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The Heart of a Siren

as Isabella Echevaria
Released: 1925-03-15

This silent drama's story is based on the Broadway play Hail and Farewell by William Hurlbut.

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Cinderella of the Hills

as Kate Gradley
Released: 1921-10-23

Hoping to reconcile her divorced parents, Norris Gradley remains with her father, Giles, after...

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Poor Men's Wives

as Laura Bedford / Laura Maberne
Released: 1923-01-28

Drama of two girls who married into different layers of society.

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The White Moth

as The White Moth
Released: 1924-05-11

When a girl tries to drown herself in the Seine, she is rescued by dancer Gonzalo Montrez. She...

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