Arline Pretty (September 5, 1885 – April 14, 1978) was an American

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of the

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Life and career

Pretty was born September 5, 1885, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her mother was a musician. For three years, Pretty acted on stage in Washington, D. C., with the Columbia Stock Company before debuting in films in 1913. Her early film experience was as a supporting actress for

King Baggot William King Baggot (November 7, 1879 – July 11, 1948) was an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He was an internationally famous movie star of the silent film era. The first individually publicized leading man in America, B ...

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. After that, she acted for the

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in leading ingenue parts. She appeared as the daughter of a jailer with

Douglas Fairbanks Douglas Elton Fairbanks Sr. (born Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman; May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films including '' The Thie ...

in ''

In Again, Out Again ''In Again, Out Again'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by John Emerson and written by Anita Loos. The film stars Douglas Fairbanks, Arline Pretty, Walter Walker, Arnold Lucy, Helen Greene, Homer Hunt, and Albert Parker. The fil ...

''. Pretty's film work included the Vitagraph serial ''The Secret Kingdom'' (1917),

Selected filmography

* '' One Best Bet'' (1914) * ''

The Surprises of an Empty Hotel ''The Surprises of an Empty Hotel'' is a 1916 American silent film written by Jasper Ewing Brady, directed by Theodore Marston, and starring Charles Richman, Charles Eldridge Charles Eldridge (September 25, 1854 – October 29, 1922) was an ...

'' (1916) * ''

'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1920) * ''

The Valley of Doubt ''The Valley of Doubt'' is a 1920 American silent northern drama film directed by Burton George and starring Arline Pretty, Thurston Hall and Anna Lehr.Connelly p.427 Cast * Arline Pretty as Marion * Thurston Hall as Jules * Anna Lehr as A ...

'' (1920) * '' When the Devil Drives'' (1922) * '' Love in the Dark'' (1922) * ''

Stormswept ''Stormswept'' is a 1923 silent film starring brothers Wallace Beery and Noah Beery. The advertising phrase used for the movie was "Wallace and Noah Beery, The Two Greatest Character Actors on the American Screen." The film was written by Winif ...

'' (1923) * ''

The White Flower (''For a similar-sounding film from the same year by D. W. Griffith, see The White Rose'') ''The White Flower'' is a 1923 American silent romantic drama film written and directed by Julia Crawford Ivers and starring Betty Compson and Edmund Low ...

'' (1923) * ''

Bucking the Barrier ''Bucking the Barrier'' is a 1923 American drama film directed by Colin Campbell and written by John Stone. The film stars Dustin Farnum, Arline Pretty, Léon Bary, Colin Chase, Hayford Hobbs and Sidney D'Albrook. The film was released on Apri ...

'' (1923) * '' Tipped Off'' (1923) * ''

Rouged Lips ''Rouged Lips'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Harold M. Shaw and starring Viola Dana, Tom Moore, and Nola Luxford. It is based in the story ''Upstage'' by Rita Weiman which appeared in ''Cosmopolitan Magazine ''Cosmopolita ...

'' (1923) * ''

A Fool's Awakening ''A Fool's Awakening'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Harold M. Shaw and starring Mary Alden, Lionel Belmore, and Enid Bennett.Munden p. 260 Plot As described in a film magazine review, John Briggs, who was seen service duri ...

'' (1924) * ''

Barriers Burned Away ''Barriers Burned Away'' is a 1925 American silent historical drama film directed by W.S. Van Dyke and starring Mabel Ballin, Eric Mayne, and Frank Mayo. It is set at the time of the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. The film is loosely adapted fro ...

'' (1925) * '' The Girl on the Stairs'' (1925) * '' The Primrose Path'' (1925) * ''

Virgin Lips ''Virgin Lips'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Olive Borden, John Boles and Arline Pretty.Munden p.859 Synopsis American mining interests in a Central American country hire an American aviator to h ...

'' (1928) * ''

Shipmates Forever ''Shipmates Forever'' is a 1935 American musical film directed by Frank Borzage and written by Delmer Daves. Set at the United States Naval Academy, the film stars Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, Lewis Stone, Ross Alexander, John Arledge, Eddie Acuff, ...

'' (1935)

References

Bibliography

* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

* 1885 births 1978 deaths American film actresses American silent film actresses 20th-century American actresses People from Washington, D.C. American stage actresses Film serial actresses {{US-film-actor-1880s-stub