Evelyn Brent — Out of the Fog (1925) 🇺🇸

The stardom of Evelyn Brent by F. B. O. brings a step forward a career that has met curious obstacles, that has floundered, too, because of a girl’s lack of self-confidence.

An oddly interesting girl, Evelyn Brent. Many times she has been turned from the very threshold of achievement by the vagaries of fortune. For over ten years, since she was fourteen, she has been in the movies.

When she was sixteen, her mother’s death left her alone. When she speaks of her years of extra work, along with Priscilla Dean and Leatrice Joy, a shade seems to be pulled down over those brown eyes. Others with more aggressive spirit got ahead, while she stayed behind.

An offer from an English company proved the turning point, and her return found her status somewhat raised. Douglas Fairbanks’ [Douglas Fairbanks Sr.] choice of her to play opposite him in The Thief of Bagdad, and his later change of plan, replacing her with Julanne Johnston, halted her for a time. Leading-lady rôles opposite House Peters and several Fox stars, however, rescued her, and carried her on an upward wave.

In a very small circle, she is popular. Though her intimate friends are not many in number, they are extremely loyal. Those eyes, and those full, red lips with their little cynical curve, hint at emotional capability, a suppressed flame — and intelligence. She has something, surely, out of the ordinary.

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Photo by Eycke

Collection: Picture Play Magazine, April 1925