Olive Borden — Not Classified (1925) 🇺🇸

When Olive Borden eventually succeeded in turning her big, brown eyes upon the casting directors so languidly, they said, “Aha, another Barbara La Marr.” But after a second look they reconsidered, and cast her as a sweet heroine.

Her best acting so far has been as the gypsy girl in “The Happy Warrior.”

Within a year this nineteen-year-old has emerged from the obscurity of the comedy ranks into casts headed by well-established stars.

Her childhood history follows the beaten path: birth in the languorous Southland where her type of brunet charm flowers best, convent and school athletics, such as tennis and basketball.

Her first year in Hollywood was rather a pathetic one. She and her mother brought with them the customary dreams and ambitions, which met only rebuffs. The weary rounds of the studios failed to produce enough work to keep them going, so with her savings Mrs. Borden opened a confectionery shop. It failed, the mother became ill, and Olive faced a drab outlook with considerable pluck. Her persistence won her extra work and several comedy contracts, followed by leads in independent productions.

Collection: Picture Play Magazine, September 1925