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Willis Kent(1878-1966)

  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
  • Writer
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Willis Kent was born on 8 June 1878 in Michigan, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Confessions of a Vice Baron (1943), Her Splendid Folly (1933) and The Racing Strain (1932). He died on 11 March 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJune 8, 1878
DiedMarch 11, 1966(87)
BornJune 8, 1878
DiedMarch 11, 1966(87)
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Known for

Willy Castello, Betty Compson, Kit Guard, and Constance Worth in Confessions of a Vice Baron (1943)
Confessions of a Vice Baron
5.0
  • Producer
  • 1943
Lilian Bond in Her Splendid Folly (1933)
Her Splendid Folly
4.7
  • Producer
  • 1933
Phyllis Barrington, Paul Fix, and Wallace Reid Jr. in The Racing Strain (1932)
The Racing Strain
4.0
  • Producer
  • 1932
John Harron and Tom O'Brien in The Murder in the Museum (1934)
The Murder in the Museum
5.1
  • Producer
  • 1934

Credits

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Producer

  • Dreamland Capers (1958)
    Dreamland Capers
    3.9
    • producer
    • 1958
  • Bedroom Fantasy (1953)
    Bedroom Fantasy
    5.4
    Short
    • producer
    • 1953
  • Lili St. Cyr in Lili's Wedding Night (1952)
    Lili's Wedding Night
    5.7
    • producer
    • 1952
  • Love Moods (1952)
    Love Moods
    5.6
    Short
    • producer
    • 1952
  • Too Hot to Handle (1950)
    Too Hot to Handle
    4.8
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Willy Castello, Betty Compson, Kit Guard, and Constance Worth in Confessions of a Vice Baron (1943)
    Confessions of a Vice Baron
    5.0
    • producer
    • 1943
  • Ginger Britton, Beatrice Curtis, Donald Kerr, and Patti Lacey in Souls in Pawn (1940)
    Souls in Pawn
    5.5
    • producer
    • 1940
  • Mad Youth (1939)
    Mad Youth
    4.9
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Lona Andre, Willy Castello, and Bryant Washburn in Race Suicide (1938)
    Race Suicide
    5.9
    • producer
    • 1938
  • Paula Bromleigh, Willy Castello, Martha Chapin, Eve Lynne, Blanche Mehaffey, Betty Wonder, Constance Worth, and Clara Kimball Young in The Wages of Sin (1938)
    The Wages of Sin
    5.6
    • producer
    • 1938
  • Smashing the Vice Trust (1937)
    Smashing the Vice Trust
    • producer
    • 1937
  • Reb Russell in The Cheyenne Tornado (1935)
    The Cheyenne Tornado
    6.1
    • producer
    • 1935
  • The Pace That Kills (1935)
    The Pace That Kills
    3.7
    • producer
    • 1935
  • Reb Russell in Lightning Triggers (1935)
    Lightning Triggers
    4.5
    • producer
    • 1935
  • Gene Alsace, Bud McClure, Bud Osborne, Bill Patton, and Roger Williams in Gun Smoke (1935)
    Gun Smoke
    6.6
    • producer
    • 1935

Additional Crew

  • Mad Youth (1939)
    Mad Youth
    4.9
    • presenter
    • 1939
  • The Pace That Kills (1935)
    The Pace That Kills
    3.7
    • presenter
    • 1935
  • Ed Porter and Reb Russell in Border Vengeance (1935)
    Border Vengeance
    4.0
    • presents
    • 1935
  • Tove Linden and Montie Montana in The Circle of Death (1935)
    The Circle of Death
    4.8
    • presenter
    • 1935
  • Blazing Guns (1935)
    Blazing Guns
    5.3
    • presenter
    • 1935
  • Reb Russell and Rebel in Range Warfare (1934)
    Range Warfare
    4.7
    • presenter
    • 1934
  • Fighting Through (1934)
    Fighting Through
    3.4
    • presenter
    • 1934
  • Reb Russell and Rebel in The Man from Hell (1934)
    The Man from Hell
    5.8
    • presenter
    • 1934
  • John Harron and Tom O'Brien in The Murder in the Museum (1934)
    The Murder in the Museum
    5.1
    • presenter
    • 1934
  • Paul Ellis, Richard Hemingway, and Jason Robards Sr. in The Woman Condemned (1934)
    The Woman Condemned
    4.4
    • presenter
    • 1934
  • The Road to Ruin (1934)
    The Road to Ruin
    4.9
    • presenter
    • 1934
  • Mischa Auer in Sucker Money (1933)
    Sucker Money
    4.6
    • presenter
    • 1933
  • Bartlett A. Carre, Lane Chandler, Ben Corbett, Sally Darling, and Bud Pope in Guns for Hire (1932)
    Guns for Hire
    5.0
    • presenter
    • 1932
  • Mike Brand and Lane Chandler in The Texas Tornado (1932)
    The Texas Tornado
    4.7
    • presenter
    • 1932
  • Lane Chandler in Lawless Valley (1932)
    Lawless Valley
    3.9
    • presenter
    • 1932

Writer

  • Willy Castello, Betty Compson, Kit Guard, and Constance Worth in Confessions of a Vice Baron (1943)
    Confessions of a Vice Baron
    5.0
    • writer
    • 1943
  • Mad Youth (1939)
    Mad Youth
    4.9
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Paul Ellis, Richard Hemingway, and Jason Robards Sr. in The Woman Condemned (1934)
    The Woman Condemned
    4.4
    • adaptation
    • story and adaptation (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Mischa Auer in Sucker Money (1933)
    Sucker Money
    4.6
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Lilian Bond in Her Splendid Folly (1933)
    Her Splendid Folly
    4.7
    • adaptation
    • 1933
  • Phyllis Barrington, Paul Fix, and Wallace Reid Jr. in The Racing Strain (1932)
    The Racing Strain
    4.0
    • adaptation
    • 1932
  • Helen Foster and Florence Turner in The Road to Ruin (1928)
    The Road to Ruin
    6.3
    • story
    • 1928

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 8, 1878
    • Michigan, USA
  • Died
    • March 11, 1966
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

Did you know

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    Veteran low-budget producer, primarily of westerns and exploitation pictures in the 1930s.

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