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Robert Kent

Date of birth: 1908-12-03

Place of birth: Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Douglas Blackley, Douglas Blackley Jr.

Robert Kent

Biography

Robert Kent, was an American film actor. His career included starring roles in several film serials of the 1940s, including The Phantom Creeps, Who's Guilty?, and The Phantom Rider.

Movie Credits

The Country Girl
3.5

The Country Girl

1954-12-15

An actor on the skids is given one more chance to regain his stardom, as well as his self-respect, y

Dimples
3.2

Dimples

1936-10-09

Dimples Appleby lives with her pick-pocket grandfather in 19th century New York City. She entertains

Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
3.1

Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo

1937-12-17

Although Charlie and Lee are in Monaco for an art exhibit, they become caught up in a feud between r

The Phantom Creeps
2.1

The Phantom Creeps

1939-01-07

A mad scientist attempts to rule the world by creating various elaborate inventions.

Mr. Moto Takes a Chance
2.9

Mr. Moto Takes a Chance

1938-06-11

In the jungle near Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Mr. Moto poses as an ineffectual archaeologist and a vene

Shoot to Kill
2.4

Shoot to Kill

1947-03-15

A gritty crime story involving a newspaper man and crooked politicians.

Find the Blackmailer
3.2

Find the Blackmailer

1943-11-06

A private eye is hired by a mayoral candidate to prevent any sort of adverse publicity. It seems tha

Angel's Holiday
2.8

Angel's Holiday

1937-06-07

Lively June, teen-aged daughter of mystery writer Waldo Everett, who calls her "Angel," becomes invo

Gang Bullets
2.9

Gang Bullets

1938-11-10

A Capone-like racketeer named Anderson, who after being chased out of one town by the authorities im

Northern Pursuit
3

Northern Pursuit

1943-11-07

Canadian Mountie Steve Wagner captures a German Luftwaffe officer on a spy mission, who later escape

Stand by for Action
3.4

Stand by for Action

1942-12-31

U. S. Navy Lieutenant Gregg Masterman, of The Harvard and Boston Back Bay Mastermans, learned about

Convict's Code
2.3

Convict's Code

1939-01-18

On parole after three years in prison, a football player encounters the man who framed him.

That I May Live
3.3

That I May Live

1937-09-13

Crooks use a man's safe-cracking skills then involve him in more crime after he spends three years i

Sunset in Wyoming
0

Sunset in Wyoming

1941-07-15

By stripping all the timber from the land, a lumber baron threatens everyone with flooding. Gene won

Big Town After Dark
2.5

Big Town After Dark

1947-12-12

A crusading newspaper reporter battles big-city gambling interests.

Born Reckless
2.5

Born Reckless

1937-06-25

Racketeer Jim Barnes is trying to force the independent taxicab-drivers to join his "protection serv

Blonde Comet
2.5

Blonde Comet

1941-12-26

A tire manufacturer's daughter becomes a champion auto racer.

College Scandal
2.6

College Scandal

1935-06-21

Julie Fresnel is a co-ed at Redgate University and her father, Dr. Henri Fresnel, is the new French

The Counterfeiters
2.8

The Counterfeiters

1948-05-28

Scotland Yard cop goes undercover to nab counterfeiter and his gang.

Car 99
2.5

Car 99

1935-03-02

A story of the Michigan State Police and the strong sense of loyalty and duty it instills in its men

The Phantom Rider
3

The Phantom Rider

1946-01-26

A new town doctor arrives at the same time as local Indians needprotection from troublemaking looter

Wanted by the Police
3

Wanted by the Police

1938-09-21

A young man, Danny, decides to get a job in order to support his mother. He's hired to work in a gar

Almost a Gentleman
3

Almost a Gentleman

1939-03-31

Saving a dog from the pound gets a man mixed up in murder.

The Country Beyond
0

The Country Beyond

1936-04-24

A Canadian Northwest Mounted Policeman suspects his girlfriend's father of theft and murder.

Reunion
0

Reunion

1936-11-20

Newspapers around the world proclaim the birth in Moosetown, Canada of the 3,000th baby brought into

Nancy Steele Is Missing!
2.5

Nancy Steele Is Missing!

1937-03-12

After being in jail for seventeen years a crook is met by the girl he kidnapped as a baby. She now t

What a Man!
0

What a Man!

1944-01-31

Henry Burrows, timid, white-collar worker for the firm of Rankin and Phillips, returns to his bachel

East Side of Heaven
3.5

East Side of Heaven

1939-04-07

A man finds himself the father, by proxy, of a ten-month-old baby and becomes involved in the turbul

The Secret of Dr. Kildare
2.8

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

1939-11-24

Intern Kildare heals a millionaire's daughter and tricks Dr. Gillespie into taking a vacation.

King of the Royal Mounted
0

King of the Royal Mounted

1936-09-11

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant King protects a girl who has come to claim a mine left by her

Calling All Marines
0

Calling All Marines

1939-09-20

Gang members Blackie Cross and Snooker try to pick up Judy Fox and her friend Pat as they welcome ho

Niagara Falls
3.4

Niagara Falls

1941-10-17

The nosy antics of a honeymooner puts an unwed couple in the same room.

Federal Agent at Large
2.4

Federal Agent at Large

1950-03-12

A crime ring is smuggling gold from Mexico across the border in the US. The Customs Service sends an

Stagecoach Express
2.9

Stagecoach Express

1942-03-06

Ellen has the contract for the South West Stage Line through the panhandle. Her father had the run f

The Crime of Dr. Forbes
0

The Crime of Dr. Forbes

1936-07-05

Injured scientist Eric Godfrey asks his protege to give him a fatal dose of opiates to end his miser

Step Lively, Jeeves!
2.4

Step Lively, Jeeves!

1937-06-30

A British butler goes to America duped by mobsters into believing he is the heir to a fortune.

Little Orphan Annie
0

Little Orphan Annie

1938-12-02

Annie (Ann Gillis), an orphan, (based on Harold Gray's comic strip but who is at no point in the fil

The Gladiator
0

The Gladiator

1938-08-14

A man returns to college and is talked into joining he football team and is a real joke on the team,

For Love or Money
0

For Love or Money

1939-04-27

To dim-bulb accountants find themselves working for a bookie in this comedy. Their jobs and their li

Radar Secret Service
1.6

Radar Secret Service

1950-01-28

A federal agent and his partner track uranium-ore hijackers with radar.

Twilight on the Trail
2

Twilight on the Trail

1941-09-29

Hoppy, California and Johnny come to the ranch of a friend and his daughter, disguised as dude detec

A Chump at Oxford
3.4

A Chump at Oxford

1940-01-25

The boys get jobs as a butler and maid-- Stan in drag-- for a dinner party. When that ends in disast

One Million B.C.
3

One Million B.C.

1940-04-05

One Million B.C. is a 1940 American fantasy film produced by Hal Roach Studios and released by Unite

Rebel City
2.5

Rebel City

1953-05-10

Wild Bill Elliot plays gambler Frank Graham, who heads to Kansas in search of his father's murderer.

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
2.7

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

1939-07-21

Young Andy develops a crush on his drama teacher. When his play is chosen as the school's annual pro

The Phantom Creeps
1.9

The Phantom Creeps

1949-06-06

The truncated feature version of the 4½ hour serial about a mad scientist who attempts to rule the w

Who's Guilty?
0

Who's Guilty?

1946-11-14

Feature version of the 1945 American serial film of the same name, composed for export only, never s

Dragnet
3

Dragnet

1947-08-16

Scotland Yard Inspector Geoffrey James comes to the United States looking for a band of internationa

Joe Palooka, Champ
0

Joe Palooka, Champ

1946-05-26

After losing heavyweight contender Al Costa to mob boss Florini fight promoter Knobby Walsh recruits

Blonde Alibi
1.9

Blonde Alibi

1946-03-01

Soon after a young woman breaks off her engagement to a doctor, the doctor is found murdered. Suspic

Who's Guilty?
0

Who's Guilty?

1945-12-13

Ship Cafe
0

Ship Cafe

1935-11-09

The singing stoker and the vamp.

Wild Weed
2.2

Wild Weed

1949-07-20

A chorus girl's career is ruined and her brother is driven to suicide when she starts smoking mariju

Two for Tonight
3.3

Two for Tonight

1935-09-12

A songwriter has to come up with a full-length theatrical piece within a few days.