Olive Borden

Acting

Olive Borden

Born July 14, 1906 · Richmond - Virginia - USA

Died October 1, 1947 · aged 41

Olive Borden was beautiful and talented but she became one of Hollywood's most tragic tales. She came to Hollywood in 1922 with her widowed mother. Olive started her career as a Mack Sennett bathing beauty and was named a Wampas baby star in 1925. She made eleven films at Fox studios where she earned $1,500 a week. Olive became a popular on screen vamp and her jet black hair was her trademark…

Known For

Half MarriageHalf Marriage · 1929
Half Marriage
5.81929
MovieDramaRomance
A young couple marries in secret. Judy's afraid her parents won't approve of Dick and she'll lose her generous allowance. Her parents bring her home from the city where she's been studying art and encourage the attentions of Tom, a persistent suitor. Judy and her jealous husband have an argument that leads her back to the city, a drunken, amorous Tom and a tragedy.
Hollywood StudiosHollywood Studios · 1930
Hollywood Studios
1930
MovieDocumentary
Filmed during Rogge’s stay in the United States between 1927 and 1928, the film moves through the streets of Hollywood, Los Angeles, aiming to reveal to Brazilian audiences the inner workings of the major studios, as well as famous actors and actresses, local culture, and curiosities. With the flavor of a cinematic newsreel, this nearly century-old “Paranaense” film reveals, behind its informative intertitles and peculiar portraits, the interest of businessman-turned-filmmaker Arthur Rogge in the development of a local film industry.
Virgin LipsVirgin Lips · 1928
Virgin Lips
3.31928
MovieActionDrama
In a banana republic, way south of the Texas border, a dumb-Dora American girl, Norma (Olive Borden), lets her ruby-red lips promise more than she is willing to deliver, and she finds herself a prisoner in a notorious dance-hall/brothel. But her American aviator boyfriend, Barry Blake (John Boles), is flying to her rescue. He does just that but, alas, they are quickly captured by a gang of outlaws. Possibly the many expensive pieces of jewelry she has gathered from the many male friends she has made along the way, including El Presidente, captured the outlaws' attention.
Chloe, Love Is Calling YouChloe, Love Is Calling You · 1934
Chloe, Love Is Calling You
3.91934
MovieHorror
A black voodoo priestess comes out of the Louisiana swamps to take revenge on the white plantation owner she believes killed her husband. The old conjure woman Mandy returns with her daughter Chloe to their bayou home after fifteen years. Chloe was too young to remember much about the bayou, but once Mandy had been a famous voodoo priestess in these parts. But after the whites lynched her husband Sam, she took her little girl & moved away into the Everglades. She seems to have gone a little mad in the intervening years & has returned swearing a belated vengeance against the murdering white folks.
PajamasPajamas · 1927
Pajamas
10.01927
MovieComedyRomance
A spoiled heiress sets her sights on a handsome pilot, but he wants nothing to do with her.
Sweet DaddySweet Daddy · 1924
Sweet Daddy
9.01924
MovieComedy
Jimmy Jump's boss asks him to meet his small niece and her dog and entertain them between trains. Jimmy buys a balloon or two and looks over the station for a little girl. He takes one by mistake, narrowly escapes being arrested as a kidnapper and finally meets the niece, who is an over-dressed, ultra-modern young woman. The time between trains is spent in trying to hide the dog from the policeman, and when Jimmy puts his charge on the train, he feels that he has done a week's work in a day.
Sinners in LoveSinners in Love · 1928
Sinners in Love
8.01928
MovieComedyDrama
Ann Hardy heads to the big city where she falls in love with Ted Wells, but she is heartbroken to learn he is just using her.
Hello SisterHello Sister · 1930
Hello Sister
3.01930
MovieDrama
Olive Borden plays a modern jazz maiden who is forced to be good for six months or lose out on her grandfather's inheritance.

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