Arhold Kent (1899–1928) was an Italian-born American actor. He was born in Sesto Fiorentino as Lido Manetti and acted under that name in Italy, appearing in films such as Goodbye Youth (1918)[1] and Quo Vadis (1924). He moved then to Hollywood where he played supporting roles in films such as Hula (1927) with Clara Bow and Clive Brook. He died in Los Angeles the following year after a car accident shortly before he was due to make a film with Mary Pickford.[2]

Arnold Kent
Gilbert Roland, Norma Talmadge, and Arnold Kent in The Woman Disputed (1928)
Born	Lido Manetti (1899-01-21)21 January 1899 Sesto Fiorentino, Tuscany, Italy
Died	29 September 1928(1928-09-29) (aged 29) from a car accident. Los Angeles, California United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1917–1928 (film)

Selected filmography

• The Clemenceau Affair (1917)
• Goodbye Youth (1918)
• Through the Shadows (1923)
• Quo Vadis (1924)
• The Hearth Turned Off (1925)
• The Love Thief (1926)
• Maciste against the Sheik (1926)
• Evening Clothes (1927)
• The World at Her Feet (1927)
• Hula (1927)
• The Woman on Trial (1927)
• Beau Sabreur (1928)
• The Showdown (1928)
• The Woman Disputed (1928)

References

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
• Phillips, Alastair & Vincendeau, Ginette. Journeys of Desire: European Actors in Hollywood. BFI, 2006.

External links

• Arnold Kent at IMDb

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