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Actor
Betty Compson
- Born March 17, 1897 in Beaver, Utah, USA
- Died April 18, 1974
Betty Compson (March 19, 1897 – April 18, 1974) was an American actress and film producer. Most famous in silent films and early talkies, she is best known in her performances in The Docks of New York and The Barker, the latter earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Known for
Mr. & Mrs. Smith1941
The Docks of New York1928
Invisible Ghost1941
Strange Cargo1940
A Slight Case of Murder1938
The Great Gabbo1929
The Lady Refuses1931
Woman to Woman1929
Filmography
- 2011Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost FilmsFilmHerself (archive footage)
- 1991Halloween Monster BashFilmMrs. Kessler (archive footage)
- 1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1948Here Comes TroubleFilmMartha Blake
- 1947Hard Boiled MahoneyFilmSelena Webster
- 1947Second ChanceFilmMrs. Davenport
- 1946Her Adventurous NightFilmMiss Spencer
- 1943Confessions of a Vice BaronFilmMrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1943Danger! Women at WorkFilmMadame Sappho
- 1941Mr. & Mrs. SmithFilmGertie
- 1941Invisible GhostFilmMrs. Kessler
- 1941Escort GirlFilmRuth Ashley
- 1941Roar of the PressFilmMrs. Thelma Tate
- 1940Strange CargoFilmSuzanne (uncredited)
- 1940Cafe HostessFilmCafe Hostess
- 1940Mad YouthFilmLucy Morgan
- 1940Laughing at DangerFilmMrs. Van Horn
- 1939News Is Made at NightFilmKitty Truman
- 1939Hotel ImperialFilmSoubrette (uncredited)
- 1939Cowboys from TexasFilmBelle Starkey
- 1938A Slight Case of MurderFilmLoretta
- 1938Blondes at WorkFilmBlanche Revelle
- 1938The Beloved BratFilmEleanor Sparks
- 1938Torchy Blane in PanamaFilmKitty, Gomez's Moll
- 1938Under the Big TopFilmMarie
- 1938Religious RacketeersFilmAda Bernard
- 1938Port of Missing GirlsFilmChicago
- 1938Two Gun JusticeFilmKate
- 1937Circus GirlFilmCarlotta
- 1937God's Country and the ManFilmRoxey Moore
- 1937Federal BulletsFilmSue, Gang Moll
- 1936The Drag NetFilmMollie Cole
- 1936Bulldog EditionFilmBillie Blake
- 1936Hollywood BoulevardFilmBetty
- 1936August Week EndFilmEthel Ames
- 1936Two Minutes to PlayFilm'Fluff' Harding
- 1936The Millionaire KidFilmGloria Neville
- 1936Killer at LargeFilmKate
- 1936Laughing Irish EyesFilmMolly
- 1935False PretensesFilmClarissa Stanhope
- 1934No Sleep on the DeepFilmMrs. Eldridge
- 1933Notorious But NiceFilmMillie Sprague
- 1933Destination UnknownFilmRuby Smith
- 1933West of SingaporeFilmLou
- 1932Guilty or Not GuiltyFilmMaizie
- 1932The Silver LiningFilmKate Flynn
- 1931The Lady RefusesFilmJune
- 1931The Gay DiplomatFilmBaroness Corri
- 1931Three Who LovedFilmHelga Larson Hanson
- 1931The House That Shadows BuiltFilm(archive footage)
- 1931Virtuous HusbandFilmInez Wakefield
- 1931Hollywood HalfbacksFilm
- 1930Inside the LinesFilmJane Gershon
- 1930Midnight MysteryFilmSally Wayne
- 1930The Case of Sergeant GrischaFilmBabka
- 1930Those Who DanceFilmKitty
- 1930The Boudoir DiplomatFilmHelene
- 1930The SpoilersFilmCherry Malotte
- 1930Isle of EscapeFilmStella
- 1930She Got What She WantedFilm
- 1930The Czar of BroadwayFilmConnie Colton
- 1929The Great GabboFilmMary
- 1929Woman to WomanFilmDeloryce / Lola
- 1929Weary RiverFilmAlice Gray
- 1929Street GirlFilmFrederika Joyzelle
- 1929On With the Show!FilmNita
- 1929The Show of ShowsFilmPerformer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited)
- 1929Skin DeepFilmSadie Rogers
- 1929The Time, the Place and the GirlFilmDoris Ward
- 1929Blaze o' GloryFilmHelen Williams
- 1928The Docks of New YorkFilmMae
- 1928Scarlet SeasFilmRose
- 1928The Desert BrideFilmDiane Duval
- 1928The BarkerFilmCarrie
- 1928Court MartialFilmBelle Starr
- 1928The Big CityFilmHelen
- 1928The Masked AngelFilmBetty
- 1928Life's MockeryFilmKit Miller/Isabelle Fullerton
- 1927Cheating CheatersFilmNan Carey
- 1927Say It with DiamondsFilmBetty Howard