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Betty Compson

Betty Compson

ActingBorn: March 17, 1897in Beaver, Utah, USADied: 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.

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

2011Documentary

as Herself (archive footage)

Halloween Monster Bash

Halloween Monster Bash

as Mrs. Kessler (archive footage)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

Here Comes Trouble

Here Comes Trouble

as Martha Blake

Second Chance

Second Chance

as Mrs. Davenport

Hard Boiled Mahoney

Hard Boiled Mahoney

as Selena Webster

Her Adventurous Night

Her Adventurous Night

as Miss Spencer

Danger! Women at Work

Danger! Women at Work

as Madame Sappho

Confessions of a Vice Baron

Confessions of a Vice Baron

as Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Escort Girl

Escort Girl

as Ruth Ashley

Invisible Ghost

Invisible Ghost

as Mrs. Kessler

Roar of the Press

Roar of the Press

as Mrs. Thelma Tate

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

as Gertie

Laughing at Danger

Laughing at Danger

as Mrs. Van Horn

Mad Youth

MGM+ Amazon Channel

Mad Youth

as Lucy Morgan

Strange Cargo

Strange Cargo

as Suzanne (uncredited)

Cafe Hostess

Cafe Hostess

as Cafe Hostess

Cowboys from Texas

Cowboys from Texas

as Belle Starkey

News Is Made at Night

News Is Made at Night

as Kitty Truman

Hotel Imperial

Hotel Imperial

as Soubrette (uncredited)

Under the Big Top

IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel

Under the Big Top

as Marie

Religious Racketeers

Religious Racketeers

as Ada Bernard

Torchy Blane in Panama

Torchy Blane in Panama

as Kitty, Gomez's Moll

The Beloved Brat

The Beloved Brat

as Eleanor Sparks

Two Gun Justice

Two Gun Justice

as Kate

A Slight Case of Murder

A Slight Case of Murder

as Loretta

Port of Missing Girls

Port of Missing Girls

as Chicago

Blondes at Work

Blondes at Work

as Blanche Revelle

Federal Bullets

Federal Bullets

as Sue, Gang Moll

God's Country and the Man

Best Westerns Ever Amazon Channel

God's Country and the Man

as Roxey Moore

Circus Girl

Circus Girl

as Carlotta

Two Minutes to Play

MGM+ Amazon Channel

Two Minutes to Play

as 'Fluff' Harding

Killer at Large

Killer at Large

as Kate

Bulldog Edition

Bulldog Edition

as Billie Blake

Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood Boulevard

as Betty

The Drag Net

The Drag Net

as Mollie Cole

The Millionaire Kid

The Millionaire Kid

as Gloria Neville

Laughing Irish Eyes

Laughing Irish Eyes

as Molly

August Week End

MGM+ Amazon Channel

August Week End

as Ethel Ames

False Pretenses

False Pretenses

as Clarissa Stanhope

No Sleep on the Deep

No Sleep on the Deep

as Mrs. Eldridge

Notorious But Nice

Notorious But Nice

as Millie Sprague

Destination Unknown

Destination Unknown

as Ruby Smith

West of Singapore

West of Singapore

as Lou

Guilty or Not Guilty

Guilty or Not Guilty

as Maizie

The Silver Lining

The Silver Lining

as Kate Flynn

Hollywood Halfbacks

as Unknown

The Gay Diplomat

The Gay Diplomat

as Baroness Corri

The House That Shadows Built

The House That Shadows Built

1931Documentary

as (archive footage)

Three Who Loved

Three Who Loved

as Helga Larson Hanson

Virtuous Husband

Virtuous Husband

as Inez Wakefield

The Lady Refuses

The Lady Refuses

as June

The Boudoir Diplomat

The Boudoir Diplomat

as Helene

She Got What She Wanted

as Unknown

The Spoilers

The Spoilers

as Cherry Malotte

Inside the Lines

Inside the Lines

as Jane Gershon

Midnight Mystery

Midnight Mystery

as Sally Wayne

The Czar of Broadway

The Czar of Broadway

as Connie Colton

Those Who Dance

Those Who Dance

as Kitty

Isle of Escape

Isle of Escape

as Stella

The Case of Sergeant Grischa

The Case of Sergeant Grischa

as Babka

Blaze o' Glory

Blaze o' Glory

as Helen Williams

The Show of Shows

The Show of Shows

as Performer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited)

Woman to Woman

Woman to Woman

as Deloryce / Lola

The Great Gabbo

The Great Gabbo

as Mary

Skin Deep

Skin Deep

as Sadie Rogers

Street Girl

Street Girl

as Frederika Joyzelle

On With the Show!

On With the Show!

as Nita

The Time, the Place and the Girl

The Time, the Place and the Girl

as Doris Ward

Weary River

Weary River

as Alice Gray

The Barker

The Barker

as Carrie

The Docks of New York

The Docks of New York

as Mae

Court Martial

Court Martial

as Belle Starr

Life's Mockery

as Kit Miller/Isabelle Fullerton

The Masked Angel

The Masked Angel

as Betty

The Desert Bride

The Desert Bride

as Diane Duval

The Big City

The Big City

as Helen

Scarlet Seas

Scarlet Seas

as Rose

Cheating Cheaters

Cheating Cheaters

as Nan Carey

Temptations of a Shop Girl

as Ruth Harrington

Love Me and the World Is Mine

Love Me and the World Is Mine

as Mitzel

Say It with Diamonds

Say It with Diamonds

as Betty Howard

The Belle of Broadway

The Belle of Broadway

as Marie Duval / The Young Adele

The Wise Guy

The Wise Guy

as Hula Kate

The Palace of Pleasure

The Palace of Pleasure

as Lola Montez

Counsel for the Defense

Counsel for the Defense

as Katherine West

The Pony Express

The Pony Express

as Molly Jones

Paths to Paradise

Paths to Paradise

as Molly

Beggar on Horseback

Beggar on Horseback

as Princess in Pantomime

Eve's Secret

Eve's Secret

as Eve

New Lives for Old

New Lives for Old

as Olympe

Locked Doors

Locked Doors

as Mrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' Carter

The Garden of Weeds

The Garden of Weeds

as Dorothy Delbridge

The Fast Set

The Fast Set

as Margaret Sones

Ramshackle House

Ramshackle House

as Pen Broome

The Female

The Female

as Dalla

The Enemy Sex

The Enemy Sex

as Dodo Baxter

The White Shadow

The White Shadow

as Nancy Brent / Georgina Brent

Miami

Miami

as Joan Bruce

The Stranger

The Stranger

as Peggy Bowlin

The Royal Oak

as Lady Mildred Cholmondeley

Hollywood

Hollywood

as Betty Compson

The Woman with Four Faces

The Woman with Four Faces

as Elizabeth West

The Rustle of Silk

The Rustle of Silk

as Lala De Breeze

The White Flower

The White Flower

as Konia Markham

Woman to Woman

Woman to Woman

as Louise Boucher / Deloryse

Kick In

Kick In

as Molly Brandon

To Have and to Hold

To Have and to Hold

as Lady Jocelyn Leigh

The Bonded Woman

The Bonded Woman

as Angela Gaskell

A Trip to Paramountown

A Trip to Paramountown

1922Documentary

as Self

Always the Woman

Always the Woman

as Celia Thaxter / Queen Neco Tokris

Over the Border

Over the Border

as Jen Galbraith

The Green Temptation

The Green Temptation

as Genelle / Coralyn / Joan Parker

Law and the Woman

Law and the Woman

as Margaret Rolfe

The Little Minister

The Little Minister

as Lady Babbie

Ladies Must Live

Ladies Must Live

as Christine Bleeker

For Those We Love

For Those We Love

as Bernice Arnold

At the End of the World

At the End of the World

as Cherry O'Day

Prisoners of Love

Prisoners of Love

as Blanche Davis

The Miracle Man

The Miracle Man

as Rose

The Devil's Trail

The Devil's Trail

as Rose

The Light of Victory

The Light of Victory

as Jane Ravenslee

The Terror of the Range

The Terror of the Range

as Thelma Grant

The Sheriff

The Sheriff

as School Teacher

Border Raiders

Border Raiders

as Rose Hardy

Crazy by Proxy

Crazy by Proxy

as Unknown

As Luck Would Have It

as Unknown

Hubby's Night Out

Hubby's Night Out

as Wifey

That Doggone Baby

as Wifie Parker

The Making Over of Mother

as Mrs. Newlywed

Inoculating Hubby

as Unknown