Betty Compson

Acting

Betty Compson

Born March 17, 1897Beaver, Utah, USA131 credits

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

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
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Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

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2011

Halloween Monster Bash

Halloween Monster Bash

Movie

1991

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

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1975

Here Comes Trouble
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Here Comes Trouble

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1948

Second Chance
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Second Chance

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1947

Hard Boiled Mahoney
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Hard Boiled Mahoney

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1947

Filmography

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Filmsas Herself (archive footage)Movie
Halloween Monster Bash
1991Halloween Monster Bashas Mrs. Kessler (archive footage)Movie
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?as Self (archive footage)Movie
Here Comes Trouble
1948Here Comes Troubleas Martha BlakeMovie
Second Chance
1947Second Chanceas Mrs. DavenportMovie
Hard Boiled Mahoney
1947Hard Boiled Mahoneyas Selena WebsterMovie
Her Adventurous Night
1946Her Adventurous Nightas Miss SpencerMovie
Danger! Women at Work
1943Danger! Women at Workas Madame SapphoMovie
Confessions of a Vice Baron
1943Confessions of a Vice Baronas Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Escort Girl
1941Escort Girlas Ruth AshleyMovie
Invisible Ghost
1941Invisible Ghostas Mrs. KesslerMovie
Roar of the Press
1941Roar of the Pressas Mrs. Thelma TateMovie
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1941Mr. & Mrs. Smithas GertieMovie
Laughing at Danger
1940Laughing at Dangeras Mrs. Van HornMovie
Mad Youth
1940Mad Youthas Lucy MorganMovie
Strange Cargo
1940Strange Cargoas Suzanne (uncredited)Movie
Cafe Hostess
1940Cafe Hostessas Cafe HostessMovie
Cowboys from Texas
1939Cowboys from Texasas Belle StarkeyMovie
News Is Made at Night
1939News Is Made at Nightas Kitty TrumanMovie
Hotel Imperial
1939Hotel Imperialas Soubrette (uncredited)Movie
Under the Big Top
1938Under the Big Topas MarieMovie
Religious Racketeers
1938Religious Racketeersas Ada BernardMovie
Torchy Blane in Panama
1938Torchy Blane in Panamaas Kitty, Gomez's MollMovie
The Beloved Brat
1938The Beloved Bratas Eleanor SparksMovie
Two Gun Justice
1938Two Gun Justiceas KateMovie
A Slight Case of Murder
1938A Slight Case of Murderas LorettaMovie
Port of Missing Girls
1938Port of Missing Girlsas ChicagoMovie
Blondes at Work
1938Blondes at Workas Blanche RevelleMovie
Federal Bullets
1937Federal Bulletsas Sue, Gang MollMovie
God's Country and the Man
1937God's Country and the Manas Roxey MooreMovie
Circus Girl
1937Circus Girlas CarlottaMovie
Two Minutes to Play
1936Two Minutes to Playas 'Fluff' HardingMovie
Killer at Large
1936Killer at Largeas KateMovie
Bulldog Edition
1936Bulldog Editionas Billie BlakeMovie
Hollywood Boulevard
1936Hollywood Boulevardas BettyMovie
The Drag Net
1936The Drag Netas Mollie ColeMovie
The Millionaire Kid
1936The Millionaire Kidas Gloria NevilleMovie
Laughing Irish Eyes
1936Laughing Irish Eyesas MollyMovie
August Week End
1936August Week Endas Ethel AmesMovie
False Pretenses
1935False Pretensesas Clarissa StanhopeMovie
No Sleep on the Deep
1934No Sleep on the Deepas Mrs. EldridgeMovie
Notorious But Nice
1933Notorious But Niceas Millie SpragueMovie
Destination Unknown
1933Destination Unknownas Ruby SmithMovie
West of Singapore
1933West of Singaporeas LouMovie
Guilty or Not Guilty
1932Guilty or Not Guiltyas MaizieMovie
The Silver Lining
1932The Silver Liningas Kate FlynnMovie
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1931Hollywood HalfbacksMovie
The Gay Diplomat
1931The Gay Diplomatas Baroness CorriMovie
The House That Shadows Built
1931The House That Shadows Builtas (archive footage)Movie
Three Who Loved
1931Three Who Lovedas Helga Larson HansonMovie
Virtuous Husband
1931Virtuous Husbandas Inez WakefieldMovie
The Lady Refuses
1931The Lady Refusesas JuneMovie
The Boudoir Diplomat
1930The Boudoir Diplomatas HeleneMovie
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1930She Got What She WantedMovie
The Spoilers
1930The Spoilersas Cherry MalotteMovie
Inside the Lines
1930Inside the Linesas Jane GershonMovie
Midnight Mystery
1930Midnight Mysteryas Sally WayneMovie
The Czar of Broadway
1930The Czar of Broadwayas Connie ColtonMovie
Those Who Dance
1930Those Who Danceas KittyMovie
Isle of Escape
1930Isle of Escapeas StellaMovie
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
1930The Case of Sergeant Grischaas BabkaMovie
Blaze o' Glory
1929Blaze o' Gloryas Helen WilliamsMovie
The Show of Shows
1929The Show of Showsas Performer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited)Movie
Woman to Woman
1929Woman to Womanas Deloryce / LolaMovie
The Great Gabbo
1929The Great Gabboas MaryMovie
Skin Deep
1929Skin Deepas Sadie RogersMovie
Street Girl
1929Street Girlas Frederika JoyzelleMovie
On With the Show!
1929On With the Show!as NitaMovie
The Time, the Place and the Girl
1929The Time, the Place and the Girlas Doris WardMovie
Weary River
1929Weary Riveras Alice GrayMovie
The Barker
1928The Barkeras CarrieMovie
The Docks of New York
1928The Docks of New Yorkas MaeMovie
Court Martial
1928Court Martialas Belle StarrMovie
Life's Mockery
1928Life's Mockeryas Kit Miller/Isabelle FullertonMovie
The Masked Angel
1928The Masked Angelas BettyMovie
The Desert Bride
1928The Desert Brideas Diane DuvalMovie
The Big City
1928The Big Cityas HelenMovie
Scarlet Seas
1928Scarlet Seasas RoseMovie
Cheating Cheaters
1927Cheating Cheatersas Nan CareyMovie
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1927Temptations of a Shop Girlas Ruth HarringtonMovie
Love Me and the World Is Mine
1927Love Me and the World Is Mineas MitzelMovie
Say It with Diamonds
1927Say It with Diamondsas Betty HowardMovie
The Belle of Broadway
1926The Belle of Broadwayas Marie Duval / The Young AdeleMovie
The Wise Guy
1926The Wise Guyas Hula KateMovie
The Palace of Pleasure
1926The Palace of Pleasureas Lola MontezMovie
Counsel for the Defense
1925Counsel for the Defenseas Katherine WestMovie
The Pony Express
1925The Pony Expressas Molly JonesMovie
Paths to Paradise
1925Paths to Paradiseas MollyMovie
Beggar on Horseback
1925Beggar on Horsebackas Princess in PantomimeMovie
Eve's Secret
1925Eve's Secretas EveMovie
New Lives for Old
1925New Lives for Oldas OlympeMovie
Locked Doors
1925Locked Doorsas Mrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' CarterMovie
The Garden of Weeds
1924The Garden of Weedsas Dorothy DelbridgeMovie
The Fast Set
1924The Fast Setas Margaret SonesMovie
Ramshackle House
1924Ramshackle Houseas Pen BroomeMovie
The Female
1924The Femaleas DallaMovie
The Enemy Sex
1924The Enemy Sexas Dodo BaxterMovie
The White Shadow
1924The White Shadowas Nancy Brent / Georgina BrentMovie
Miami
1924Miamias Joan BruceMovie
The Stranger
1924The Strangeras Peggy BowlinMovie
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1923The Royal Oakas Lady Mildred CholmondeleyMovie
Hollywood
1923Hollywoodas Betty CompsonMovie
The Woman with Four Faces
1923The Woman with Four Facesas Elizabeth WestMovie
The Rustle of Silk
1923The Rustle of Silkas Lala De BreezeMovie
The White Flower
1923The White Floweras Konia MarkhamMovie
Woman to Woman
1923Woman to Womanas Louise Boucher / DeloryseMovie
Kick In
1922Kick Inas Molly BrandonMovie
To Have and to Hold
1922To Have and to Holdas Lady Jocelyn LeighMovie
The Bonded Woman
1922The Bonded Womanas Angela GaskellMovie
A Trip to Paramountown
1922A Trip to Paramountownas SelfMovie
Always the Woman
1922Always the Womanas Celia Thaxter / Queen Neco TokrisMovie
Over the Border
1922Over the Borderas Jen GalbraithMovie
The Green Temptation
1922The Green Temptationas Genelle / Coralyn / Joan ParkerMovie
Law and the Woman
1922Law and the Womanas Margaret RolfeMovie
The Little Minister
1921The Little Ministeras Lady BabbieMovie
Ladies Must Live
1921Ladies Must Liveas Christine BleekerMovie
For Those We Love
1921For Those We Loveas Bernice ArnoldMovie
At the End of the World
1921At the End of the Worldas Cherry O'DayMovie
Prisoners of Love
1921Prisoners of Loveas Blanche DavisMovie
The Miracle Man
1919The Miracle Manas RoseMovie
The Devil's Trail
1919The Devil's Trailas RoseMovie
The Light of Victory
1919The Light of Victoryas Jane RavensleeMovie
The Terror of the Range
1919The Terror of the Rangeas Thelma GrantMovie
The Sheriff
1918The Sheriffas School TeacherMovie
Border Raiders
1918Border Raidersas Rose HardyMovie
Crazy by Proxy
1917Crazy by ProxyMovie
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1917As Luck Would Have ItMovie
Hubby's Night Out
1917Hubby's Night Outas WifeyMovie
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1916That Doggone Babyas Wifie ParkerMovie
The Making Over of Mother
1916The Making Over of Motheras Mrs. NewlywedMovie
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1916Inoculating HubbyMovie