Betty Compson
Acting
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
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movieFragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011
Herself (archive footage)
movieHalloween Monster Bash
1991
Mrs. Kessler (archive footage)
movieBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Self (archive footage)
movieHere Comes Trouble
1948
Martha Blake
movieSecond Chance
1947
Mrs. Davenport
movieHard Boiled Mahoney
1947
Selena Webster
movieHer Adventurous Night
1946
Miss Spencer
movieDanger! Women at Work
1943
Madame Sappho
movieConfessions of a Vice Baron
1943
Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieEscort Girl
1941
Ruth Ashley
movieInvisible Ghost
1941
Mrs. Kessler
movieRoar of the Press
1941
Mrs. Thelma Tate
movieLaughing at Danger
1940
Mrs. Van Horn
movieMad Youth
1940
Lucy Morgan
movieStrange Cargo
1940
Suzanne (uncredited)
movieCafe Hostess
1940
Cafe Hostess
movieCowboys from Texas
1939
Belle Starkey
movieNews Is Made at Night
1939
Kitty Truman
movieHotel Imperial
1939
Soubrette (uncredited)
movieReligious Racketeers
1938
Ada Bernard
movieTorchy Blane in Panama
1938
Kitty, Gomez's Moll
movieThe Beloved Brat
1938
Eleanor Sparks
movieBlondes at Work
1938
Blanche Revelle
movieFederal Bullets
1937
Sue, Gang Moll
movieGod's Country and the Man
1937
Roxey Moore
movieCircus Girl
1937
Carlotta
movieTwo Minutes to Play
1936
'Fluff' Harding
movieBulldog Edition
1936
Billie Blake
movieThe Drag Net
1936
Mollie Cole
movieThe Millionaire Kid
1936
Gloria Neville
movieAugust Week End
1936
Ethel Ames
movieFalse Pretenses
1935
Clarissa Stanhope
movieNo Sleep on the Deep
1934
Mrs. Eldridge
movieNotorious But Nice
1933
Millie Sprague
movieDestination Unknown
1933
Ruby Smith
movieThe Silver Lining
1932
Kate Flynn
movieThe Gay Diplomat
1931
Baroness Corri
movieThe House That Shadows Built
1931
(archive footage)
movieThree Who Loved
1931
Helga Larson Hanson
movieVirtuous Husband
1931
Inez Wakefield
movieThe Spoilers
1930
Cherry Malotte
movieInside the Lines
1930
Jane Gershon
movieMidnight Mystery
1930
Sally Wayne
movieThe Czar of Broadway
1930
Connie Colton
movieIsle of Escape
1930
Stella
movieBlaze o' Glory
1929
Helen Williams
movieThe Show of Shows
1929
Performer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited)
movieWoman to Woman
1929
Deloryce / Lola
movieSkin Deep
1929
Sadie Rogers
movieStreet Girl
1929
Frederika Joyzelle
movieWeary River
1929
Alice Gray
movieThe Barker
1928
Carrie
movieCourt Martial
1928
Belle Starr
Life's Mockery
1928
Kit Miller/Isabelle Fullerton
movieThe Desert Bride
1928
Diane Duval
movieCheating Cheaters
1927
Nan Carey
movieSay It with Diamonds
1927
Betty Howard
movieThe Belle of Broadway
1926
Marie Duval / The Young Adele
movieThe Wise Guy
1926
Hula Kate
movieThe Palace of Pleasure
1926
Lola Montez
movieCounsel for the Defense
1925
Katherine West
movieThe Pony Express
1925
Molly Jones
movieBeggar on Horseback
1925
Princess in Pantomime
movieLocked Doors
1925
Mrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' Carter
movieThe Garden of Weeds
1924
Dorothy Delbridge
movieThe Fast Set
1924
Margaret Sones
movieRamshackle House
1924
Pen Broome
movieThe Female
1924
Dalla
movieThe Enemy Sex
1924
Dodo Baxter
movieThe White Shadow
1924
Nancy Brent / Georgina Brent
movieMiami
1924
Joan Bruce
movieThe Stranger
1924
Peggy Bowlin
The Royal Oak
1923
Lady Mildred Cholmondeley
movieHollywood
1923
Betty Compson
movieThe Woman with Four Faces
1923
Elizabeth West
movieThe Rustle of Silk
1923
Lala De Breeze
movieThe White Flower
1923
Konia Markham
movieWoman to Woman
1923
Louise Boucher / Deloryse
movieKick In
1922
Molly Brandon
movieTo Have and to Hold
1922
Lady Jocelyn Leigh
movieThe Bonded Woman
1922
Angela Gaskell
movieAlways the Woman
1922
Celia Thaxter / Queen Neco Tokris
movieOver the Border
1922
Jen Galbraith
movieThe Green Temptation
1922
Genelle / Coralyn / Joan Parker
movieLaw and the Woman
1922
Margaret Rolfe
movieThe Little Minister
1921
Lady Babbie
movieLadies Must Live
1921
Christine Bleeker
movieFor Those We Love
1921
Bernice Arnold
movieAt the End of the World
1921
Cherry O'Day
moviePrisoners of Love
1921
Blanche Davis
movieThe Light of Victory
1919
Jane Ravenslee
movieThe Terror of the Range
1919
Thelma Grant
movieThe Sheriff
1918
School Teacher
movieBorder Raiders
1918
Rose Hardy
That Doggone Baby
1916
Wifie Parker
Writing2
Production1
movieAlways the Woman
1922
Producer