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Betty Compson

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Betty Compson

Born March 17, 1897 in Beaver, Utah, USADied April 18, 1974126 films

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.

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The Docks of New York posterFirst watchThe Docks of New York19287.0as MaeA blue-collar worker on New York's depressed waterfront finds his life changed after he saves a woman attempting suicide.View film

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Mr. & Mrs. Smith poster5.9Mr. & Mrs. Smith1941Strange Cargo poster7.0Strange Cargo1940Invisible Ghost poster5.3Invisible Ghost1941

Filmography

126 films as actor
  1. 1948Here Comes TroubleMartha Blake
  2. 1947Second ChanceMrs. Davenport
  3. 1947Hard Boiled MahoneySelena Webster
  4. 1946Her Adventurous NightMiss Spencer
  5. 1943Danger! Women at WorkMadame Sappho
  6. 1941Escort GirlRuth Ashley
  7. 1941Invisible GhostMrs. Kessler
  8. 1941Roar of the PressMrs. Thelma Tate
  9. 1941Mr. & Mrs. SmithGertie
  10. 1940Laughing at DangerMrs. Van Horn
  11. 1940Mad YouthLucy Morgan
  12. 1940Strange CargoSuzanne (uncredited)
  13. 1940Cafe HostessCafe Hostess
  14. 1939Cowboys from TexasBelle Starkey
  15. 1939News Is Made at NightKitty Truman
  16. 1939Hotel ImperialSoubrette (uncredited)
  17. 1938Under the Big TopMarie
  18. 1938Religious RacketeersAda Bernard
  19. 1938Torchy Blane in PanamaKitty, Gomez's Moll
  20. 1938The Beloved BratEleanor Sparks
  21. 1938Two Gun JusticeKate
  22. 1938A Slight Case of MurderLoretta
  23. 1938Port of Missing GirlsChicago
  24. 1938Blondes at WorkBlanche Revelle
  25. 1937Federal BulletsSue, Gang Moll
  26. 1937God's Country and the ManRoxey Moore
  27. 1937Circus GirlCarlotta
  28. 1936Two Minutes to Play'Fluff' Harding
  29. 1936Killer at LargeKate
  30. 1936Bulldog EditionBillie Blake
  31. 1936Hollywood BoulevardBetty
  32. 1936The Drag NetMollie Cole
  33. 1936The Millionaire KidGloria Neville
  34. 1936Laughing Irish EyesMolly
  35. 1936August Week EndEthel Ames
  36. 1935False PretensesClarissa Stanhope
  37. 1934No Sleep on the DeepMrs. Eldridge
  38. 1933Notorious But NiceMillie Sprague
  39. 1933Destination UnknownRuby Smith
  40. 1933West of SingaporeLou
  41. 1932Guilty or Not GuiltyMaizie
  42. 1932The Silver LiningKate Flynn
  43. 1931Hollywood Halfbacks
  44. 1931The Gay DiplomatBaroness Corri
  45. 1931Three Who LovedHelga Larson Hanson
  46. 1931Virtuous HusbandInez Wakefield
  47. 1931The Lady RefusesJune
  48. 1930The Boudoir DiplomatHelene
  49. 1930She Got What She Wanted
  50. 1930The SpoilersCherry Malotte
  51. 1930Inside the LinesJane Gershon
  52. 1930Midnight MysterySally Wayne
  53. 1930The Czar of BroadwayConnie Colton
  54. 1930Those Who DanceKitty
  55. 1930Isle of EscapeStella
  56. 1930The Case of Sergeant GrischaBabka
  57. 1929Blaze o' GloryHelen Williams
  58. 1929The Show of ShowsPerformer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited)
  59. 1929Woman to WomanDeloryce / Lola
  60. 1929The Great GabboMary
  61. 1929Skin DeepSadie Rogers
  62. 1929Street GirlFrederika Joyzelle
  63. 1929On With the Show!Nita
  64. 1929The Time, the Place and the GirlDoris Ward
  65. 1929Weary RiverAlice Gray
  66. 1928The BarkerCarrie
  67. 1928The Docks of New YorkMae
  68. 1928Court MartialBelle Starr
  69. 1928Life's MockeryKit Miller/Isabelle Fullerton
  70. 1928The Masked AngelBetty
  71. 1928The Desert BrideDiane Duval
  72. 1928The Big CityHelen
  73. 1928Scarlet SeasRose
  74. 1927Cheating CheatersNan Carey
  75. 1927Temptations of a Shop GirlRuth Harrington
  76. 1927Love Me and the World Is MineMitzel
  77. 1927Say It with DiamondsBetty Howard
  78. 1926The Belle of BroadwayMarie Duval / The Young Adele
  79. 1926The Wise GuyHula Kate
  80. 1926The Palace of PleasureLola Montez
  81. 1925Counsel for the DefenseKatherine West
  82. 1925The Pony ExpressMolly Jones
  83. 1925Paths to ParadiseMolly
  84. 1925Beggar on HorsebackPrincess in Pantomime
  85. 1925Eve's SecretEve
  86. 1925New Lives for OldOlympe
  87. 1925Locked DoorsMrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' Carter
  88. 1924The Garden of WeedsDorothy Delbridge
  89. 1924The Fast SetMargaret Sones
  90. 1924Ramshackle HousePen Broome
  91. 1924The FemaleDalla
  92. 1924The Enemy SexDodo Baxter
  93. 1924The White ShadowNancy Brent / Georgina Brent
  94. 1924MiamiJoan Bruce
  95. 1924The StrangerPeggy Bowlin
  96. 1923The Royal OakLady Mildred Cholmondeley
  97. 1923HollywoodBetty Compson
  98. 1923The Woman with Four FacesElizabeth West
  99. 1923The Rustle of SilkLala De Breeze
  100. 1923The White FlowerKonia Markham
  101. 1923Woman to WomanLouise Boucher / Deloryse
  102. 1922Kick InMolly Brandon
  103. 1922To Have and to HoldLady Jocelyn Leigh
  104. 1922The Bonded WomanAngela Gaskell
  105. 1922Always the WomanCelia Thaxter / Queen Neco Tokris
  106. 1922Over the BorderJen Galbraith
  107. 1922The Green TemptationGenelle / Coralyn / Joan Parker
  108. 1922Law and the WomanMargaret Rolfe
  109. 1921The Little MinisterLady Babbie
  110. 1921Ladies Must LiveChristine Bleeker
  111. 1921For Those We LoveBernice Arnold
  112. 1921At the End of the WorldCherry O'Day
  113. 1921Prisoners of LoveBlanche Davis
  114. 1919The Miracle ManRose
  115. 1919The Devil's TrailRose
  116. 1919The Light of VictoryJane Ravenslee
  117. 1919The Terror of the RangeThelma Grant
  118. 1918The SheriffSchool Teacher
  119. 1918Border RaidersRose Hardy
  120. 1917Crazy by Proxy