Betty Compson

Betty Compson

Deceased · Born: Mar 17, 1897 · Died: Apr 18, 1974

Personal Details

Born Mar 17, 1897 Beaver, Utah, USA
Spouse
  • Silvius John Gall

    ( Aug 8, 1944 to Apr 16, 1962 )
  • Irving Weinberg

    ( Dec 14, 1933 to Mar 1, 1937 )
  • James Cruze

    ( Oct 14, 1924 to May 20, 1930 )
Relatives
  • Thelma Worth (Cousin)

Biography

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.

Career

1948
Here Comes Trouble
Here Comes Trouble as Martha Blake
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1947
Hard Boiled Mahoney
Hard Boiled Mahoney as Selena Webster
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1946
Her Adventurous Night
Her Adventurous Night as Miss Spencer
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1943
Confessions of a Vice Baron
Confessions of a Vice Baron as Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Danger! Women at Work
Danger! Women at Work as Madame Sappho
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1941
Escort Girl
Escort Girl as Ruth Ashley
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Invisible Ghost
Invisible Ghost as Mrs. Kessler
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1940
Laughing at Danger
Laughing at Danger as Mrs. Van Horn
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Mad Youth
Mad Youth as Lucy Morgan
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1939
Cowboys from Texas
Cowboys from Texas as Belle Starkey
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1938
Blondes at Work
Blondes at Work as Blanche Revelle
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Port of Missing Girls
Port of Missing Girls as Chicago
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Under the Big Top
Under the Big Top as Marie
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Torchy Blane in Panama
Torchy Blane in Panama as Kitty, Gomez's Moll
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Religious Racketeers
Religious Racketeers as Ada Bernard
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1937
Circus Girl
Circus Girl as Carlotta
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1936
August Weekend
August Weekend as Ethel Ames
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Two Minutes to Play
Two Minutes to Play as 'Fluff' Harding
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The Drag-Net
The Drag-Net as Mollie Cole
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The Millionaire Kid
The Millionaire Kid as Gloria Neville
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Bulldog Edition
Bulldog Edition as Billie Blake
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1935
False Pretenses
False Pretenses as Clarissa Stanhope
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1933
West of Singapore
West of Singapore as Lou
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1932
Guilty or Not Guilty
Guilty or Not Guilty as Maizie
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1931
The Lady Refuses
The Lady Refuses as June
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Three Who Loved
Three Who Loved as Helga Larson Hanson
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The Gay Diplomat
The Gay Diplomat as Baroness Corri
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1930
Inside the Lines
Inside the Lines as Jane Gershon
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Those Who Dance
Those Who Dance as Kitty
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1929
The Great Gabbo
The Great Gabbo as Mary
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Woman to Woman
Woman to Woman as Deloryce / Lola
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Street Girl
Street Girl as Frederika Joyzelle
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Weary River
Weary River as Alice Gray
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1928
The Docks of New York
The Docks of New York as Mae
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Scarlet Seas
Scarlet Seas as Rose
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1924
White Shadows
White Shadows as Nancy Brent / Georgina Brent
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2011
1922
A Trip to Paramountown