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Betty Compson

Actress

Betty Compson

17 March 1897† 18 April 1974 (aged 77) Beaver, Utah, USA
Written
2
Produced
1
Movies
132

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.

IMDb

Known For

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

5.91941

The Docks of New York

7.01928

Invisible Ghost

5.31941

Strange Cargo

7.01940

A Slight Case of Murder

6.41938

The Great Gabbo

5.71929

The Lady Refuses

5.31931

Woman to Woman

4.91929

Weary River

5.81929

Escort Girl

3.31941

Cafe Hostess

5.41940

Paths to Paradise

6.21925

The White Shadow

7.51924

Blondes at Work

6.31938

Inside the Lines

5.51930

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

6.31975

Mad Youth

4.91940

The Beloved Brat

6.51938

Street Girl

6.11929

Here Comes Trouble

5.21948

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

9.02011

Halloween Monster Bash

3.01991

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

6.31975

Here Comes Trouble

5.21948

Second Chance

6.51947

Hard Boiled Mahoney

6.81947

Her Adventurous Night

6.71946

Danger! Women at Work

6.51943

Confessions of a Vice Baron

4.71943

Escort Girl

3.31941

Invisible Ghost

5.31941

Roar of the Press

6.31941

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

5.91941

Laughing at Danger

9.01940

Mad Youth

4.91940

Strange Cargo

7.01940

Cafe Hostess

5.41940

Cowboys from Texas

6.01939

News Is Made at Night

4.81939

Hotel Imperial

7.01939

Under the Big Top

6.71938

Religious Racketeers

7.51938

Torchy Blane in Panama

5.81938

The Beloved Brat

6.51938

Two Gun Justice

7.51938

A Slight Case of Murder

6.41938

Port of Missing Girls

7.01938

Blondes at Work

6.31938

Federal Bullets

8.01937

God's Country and the Man

7.51937

Circus Girl

6.51937

Two Minutes to Play

5.71936

Killer at Large

8.01936

Bulldog Edition

4.21936

Hollywood Boulevard

4.51936

The Drag Net

5.41936

The Millionaire Kid

6.01936

Laughing Irish Eyes

10.01936

August Week End

6.01936

False Pretenses

7.31935

No Sleep on the Deep

10.01934

Notorious But Nice

6.71933

Destination Unknown

7.01933

West of Singapore

10.01933

Guilty or Not Guilty

7.01932

The Silver Lining

7.01932

Hollywood Halfbacks

9.01931

The Gay Diplomat

4.81931

The House That Shadows Built

8.51931

Three Who Loved

6.01931

Virtuous Husband

8.01931

The Lady Refuses

5.31931

The Boudoir Diplomat

3.01930

She Got What She Wanted

10.01930

The Spoilers

6.51930

Inside the Lines

5.51930

Midnight Mystery

5.91930

The Czar of Broadway

9.01930

Those Who Dance

6.21930

Isle of Escape

6.51930