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Betty Francisco
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
From Wikipedia Betty Francisco (September 26, 1900 – November 25, 1950) was an American silent-film actress, appearing mainly in dramatic/romantic films. Her sister, Evelyn Fra…
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From Wikipedia Betty Francisco (September 26, 1900 – November 25, 1950) was an American silent-film actress, appearing mainly in dramatic/romantic films. Her sister, Evelyn Francisco, was also an actress. Born Elizabeth Barton (or Bartman) in Little Rock, Arkansas, Betty acted in many credited roles from the period between 1920 and 1934, after which it appears she left the movies for good. Her first film credit was in the 1920 film A Broadway Cowboy. However, the film did little to improve her popularity. In 1923, she was selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars, although studios still preferred to cast her in roles opposite major female leading ladies. However, she managed to have her own share of leading roles, co-starring with Norma Talmadge, Wallace Beery and Conway Tearle in First National's 1923 costume picture Ashes of Vengeance. She appeared in Maytime that same year.The actress was still working after the transition of sound, but her name was now virtually unnoticed and Betty, who had mostly done "B movies" in her career, found herself almost forgotten by the film industry. Her last film was Romance in the Rain (1934). Betty Francisco died of a heart attack on her ranch in El Cerrito, Riverside, California in 1950, aged 50, and was interred at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park cemetery in Glendale, California, United States.
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1934
Romance in the Rain
Movie Julia
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1934
Whom the Gods Destroy
Movie The Sun Rises Lead Actress
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1932
Stowaway
Movie Madge
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1931
Good Sport
Movie Laura
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1931
Charlie Chan Carries On
Movie Sybil Conway
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1930
The Widow from Chicago
Movie Helen
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1930
Madam Satan
Movie Little Rolls Riding Hood
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1930
Street of Chance
Movie Mrs. Mastick
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1929
Smiling Irish Eyes
Movie Frankie West
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1929
Broadway
Movie Mazie
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1929
Thin Twins
Movie Betty/Netty
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1929
The Spirit of Youth
Movie Claire Ewing
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1928
Broadway Daddies
Movie Agnes Forrest
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1928
Queen of the Chorus
Movie Flossie de Vere
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1928
You Can’t Beat the Law
Movie Bessie
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1927
A Boy of the Streets
Movie Mary Callahan
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1927
The Gay Retreat
Movie Betty Burnett
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1927
Uneasy Payments
Movie Marie Valentia
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1927
Too Many Crooks
Movie Frisco Flora
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1927
Long Pants
Movie His finish
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1927
Man Bait
Movie Betty Gerber
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1926
The Lily
Movie Mrs. Arnaud Jr
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1926
Don Juan's 3 Nights
Movie Madame de Courcy
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1926
Irene
Movie Cordelia Smith
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1926
The Phantom of the Forest
Movie Helen Taylor
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1925
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Movie
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1925
Faint Perfume
Movie Pearl Crumb
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1925
Fifth Avenue Models
Movie Rosie Guffy
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1925
Wasted Lives
Movie Grace Gardner
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1925
Fair Play
Movie Rita Thane
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1924
East of Broadway
Movie Diana Morgan
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1924
Big Timber
Movie Poppy Ordway
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1924
How to Educate a Wife
Movie Betty Breese
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1924
Gambling Wives
Movie Sylvia Baldwin
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1923
The Darling of New York
Movie Frances
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1923
Maytime
Movie Ermintrude
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1923
Flaming Youth
Movie Connie Fentriss
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1923
Ashes of Vengeance
Movie Margot de Vancoire
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1923
The Love Piker
Movie Edith Cloney
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1923
Double Dealing
Movie Stella Fern
