Betty Compson

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Betty Compson

Acting March 17, 1897

Beaver, Utah, USA

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…

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Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

5.9 1941 Movie
The Docks of New York

The Docks of New York

7.0 1928 Movie
Strange Cargo

Strange Cargo

7.0 1940 Movie
Invisible Ghost

Invisible Ghost

5.3 1941 Movie
A Slight Case of Murder

A Slight Case of Murder

6.4 1938 Movie
The Great Gabbo

The Great Gabbo

5.7 1929 Movie
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

6.3 1975 Movie
The Lady Refuses

The Lady Refuses

5.4 1931 Movie
Midnight Mystery

Midnight Mystery

5.9 1930 Movie
Paths to Paradise

Paths to Paradise

6.2 1925 Movie
Weary River

Weary River

5.8 1929 Movie
Woman to Woman

Woman to Woman

4.9 1929 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2011
    Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

    Movie Herself (archive footage)

  2. 1991
    Halloween Monster Bash

    Movie Mrs. Kessler (archive footage)

  3. 1975
    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  4. 1948
    Here Comes Trouble

    Movie Martha Blake

  5. 1947
    Second Chance

    Movie Mrs. Davenport

  6. 1947
    Hard Boiled Mahoney

    Movie Selena Webster

  7. 1946
    Her Adventurous Night

    Movie Miss Spencer

  8. 1943
    Danger! Women at Work

    Movie Madame Sappho

  9. 1943
    Confessions of a Vice Baron

    Movie Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)

  10. 1941
    Escort Girl

    Movie Ruth Ashley

  11. 1941
    Invisible Ghost

    Movie Mrs. Kessler

  12. 1941
    Roar of the Press

    Movie Mrs. Thelma Tate

  13. 1941
    Mr. & Mrs. Smith

    Movie Gertie

  14. 1940
    Laughing at Danger

    Movie Mrs. Van Horn

  15. 1940
    Mad Youth

    Movie Lucy Morgan

  16. 1940
    Strange Cargo

    Movie Suzanne (uncredited)

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  1. 1940
    Cafe Hostess

    Movie Cafe Hostess

  2. 1939
    Cowboys from Texas

    Movie Belle Starkey

  3. 1939
    News Is Made at Night

    Movie Kitty Truman

  4. 1939
    Hotel Imperial

    Movie Soubrette (uncredited)

  5. 1938
    Under the Big Top

    Movie Marie

  6. 1938
    Religious Racketeers

    Movie Ada Bernard

  7. 1938
    Torchy Blane in Panama

    Movie Kitty, Gomez's Moll

  8. 1938
    The Beloved Brat

    Movie Eleanor Sparks

  9. 1938
    Two Gun Justice

    Movie Kate

  10. 1938
    A Slight Case of Murder

    Movie Loretta

  11. 1938
    Port of Missing Girls

    Movie Chicago

  12. 1938
    Blondes at Work

    Movie Blanche Revelle

  13. 1937
    Federal Bullets

    Movie Sue, Gang Moll

  14. 1937
    God's Country and the Man

    Movie Roxey Moore

  15. 1937
    Circus Girl

    Movie Carlotta

  16. 1936
    Two Minutes to Play

    Movie 'Fluff' Harding

  17. 1936
    Killer at Large

    Movie Kate

  18. 1936
    Bulldog Edition

    Movie Billie Blake

  19. 1936
    Hollywood Boulevard

    Movie Betty

  20. 1936
    The Drag Net

    Movie Mollie Cole

  21. 1936
    The Millionaire Kid

    Movie Gloria Neville

  22. 1936
    Laughing Irish Eyes

    Movie Molly

  23. 1936
    August Week End

    Movie Ethel Ames

  24. 1935
    False Pretenses

    Movie Clarissa Stanhope