Betty Compson
Born
March 17, 1897
Died
April 18, 1974 (77 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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 The Docks of New York and The Barker, the latter earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Known For
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Herself (archive footage)
2011
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
1975
Here Comes Trouble
Martha Blake
1948
Second Chance
Mrs. Davenport
1947
Hard Boiled Mahoney
Selena Webster
1947
Her Adventurous Night
Miss Spencer
1946
Danger! Women at Work
Madame Sappho
1943
Confessions of a Vice Baron
Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)
1943
Escort Girl
Ruth Ashley
1941
Invisible Ghost
Mrs. Kessler
1941
Roar of the Press
Mrs. Thelma Tate
1941
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Gertie
1941
Laughing at Danger
Mrs. Van Horn
1940
Mad Youth
Lucy Morgan
1940
Strange Cargo
Suzanne (uncredited)
1940
Cafe Hostess
Cafe Hostess
1940
Cowboys from Texas
Belle Starkey
1939
News Is Made at Night
Kitty Truman
1939
Hotel Imperial
Soubrette (uncredited)
1939
Under the Big Top
Marie
1938
Religious Racketeers
Ada Bernard
1938
Torchy Blane in Panama
Kitty, Gomez's Moll
1938
The Beloved Brat
Eleanor Sparks
1938
Two Gun Justice
Kate
1938
A Slight Case of Murder
Loretta
1938
Port of Missing Girls
Chicago
1938
Blondes at Work
Blanche Revelle
1938
Federal Bullets
Sue, Gang Moll
1937
God's Country and the Man
Roxey Moore
1937
Circus Girl
Carlotta
1937
Two Minutes to Play
'Fluff' Harding
1936
Killer at Large
Kate
1936
Bulldog Edition
Billie Blake
1936
Hollywood Boulevard
Betty
1936
The Drag-Net
Mollie Cole
1936
The Millionaire Kid
Gloria Neville
1936
Laughing Irish Eyes
Molly
1936
August Week End
Ethel Ames
1936
False Pretenses
Clarissa Stanhope
1935
Notorious But Nice
Millie Sprague
1933
Destination Unknown
Ruby Smith
1933
West of Singapore
Lou
1933
Guilty or Not Guilty
Maizie
1932
The Silver Lining
Kate Flynn
1932
Hollywood Halfbacks
1931
The Gay Diplomat
Baroness Corri
1931
The House That Shadows Built
(archive footage)
1931
Three Who Loved
Helga Larson Hanson
1931
Virtuous Husband
Inez Wakefield
1931
The Lady Refuses
June
1931
The Boudoir Diplomat
Helene
1930
She Got What She Wanted
1930
The Spoilers
Cherry Malotte
1930
Inside the Lines
Jane Gershon
1930
Midnight Mystery
Sally Wayne
1930
The Czar of Broadway
Connie Colton
1930
Those Who Dance
Kitty
1930
Isle of Escape
Stella
1930
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
Babka
1930
Blaze o' Glory
Helen Williams
1929
The Show of Shows
Performer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited)
1929
Woman to Woman
Deloryce / Lola
1929
The Great Gabbo
Mary
1929
Skin Deep
Sadie Rogers
1929
Street Girl
Frederika Joyzelle
1929
On With the Show!
Nita
1929
The Time, the Place and the Girl
Doris Ward
1929
Weary River
Alice Gray
1929
The Barker
Carrie
1928
The Docks of New York
Mae
1928
Court Martial
Belle Starr
1928
The Desert Bride
Diane Duval
1928
The Big City
Helen
1928
Scarlet Seas
Rose
1928
Cheating Cheaters
Nan Carey
1927
Love Me and the World Is Mine
Mitzel
1927
Say It with Diamonds
Betty Howard
1927
The Belle of Broadway
Marie Duval
1926
The Wise Guy
Hula Kate
1926
The Palace of Pleasure
Lola Montez
1926
The Pony Express
Molly Jones
1925
Paths to Paradise
Molly
1925
Beggar on Horseback
Princess in Pantomime
1925
Eve's Secret
Eve
1925
New Lives for Old
Olympe
1925
Locked Doors
Mrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' Carter
1925
The Garden of Weeds
Dorothy Delbridge
1924
The Fast Set
Margaret Sones
1924
Ramshackle House
Pen Broome
1924
The Female
Dalla
1924
The Enemy Sex
Dodo Baxter
1924
The White Shadow
Nancy Brent / Georgina Brent
1924
The Stranger
Peggy Bowlin
1924
The Royal Oak
Lady Mildred Cholmondeley
1923
Hollywood
Betty Compson
1923
The Woman with Four Faces
Elizabeth West
1923
The Rustle of Silk
Lala De Breeze
1923
The White Flower
Konia Markham
1923
Woman to Woman
Louise Boucher / Deloryse
1923
Kick In
Molly Brandon
1922
To Have and to Hold
Lady Jocelyn Leigh
1922
The Bonded Woman
Angela Gaskell
1922
A Trip to Paramountown
Self
1922
Over the Border
Jen Galbraith
1922
The Green Temptation
Genelle / Coralyn / Joan Parker
1922
Law and the Woman
Margaret Rolfe
1922
The Little Minister
Lady Babbie
1921
Ladies Must Live
Christine Bleeker
1921
For Those We Love
Bernice Arnold
1921
At the End of the World
Cherry O'Day
1921
Prisoners of Love
Blanche Davis
1921
The Miracle Man
Rose
1919
The Devil's Trail
Rose
1919
The Light of Victory
Jane Ravenslee
1919
The Sheriff
School Teacher
1918
Border Raiders
Rose Hardy
1918
Crazy by Proxy
1917
As Luck Would Have It
1917
Hubby's Night Out
Wifey
1917
That Doggone Baby
Wifie Parker
1916
The Making Over of Mother
Mrs. Newlywed
1916
Inoculating Hubby
1916