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Betty Compson
Born
17 March 1897
Died
18 April 1974
Place
Beaver, Utah, USA
Acting

Betty Compson

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.

As actor

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

2011 · Herself (archive footage)
Halloween Monster Bash

Halloween Monster Bash

1991 · Mrs. Kessler (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975 · Self (archive footage)
Here Comes Trouble

Here Comes Trouble

1948 · Martha Blake
Second Chance

Second Chance

1947 · Mrs. Davenport
Hard Boiled Mahoney

Hard Boiled Mahoney

1947 · Selena Webster
Her Adventurous Night

Her Adventurous Night

1946 · Miss Spencer
Danger! Women at Work

Danger! Women at Work

1943 · Madame Sappho
Confessions of a Vice Baron

Confessions of a Vice Baron

1943 · Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

1941 · Gertie
Escort Girl

Escort Girl

1941 · Ruth Ashley
Invisible Ghost

Invisible Ghost

1941 · Mrs. Kessler
Roar of the Press

Roar of the Press

1941 · Mrs. Thelma Tate
Strange Cargo

Strange Cargo

1940 · Suzanne (uncredited)
Mad Youth

Mad Youth

1940 · Lucy Morgan
Laughing at Danger

Laughing at Danger

1940 · Mrs. Van Horn
Cafe Hostess

Cafe Hostess

1940 · Cafe Hostess
Cowboys from Texas

Cowboys from Texas

1939 · Belle Starkey
Hotel Imperial

Hotel Imperial

1939 · Soubrette (uncredited)
News Is Made at Night

News Is Made at Night

1939 · Kitty Truman
Blondes at Work

Blondes at Work

1938 · Blanche Revelle
Torchy Blane in Panama

Torchy Blane in Panama

1938 · Kitty, Gomez's Moll
Under the Big Top

Under the Big Top

1938 · Marie
Religious Racketeers

Religious Racketeers

1938 · Ada Bernard
Port of Missing Girls

Port of Missing Girls

1938 · Chicago
Two Gun Justice

Two Gun Justice

1938 · Kate
The Beloved Brat

The Beloved Brat

1938 · Eleanor Sparks
A Slight Case of Murder

A Slight Case of Murder

1938 · Loretta
Circus Girl

Circus Girl

1937 · Carlotta
Federal Bullets

Federal Bullets

1937 · Sue, Gang Moll