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Betty Compson

Betty Compson

Actor

Born March 17, 1897 in Beaver, Utah, USA

Died April 18, 1974

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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.

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The Docks of New York (1928) by Josef von Sternberg

The Docks of New York (von Sternberg, 1928) — 1080p

Filmography

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Year

True Fear: The Making of Psycho Poster

True Fear: The Making of Psycho Documentary2015

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films Poster

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films Documentary2011Self

Spisok korabley Documentary2008

Hollywood Mavericks Poster

Hollywood Mavericks Documentary1990Mãe

Hooray for Hollywood Poster

Hooray for Hollywood Documentary1982Self

Brother Can You Spare a Dime Poster

Brother Can You Spare a Dime Documentary1975Self

This Is Your Life Poster

This Is Your Life TV Series1952Self

Here Comes Trouble Poster

Here Comes Trouble Feature Film1948Martha Blake

Hard Boiled Mahoney Poster

Hard Boiled Mahoney Feature Film1947Selena Webster

Second Chance Poster

Second Chance Feature Film1947Mrs. Davenport

Claudia and David Poster

Claudia and David Feature Film1946

Her Adventurous Night Poster

Her Adventurous Night Feature Film1946Miss Spencer

Confessions of a Vice Baron Poster

Confessions of a Vice Baron Feature Film1943Mrs. Lucy Morgan

Danger! Women at Work Poster

Danger! Women at Work Feature Film1943Madame Sappho

Escort Girl Poster

Escort Girl Feature Film1941Ruth Ashley

Invisible Ghost Poster

Invisible Ghost Feature Film1941Mrs. Kessler

Mr. & Mrs. Smith Poster

Mr. & Mrs. Smith Feature Film1941Gertie

Roar of the Press Poster

Roar of the Press Feature Film1941Mrs. Thelma Tate

The Watchman Takes a Wife Poster

The Watchman Takes a Wife Short Film1941Molly Clyde

Zis Boom Bah Poster

Zis Boom Bah Feature Film1941Mamé

Cafe Hostess Poster

Cafe Hostess Feature Film1940Cafe hostess

Laughing at Danger Poster

Laughing at Danger Feature Film1940Mrs. Van Horn

Strange Cargo Poster

Strange Cargo Feature Film1940Suzanne

Cowboys from Texas Poster

Cowboys from Texas Feature Film1939Belle Starkey

Hotel Imperial Poster

Hotel Imperial Feature Film1939Soubrette

Mad Youth Poster

Mad Youth Feature Film1939Lucy Morgan

News Is Made at Night Poster

News Is Made at Night Feature Film1939Kitty Truman

A Slight Case of Murder Poster

A Slight Case of Murder Feature Film1938Loretta

Blondes at Work Poster

Blondes at Work Feature Film1938Blanche Revelle

Port of Missing Girls Poster

Port of Missing Girls Feature Film1938Chicago

Religious Racketeers Poster

Religious Racketeers Feature Film1938Ada Bernard

The Beloved Brat Poster

The Beloved Brat Feature Film1938Eleanor Sparks

Torchy Blane in Panama Poster

Torchy Blane in Panama Feature Film1938Kitty

Two Gun Justice Poster

Two Gun Justice Feature Film1938Kate

Under the Big Top Poster

Under the Big Top Feature Film1938Marie

Circus Girl Poster

Circus Girl Feature Film1937Carlotta

Federal Bullets Poster

Federal Bullets Feature Film1937Sue - Gang Moll

God's Country and the Man Poster

God's Country and the Man Feature Film1937Roxey Moore

August Weekend Poster

August Weekend Feature Film1936Ethel Ames

Bulldog Edition Poster

Bulldog Edition Feature Film1936Billie Blake aka Aggie

Hollywood Boulevard Poster

Hollywood Boulevard Feature Film1936Betty Compson

Killer at Large Poster

Killer at Large Feature Film1936Kate

Laughing Irish Eyes Poster

Laughing Irish Eyes Feature Film1936Molly

The Drag-Net Poster

The Drag-Net Feature Film1936Mollie Cole

The Millionaire Kid Poster

The Millionaire Kid Feature Film1936Gloria Neville

Two Minutes to Play Poster

Two Minutes to Play Feature Film1936'Fluff' Harding

False Pretenses Poster

False Pretenses Feature Film1935Clarissa Stanhope

Manhattan Butterfly Feature Film1935

Movie Memories #2 Short Film1934

No Sleep on the Deep Poster

No Sleep on the Deep Short Film1934Mrs. Eldridge

Destination Unknown Poster

Destination Unknown Feature Film1933Ruby Smith

Notorious But Nice Poster

Notorious But Nice Feature Film1933Millie Sprague

West of Singapore Poster

West of Singapore Feature Film1933Lou

Guilty or Not Guilty Poster

Guilty or Not Guilty Feature Film1932Maizie

The Silver Lining Poster

The Silver Lining Feature Film1932Kate Flynn

Hollywood Halfbacks Short Film1931

The Gay Diplomat Poster

The Gay Diplomat Feature Film1931Baroness Alma Corri

The House That Shadows Built Poster

The House That Shadows Built Documentary1931

The Lady Refuses Poster

The Lady Refuses Feature Film1931June

Three Who Loved Poster

Three Who Loved Feature Film1931Helga Larson Hanson

Virtuous Husband Poster

Virtuous Husband Feature Film1931Inez Wakefield

Czar of Broadway Poster

Czar of Broadway Feature Film1930Connie Colton

Fashion News Poster

Fashion News Short Film1930Self

Inside the Lines Poster

Inside the Lines Feature Film1930Jane Gershon

Isle of Escape Poster

Isle of Escape Feature Film1930Stella

Midnight Mystery Poster

Midnight Mystery Feature Film1930Sally Wayne

Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 13 Short Film1930Self

She Got What She Wanted Poster

She Got What She Wanted Feature Film1930Mahyna

The Boudoir Diplomat Poster

The Boudoir Diplomat Feature Film1930Hélène

The Case of Sergeant Grischa Poster

The Case of Sergeant Grischa Feature Film1930Babka

The Spoilers Poster

The Spoilers Feature Film1930Cherry Malotté

The Voice of Hollywood, Series 1, No. 2 Short Film1930Self

Those Who Dance Poster

Those Who Dance Feature Film1930Kitty, Joe's girl

Blaze o' Glory Poster

Blaze o' Glory Feature Film1929Helen Williams

On with the Show! Poster

On with the Show! Feature Film1929Nita French

Show of Shows Poster

Show of Shows Feature Film1929Performer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers

Skin Deep Poster

Skin Deep Feature Film1929Sadie Rogers

Street Girl Poster

Street Girl Feature Film1929Frederika Joyzelle

The Great Gabbo Poster

The Great Gabbo Feature Film1929Mary

The Time, the Place and the Girl Poster

The Time, the Place and the Girl Feature Film1929Doris Ward

Weary River Poster

Weary River Feature Film1929Alice

Woman to Woman Poster

Woman to Woman Feature Film1929Deloryce

Court-Martial Poster

Court-Martial Feature Film1928Belle Starr

Life's Mockery Poster

Life's Mockery Feature Film1928Kit Miller

Scarlet Seas Poster

Scarlet Seas Feature Film1928Rose

The Barker Poster

The Barker Feature Film1928Carrie

The Big City Poster

The Big City Feature Film1928Helen

The Desert Bride Poster

The Desert Bride Feature Film1928Diane Duval

The Docks of New York Poster

The Docks of New York Feature Film1928Mae Roberts

The Masked Angel Poster

The Masked Angel Feature Film1928Betty

Cheating Cheaters Poster

Cheating Cheaters Feature Film1927Nan Carey

Love Me and the World Is Mine Poster

Love Me and the World Is Mine Feature Film1927Mitzel

Say It with Diamonds Poster

Say It with Diamonds Feature Film1927Betty Howard

Temptations of a Shop Girl Poster

Temptations of a Shop Girl Feature Film1927Ruth Harrington

The Ladybird Feature Film1927Diane Wyman

Lovers and Lunatics Short Film1926Betty Grey

The Belle of Broadway Poster

The Belle of Broadway Feature Film1926Marie Duval

The Palace of Pleasure Poster

The Palace of Pleasure Feature Film1926Lola Montez

The Wise Guy Poster

The Wise Guy Feature Film1926Hula Kate

Beggar on Horseback Poster

Beggar on Horseback Feature Film1925Princess in Pantomime

Counsel for the Defense Feature Film1925Katherine West

Dangerous Virtue Poster

Dangerous Virtue Feature Film1925

Eve's Secret Poster

Eve's Secret Feature Film1925Eve

Locked Doors Poster

Locked Doors Feature Film1925Mrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' Carter

New Lives for Old Poster

New Lives for Old Feature Film1925Olympe

Paths to Paradise Poster

Paths to Paradise Feature Film1925Molly

The Pony Express Poster

The Pony Express Feature Film1925Molly Jones

Miami Feature Film1924Joan Bruce

Ramshackle House Poster

Ramshackle House Feature Film1924Pen Broome

The Enemy Sex Poster

The Enemy Sex Feature Film1924Dodo Baxter

The Fast Set Poster

The Fast Set Feature Film1924Margaret Stone

The Female Poster

The Female Feature Film1924Dalla

The Garden of Weeds Poster

The Garden of Weeds Feature Film1924Dorothy Delbridge

The Stranger Poster

The Stranger Feature Film1924Peggy Bowlin

White Shadows Poster

White Shadows Feature Film1924Nancy Brent

Hollywood Poster

Hollywood Feature Film1923Betty Compson

Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 21 Short Film1923

The Royal Oak Poster

The Royal Oak Feature Film1923Lady Mildred Cholmondeley

The Rustle of Silk Poster

The Rustle of Silk Feature Film1923Lala De Breeze

The White Flower Poster

The White Flower Feature Film1923Konia Markham

The Woman with Four Faces Poster

The Woman with Four Faces Feature Film1923Elizabeth West

Woman to Woman Poster

Woman to Woman Feature Film1923Louise Boucher

A Trip to Paramountown Poster

A Trip to Paramountown Documentary1922Self

Always the Woman Poster

Always the Woman Feature Film1922Celia Thaxter

Kick In Feature Film1922Molly Brandon

Over the Border Poster

Over the Border Feature Film1922Jen Galbraith

Screen Snapshots, Series 2, No. 22-F Documentary1922Self

Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 9 Short Film1922Self

The Bonded Woman Poster

The Bonded Woman Feature Film1922Angela Gaskell

The Green Temptation Poster

The Green Temptation Feature Film1922Genelle

The Law and the Woman Poster

The Law and the Woman Feature Film1922Margaret Rolfe

To Have and to Hold Poster

To Have and to Hold Feature Film1922Lady Jocelyn Leigh

At the End of the World Poster

At the End of the World Feature Film1921Cherry O'Day

For Those We Love Poster

For Those We Love Feature Film1921Bernice Arnold

Ladies Must Live Poster

Ladies Must Live Feature Film1921Christine Bleeker

Prisoners of Love Poster

Prisoners of Love Feature Film1921Blanche Davis

Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 17 Short Film1921Self

The Little Minister Poster

The Little Minister Feature Film1921Lady Babbie

Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 14 Documentary1920Self

The Devil's Trail Poster

The Devil's Trail Feature Film1919Rose

The Light of Victory Poster

The Light of Victory Feature Film1919Jane Ravenslee

The Little Diplomat Poster

The Little Diplomat Feature Film1919Phyllis Dare

The Miracle Man Poster

The Miracle Man Feature Film1919Rose

The Prodigal Liar Poster

The Prodigal Liar Feature Film1919Hope Deering

The Terror of the Range Poster

The Terror of the Range Feature Film1919Thelma Grant

All Dressed Up Short Film1918

Betty's Adventure Short Film1918Betty

Border Raiders Poster

Border Raiders Feature Film1918Rose Hardy

Circumstantial Evidence Short Film1918

Here Comes the Groom Poster

Here Comes the Groom Short Film1918

Many a Slip Short Film1918

Never Surprise Your Wife Short Film1918

Somebody's Baby Poster

Somebody's Baby Short Film1918

The Sheriff Poster

The Sheriff Short Film1918School Teacher

Whose Wife? Poster

Whose Wife? Short Film1918

A Bold, Bad Knight Poster

A Bold, Bad Knight Short Film1917

A Smoky Love Affair Short Film1917The Girl

Almost a Bigamist Short Film1917

Almost a Scandal Poster

Almost a Scandal Short Film1917

Almost Divorced Poster

Almost Divorced Short Film1917

As Luck Would Have It Short Film1917

Betty Wakes Up Short Film1917Sally

Betty's Big Idea Poster

Betty's Big Idea Short Film1917

Crazy by Proxy Poster

Crazy by Proxy Short Film1917

Cupid's Camouflage Short Film1917Betty

Down by the Sea Poster

Down by the Sea Short Film1917The Girl

Father's Bright Idea Short Film1917

Five Little Widows Poster

Five Little Widows Short Film1917Betty Morgan

Help! Help! Police! Short Film1917

Her Crooked Career Poster

Her Crooked Career Short Film1917The Girl

Her Friend, the Chauffeur Short Film1917The Girl

His Last Pill Short Film1917

Hubby's Night Out Poster

Hubby's Night Out Short Film1917Wifey

Love and Locksmiths Poster

Love and Locksmiths Short Film1917

Nearly a Papa Short Film1917Mrs. Gordon

Out for the Coin Poster

Out for the Coin Short Film1917

Sauce for the Goose Poster

Sauce for the Goose Short Film1917

Small Change Poster

Small Change Short Film1917The Girl

Suspended Sentence Poster

Suspended Sentence Short Film1917

Their Seaside Tangle Poster

Their Seaside Tangle Short Film1917Mrs. Newlywed

Those Wedding Bells Poster

Those Wedding Bells Short Film1917

Won in a Cabaret Poster

Won in a Cabaret Short Film1917The Girl

A Brass-Buttoned Romance Poster

A Brass-Buttoned Romance Short Film1916

A Friend, But a Star Boarder Poster

A Friend, But a Star Boarder Short Film1916

A Leap Year Tangle Short Film1916Betty - One of the Girls - Eddie's Sweetheart

A Quiet Supper for Four Short Film1916Mrs. Newlywed

All Over a Stocking Short Film1916The Stenographer

Almost a Widow Short Film1916Mrs. Gordon

Cupid Trims His Lordship Short Film1916Betty - the Daughter

Cupid's Uppercut Short Film1916Betty

Dad's Masterpiece Short Film1916Betty Morton

Eddie's Night Out Short Film1916Betty Newlywed

He Almost Eloped Short Film1916Betty - Billie's Roommate

He Loved the Ladies Poster

He Loved the Ladies Short Film1916Mrs. Gordon

He Wouldn't Tip Short Film1916The Pippin

He's a Devil Short Film1916Betty - Eddie's Sweetheart

Her Celluloid Hero Short Film1916Betty - The Actor's Sweetheart

Her Friend, the Doctor Short Film1916Mary West

Her Steady Carfare Short Film1916Betty

Her Sun-Kissed Hero Short Film1916The Peach

His Baby Short Film1916Betty - The Peach

Hist! At Six O'Clock Poster

Hist! At Six O'Clock Short Film1916Tillie de Vamp

Inoculating Hubby Short Film1916Wifie

Jed's Trip to the Fair Short Film1916Lizzie

Lem's College Career Short Film1916Mary

Love and Vaccination Short Film1916The Doctor's Sister

Mingling Spirits Short Film1916Mrs. Newlywed

Nearly a Hero Short Film1916Betty - the Sheriff's Daughter

Potts Bungles Again Short Film1916Betty

Sea Nymphs Poster

Sea Nymphs Short Film1916Betty - the Wife

Some Kid Short Film1916

That Doggone Baby Short Film1916Wifie Parker

The Browns See the Fair Short Film1916The Train Passenger

The Deacon's Waterloo Short Film1916Betty - The Girl

The Janitor's Busy Day Short Film1916Betty Hammond

The Making Over of Mother Poster

The Making Over of Mother Short Film1916Mrs. Newlywed

The Newlyweds' Mix-Up Short Film1916Mrs. Newlywed

The Wooing of Aunt Jemima Short Film1916Betty

Those Primitive Days Short Film1916Heela Hoola

Wanted: A Husband Short Film1916The Wife

When Clubs Were Trumps Short Film1916Wifie Parker

When Lizzie Disappeared Short Film1916

When the Losers Won Short Film1916Mrs. Newlywed

Love and a Savage Short Film1915Betty

Some Chaperone Short Film1915Betty - The First Daughter

Their Quiet Honeymoon Short Film1915Betty - First Newlywed

Wanted: A Leading Lady Short Film1915The Leading Lady

Where the Heather Blooms Short Film1915Lady Mary

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