Betty Compson

Betty Compson

Acting

Born 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 The Docks of New York…

Known for

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

1941

Strange Cargo

Strange Cargo

1940

Hollywood

Hollywood

1923

Guilty or Not Guilty

Guilty or Not Guilty

1932

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

The Docks of New York

The Docks of New York

1928

A Slight Case of Murder

A Slight Case of Murder

1938

Cafe Hostess

Cafe Hostess

1940

Acting(132)

2011Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost FilmsHerself (archive footage)

1991Halloween Monster BashMrs. Kessler (archive footage)

1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage)

1948Here Comes TroubleMartha Blake

1947Second ChanceMrs. Davenport

1947Hard Boiled MahoneySelena Webster

1946Her Adventurous NightMiss Spencer

1943Danger! Women at WorkMadame Sappho

1943Confessions of a Vice BaronMrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)

1941Escort GirlRuth Ashley

1941Invisible GhostMrs. Kessler

1941Roar of the PressMrs. Thelma Tate

1941Mr. & Mrs. SmithGertie

1940Laughing at DangerMrs. Van Horn

1940Mad YouthLucy Morgan

1940Strange CargoSuzanne (uncredited)

1940Cafe HostessCafe Hostess

1939Cowboys from TexasBelle Starkey

1939News Is Made at NightKitty Truman

1939Hotel ImperialSoubrette (uncredited)

1938Under the Big TopMarie

1938Religious RacketeersAda Bernard

1938Torchy Blane in PanamaKitty, Gomez's Moll

1938The Beloved BratEleanor Sparks

1938Two Gun JusticeKate

1938A Slight Case of MurderLoretta

1938Port of Missing GirlsChicago

1938Blondes at WorkBlanche Revelle

1937Federal BulletsSue, Gang Moll

1937God's Country and the ManRoxey Moore

1937Circus GirlCarlotta

1936Two Minutes to Play'Fluff' Harding

1936Killer at LargeKate

1936Bulldog EditionBillie Blake

1936Hollywood BoulevardBetty

1936The Drag NetMollie Cole

1936The Millionaire KidGloria Neville

1936Laughing Irish EyesMolly

1936August Week EndEthel Ames

1935False PretensesClarissa Stanhope

1934No Sleep on the DeepMrs. Eldridge

1933Notorious But NiceMillie Sprague

1933Destination UnknownRuby Smith

1933West of SingaporeLou

1932Guilty or Not GuiltyMaizie

1932The Silver LiningKate Flynn

1931Hollywood Halfbacks

1931The Gay DiplomatBaroness Corri

1931The House That Shadows Built(archive footage)

1931Three Who LovedHelga Larson Hanson

1931Virtuous HusbandInez Wakefield

1931The Lady RefusesJune

1930The Boudoir DiplomatHelene

1930She Got What She Wanted

1930The SpoilersCherry Malotte

1930Inside the LinesJane Gershon

1930Midnight MysterySally Wayne

1930The Czar of BroadwayConnie Colton

1930Those Who DanceKitty

1930Isle of EscapeStella

1930The Case of Sergeant GrischaBabka

1929Blaze o' GloryHelen Williams

1929The Show of ShowsPerformer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited)

1929Woman to WomanDeloryce / Lola

1929The Great GabboMary

1929Skin DeepSadie Rogers

1929Street GirlFrederika Joyzelle

1929On With the Show!Nita

1929The Time, the Place and the GirlDoris Ward

1929Weary RiverAlice Gray

1928The BarkerCarrie

1928The Docks of New YorkMae

1928Court MartialBelle Starr

1928Life's MockeryKit Miller/Isabelle Fullerton

1928The Masked AngelBetty

1928The Desert BrideDiane Duval

1928The Big CityHelen

1928Scarlet SeasRose

1927Cheating CheatersNan Carey

1927Temptations of a Shop GirlRuth Harrington

1927Love Me and the World Is MineMitzel

1927Say It with DiamondsBetty Howard

1926The Belle of BroadwayMarie Duval / The Young Adele

1926The Wise GuyHula Kate

1926The Palace of PleasureLola Montez

1925Counsel for the DefenseKatherine West

1925The Pony ExpressMolly Jones

1925Paths to ParadiseMolly

1925Beggar on HorsebackPrincess in Pantomime

1925Eve's SecretEve

1925New Lives for OldOlympe

1925Locked DoorsMrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' Carter

1924The Garden of WeedsDorothy Delbridge

1924The Fast SetMargaret Sones

1924Ramshackle HousePen Broome

1924The FemaleDalla

1924The Enemy SexDodo Baxter

1924The White ShadowNancy Brent / Georgina Brent

1924MiamiJoan Bruce

1924The StrangerPeggy Bowlin

1923The Royal OakLady Mildred Cholmondeley

1923HollywoodBetty Compson

1923The Woman with Four FacesElizabeth West

1923The Rustle of SilkLala De Breeze

1923The White FlowerKonia Markham

1923Woman to WomanLouise Boucher / Deloryse

1922Kick InMolly Brandon

1922To Have and to HoldLady Jocelyn Leigh

1922The Bonded WomanAngela Gaskell

1922A Trip to ParamountownSelf

1922Always the WomanCelia Thaxter / Queen Neco Tokris

1922Over the BorderJen Galbraith

1922The Green TemptationGenelle / Coralyn / Joan Parker

1922Law and the WomanMargaret Rolfe

1921The Little MinisterLady Babbie

1921Ladies Must LiveChristine Bleeker

1921For Those We LoveBernice Arnold

1921At the End of the WorldCherry O'Day

1921Prisoners of LoveBlanche Davis

1919The Miracle ManRose

1919The Devil's TrailRose

1919The Light of VictoryJane Ravenslee

1919The Terror of the RangeThelma Grant

1918The SheriffSchool Teacher

1918Border RaidersRose Hardy

1917Crazy by Proxy

1917As Luck Would Have It

1917Out for the Coin

1917Hubby's Night OutWifey

1916That Doggone BabyWifie Parker

1916The Making Over of MotherMrs. Newlywed

1916Inoculating Hubby

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