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Betty Compson
Actress 1897 - 1974

Betty Compson

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... Read full bio →

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17 roles
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Character Martha Blake
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Character Selena Webster
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Character Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Character Ruth Ashley
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Character Mrs. Kessler
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Character Gertie
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Character Lucy Morgan

Mad Youth

1940

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Character Suzanne (uncredited)
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Character Belle Starkey
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Character Loretta
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Character Chicago
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Character Carlotta
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Character Mollie Cole
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Character Mary
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Character Mae
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Character Princess in Pantomime
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Character Molly

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

17 titles
Here Comes Trouble
Here Comes Trouble 1948
Hard Boiled Mahoney
Hard Boiled Mahoney 1947
Confessions of a Vice Baron
Confessions of a Vice Baron 1943
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Smith 1941
Invisible Ghost
Invisible Ghost 1941
Escort Girl
Escort Girl 1941
Strange Cargo
Strange Cargo 1940
Mad Youth
Mad Youth 1940
Cowboys from Texas
Cowboys from Texas 1939
Port of Missing Girls
Port of Missing Girls 1938
A Slight Case of Murder
A Slight Case of Murder 1938
Circus Girl
Circus Girl 1937
The Drag-Net
The Drag-Net 1936
The Great Gabbo
The Great Gabbo 1929
The Docks of New York
The Docks of New York 1928
Paths to Paradise
Paths to Paradise 1925
Beggar on Horseback
Beggar on Horseback 1925

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