Betty Compson

Acting • 1897-03-17 • 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

7.0

The Docks of New York

1928

5.2

The Lady Refuses

1931

5.7

The Great Gabbo

1929

7.5

The White Shadow

1924

5.3

Invisible Ghost

1941

6.2

Paths to Paradise

1925

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Filmography

2011
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost FilmsFilm
Herself (archive footage)
★ 9.0
1991
Halloween Monster BashFilm
Mrs. Kessler (archive footage)
★ 3.0
1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Film
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.3
1948
Here Comes TroubleFilm
Martha Blake
★ 5.2
1947
Hard Boiled MahoneyFilm
Selena Webster
★ 6.8
1947
Second ChanceFilm
Mrs. Davenport
★ 6.5
1946
Her Adventurous NightFilm
Miss Spencer
★ 6.7
1943
Confessions of a Vice BaronFilm
Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 4.7
1943
Danger! Women at WorkFilm
Madame Sappho
★ 6.5
1941
Mr. & Mrs. SmithFilm
Gertie
★ 5.9
1941
Invisible GhostFilm
Mrs. Kessler
★ 5.3
1941
Escort GirlFilm
Ruth Ashley
★ 3.3
1941
Roar of the PressFilm
Mrs. Thelma Tate
★ 6.3
1940
Strange CargoFilm
Suzanne (uncredited)
★ 7.0
1940
Cafe HostessFilm
Cafe Hostess
★ 5.4
1940
Mad YouthFilm
Lucy Morgan
★ 4.9
1940
Laughing at DangerFilm
Mrs. Van Horn
★ 9.0
1939
Hotel ImperialFilm
Soubrette (uncredited)
★ 7.0
1939
News Is Made at NightFilm
Kitty Truman
★ 4.8
1939
Cowboys from TexasFilm
Belle Starkey
★ 6.0
1938
A Slight Case of MurderFilm
Loretta
★ 6.5
1938
Blondes at WorkFilm
Blanche Revelle
★ 6.3
1938
The Beloved BratFilm
Eleanor Sparks
★ 6.5
1938
Torchy Blane in PanamaFilm
Kitty, Gomez's Moll
★ 5.8
1938
Under the Big TopFilm
Marie
★ 6.7
1938
Religious RacketeersFilm
Ada Bernard
★ 7.5
1938
Two Gun JusticeFilm
Kate
★ 7.5
1938
Port of Missing GirlsFilm
Chicago
★ 7.0
1937
God's Country and the ManFilm
Roxey Moore
★ 7.5
1937
Circus GirlFilm
Carlotta
★ 6.5
1937
Federal BulletsFilm
Sue, Gang Moll
★ 8.0
1936
The Drag NetFilm
Mollie Cole
★ 5.4
1936
Killer at LargeFilm
Kate
★ 8.0
1936
Laughing Irish EyesFilm
Molly
★ 10.0
1936
Hollywood BoulevardFilm
Betty
★ 4.5
1936
August Week EndFilm
Ethel Ames
★ 6.0
1936
Two Minutes to PlayFilm
'Fluff' Harding
★ 5.7
1936
Bulldog EditionFilm
Billie Blake
★ 4.2
1936
The Millionaire KidFilm
Gloria Neville
★ 6.0
1935
False PretensesFilm
Clarissa Stanhope
★ 7.3
1934
No Sleep on the DeepFilm
Mrs. Eldridge
★ 10.0
1933
Notorious But NiceFilm
Millie Sprague
★ 6.7
1933
West of SingaporeFilm
Lou
★ 10.0
1933
Destination UnknownFilm
Ruby Smith
★ 7.0
1932
Guilty or Not GuiltyFilm
Maizie
★ 7.0
1932
The Silver LiningFilm
Kate Flynn
★ 7.0
1931
The Lady RefusesFilm
June
★ 5.2
1931
Three Who LovedFilm
Helga Larson Hanson
★ 6.0
1931
The Gay DiplomatFilm
Baroness Corri
★ 4.8
1931
The House That Shadows BuiltFilm
(archive footage)
★ 8.5
1931
Hollywood HalfbacksFilm
★ 9.0
1931
Virtuous HusbandFilm
Inez Wakefield
★ 8.0
1930
Inside the LinesFilm
Jane Gershon
★ 5.5
1930
Midnight MysteryFilm
Sally Wayne
★ 5.9
1930
The Case of Sergeant GrischaFilm
Babka
★ 7.2
1930
Those Who DanceFilm
Kitty
★ 6.2
1930
She Got What She WantedFilm
★ 10.0
1930
The Czar of BroadwayFilm
Connie Colton
★ 9.0
1930
Isle of EscapeFilm
Stella
★ 6.5
1930
The SpoilersFilm
Cherry Malotte
★ 6.5
1930
The Boudoir DiplomatFilm
Helene
★ 3.0
1929
The Great GabboFilm
Mary
★ 5.7
1929
Weary RiverFilm
Alice Gray
★ 5.8
1929
Woman to WomanFilm
Deloryce / Lola
★ 4.9
1929
Street GirlFilm
Frederika Joyzelle
★ 6.1
1929
The Show of ShowsFilm
Performer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited)
★ 6.6
1929
On With the Show!Film
Nita
★ 5.7
1929
The Time, the Place and the GirlFilm
Doris Ward
★ 10.0
1929
Skin DeepFilm
Sadie Rogers
★ 3.3
1929
Blaze o' GloryFilm
Helen Williams
★ 7.0
1928
The Docks of New YorkFilm
Mae
★ 7.0
1928
The BarkerFilm
Carrie
★ 7.0
1928
The Desert BrideFilm
Diane Duval
★ 5.5
1928
Scarlet SeasFilm
Rose
★ 4.0
1928
Court MartialFilm
Belle Starr
★ 6.5
1928
The Big CityFilm
Helen
★ 8.0
1928
Life's MockeryFilm
Kit Miller/Isabelle Fullerton
★ 7.0
1928
The Masked AngelFilm
Betty
★ 7.0
1927
Love Me and the World Is MineFilm
Mitzel
★ 10.0
1927
Say It with DiamondsFilm
Betty Howard
★ 9.0
1927
Temptations of a Shop GirlFilm
Ruth Harrington
★ 9.0
1927
Cheating CheatersFilm
Nan Carey
★ 7.0
1926
The Belle of BroadwayFilm
Marie Duval / The Young Adele
★ 6.4
1926
The Wise GuyFilm
Hula Kate
★ 7.0
1926
The Palace of PleasureFilm
Lola Montez
★ 7.0
1925
Paths to ParadiseFilm
Molly
★ 6.2
1925
The Pony ExpressFilm
Molly Jones
★ 6.4
1925
Beggar on HorsebackFilm
Princess in Pantomime
★ 6.5
1925
New Lives for OldFilm
Olympe
★ 9.0
1925
Counsel for the DefenseFilm
Katherine West
★ 9.0
1925
Eve's SecretFilm
Eve
★ 9.0
1925
Locked DoorsFilm
Mrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' Carter
★ 3.3
1924
The White ShadowFilm
Nancy Brent / Georgina Brent
★ 7.5
1924
The Enemy SexFilm
Dodo Baxter
★ 8.5
1924
The Fast SetFilm
Margaret Sones
★ 10.0
1924
The FemaleFilm
Dalla
★ 9.0
1924
The StrangerFilm
Peggy Bowlin
★ 9.0
1924
The Garden of WeedsFilm
Dorothy Delbridge
★ 8.0
1924
MiamiFilm
Joan Bruce
★ 8.0
1924
Ramshackle HouseFilm
Pen Broome
★ 7.0
1923
HollywoodFilm
Betty Compson
★ 9.0
1923
Woman to WomanFilm
Louise Boucher / Deloryse
★ 5.8
1923
The Rustle of SilkFilm
Lala De Breeze
★ 10.0
1923
The White FlowerFilm
Konia Markham
★ 10.0
1923
The Woman with Four FacesFilm
Elizabeth West
★ 8.0
1923
The Royal OakFilm
Lady Mildred Cholmondeley
★ 7.0
1922
A Trip to ParamountownFilm
Self
★ 7.8
1922
The Bonded WomanFilm
Angela Gaskell
★ 4.8
1922
The Green TemptationFilm
Genelle / Coralyn / Joan Parker
★ 10.0
1922
Over the BorderFilm
Jen Galbraith
★ 10.0
1922
Always the WomanFilm
Celia Thaxter / Queen Neco Tokris
★ 9.0
1922
Kick InFilm
Molly Brandon
★ 9.0
1922
To Have and to HoldFilm
Lady Jocelyn Leigh
★ 8.0
1922
Law and the WomanFilm
Margaret Rolfe
★ 7.0
1921
The Little MinisterFilm
Lady Babbie
★ 7.0
1921
Ladies Must LiveFilm
Christine Bleeker
★ 9.0
1921
Prisoners of LoveFilm
Blanche Davis
★ 8.0
1921
At the End of the WorldFilm
Cherry O'Day
★ 8.0
1921
For Those We LoveFilm
Bernice Arnold
★ 7.0
1919
The Terror of the RangeFilm
Thelma Grant
★ 10.0
1919
The Miracle ManFilm
Rose
★ 6.0
1919
The Light of VictoryFilm
Jane Ravenslee
★ 10.0
1919
The Devil's TrailFilm
Rose
★ 9.0
1918
The SheriffFilm
School Teacher
★ 10.0
1918
Border RaidersFilm
Rose Hardy
1917
Crazy by ProxyFilm
★ 10.0
1917
As Luck Would Have ItFilm
★ 9.0
1917
Hubby's Night OutFilm
Wifey
★ 6.5
1917
Out for the CoinFilm
1916
That Doggone BabyFilm
Wifie Parker
★ 9.0
1916
The Making Over of MotherFilm
Mrs. Newlywed
★ 5.0
1916
Inoculating HubbyFilm