Betty Compson

Betty Compson

Acting

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.

Filmography

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Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films ★ 9.0 Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films 2011 Halloween Monster Bash Halloween Monster Bash 1991 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? ★ 6.3 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 1975 Here Comes Trouble ★ 5.2 Here Comes Trouble 1948 Second Chance ★ 6.5 Second Chance 1947 Hard Boiled Mahoney ★ 6.8 Hard Boiled Mahoney 1947 Her Adventurous Night ★ 6.7 Her Adventurous Night 1946 Danger! Women at Work ★ 6.5 Danger! Women at Work 1943 Confessions of a Vice Baron ★ 4.7 Confessions of a Vice Baron 1943 Escort Girl ★ 3.3 Escort Girl 1941 Invisible Ghost ★ 5.3 Invisible Ghost 1941 Roar of the Press ★ 6.3 Roar of the Press 1941 Mr. & Mrs. Smith ★ 6.0 Mr. & Mrs. Smith 1941 Laughing at Danger ★ 9.0 Laughing at Danger 1940 Mad Youth ★ 4.9 Mad Youth 1940 Strange Cargo ★ 7.0 Strange Cargo 1940 Cafe Hostess ★ 5.4 Cafe Hostess 1940 Cowboys from Texas ★ 6.0 Cowboys from Texas 1939 News Is Made at Night ★ 4.8 News Is Made at Night 1939 Hotel Imperial ★ 7.0 Hotel Imperial 1939 Under the Big Top ★ 6.7 Under the Big Top 1938 Religious Racketeers ★ 7.5 Religious Racketeers 1938 Torchy Blane in Panama ★ 5.9 Torchy Blane in Panama 1938 The Beloved Brat ★ 6.5 The Beloved Brat 1938 Two Gun Justice ★ 7.5 Two Gun Justice 1938 A Slight Case of Murder ★ 6.4 A Slight Case of Murder 1938 Port of Missing Girls ★ 7.0 Port of Missing Girls 1938 Blondes at Work ★ 6.4 Blondes at Work 1938 Federal Bullets ★ 8.0 Federal Bullets 1937 God's Country and the Man ★ 7.5 God's Country and the Man 1937 Circus Girl ★ 6.5 Circus Girl 1937 Two Minutes to Play ★ 5.7 Two Minutes to Play 1936 Killer at Large ★ 8.0 Killer at Large 1936 Bulldog Edition ★ 4.3 Bulldog Edition 1936 Hollywood Boulevard ★ 4.5 Hollywood Boulevard 1936 The Drag Net ★ 5.4 The Drag Net 1936 The Millionaire Kid ★ 6.0 The Millionaire Kid 1936 Laughing Irish Eyes ★ 10.0 Laughing Irish Eyes 1936 August Week End ★ 6.0 August Week End 1936 False Pretenses ★ 7.3 False Pretenses 1935 No Sleep on the Deep ★ 10.0 No Sleep on the Deep 1934 Notorious But Nice ★ 6.7 Notorious But Nice 1933 Destination Unknown ★ 7.0 Destination Unknown 1933 West of Singapore ★ 10.0 West of Singapore 1933 Guilty or Not Guilty ★ 7.0 Guilty or Not Guilty 1932 The Silver Lining ★ 7.0 The Silver Lining 1932 Hollywood Halfbacks ★ 9.0 Hollywood Halfbacks 1931 The Gay Diplomat ★ 4.8 The Gay Diplomat 1931 The House That Shadows Built ★ 8.5 The House That Shadows Built 1931 Three Who Loved ★ 6.0 Three Who Loved 1931 Virtuous Husband ★ 8.0 Virtuous Husband 1931 The Lady Refuses ★ 5.4 The Lady Refuses 1931 The Boudoir Diplomat ★ 3.0 The Boudoir Diplomat 1930 She Got What She Wanted ★ 10.0 She Got What She Wanted 1930 The Spoilers ★ 6.5 The Spoilers 1930 Inside the Lines ★ 5.5 Inside the Lines 1930 Midnight Mystery ★ 5.9 Midnight Mystery 1930 The Czar of Broadway ★ 9.0 The Czar of Broadway 1930 Those Who Dance ★ 6.2 Those Who Dance 1930 Isle of Escape ★ 6.5 Isle of Escape 1930 The Case of Sergeant Grischa ★ 7.3 The Case of Sergeant Grischa 1930 Blaze o' Glory ★ 7.0 Blaze o' Glory 1929 The Show of Shows ★ 6.8 The Show of Shows 1929 Woman to Woman ★ 4.9 Woman to Woman 1929 The Great Gabbo ★ 5.7 The Great Gabbo 1929 Skin Deep ★ 3.3 Skin Deep 1929 Street Girl ★ 6.1 Street Girl 1929 On With the Show! ★ 6.2 On With the Show! 1929 The Time, the Place and the Girl ★ 10.0 The Time, the Place and the Girl 1929 Weary River ★ 5.8 Weary River 1929 The Barker ★ 7.0 The Barker 1928 The Docks of New York ★ 6.9 The Docks of New York 1928 Court Martial ★ 6.5 Court Martial 1928 Life's Mockery ★ 7.0 Life's Mockery 1928 The Masked Angel ★ 7.0 The Masked Angel 1928 The Desert Bride ★ 5.5 The Desert Bride 1928 The Big City ★ 8.0 The Big City 1928 Scarlet Seas ★ 4.0 Scarlet Seas 1928 Cheating Cheaters ★ 7.0 Cheating Cheaters 1927 Temptations of a Shop Girl ★ 9.0 Temptations of a Shop Girl 1927