About
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
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films2011 · Herself (archive footage)
Halloween Monster Bash1991 · Mrs. Kessler (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?1975 · Self (archive footage)
Here Comes Trouble1948 · Martha Blake
Second Chance1947 · Mrs. Davenport
Hard Boiled Mahoney1947 · Selena Webster
Her Adventurous Night1946 · Miss Spencer
Danger! Women at Work1943 · Madame Sappho
Confessions of a Vice Baron1943 · Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Escort Girl1941 · Ruth Ashley
Invisible Ghost1941 · Mrs. Kessler
Roar of the Press1941 · Mrs. Thelma Tate
Mr. & Mrs. Smith1941 · Gertie
Laughing at Danger1940 · Mrs. Van Horn
Mad Youth1940 · Lucy Morgan
Strange Cargo1940 · Suzanne (uncredited)
Cafe Hostess1940 · Cafe Hostess
Cowboys from Texas1939 · Belle Starkey
News Is Made at Night1939 · Kitty Truman
Hotel Imperial1939 · Soubrette (uncredited)