Betty Compson
1897–1974 · American actress
Betty Compson was an American actress and film producer who got her start during Hollywood's silent era. She is best known for her performances in The Docks of New York and The Barker, the latter of which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
Betty Compson, in order
- 1915 Love and a Savage (short film): acted · directed by Al Christie
- 1915 Some Chaperone (short film): acted · directed by Al Christie
- 1915 Their Quiet Honeymoon (short film): acted · directed by Al Christie
- 1915 Wanted: A Leading Lady (short film): acted · directed by Al Christie
- 1915 Where the Heather Blooms (short film): acted · directed by Al Christie
- 1916 A Quiet Supper for Four (short film): acted · directed by Al Christie
- 1916 Jed's Trip to the Fair (short film): acted · directed by Al Christie
- 1916 Mingling Spirits (short film): acted · directed by Al Christie
- 1918 The Border Raiders: acted · directed by Stuart Paton
- 1918 The Sheriff (short film): acted · directed by Roscoe Arbuckle
- 1919 Terror of the Range: acted · directed by Stuart Paton
- 1919 The Devil's Trail: acted · directed by Stuart Paton
- 1919 The Miracle Man: acted · directed by George Loane Tucker · critics 95%
- 1921 At the End of the World: acted · directed by Penrhyn Stanlaws
- 1921 For Those We Love: produced, acted · directed by Arthur Rosson
- 1921 Ladies Must Live: acted · directed by George Loane Tucker
- 1921 Prisoners of Love: produced, acted · directed by Arthur Rosson
- 1921 The Little Minister: acted · directed by Penrhyn Stanlaws
- 1922 Always the Woman: acted · directed by Arthur Rosson
- 1922 Kick In: acted · directed by George Fitzmaurice
- 1922 Over The Border: acted · directed by Penrhyn Stanlaws
- 1922 The Bonded Woman: acted · directed by Phil Rosen
- 1922 The Green Temptation: acted · directed by William Desmond Taylor
- 1922 To Have and to Hold: acted · directed by George Fitzmaurice
- 1923 The Royal Oak: acted · directed by Maurice Elvey
- 1923 The Rustle of Silk: acted · directed by Herbert Brenon
- 1923 The White Flower: acted · directed by Julia Crawford Ivers
- 1923 The Woman With Four Faces: acted · directed by Herbert Brenon
- 1923 Woman to Woman: acted · directed by Alfred Hitchcock and Graham Cutts
- 1924 Miami: acted · directed by Alan Crosland
- 1924 Ramshackle House: acted · directed by F. Harmon Weight
- 1924 The Enemy Sex: acted · directed by James Cruze
- 1924 The Fast Set: acted · directed by William Churchill deMille
- 1924 The Female: acted · directed by Sam Wood
- 1924 The Garden of Weeds: acted · directed by James Cruze
- 1924 The Prude's Fall: acted · directed by Graham Cutts
- 1924 The Stranger: acted · directed by Joseph Henabery
- 1924 The White Shadow: acted · directed by Alfred Hitchcock and Graham Cutts
- 1925 Eve's Secret: acted · directed by Clarence G. Badger
- 1925 Locked Doors: acted · directed by William Churchill deMille
- 1925 New Lives for Old: acted · directed by Clarence G. Badger
- 1925 Paths to Paradise: acted · directed by Clarence G. Badger
- 1926 Lovers and Lunatics (short film): acted · directed by Horace Davey
- 1926 The Belle of Broadway: acted · directed by Harry O. Hoyt
- 1926 The Palace of Pleasure: acted · directed by Emmett J. Flynn
- 1926 The Wise Guy: acted · directed by Frank Lloyd
- 1927 Cheating Cheaters: acted · directed by Edward Laemmle
- 1927 Love Me and the World Is Mine: acted · directed by Ewald André Dupont
- 1927 Say It with Diamonds: acted · directed by Jack Nelson
- 1927 Temptations of a Shop Girl: acted · directed by Tom Terriss
- 1927 The Ladybird: acted · directed by Walter Lang
- 1928 Court Martial: acted · directed by George B. Seitz
- 1928 Life's Mockery: acted · directed by Robert F. Hill
- 1928 Scarlet Seas: acted · directed by John Francis Dillon
- 1928 The Barker: acted · directed by George Fitzmaurice
- 1928 The Big City: acted · directed by Tod Browning
- 1928 The Desert Bride: acted · directed by Walter Lang
- 1928 The Docks of New York: acted · directed by Josef von Sternberg · critics 100%, audiences 83% · streaming on Fandango at Home (free), Fawesome, Tubi
- 1928 The Masked Angel: acted · directed by Frank O'Connor
- 1929 Blaze o'Glory: acted · directed by George Crone and Renaud Hoffman
- 1929 On with the Show: acted · directed by Alan Crosland · streaming on fuboTV, Roku Channel, Fawesome
- 1929 Skin Deep: acted · directed by Ray Enright
- 1929 Street Girl: acted · directed by Wesley Ruggles · audiences 86%
- 1929 The Great Gabbo: acted · directed by Erich von Stroheim and James Cruze · critics 71%, audiences 47% · streaming on MGM+, Kanopy, Fawesome
- 1929 The Show of Shows: acted · directed by John G. Adolfi
- 1929 The Time, the Place and the Girl: acted · directed by Howard Bretherton
- 1929 Weary River: acted · directed by Frank Lloyd · audiences 33%
- 1929 Woman to Woman: acted · directed by Victor Saville · streaming on Fawesome, Tubi
- 1930 Inside the Lines: acted · directed by Roy Pomeroy · streaming on Plex, Tubi
- 1930 Isle of Escape: acted · directed by Howard Bretherton
- 1930 Midnight Mystery: acted · directed by George B. Seitz · streaming on Fawesome, Tubi
- 1930 She Got What She Wanted: acted · directed by James Cruze
- 1930 The Boudoir Diplomat: acted · directed by Malcolm St. Clair
- 1930 The Case of Sergeant Grischa: acted · directed by Herbert Brenon
- 1930 The Czar of Broadway: acted · directed by William James Craft
- 1930 The Spoilers: acted · directed by Edwin Carewe
- 1930 Those Who Dance: acted · directed by William Beaudine
- 1931 The Lady Refuses: acted · directed by George Archainbaud · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
- 1931 The Virtuous Husband: acted · directed by Vin Moore
- 1931 Three Who Loved: acted · directed by George Archainbaud
- 1932 Guilty or Not Guilty: acted · directed by Albert Ray
- 1932 The Silver Lining: acted · directed by Alan Crosland
- 1933 Destination Unknown: acted · directed by Tay Garnett
- 1933 Notorious but Nice: acted · directed by Richard Thorpe
- 1936 Hollywood Boulevard: acted · directed by Robert Florey
- 1936 The Millionaire Kid: acted · directed by Bernard B. Ray
- 1938 A Slight Case of Murder: acted · directed by Lloyd Bacon · critics 67%, audiences 76%
- 1939 Cowboys from Texas: acted · directed by George Sherman
- 1940 Mad Youth: acted · directed by Melville Shyer · audiences 38% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
- 1941 Mr. & Mrs. Smith: acted · directed by Alfred Hitchcock · critics 62%, audiences 48%
- 1943 Confessions of a Vice Baron: acted · directed by Melville Shyer and S. Roy Luby
- 1946 Claudia and David: acted · directed by Walter Lang
- 1975 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?: acted · directed by Philippe Mora · audiences 57% · streaming on Fawesome
- The Prodigal Liar: acted