Betty Compson (March 19, 1897 – April 18, 1974) was an American actress and film producer. Born Eleanor Luicime Compson in Beaver, Utah, she had an extensive film career. Her father died when she was young, and she was forced to drop out of school and earn a living for herself and her mother. She obtained employment as a violinist at a theater in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Silent films
Compson began in silents with her first film in November 1915. She made 41 films in 1916 alone, although all of them were shorts for Al Christie with the exception of one feature Almost a Widow. She continued this pace of making numerous short films well into the middle of 1918 when after a long apprenticeship with Christie she started making features exclusively. She completed The Miracle Man (1919) for George Loane Tucker. Compson's rise as a star in motion pictures began with her portrayal of Rose in this production.
In 1920, she began to head her own company. She worked at the Hollywood Brunton studio and acquired three stories for films. Compson returned from New York City where she obtained financial backing for her motion picture productions.
Extensive silent film career and became one of the busiest actresses in the early talking cinema.
published: 05 Sep 2012
"My Dream Melody" 1929, Betty Compson on violin.
Betty Compson, trained as a concert violinst, performs live in this lovely scene from "Street Girl." This film is the first feature produced by RKO. It is the second DISTRIBUTED by RKO, the first, "Syncopation," was produced by FBO.
I just found out the singer is Raymond Maurel, he is excellent indeed.
published: 28 Oct 2011
The Lady Refuses (1931) | Full Movie | Betty Compson, John Darrow, Gilbert Emery
Watch the 1931 Hollywood classic movie, The Lady Refuses.
Father hires a woman to lure his son away from a gold digger.
Movie Name: The Lady Refuses
Stars: Betty Compson, John Darrow, Gilbert Emery
Director: George Archainbaud
published: 17 Nov 2020
Woman to Woman (1929) | Full Movie | Betty Compson, George Barraud
From director Victor Saville comes a dramatic tale following British officer (George Barraud). In an unusual turn of events, the officer unknowingly creates a love triangle and must suffer the consequences. Based off of the original play of the self-same title by Michael Morton, follow the tale of star-crossed lovers in a film you won't forget!
STARRING:
Betty Compson, George Barraud
DIRECTED BY:
Victor Saville
GENRE:
Drama, Romance
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published: 01 Feb 2021
Glamorous Photos of Betty Compson From Between the 1920s and 1930s
Betty Compson (1897-1974) 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.
Born Eleanor Luicime Compson in Beaver, Utah, she dropped out of school to help her family after her father's death, and began her show business career as a violinist and toured with her mother in vaudeville. Betty was offered a contract with Al Christie in 1915.
Over the next five years she appeared in more than forty short films. Her career really took off when she co-starred with Lon Chaney in the 1919 drama The Miracle Man, and became one of highest paid actresses in Hollywood.
Betty was also one of the first women to ru...
published: 20 Feb 2019
Escort Girl (1941) Starring Betty Compson
An undercover investigator tries to nab a couple (Betty Compson, Wheeler Oakman) who run an illegal escort service.
published: 27 Feb 2017
Silent Star Betty Compson In Cowboys From Texas
Betty Compson, who was one of the most popular silent stars, in a scene from the 1939 low budget western Cowboys From Texas ~ You can see more @ https://www.classicactresses.org/
Betty Compson, trained as a concert violinst, performs live in this lovely scene from "Street Girl." This film is the first feature produced by RKO. It is the...
Betty Compson, trained as a concert violinst, performs live in this lovely scene from "Street Girl." This film is the first feature produced by RKO. It is the second DISTRIBUTED by RKO, the first, "Syncopation," was produced by FBO.
I just found out the singer is Raymond Maurel, he is excellent indeed.
Betty Compson, trained as a concert violinst, performs live in this lovely scene from "Street Girl." This film is the first feature produced by RKO. It is the second DISTRIBUTED by RKO, the first, "Syncopation," was produced by FBO.
I just found out the singer is Raymond Maurel, he is excellent indeed.
Watch the 1931 Hollywood classic movie, The Lady Refuses.
Father hires a woman to lure his son away from a gold digger.
Movie Name: The Lady Refuses
Stars: Be...
Watch the 1931 Hollywood classic movie, The Lady Refuses.
Father hires a woman to lure his son away from a gold digger.
Movie Name: The Lady Refuses
Stars: Betty Compson, John Darrow, Gilbert Emery
Director: George Archainbaud
Watch the 1931 Hollywood classic movie, The Lady Refuses.
Father hires a woman to lure his son away from a gold digger.
Movie Name: The Lady Refuses
Stars: Betty Compson, John Darrow, Gilbert Emery
Director: George Archainbaud
From director Victor Saville comes a dramatic tale following British officer (George Barraud). In an unusual turn of events, the officer unknowingly creates a l...
From director Victor Saville comes a dramatic tale following British officer (George Barraud). In an unusual turn of events, the officer unknowingly creates a love triangle and must suffer the consequences. Based off of the original play of the self-same title by Michael Morton, follow the tale of star-crossed lovers in a film you won't forget!
STARRING:
Betty Compson, George Barraud
DIRECTED BY:
Victor Saville
GENRE:
Drama, Romance
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From director Victor Saville comes a dramatic tale following British officer (George Barraud). In an unusual turn of events, the officer unknowingly creates a love triangle and must suffer the consequences. Based off of the original play of the self-same title by Michael Morton, follow the tale of star-crossed lovers in a film you won't forget!
STARRING:
Betty Compson, George Barraud
DIRECTED BY:
Victor Saville
GENRE:
Drama, Romance
For more information about The Film Detective, visit:
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Betty Compson (1897-1974) was an American actress and film producer. Most famous in silent films and early talkies, she is best known in her performances in The...
Betty Compson (1897-1974) 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.
Born Eleanor Luicime Compson in Beaver, Utah, she dropped out of school to help her family after her father's death, and began her show business career as a violinist and toured with her mother in vaudeville. Betty was offered a contract with Al Christie in 1915.
Over the next five years she appeared in more than forty short films. Her career really took off when she co-starred with Lon Chaney in the 1919 drama The Miracle Man, and became one of highest paid actresses in Hollywood.
Betty was also one of the first women to run her own production company.
These glamorous photos that show her beauty from between the 1920s and 1930s.
Betty Compson (1897-1974) 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.
Born Eleanor Luicime Compson in Beaver, Utah, she dropped out of school to help her family after her father's death, and began her show business career as a violinist and toured with her mother in vaudeville. Betty was offered a contract with Al Christie in 1915.
Over the next five years she appeared in more than forty short films. Her career really took off when she co-starred with Lon Chaney in the 1919 drama The Miracle Man, and became one of highest paid actresses in Hollywood.
Betty was also one of the first women to run her own production company.
These glamorous photos that show her beauty from between the 1920s and 1930s.
Betty Compson, who was one of the most popular silent stars, in a scene from the 1939 low budget western Cowboys From Texas ~ You can see more @ https://www.cla...
Betty Compson, who was one of the most popular silent stars, in a scene from the 1939 low budget western Cowboys From Texas ~ You can see more @ https://www.classicactresses.org/
Betty Compson, who was one of the most popular silent stars, in a scene from the 1939 low budget western Cowboys From Texas ~ You can see more @ https://www.classicactresses.org/
Betty Compson, trained as a concert violinst, performs live in this lovely scene from "Street Girl." This film is the first feature produced by RKO. It is the second DISTRIBUTED by RKO, the first, "Syncopation," was produced by FBO.
I just found out the singer is Raymond Maurel, he is excellent indeed.
Watch the 1931 Hollywood classic movie, The Lady Refuses.
Father hires a woman to lure his son away from a gold digger.
Movie Name: The Lady Refuses
Stars: Betty Compson, John Darrow, Gilbert Emery
Director: George Archainbaud
From director Victor Saville comes a dramatic tale following British officer (George Barraud). In an unusual turn of events, the officer unknowingly creates a love triangle and must suffer the consequences. Based off of the original play of the self-same title by Michael Morton, follow the tale of star-crossed lovers in a film you won't forget!
STARRING:
Betty Compson, George Barraud
DIRECTED BY:
Victor Saville
GENRE:
Drama, Romance
For more information about The Film Detective, visit:
Website: https://www.thefilmdetective.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/filmdetective/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FilmDetective
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Betty Compson (1897-1974) 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.
Born Eleanor Luicime Compson in Beaver, Utah, she dropped out of school to help her family after her father's death, and began her show business career as a violinist and toured with her mother in vaudeville. Betty was offered a contract with Al Christie in 1915.
Over the next five years she appeared in more than forty short films. Her career really took off when she co-starred with Lon Chaney in the 1919 drama The Miracle Man, and became one of highest paid actresses in Hollywood.
Betty was also one of the first women to run her own production company.
These glamorous photos that show her beauty from between the 1920s and 1930s.
Betty Compson, who was one of the most popular silent stars, in a scene from the 1939 low budget western Cowboys From Texas ~ You can see more @ https://www.classicactresses.org/
Betty Compson (March 19, 1897 – April 18, 1974) was an American actress and film producer. Born Eleanor Luicime Compson in Beaver, Utah, she had an extensive film career. Her father died when she was young, and she was forced to drop out of school and earn a living for herself and her mother. She obtained employment as a violinist at a theater in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Silent films
Compson began in silents with her first film in November 1915. She made 41 films in 1916 alone, although all of them were shorts for Al Christie with the exception of one feature Almost a Widow. She continued this pace of making numerous short films well into the middle of 1918 when after a long apprenticeship with Christie she started making features exclusively. She completed The Miracle Man (1919) for George Loane Tucker. Compson's rise as a star in motion pictures began with her portrayal of Rose in this production.
In 1920, she began to head her own company. She worked at the Hollywood Brunton studio and acquired three stories for films. Compson returned from New York City where she obtained financial backing for her motion picture productions.
It had previously only been a nickname for Elizabeth; but during the 1920s, Betty started being used as a formal first name, fit for the flapper era, when actors like Betty Compson and Betty Bronson, ...
It had previously only been a nickname for Elizabeth; but during the 1920s, Betty started being used as a formal first name, fit for the flapper era, when actors like Betty Compson and Betty Bronson, ...
It had previously only been a nickname for Elizabeth; but during the 1920s, Betty started being used as a formal first name, fit for the flapper era, when actors like Betty Compson and Betty Bronson, ...
It had previously only been a nickname for Elizabeth; but during the 1920s, Betty started being used as a formal first name, fit for the flapper era, when actors like Betty Compson and Betty Bronson, ...
It had previously only been a nickname for Elizabeth; but during the 1920s, Betty started being used as a formal first name, fit for the flapper era, when actors like Betty Compson and Betty Bronson, ...