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Date of Birth:

19 March 1897, Beaver, Utah, USA more

Date of Death:

18 April 1974, Glendale, California, USA more

Trivia:

Started out as a violin player. more

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The Pony Express – Betty Compson, Ricardo Cortez
(From Alternative Film Guide. 2 November 2009, 10:33 AM, PST)

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Here Comes Trouble (1948)	Martha Blake	1948	-	5.5 (81)
	AKAs: Laff-Time Part 1 (USA: subtitle)
2.	Second Chance (1947)	Mrs. Davenport	1947	-	-

3.	Hard Boiled Mahoney (1947)	Selena Webster	1947	-	6.8 (116)

4.	Her Adventurous Night (1946)	Miss Spencer	1946	-	-

5.	Claudia and David (1946)	(uncredited)	1946	-	6.5 (46)

6.	Danger! Women at Work (1943)	Madame Sapho	1943	-	-

7.	Zis Boom Bah (1941)	(uncredited) Mame	1941	-	4.8 (26)
	AKAs: College Sweethearts
8.	Invisible Ghost (1941)	Mrs. Kessler	1941	-	4.7 (590)

9.	Roar of the Press (1941)	Mrs. Thelma Tate	1941	-	6.5 (19)

10.	Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)	Gertie	1941	-	6.6 (3,129)

11.	The Watchman Takes a Wife (1941)		1941	-	-

12.	Escort Girl (1941)	Ruth Ashley	1941	-	4.0 (86)

13.	Laughing at Danger (1940)	Mrs. Van Horn	1940	-	-

14.	Mad Youth (1940)	Lucy Morgan	1940	-	4.5 (42)
	AKAs: Girls of the Underworld (USA: reissue title)
15.	Strange Cargo (1940)	(uncredited) Suzanne	1940	-	6.9 (618)

16.	Cafe Hostess (1940)	(uncredited) Cafe Hostess	1940	-	-
	AKAs: Street of Missing Women
17.	Cowboys from Texas (1939)	Belle Starkey	1939	-	7.1 (27)

18.	News Is Made at Night (1939)	Kitty Truman	1939	-	-

19.	Hotel Imperial (1939)	Soubrette	1939	-	6.6 (7)

20.	Under the Big Top (1938)	Marie	1938	-	6.5 (12)

21.	Religious Racketeers (1938)	Ada Bernard	1938	-	4.5 (19)
	AKAs: The Mystic Circle Murder (USA: reissue title)
22.	The Beloved Brat (1938)	(uncredited) Eleanor Sparks	1938	-	6.4 (45)
	AKAs: A Dangerous Age (UK)
23.	Two Gun Justice (1938)	Kate	1938	-	-

24.	Torchy Blane in Panama (1938)	Kitty, Gomez's Moll	1938	-	5.8 (95)
	AKAs: Trouble in Panama (UK)
25.	A Slight Case of Murder (1938)	Loretta	1938	-	7.3 (573)

26.	Port of Missing Girls (1938)	Chicago	1938	-	6.9 (21)

27.	Blondes at Work (1938)	Blanche Revelle	1938	-	6.6 (90)

28.	Federal Bullets (1937)	Sue, Gang Moll	1937	-	-

29.	God's Country and the Man (1937)	Roxey Moore	1937	-	6.4 (12)
	AKAs: The Avenging Stranger (UK)
30.	Circus Girl (1937)	Carlotta	1937	-	6.0 (6)

31.	Two Minutes to Play (1936)	'Fluff' Harding	1936	-	-

32.	Killer at Large (1936)	Kate	1936	-	-
	AKAs: Killer on the Loose (USA: alternative title)
33.	Bulldog Edition (1936)	Billie Blake, aka Aggie, Enright's Moll	1936	-	6.0 (17)
	AKAs: Lady Reporter (UK)
34.	Hollywood Boulevard (1936)	Betty	1936	-	5.8 (21)

35.	The Drag-Net (1936)	Mollie Cole	1936	-	4.6 (19)

36.	The Millionaire Kid (1936)	Gloria Neville	1936	-	-

37.	Laughing Irish Eyes (1936)	Molly	1936	-	6.0 (11)

38.	August Weekend (1936)	Ethel Ames	1936	-	-
	AKAs: Weekend Madness
39.	False Pretenses (1935)	Clarissa Stanhope	1935	-	5.8 (10)

40.	Manhattan Butterfly (1935)		1935	-	-
	AKAs: Midnight Butterfly (UK)
41.	No Sleep on the Deep (1934)	Mrs. Eldridge	1934	-	-

42.	Notorious But Nice (1933)	Millie Sprague	1933	-	-

43.	Destination Unknown (1933)	Ruby Smith	1933	-	6.2 (7)

44.	West of Singapore (1933)	Lou	1933	-	-

45.	Guilty or Not Guilty (1932)	Maizie	1932	-	-

46.	The Silver Lining (1932)	Kate Flynn	1932	-	-
	AKAs: Big House for Girls (USA: reissue title) Thirty Days
47.	Hollywood Halfbacks (1931)		1931	-	-

48.	The Gay Diplomat (1931)	Baroness Alma Corri	1931	-	3.6 (7)

49.	Three Who Loved (1931)	Helga Larson Hanson	1931	-	6.8 (13)

50.	The Virtuous Husband (1931)	Inez Wakefield	1931	-	-
	AKAs: What Wives Don't Want
51.	The Lady Refuses (1931)	June	1931	-	5.8 (71)

52.	The Boudoir Diplomat (1930)	Helene	1930	-	-

53.	She Got What She Wanted (1930)	Mahyna	1930	-	-
	AKAs: Discontent
54.	The Spoilers (1930)	Cherry Malotte	1930	-	7.3 (18)

55.	Inside the Lines (1930)	Jane Gershon	1930	-	6.1 (13)

56.	Midnight Mystery (1930)	Sally Wayne	1930	-	5.8 (15)

57.	Czar of Broadway (1930)	Connie Colton	1930	-	-

58.	Those Who Dance (1930)	Kitty	1930	-	-

59.	Isle of Escape (1930)	Stella	1930	-	-

60.	The Case of Sergeant Grischa (1930)	Babka	1930	-	-

61.	Blaze o' Glory (1929)	Helen Williams	1929	-	-

62.	The Show of Shows (1929)	(songs "The Pirate Number"/"Lady Luck")	1929	-	7.6 (69)

63.	Woman to Woman (1929)	Deloryce/Lola	1929	-	-

64.	The Great Gabbo (1929)	Mary	1929	-	6.6 (221)

65.	Skin Deep (1929)	Sadie Rogers	1929	-	6.3 (9)

66.	Street Girl (1929)	Frederika Joyzelle	1929	-	7.5 (143)

67.	The Time, the Place and the Girl (1929)	Doris Ward	1929	-	-

68.	On with the Show! (1929)	Nita French	1929	-	6.6 (85)

69.	Weary River (1929)	Alice Gray	1929	-	7.4 (122)

70.	Scarlet Seas (1928)	Rose	1928	-	-

71.	The Barker (1928)	Carrie	1928	-	8.1 (19)

72.	The Docks of New York (1928)	Mae	1928	-	8.0 (479)

73.	Court-Martial (1928)	Belle Starr	1928	-	-

74.	Life's Mockery (1928)	Kit Miller/Isabelle Fullerton	1928	-	-
	AKAs: Reform
75.	The Masked Angel (1928)	Betty	1928	-	-
	AKAs: Her Love Cottage (UK)
76.	The Desert Bride (1928)	Diane Duval	1928	-	-

77.	The Big City (1928)	Helen	1928	-	-

78.	Cheating Cheaters (1927)	Nan Carey	1927	-	-

79.	Love Me and the World Is Mine (1927)	Mitzel	1927	-	-
	AKAs: The Affairs of Hannerl (USA: alternative title)
80.	Temptations of a Shop Girl (1927)	Ruth Harrington	1927	-	-

81.	Say It with Diamonds (1927)	Betty Howard	1927	-	-

82.	The Ladybird (1927)	Diane Wyman	1927	-	-

83.	The Belle of Broadway (1926)	Marie Duval	1926	-	8.7 (8)

84.	The Wise Guy (1926)	Hula Kate	1926	-	-
	AKAs: Into the Night (UK) Wise Guy (USA)
85.	The Palace of Pleasure (1926)	Lola Montez	1926	-	-

86.	Counsel for the Defense (1925)	Katherine West	1925	-	-

87.	The Pony Express (1925)	Molly Jones	1925	-	5.7 (5)

88.	Paths to Paradise (1925)	Molly	1925	-	8.2 (37)

89.	Beggar on Horseback (1925)	Princess in Pantomime	1925	-	5.9 (18)

90.	Eve's Secret (1925)	Eve	1925	-	-

91.	New Lives for Old (1925)	Olympe	1925	-	-

92.	Locked Doors (1925)	Mrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' Carter	1925	-	-

93.	The Garden of Weeds (1924)	Dorothy Delbridge	1924	-	-

94.	The Fast Set (1924)	Margaret Stone	1924	-	-

95.	Ramshackle House (1924)	Pen Broome	1924	-	-

96.	The Female (1924)	Dalla	1924	-	-

97.	The Enemy Sex (1924)	Dodo Baxter	1924	-	-

98.	The Prude's Fall (1924)		1924	-	6.5 (24)
	AKAs: Dangerous Virtue (USA)
99.	Miami (1924)	Joan Bruce	1924	-	-

100.	The Stranger (1924)	Peggy Bowlin	1924	-	-

101.	The Woman with Four Faces (1923)	Elizabeth West	1923	-	-

102.	The Rustle of Silk (1923)	Lala De Breeze	1923	-	-

103.	The White Flower (1923)	Konia Markham	1923	-	-

104.	The White Shadow (1923)	Nancy Brent/Georgina Brent	1923	-	7.9 (19)
	AKAs: White Shadows (USA)
105.	Woman to Woman (1923)	Louise Boucher/Deloryse	1923	-	7.3 (30)

106.	The Royal Oak (1923)	Lady Mildred Cholmondeley	1923	-	-

107.	Kick In (1922)	Molly Brandon	1922	-	-

108.	To Have and to Hold (1922)	Lady Jocelyn Leigh	1922	-	-

109.	The Bonded Woman (1922)	Angela Gaskell	1922	-	-

110.	Always the Woman (1922)	Celia Thaxter	1922	-	-

111.	Over the Border (1922)	Jen Galbraith	1922	-	-

112.	The Green Temptation (1922)	Joan/Genelle/Coralyn Parker	1922	-	-

113.	The Law and the Woman (1922)	Margaret Rolfe	1922	-	-

114.	The Little Minister (1921)	Lady Babbie	1921	-	-

115.	Ladies Must Live (1921)	Christine Bleeker	1921	-	8.8 (8)

116.	At the End of the World (1921)	Cherry O'Day	1921	-	-

117.	For Those We Love (1921)	Bernice Arnold	1921	-	-

118.	Prisoners of Love (1921)	Blanche Davis	1921	-	-

119.	The Miracle Man (1919)	Rose	1919	-	4.2 (73)

120.	The Devil's Trail (1919)	Rose	1919	-	-

121.	The Little Diplomat (1919)	Phyllis Dare	1919	-	-

122.	The Light of Victory (1919)	Jane Ravenslee	1919	-	-

123.	The Prodigal Liar (1919)	Hope Deering	1919	-	-

124.	Terror of the Range (1919)	Thelma Grant	1919	-	-

125.	The Sheriff (1918/I)	School teacher	1918	-	-

126.	Border Raiders (1918)	Rose Hardy	1918	-	-

127.	All Dressed Up (1918)		1918	-	-

128.	Never Surprise Your Wife (1918)		1918	-	-

129.	Betty's Adventure (1918)	Betty	1918	-	-

130.	Somebody's Baby (1918)		1918	-	-

131.	Here Comes the Groom (1918)	(unconfirmed)	1918	-	-

132.	Circumstantial Evidence (1918)		1918	-	-

133.	Whose Wife? (1918)		1918	-	-

134.	Many a Slip (1918)		1918	-	-

135.	Cupid's Camouflage (1917)		1917	-	-

136.	Help! Help! Police! (1917)		1917	-	-

137.	Their Seaside Tangle (1917)		1917	-	-

138.	Betty Wakes Up (1917)	Sally	1917	-	-

139.	Almost Divorced (1917)		1917	-	-

140.	Nearly a Papa (1917)		1917	-	-

141.	Love and Locksmiths (1917)		1917	-	-

142.	Almost a Bigamist (1917)		1917	-	-

143.	Betty's Big Idea (1917)		1917	-	-

144.	Crazy by Proxy (1917)		1917	-	-

145.	A Smoky Love Affair (1917)		1917	-	-

146.	Won in a Cabaret (1917)		1917	-	-

147.	Down by the Sea (1917)		1917	-	-

148.	Five Little Widows (1917)		1917	-	-

149.	A Bold, Bad Knight (1917)		1917	-	-

150.	Almost a Scandal (1917)		1917	-	-

151.	Those Wedding Bells (1917)		1917	-	-

152.	His Last Pill (1917)		1917	-	-

153.	Father's Bright Idea (1917)		1917	-	-

154.	Suspended Sentence (1917)		1917	-	-

155.	Sauce for the Goose (1917)		1917	-	-

156.	As Luck Would Have It (1917)		1917	-	-

157.	Out for the Coin (1917)		1917	-	-

158.	Hubby's Night Out (1917)		1917	-	-

159.	Small Change (1917)		1917	-	-

160.	Her Friend, the Chauffeur (1917)		1917	-	-

161.	Her Crooked Career (1917)		1917	-	-

162.	Cupid's Uppercut (1916)		1916	-	-

163.	Hist! At Six O'Clock (1916)		1916	-	-

164.	Sea Nymphs (1916)		1916	-	-

165.	Some Kid (1916)		1916	-	-

166.	Her Sun-Kissed Hero (1916)		1916	-	-

167.	A Brass-Buttoned Romance (1916)		1916	-	-

168.	Nearly a Hero (1916)		1916	-	-

169.	Dad's Masterpiece (1916)		1916	-	-

170.	When Clubs Were Trumps (1916)	Wifie	1916	-	-

171.	He Loved the Ladies (1916)		1916	-	-

172.	That Doggone Baby (1916)		1916	-	-

173.	He Wouldn't Tip (1916)		1916	-	-

174.	The Making Over of Mother (1916)		1916	-	-

175.	Those Primitive Days (1916)		1916	-	-

176.	Inoculating Hubby (1916)		1916	-	-

177.	His Baby (1916)		1916	-	-

178.	The Browns See the Fair (1916)		1916	-	-

179.	Almost a Widow (1916)		1916	-	-

180.	Wanted: A Husband (1916)		1916	-	-

181.	All Over a Stocking (1916)	The Stenographer	1916	-	-

182.	Her Celluloid Hero (1916)		1916	-	-

183.	The Wooing of Aunt Jemima (1916)		1916	-	-

184.	He's a Devil (1916)		1916	-	-

185.	Potts Bungles Again (1916)		1916	-	-

186.	Lem's College Career (1916)		1916	-	-

187.	The Newlyweds' Mix-Up (1916)		1916	-	-

188.	Eddie's Night Out (1916)		1916	-	-

189.	A Leap Year Tangle (1916)		1916	-	-

190.	He Almost Eloped (1916)		1916	-	-

191.	The Janitor's Busy Day (1916)		1916	-	-

192.	A Friend, But a Star Boarder (1916)		1916	-	-

193.	Love and Vaccination (1916)		1916	-	-

194.	The Deacon's Waterloo (1916)		1916	-	-

195.	When Lizzie Disappeared (1916)		1916	-	-

196.	Cupid Trims His Lordship (1916)		1916	-	-

197.	Her Friend, the Doctor (1916)		1916	-	-

198.	When the Losers Won (1916)		1916	-	-

199.	A Quiet Supper for Four (1916)		1916	-	-

200.	Her Steady Carfare (1916)		1916	-	-

201.	Mingling Spirits (1916)		1916	-	-

202.	Jed's Trip to the Fair (1916)		1916	-	-

203.	Lovers and Lunatics (1916)		1916	-	-

204.	Some Chaperone (1915)		1915	-	-

205.	Love and a Savage (1915)		1915	-	-

206.	Where the Heather Blooms (1915)	Lady Mary	1915	-	-

207.	Their Quiet Honeymoon (1915)		1915	-	-

208.	Wanted: A Leading Lady (1915)		1915	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Great Gabbo (1929)	(performer: "I'm In Love With You", "Web Of Love")	1929	-	6.6 (221)

2.	Street Girl (1929)	(performer: "My Dream Memory")	1929	-	7.5 (143)

3.	On with the Show! (1929)	("Let Me Have My Dreams")	1929	-	6.6 (85)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Voice of Hollywood (1931)	Herself	1931	-	-

2.	Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 13 (1930)	Herself	1930	-	-

3.	Hollywood (1923)	Herself, Cameo appearance	1923	-	7.1 (11)
	AKAs: Joligud
4.	A Trip to Paramountown (1922)	Herself	1922	-	5.9 (5)


1.	Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)

2.	Hooray for Hollywood (1975)	Herself

3.	Confessions of a Vice Baron (1943)	(uncredited) Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth)

4.	Movie Memories (1935)

5.	The House That Shadows Built (1931)

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