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.
Publicity photo, 1927
Compson in Photoplay (July 1920)
Betty Compson and Milton Sills in The Barker (1928)
Betty Compson on the cover of the 1922 March Motion Picture Classic magazine. Cover artist, Benjamin Eggleston (1867-1937).
The Docks of New York is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring George Bancroft, Betty Compson, and Olga Baclanova. The movie was adapted by Jules Furthman from the John Monk Saunders story The Dock Walloper.
Theatrical release poster
Betty Compson and George Bancroft in The Docks of New York
Mae (Betty Compson) and Bill (George Bancroft). The couple discuss marriage in the rowdy saloon.
Lobby card for The Docks of New York