Betty Compson Movies

The Docks of New York

77/100

A blue-collar worker on New York's depressed waterfront finds his life changed after he saves a woman attempting suicide.

The Great Gabbo

62/100

An insanely, egocentric ventriloquist, even though he is possessed by his wooden dummy, is in love with a dancer who is in love with another. The dummy gives advice to the ventriloquist.

Weary River

67/100

A gangster is put in prison, but finds salvation through music while serving his time. Again on the outside, he finds success elusive and temptations abound.

Street Girl

72/100

A homeless and destitute violinist joins a combo to bring it success, but has problems with her love life.

On with the Show!

62/100

A musical advertised as the first 100% natural color, all-singing production. The plot concerns a wide-eyed former hatcheck girl who takes the place of a rebellious star.

The Lady Refuses

60/100

Father hires a woman to lure his son away from a gold digger.

Escort Girl

42/100

A pair of nightclub owners run a string of escort bureaus where men pay for the "companionship" of young women. The district attorney sends an undercover agent to infiltrate the bureaus.

Mad Youth

51/100

A rich society mother hires a male escort, but he falls for her daughter instead. The mother-daughter conflict forces the daughter to run off to stay with a friend who is enslaved by a prostitution ring.

The Spoilers

71/100

Port of Missing Girls

63/100

Nightclub singer Della Mason (Judith Allen)witnesses a murder and is forced by the killer to flee with him from the scene of the crime. Escaping from the gangster, she secretly boards the ... See full summary »

False Pretenses

60/100

A girl who's just lost her job meets a drunk millionaire on a bridge who's just lost his money. They go back to his house...

Inside the Lines

54/100

During World War 1, German spies will stop at nothing to spy on the allied war plans stored at Gibraltar.

The Barker

75/100

Religious Racketeers

55/100

A wealthy young woman, racked with guilt because she wasn't there when her mother died, is so desperate to contact her that she gets involved with a phony mystic who promises to put her in ... See full summary »

Notorious But Nice

64/100

Notorious but Nice is a 1933 Pre-code American sound film drama directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Marian Marsh and Betty Compson. It was produced and distributed by B-Movie studio ... See full summary »

The Pony Express

65/100

The Drag-Net

54/100

A playboy takes a job as an assistant district attorney, finds himself up against a tough crime boss and his gang.

Midnight Mystery

75/100

The Belle of Broadway

77/100

Madame Adele, once a great star of the Paris theatre, has fallen upon hard times. But she allows a young American performer, Marie Duval, to perform as the Madame Adele of old, and both ... See full summary »

The Big City

86/100

Rivalry between two gangs of thieves. The sympathetic group reforms: the others are brought to justice.

God's Country and the Man

73/100

Cowboy and his friends set out to track down his father's killer. On the way, they discover a vein of gold. The killer finds out about it, and returns to try to take it from them.

Those Who Dance

72/100

A policeman doubles as a gunman to get in with the mob.

Ladies Must Live

76/100

Two Minutes to Play

65/100

Martin Granville Jr. (Bruce Bennett), a star track-and-field athlete, has intentions of going to Claxton College, but changes his mind when he meets Pat Meredith (Jeanne Martel), a co-ed at... See full summary »

Skin Deep

72/100