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Betty Francisco (September 26, 1900 – November 25, 1950) was
an American silent-film actress, appearing mainly in dramatic/romantic films.
Her sister, Evelyn Francisco, was also an actress.
Born Elizabeth Barton (or Bartman) in Little Rock, Arkansas,
Betty acted in many credited roles from the period between 1920 and 1934, after
which it appears she left the movies for good. Her first film credit was in the
1920 film A Broadway Cowboy. However, the film did little to improve her
popularity.
In 1923, she was selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars,
although studios still preferred to cast her in roles opposite major female
leading ladies. However, she managed to have her own share of leading roles,
co-starring with Norma Talmadge, Wallace Beery and Conway Tearle in First
National's 1923 costume picture Ashes of Vengeance. She appeared in Maytime
that same year.The actress was still working after the transition of sound, but
her name was now virtually unnoticed and Betty, who had mostly done "B
movies" in her career, found herself almost forgotten by the film industry.
Her last film was Romance in the Rain (1934).
Betty Francisco died of a heart attack on her ranch in El
Cerrito, Riverside, California in 1950, aged 50, and was interred at the Forest
Lawn Memorial Park cemetery in Glendale, California, United States.
Birth Name
Elizabeth Barton
Born
Wednesday, 26 September 1900
Died
Saturday, 25 November 1950
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Romance in the Rain | Julia | 1934 |
Whom the Gods Destroy | The Sun Rises Lead Actress | 1934 |
Broadway Bad | Showgirl | 1933 |
Mystery Ranch | Appetite Mae | 1932 |
Stowaway | Madge | 1932 |
Good Sport | Laura | 1931 |
Charlie Chan Carries On | Sybil Conway | 1931 |
The Widow from Chicago | Helen | 1930 |
Lotus Lady | Claire Winton | 1930 |
Madam Satan | Little Rolls Riding Hood | 1930 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Romance in the Rain | Julia | 1934 |
Whom the Gods Destroy | The Sun Rises Lead Actress | 1934 |
Broadway Bad | Showgirl | 1933 |
Mystery Ranch | Appetite Mae | 1932 |
Stowaway | Madge | 1932 |
Good Sport | Laura | 1931 |
Charlie Chan Carries On | Sybil Conway | 1931 |
The Widow from Chicago | Helen | 1930 |
Lotus Lady | Claire Winton | 1930 |
Madam Satan | Little Rolls Riding Hood | 1930 |
Street of Chance | Mrs. Mastick | 1930 |
Broadway | Mazie | 1929 |
Smiling Irish Eyes | Frankie West | 1929 |
The Spirit of Youth | Claire Ewing | 1929 |
Broadway Daddies | Agnes Forrest | 1928 |
Queen of the Chorus | Flossie de Vere | 1928 |
The Gay Retreat | Betty Burnett | 1927 |
The Gingham Girl | Mazie Le Lewer | 1927 |
Too Many Crooks | Frisco Flora | 1927 |
Long Pants | Harry's Finish / His finish | 1927 |
A Boy of the Streets | Mary Callahan | 1927 |
The Lily | Mrs. Arnaud Jr | 1926 |
Don Juan's 3 Nights | Madame de Courcy | 1926 |
The Phantom of the Forest | Helen Taylor | 1926 |
Irene | Cordelia Smith | 1926 |
Seven Keys to Baldpate | Myra Thornhill | 1925 |
Faint Perfume | Pearl Crumb | 1925 |
Fifth Avenue Models | Rosie Guffy | 1925 |
Jimmie's Millions | Susan Jane Montague | 1925 |
The Wife of the Centaur | 1924 | |
East of Broadway | Diana Morgan | 1924 |
How to Educate a Wife | Betty Breese | 1924 |
Gambling Wives | Sylvia Baldwin | 1924 |
The Old Fool | Mary Manners | 1923 |
The Darling of New York | Frances | 1923 |
Maytime | Ermintrude | 1923 |
Flaming Youth | Connie Fentriss | 1923 |
Ashes of Vengeance | Margot de Vancoire | 1923 |
The Love Piker | Edith Cloney | 1923 |
Double Dealing | Stella Fern | 1923 |
A Noise in Newboro | Leila Wayne | 1923 |
Crinoline and Romance | Kitty Biddle | 1923 |
Poor Men's Wives | Claribel | 1923 |
While Satan Sleeps | 1922 | |
Her Night of Nights | Myone Madrigal | 1922 |
Across the Continent | Lorraine Tyler | 1922 |
A Guilty Conscience | Emily Thurstan | 1921 |
Straight from Paris | Doris Charming | 1921 |
Midsummer Madness | Mary Miller | 1921 |
The Furnace | Patricia Brent | 1920 |
A Broadway Cowboy | Betty Jordan | 1920 |
Sic-Em | Barbara Hamilton | 1920 |