Betty Francisco
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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.
Acted in
Romance in the Rain
1934
as Julia
Whom the Gods Destroy
1934
as The Sun Rises Lead Actress
Stowaway
1932
as Madge
Good Sport
1931
as Laura
Charlie Chan Carries On
1931
as Sybil Conway
The Widow from Chicago
1930
as Helen
Madam Satan
1930
as Little Rolls Riding Hood
Street of Chance
1930
as Mrs. Mastick
Smiling Irish Eyes
1929
as Frankie West
Broadway
1929
as Mazie
Thin Twins
1929
The Spirit of Youth
1929
as Claire Ewing
Broadway Daddies
1928
as Agnes Forrest
Queen of the Chorus
1928
as Flossie de Vere
The Gay Retreat
1927
as Betty Burnett
Uneasy Payments
1927
as Marie Valentia
Too Many Crooks
1927
as Frisco Flora
Long Pants
1927
as His finish
Man Bait
1927
as Betty Gerber
The Lily
1926
as Mrs. Arnaud Jr
Don Juan's 3 Nights
1926
as Madame de Courcy
Irene
1926
as Cordelia Smith
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1925
Faint Perfume
1925
as Pearl Crumb
Fifth Avenue Models
1925
as Rosie Guffy
Wasted Lives
1925
as Grace Gardner
How to Educate a Wife
1924
as Betty Breese
Gambling Wives
1924
as Sylvia Baldwin
The Darling of New York
1923
as Frances
Maytime
1923
as Ermintrude
Ashes of Vengeance
1923
as Margot de Vancoire
The Love Piker
1923
as Edith Cloney
Double Dealing
1923
as Stella Fern
Crinoline and Romance
1923
as Kitty Biddle
Poor Men's Wives
1923
as Claribel
Her Night of Nights
1922
as Myone Madrigal
Across the Continent
1922
as Lorraine Tyler
Riding with Death
1921
as Anita Calhoun
Greater Than Love
1921
as Helen Wellington
Straight from Paris
1921
as Doris Charming
Midsummer Madness
1921
as Mary Miller
The Furnace
1920
as Patricia Brent