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.
Acting
Movie
Madam Satan
as Little Rolls Riding Hood
1930
Movie
Broadway
as Mazie
1929
Movie
Long Pants
as His finish
1927
Movie
Street of Chance
as Mrs. Mastick
1930
Movie
The Widow from Chicago
as Helen
1930
Movie
Irene
as Cordelia Smith
1926
Movie
Ashes of Vengeance
as Margot de Vancoire
1923
Movie
Good Sport
as Laura
1931
Movie
Maytime
as Ermintrude
1923
Movie
Charlie Chan Carries On
as Sybil Conway
1931
Movie
Flaming Youth
as Connie Fentriss
1923
Movie
Midsummer Madness
as Mary Miller
1921
Movie
Broadway Daddies
as Agnes Forrest
1928
Movie
Don Juan's 3 Nights
as Madame de Courcy
1926
Movie
Whom the Gods Destroy
as The Sun Rises Lead Actress
1934
Movie
The Darling of New York
as Frances
1923
Movie
Stowaway
as Madge
1932
Movie
Wasted Lives
as Grace Gardner
1925
Movie
Fifth Avenue Models
as Rosie Guffy
1925
Movie
Thin Twins
1929
Movie
Riding with Death
as Anita Calhoun
1921
Movie
Greater Than Love
as Helen Wellington
1921
Movie
Faint Perfume
as Pearl Crumb
1925
Movie
Queen of the Chorus
as Flossie de Vere
1928