Betty Francisco

Known For

Acting

Born

Sep 25, 1900

Died

Nov 25, 1950

Place of Birth

Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

Credits

49 titles

Betty Francisco

Biography

From Wikipedia 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.

Known For

Filmography

1934

Romance in the Rain

Julia

Movie
1934

Whom the Gods Destroy

The Sun Rises Lead Actress

Movie
1932

Stowaway

Madge

Movie
1931

Good Sport

Laura

Movie
1931

Charlie Chan Carries On

Sybil Conway

Movie
1930

The Widow from Chicago

Helen

Movie
1930

Madam Satan

Little Rolls Riding Hood

Movie
1930

Street of Chance

Mrs. Mastick

Movie
1929

Smiling Irish Eyes

Frankie West

Movie
1929

Broadway

Mazie

Movie
1929

Thin Twins

Betty/Netty

Movie
1929

The Spirit of Youth

Claire Ewing

Movie
1928

Broadway Daddies

Agnes Forrest

Movie
1928

Queen of the Chorus

Flossie de Vere

Movie
1928

You Can’t Beat the Law

Bessie

Movie
1927

A Boy of the Streets

Mary Callahan

Movie
1927

The Gay Retreat

Betty Burnett

Movie
1927

Uneasy Payments

Marie Valentia

Movie
1927

Too Many Crooks

Frisco Flora

Movie
1927

Long Pants

His finish

Movie
1927

Man Bait

Betty Gerber

Movie
1926

The Lily

Mrs. Arnaud Jr

Movie
1926

Don Juan's 3 Nights

Madame de Courcy

Movie
1926

Irene

Cordelia Smith

Movie
1926

The Phantom of the Forest

Helen Taylor

Movie
1925

Seven Keys to Baldpate

Movie
1925

Faint Perfume

Pearl Crumb

Movie
1925

Fifth Avenue Models

Rosie Guffy

Movie
1925

Wasted Lives

Grace Gardner

Movie
1925

Fair Play

Rita Thane

Movie
1924

East of Broadway

Diana Morgan

Movie
1924

Big Timber

Poppy Ordway

Movie
1924

How to Educate a Wife

Betty Breese

Movie
1924

Gambling Wives

Sylvia Baldwin

Movie
1923

The Darling of New York

Frances

Movie
1923

Maytime

Ermintrude

Movie
1923

Flaming Youth

Connie Fentriss

Movie
1923

Ashes of Vengeance

Margot de Vancoire

Movie
1923

The Love Piker

Edith Cloney

Movie
1923

Double Dealing

Stella Fern

Movie
1923

Crinoline and Romance

Kitty Biddle

Movie
1923

Poor Men's Wives

Claribel

Movie
1922

Her Night of Nights

Myone Madrigal

Movie
1922

Across the Continent

Lorraine Tyler

Movie
1921

Riding with Death

Anita Calhoun

Movie
1921

Greater Than Love

Helen Wellington

Movie
1921

Straight from Paris

Doris Charming

Movie
1921

Midsummer Madness

Mary Miller

Movie
1920

The Furnace

Patricia Brent

Movie