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