Betty Francisco

Birthday: 1900-09-25
Deathday: 1950-11-25
Birthplace: Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

Year Title Character
1934-08-13 Romance in the Rain Julia
1932-03-01 Stowaway Madge
1931-12-12 Good Sport Laura
1931-04-11 Charlie Chan Carries On Sybil Conway
1930-11-23 The Widow from Chicago Helen
1930-02-08 Street of Chance Mrs. Mastick
1929-07-22 Smiling Irish Eyes Frankie West
1929-05-27 Broadway Mazie
1929-04-13 Thin Twins
1929-02-15 The Spirit of Youth
1928-04-07 Broadway Daddies Agnes Forrest
1928-03-05 Queen of the Chorus Flossie de Vere
1927-09-25 The Gay Retreat Betty Burnett
1927-05-04 Uneasy Payments Marie Valentia
1927-04-02 Too Many Crooks Frisco Flora
1927-03-26 Long Pants His finish
1927-01-18 Man Bait Betty Gerber
1926-10-03 The Lily Mrs. Arnaud Jr
1926-09-04 Don Juan's 3 Nights Madame de Courcy
1926-01-24 Irene Cordelia Smith
1925-10-19 Seven Keys to Baldpate
1925-06-08 Faint Perfume Pearl Crumb
1925-04-26 Fifth Avenue Models Rosie Guffy
1925-04-07 Wasted Lives Grace Gardner
1924-05-01 How to Educate a Wife Betty Breese
1924-02-10 Gambling Wives Sylvia Baldwin
1923-12-03 The Darling of New York Frances
1923-11-17 Maytime Ermintrude
1923-08-06 Ashes of Vengeance Margot de Vancoire
1923-07-22 The Love Piker Edith Cloney
1923-05-21 Double Dealing Stella Fern
1923-02-05 Crinoline and Romance Kitty Biddle
1923-01-28 Poor Men's Wives Claribel
1922-06-26 Her Night of Nights Myone Madrigal
1922-06-04 Across the Continent Lorraine Tyler
1921-11-13 Riding with Death Anita Calhoun
1921-07-17 Greater Than Love Helen Wellington
1921-04-09 Straight from Paris Doris Charming
1921-01-23 Midsummer Madness Mary Miller
1920-11-01 The Furnace Patricia Brent