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Betty Blythe is a Actor American born on 31 august 1893 at Los Angeles (USA)

Betty Blythe

Betty Blythe
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Birth name Elizabeth Blythe Slaughter
Nationality USA
Birth 31 august 1893 at Los Angeles (USA)
Death 7 april 1972 (at 78 years) at Woodland Hills (USA)

Betty Blythe (September 1, 1893 – April 7, 1972) was an American actress best known for her dramatic roles in exotic silent films such as The Queen of Sheba (1921). She appeared in 63 silent films and 56 talking pictures (known as talkies) over the course of her career.

She is famous for being one of the first actresses to appear on film in the nude, or nearly so, during the Roaring Twenties.

She is reported to have said, "A director is the only man besides your husband who can tell you how much of your clothes to take off."

Biography

Blythe was married to the movie director Paul Scardon from 1919 until his death in 1954. She reportedly made $3,500,000 when she sold a section of land that is now part of the Sunset Strip. She lost her fortune in the 1929 stock market crash.

Usually with

Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
(15 films)
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
(10 films)
Eddie Kane
Eddie Kane
(6 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Betty Blythe (74 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
1964My Fair LadyActressLady at Ball (uncredited)
1956Lust for LifeActress
1956Runaway DaughtersActressParty Guest (uncredited)
1951Hollywood StoryActressHerself
1950Jiggs and Maggie Out WestActress
1949The Barkleys of BroadwayActress
1949Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot JittersActressMrs. Van Belden
1948Letter from an Unknown WomanActressFrau Kohner (uncredited)
1948Luxury LinerActressMiss Fenmoor (uncredited)
1948Shed No TearsActressMrs. Peet (Uncredited)
1947The Secret Life of Walter MittyActressFloor Manager (uncredited)
1947Something in the WindActressSociety Matron (uncredited)
1947Jiggs and Maggie in SocietyActressMrs. Vacuum
1946UndercurrentActressSaleslady (uncredited)
1946The Postman Always Rings TwiceActressCustomer (uncredited)
1946Joe Palooka, ChampActressMrs. Stafford
1945Her Highness and the BellboyActress
1945They Were ExpendableActressOfficer's Wife (uncredited)
1945Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in HollywoodActressMrs. Murdock (uncredited)
1945AdventureActressMrs. Buckley (uncredited)
1945Docks of New YorkActressMrs. Darcy
1944Charlie Chan in The Chinese CatActressMrs. Manning
1944A Fig Leaf for EveActressLavinia Sardham
1943Presenting Lily MarsActressDowager
1943Crime DoctorActressMrs. Harrington
1943Girls in ChainsActressMrs. Grey
1943Mr. Muggs Steps OutActressMargaret Murray
1943Spotlight ScandalsActressMrs. Baker
1943Bar 20ActressMrs. Stevens
1942Dawn on the Great DivideActressMrs. Elmira Corkle
1942Freckles Comes HomeActressMinerva Potter
1941Honky TonkActressMrs. Wilson
1941The Miracle KidActressMadame Gloria
1941Sis HopkinsActressMrs. Farnsworth
1941Federal FugitivesActressMarcia
1940Misbehaving HusbandsActressEffie Butler
1939The WomenActressMrs. South (uncredited)
1938Man-ProofActress
1938Gangster's BoyActressMrs. Davis
1938Hold That KissActressWedding Guest at Piermont's
1938Romance of the LimberlostActressMrs. Parker
1937ConquestActressPrincess Mirska
1937TopperActressMrs. Goodrich (uncredited)
1937EspionageActressTrain Passenger
1936The Gorgeous HussyActressMrs. Wainwright
1936Murder at Glen AtholActressAnn Randel
1936Yours for the AskingActressMay
1936Rainbow on the RiverActressFlower Buyer (uncredited)
1935It Happened in New OrleansActress
1935I've Been AroundActress
1935The Spanish Cape MysteryActressMrs. Godfrey
1934Night AlarmActressMrs. Elizabeth Van Dusen
1934The Scarlet LetterActressInnkeeper
1934Ever Since EveActressMrs. Vandergrift
1933PilgrimageActressJanet Prescot
1933Only YesterdayActressMrs. Vincent (Uncredited)
1932Back StreetActressGossip (uncredited)
1932Tom Brown of CulverActressDolores Delight
1928Glorious BetsyActressPrincess Fredericka
1927A Million BidActressMrs. Gordon
1927SnowboundActressJulia Barry
1925SheActressAyesha
1924Chu-Chin-ChowActressZahrat
1924In Hollywood with Potash and PerlmutterActressRita Sismondi
1924Southern LoveActressDolores
1924Folly of VanityActressMrs. Ridgeway (modern sequence)
1922Fair LadyActressCountess Margherita
1921The Queen of ShebaActressQueen of Sheba
1921DisraeliActress(undetermined role)
1921Mother o' MineActressFan Baxter
1920Nomads of the NorthActressNanette
1920Occasionally YoursActress
1920The Silver HordeActressMildred Wayland
1916SlanderActress