Betty Farrington

Born: 1898-05-14

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Betty Farrington (May 14, 1898 – February 3, 1989) was an American character actress active from the 1920s through 1960. Born in Missouri's largest city, Kansas City, Betty Farrington would play mostly supporting and minor roles during her career, although she would occasionally be given a featured or leading part, appearing in almost 100 films during her career. Some of the more notable films she appeared in include: Preston Sturges' The Lady Eve (1941), starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda; 1942's My Favorite Blonde and 1947's My Favorite Brunette, both starring Bob Hope; the classic film noir Double Indemnity (1944), starring Fred MacMurray, Stanwyck, and Edward G. Robinson; 1944's The Uninvited, starring Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey; Cecil B. Demille's Unconquered (1948), starring Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard; the epic Samson and Delilah (1950), with Victor Mature and Hedy Lamarr in the title roles; Father of the Bride (1950), directed by Vincente Minnelli, and starring Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, and Elizabeth Taylor; and Minnelli's 1953 The Band Wagon, starring Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse. Her final big screen appearance would be in 1956's The Fastest Gun Alive, starring Glenn Ford. Farrington would make guest appearances on several television shows in the late 1950s, including Sergeant Preston of the Yukon and Perry Mason. She died in San Diego three-and-a-half months before her 91st birthday.


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Double Indemnity

as Dietrichsons' Maid Nettie (uncredited)
Released: 1944-07-06

A rich woman and a calculating insurance agent plot to kill her unsuspecting husband after he...

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You Can't Take It with You

as Neighbor (uncredited)
Released: 1938-09-01

Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with...

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Father of the Bride

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Released: 1950-05-18

Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she...

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Dark Command

as Townswoman
Released: 1940-04-15

When transplanted Texan Bob Seton arrives in Lawrence, Kansas he finds much to like about the...

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This Gun for Hire

as Woman on Bridge (uncredited)
Released: 1942-04-24

Sadistic killer-for-hire Philip Raven becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked...

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The Lady Eve

as Mother on Ship (uncredited)
Released: 1941-02-25

It's no accident when wealthy Charles falls for Jean. Jean is a con artist with her sights set...

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The Fastest Gun Alive

as uncredited
Released: 1956-07-12

Whenever it becomes known how good he is with guns, ex-gunman George and his wife Dora have to...

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The Great McGinty

as Bit Role (uncredited)
Released: 1940-08-01

Told in flashback, Depression-era bum Dan McGinty is recruited by the city's political machine...

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My Favorite Brunette

as Matron (uncredited)
Released: 1947-03-19

Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private...

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True to Life

as Mrs. Barkow (uncredited)
Released: 1943-12-24

A writer for a radio program needs some fresh ideas to juice up his show. For inspiration, he...

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Four Wives

as Nurse (uncredited)
Released: 1939-12-22

In this sequel to Four Daughters, Ann struggles to move on after the death of her husband as...

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Stranger on the Third Floor

as Woman Wanting Seat at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
Released: 1940-08-16

Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence"...

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The Virginian

as uncredited
Released: 1946-05-05

Arriving at Medicine Bow, eastern schoolteacher Molly Woods meets two cowboys, irresponsible...

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Made for Each Other

as Hospital Cashier (uncredited)
Released: 1939-02-10

A couple struggle to find happiness after a whirlwind courtship.

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Missing Witnesses

as Minor Role (uncredited)
Released: 1937-12-11

A detective and his bumbling sidekick join the crackdown on racketeering in '30s New York City.

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Nocturne

as Woman
Released: 1946-10-29

In 1940s Los Angeles, when womanizing composer Keith Vincent is found dead, the inquest...

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Maybe It's Love

as Second Complaining Wife (uncredited)
Released: 1935-01-12

Director William C. McGann's 1935 film stars Gloria Stuart and Ross Alexander as a young couple...

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Theodora Goes Wild

as Townswoman (uncredited)
Released: 1936-11-12

The small-town prudes of Lynnfield are up in arms over 'The Sinner,' a sexy best-seller. They...

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Let Us Live

as Mother Juror (uncredited)
Released: 1939-03-29

When a confused eyewitness identifies New York City cabbie Brick Tennant as a killer, he is...

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Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

as Mrs. Smith
Released: 1939-12-01

Joe and Ethel Turp are up in arms when their faithful old mailman is fired. Unable to get...

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Doctors Don't Tell

as uncredited
Released: 1941-09-22

Dr. Ralph Snyder and Dr. Frank Blake open an office together but soon split over a rivalry for...

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Pacific Blackout

as Dance Club Woman
Released: 1941-12-31

Falsely convicted of murder, young Robert Draper escapes custody during a practice blackout...

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Money and the Woman

as Mrs. Slocum, Depositor (uncredited)
Released: 1940-08-17

An embezzler's wife begs his boss for forgiveness, only to fall in love with him.

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Too Young to Kiss

as Woman (uncredited)
Released: 1951-11-22

Eric Wainwright, a busy impresario, is besieged by hordes of wannabe concert stars, eager for...

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Man Wanted

as New Secretary (Uncredited)
Released: 1932-04-23

A female editor of a magazine falls in love with her male secretary.

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Friends of Mr. Sweeney

as Chocolate Malt and Chocolate Éclair Diner
Released: 1934-07-28

Asaph (Charles Ruggles) is a meek, mild-mannered homebody who occasionally shows some backbone...

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Stardust on the Sage

as Mrs. Haskins
Released: 1942-05-25

A singing cowboy (Gene Autry) and his partner (Bill Henry) thwart a foreman who wants their mine.

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Down to Their Last Yacht

as Mrs. Weems (uncredited)
Released: 1934-08-31

Left only with their yacht after going broke in the Great Depression, a high-society family sets...

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The Florentine Dagger

as Frieda (uncredited)
Released: 1935-03-30

A playwright descended from the Borgia family becomes a murder suspect.

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In Old Missouri

as Socialite
Released: 1940-04-17

The Weavers are share-croppers who confront their landlord with their tale of woe only to find...

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Night in New Orleans

as Elevator Passenger (Uncredited)
Released: 1942-07-01

A policeman's family helps to exonerate him of murder charges in the death of a man he had under...

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Anybody's War

as Camilla
Released: 1930-07-09

A dog catcher is rejected by the army, but sneaks in with his dog.

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Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

as Mrs. Prescott
Released: 1942-10-01

In the shanty town called the Cabbage Patch, Mrs. Wiggs scrabbles for survival with her brood of...

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