Betty Farrington
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.
Double Indemnity
as Dietrichsons' Maid Nettie (uncredited)A rich woman and a calculating insurance agent plot to kill her unsuspecting husband after he...
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as Wedding Guest (uncredited)Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she...
Movie pageThis Gun for Hire
as Woman on Bridge (uncredited)Sadistic killer-for-hire Philip Raven becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked...
Movie pageThe Lady Eve
as Mother on Ship (uncredited)It's no accident when wealthy Charles falls for Jean. Jean is a con artist with her sights set...
Movie pageYou Can't Take It with You
as Neighbor (uncredited)Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with...
Movie pageThe Great McGinty
as Bit Role (uncredited)Told in flashback, Depression-era bum Dan McGinty is recruited by the city's political machine...
Movie pageStranger on the Third Floor
as Woman Wanting Seat at Lunch Counter (uncredited)Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence"...
Movie pageThe Fastest Gun Alive
as uncreditedWhenever it becomes known how good he is with guns, ex-gunman George and his wife Dora have to...
Movie pageMade for Each Other
as Hospital Cashier (uncredited)A couple struggle to find happiness after a whirlwind courtship.
Movie pageMy Favorite Brunette
as Matron (uncredited)Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private...
Movie pageDark Command
as TownswomanWhen transplanted Texan Bob Seton arrives in Lawrence, Kansas he finds much to like about the...
Movie pageThank Your Lucky Stars
as Assistant Chef (uncredited)An Eddie Cantor look-alike organizes an all-star show to help the war effort.
Movie pageThe Virginian
as uncreditedArriving at Medicine Bow, eastern schoolteacher Molly Woods meets two cowboys, irresponsible...
Movie pageTheodora Goes Wild
as Townswoman (uncredited)The small-town prudes of Lynnfield are up in arms over 'The Sinner,' a sexy best-seller. They...
Movie pageNocturne
as WomanIn 1940s Los Angeles, when womanizing composer Keith Vincent is found dead, the inquest...
Movie pageToo Young to Kiss
as Woman (uncredited)Eric Wainwright, a busy impresario, is besieged by hordes of wannabe concert stars, eager for...
Movie pageLet Us Live
as Mother Juror (uncredited)When a confused eyewitness identifies New York City cabbie Brick Tennant as a killer, he is...
Movie pageJoe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Mrs. SmithJoe and Ethel Turp are up in arms when their faithful old mailman is fired. Unable to get...
Movie pageStardust on the Sage
as Mrs. HaskinsA singing cowboy (Gene Autry) and his partner (Bill Henry) thwart a foreman who wants their mine.
Movie pageMaybe It's Love
as Second Complaining Wife (uncredited)Director William C. McGann's 1935 film stars Gloria Stuart and Ross Alexander as a young couple...
Movie pageFour Wives
as Nurse (uncredited)In this sequel to Four Daughters, Ann struggles to move on after the death of her husband as...
Movie pageThe Florentine Dagger
as Frieda (uncredited)A playwright descended from the Borgia family becomes a murder suspect.
Movie pageFriends of Mr. Sweeney
as Chocolate Malt and Chocolate Éclair DinerAsaph (Charles Ruggles) is a meek, mild-mannered homebody who occasionally shows some backbone...
Movie pagePacific Blackout
as Dance Club WomanFalsely convicted of murder, young Robert Draper escapes custody during a practice blackout...
Movie pageDoctors Don't Tell
as uncreditedDr. Ralph Snyder and Dr. Frank Blake open an office together but soon split over a rivalry for...
Movie pageTrue to Life
as Mrs. Barkow (uncredited)A writer for a radio program needs some fresh ideas to juice up his show. For inspiration, he...
Movie pageMan Wanted
as New Secretary (Uncredited)A female editor of a magazine falls in love with her male secretary.
Movie pageOur Hearts Were Young and Gay
as Woman (uncredited)In 1923, two young ladies depart, unescorted, for a tour of Europe. Their great naïvité and...
Movie pageIn Old Missouri
as SocialiteThe Weavers are share-croppers who confront their landlord with their tale of woe only to find...
Movie pageBad Boy
as WifeAn unemployed loafer who spends his time playing pool decides he's ready to look for a job so he...
Movie pageMissing Witnesses
as Minor Role (uncredited)A detective and his bumbling sidekick join the crackdown on racketeering in '30s New York City.
Movie pageDown to Their Last Yacht
as Mrs. Weems (uncredited)Left only with their yacht after going broke in the Great Depression, a high-society family sets...
Movie pageNight in New Orleans
as Elevator Passenger (Uncredited)A policeman's family helps to exonerate him of murder charges in the death of a man he had under...
Movie pageMoney and the Woman
as Mrs. Slocum, Depositor (uncredited)An embezzler's wife begs his boss for forgiveness, only to fall in love with him.
Movie pageMrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
as Mrs. PrescottIn the shanty town called the Cabbage Patch, Mrs. Wiggs scrabbles for survival with her brood of...
Movie pageAnybody's War
as CamillaA dog catcher is rejected by the army, but sneaks in with his dog.
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