Betty Lawford

Born: 1912-02-01

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Betty Lawford (February 1, 1912 – November 20, 1960) was a United States-based English film and stage actress. Her parents, Ernest Lawford and Janet Slater Lawford, were also actors, and she was a cousin of the actor and socialite Peter Lawford. Lawford's stage debut came in a Players' Club production of Henry IV. She followed that with appearances in Julius Caesar and The Lady Lies. Her Broadway credits include Glamour Preferred (1940), Walk With Music (1940), The Women (1936), There's Wisdom in Women (1935), Heat Wave (1931), The Lady Lies (1928), and King Henry IV, Part I (1926). She was briefly married to the American actor-director Monta Bell. She died at Roosevelt Hospital, Manhattan, following an illness of three weeks.


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The Devil Thumbs a Ride

as Agnes Smith
Released: 1947-02-20

Steve Morgan kills a man in a holdup and hitches a ride to Los Angeles with Fergie. At a gas...

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Secrets of a Secretary

as Sylvia Merritt
Released: 1931-09-05

Society girl becomes a social secretary when her father dies penniless. From a story by Charles...

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Stage Door Canteen

as Betty Lawford
Released: 1943-06-24

A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous...

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Gentlemen of the Press

as Dorothy Snell Hanley
Released: 1929-05-04

A newspaperman is drawn away from family life by the needs of his paper until a new woman enters...

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The Human Side

as Alma Hastings
Released: 1934-09-01

The story of a theatrical producer, his divorced wife and their four children.

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The Return of Sherlock Holmes

as Mary Watson
Released: 1929-10-26

The Return of Sherlock Holmes was the first sound film to feature Sherlock Holmes.

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Love Before Breakfast

as Countess Jane Campanella
Released: 1936-03-09

Scott is a very rich businessman who hangs out with a snooty, silly Countess, but has the hots...

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The Monkey's Paw

as Rose
Released: 1933-01-13

A mother wishes for the return of her dead son, a wish that is granted by the severed paw of a...

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Berkeley Square

as Marjorie Frant
Released: 1933-09-15

A young American man is transported back to London in the time shortly after the American...

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Criminal Lawyer

as Betty Walker
Released: 1937-01-29

Barry Brandon, a criminal lawyer, visits the night club of Denny Larkin, his primary client,...

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Old English

as Phyllis
Released: 1930-08-12

An old man unethically provides an income for his two grandchildren.

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Stolen Holiday

as Helen Tuttle
Released: 1937-02-06

A young model is set up with her own fashion business by a crooked financier, who sells...

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Let’s Be Ritzy

as Mrs. Pembrook
Released: 1934-05-01

Complications ensue when a young married couple pretend to be something they're not.

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Gallant Lady

as Cynthia Haddon
Released: 1933-12-07

Unwed mother gives up baby for adoption and hopes to get it back when the adoptive mother dies.

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Lucky In Love

as uncredited
Released: 1929-08-16

Michael O'More, an American who lives in Ireland with his uncle, a horsetrainer for the Earl of...

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