Joyce Compton
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Also Known As
Eleanor Hunt
Birth Place
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Born
January 27, 1907
Died
October 13, 1997
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Joyce Compton was an actress who had a successful Hollywood career. In 1925, she signed a film contract with First National Studios. Compton began her acting career appearing in various films, such as the Clara Bow drama "Dangerous Curves" (1929), the drama "The Wild Party" (1929) with Clara Bow and the George O'Brien drama "Salute" (1929). She also appeared in "Lightnin'" (1930), th...
Biography
Joyce Compton was an actress who had a successful Hollywood career. In 1925, she signed a film contract with First National Studios. Compton began her acting career appearing in various films, such as the Clara Bow drama "Dangerous Curves" (1929), the drama "The Wild Party" (1929) with Clara Bow and the George O'Brien drama "Salute" (1929). She also appeared in "Lightnin'" (1930), the Janet Gaynor musical "High Society Blues" (1930) and "Wild Company" (1930). She continued to work steadily in film throughout the thirties, appearing in the romantic comedy "Sitting on the Moon" (1936) with Roger Pryor, the Mary Astor drama "Trapped By Television" (1936) and the musical comedy "Pick a Star" (1937) with Patsy Kelly. She also appeared in "Sea Racketeers" (1937). Toward the end of her career, she tackled roles in the Guy Kibbee comedy "Scattergood Meets Broadway" (1941), the dramatic adaptation "Blues in the Night" (1941) with Priscilla Lane and the Edward G Robinson action flick "Manpower" (1941). She also appeared in "Bedtime Story" (1941) and "Silver Spurs" (1943) with Roy Rogers. Compton last worked on "Susan B. Anthony Slept Here" (ABC, 1994-95). Compton passed away in October 1997 at the age of 90.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Girl in the Woods
(1958)
Aunt Martha
Jet Pilot
(1957)
Mrs. Simpson
The Persuader
(1957)
Julie
Grand Canyon
(1949)
Mabel
Incident
(1949)
Joan
Mighty Joe Young
(1949)
Alice
A Southern Yankee
(1948)
Hortense Dobson
Sorry, Wrong Number
(1948)
Blonde
Exposed
(1947)
Emmy
Linda, Be Good
(1947)
Mrs. [Nunnally] LaVitte
Scared to Death
(1947)
Jane
Behind the Mask
(1946)
Lulu
Dark Alibi
(1946)
Emily Evans
Rendezvous with Annie
(1946)
Louise Grapa
The Best Years of Our Lives
(1946)
Hatcheck girl
Night and Day
(1946)
Chorine
Roughly Speaking
(1945)
Prissy girl
Mildred Pierce
(1945)
Waitress
Christmas in Connecticut
(1945)
Mary Lee
Danger Signal
(1945)
Katie
Hitchhike to Happiness
(1945)
Joan Randall
Pillow to Post
(1945)
Gertrude Wilson
Swing Out the Blues
(1944)
Kitty Grogan
Silver Skates
(1943)
Lucille
Silver Spurs
(1943)
Mildred "Millie" Love
A Gentle Gangster
(1943)
Kitty Parker
Let's Face It
(1943)
Wiggins' girl
Too Many Women
(1942)
Barbara Cartwright
Thunder Birds
(1942)
Saleswoman
Manpower
(1941)
"Scarlett"
Bedtime Story
(1941)
Beulah
Moon Over Her Shoulder
(1941)
Cecilia
Scattergood Meets Broadway
(1941)
Diana Deane
Let's Make Music
(1941)
Betty
Blues in the Night
(1941)
Drunk's girl friend
Ziegfeld Girl
(1941)
Auditioning showgirl
Turnabout
(1940)
Irene Clare
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
(1940)
Cynthia Lou
Sky Murder
(1940)
Christine Cross
I Take This Oath
(1940)
Betty Casey
Honeymoon Deferred
(1940)
Kitty Kerry
The Villain Still Pursued Her
(1940)
Hazel Dalton
City for Conquest
(1940)
Lilly
They Drive by Night
(1940)
Sue Carter
The Flying Irishman
(1939)
Sally
Reno
(1939)
Bonnie
Balalaika
(1939)
Masha
Elsa Maxwell's Hotel for Women
(1939)
[Emeline Thomas] in Room 1214
Rose of Washington Square
(1939)
Peggy
The Last Warning
(1939)
Dawn Day
Escape to Paradise
(1939)
Penelope Carter
Women Are Like That
(1938)
Miss Hall
Going Places
(1938)
Joan
Artists and Models Abroad
(1938)
Chickie
Trade Winds
(1938)
Mrs. Johnson
Spring Madness
(1938)
Sally Prescott
Love on a Budget
(1938)
Millie Brown
You and Me
(1938)
Curly blonde
She Asked for It
(1937)
Miss Hurley
China Passage
(1937)
Mrs. Katharine "Katie" Collins, also known as Elaine Gentry
Wings over Honolulu
(1937)
Caroline
We Have Our Moments
(1937)
Carrie
The Awful Truth
(1937)
Dixie Belle Lee
Rhythm in the Clouds
(1937)
Amy Lou
Sea Racketeers
(1937)
Blondie
Small Town Boy
(1937)
Molly Summers
Pick a Star
(1937)
Newleywed
Top of the Town
(1937)
Beulah
The Toast of New York
(1937)
Mary Lou
Kid Galahad
(1937)
Drunken girl
Born Reckless
(1937)
Dora
Magnificent Obsession
(1936)
Nurse
Love Before Breakfast
(1936)
Southern girl
Star for a Night
(1936)
Ellen Romaine
The Harvester
(1936)
Thelma Biddle
Murder with Pictures
(1936)
Hester Boone
Love Before Breakfast
(1936)
Mary Lee
Sitting on the Moon
(1936)
Blossom Dawn
Valley of the Lawless
(1936)
Joan Jenkins
Country Gentlemen
(1936)
Gertie
Ellis Island
(1936)
Adele
Trapped by Television
(1936)
Mae
Country Gentleman
(1936)
College Scandal
(1935)
Toby Carpenter
Let 'Em Have It
(1935)
Barbara
Suicide Squad
(1935)
Mary [O'Connor]
Go into Your Dance
(1935)
Showgirl
Mister Dynamite
(1935)
Check room girl
The White Parade
(1934)
Una Mellon
Affairs of a Gentleman
(1934)
Foxey Dennison
King Kelly of the U.S.A.
(1934)
Maxine
Million Dollar Ransom
(1934)
Millie
The Trumpet Blows
(1934)
Blonde on train
Imitation of Life
(1934)
Young woman
Sing Sinner Sing
(1933)
Gwen
Only Yesterday
(1933)
Margot
Madison Sq. Garden
(1932)
Joyce
False Faces
(1932)
Dottie Nation
Lady and Gent
(1932)
Betty
Lena Rivers
(1932)
Caroline Nichols
Under Eighteen
(1932)
Sybil
Fighting for Justice
(1932)
Amy Tracey
Beauty Parlor
(1932)
Joan
A Parisian Romance
(1932)
Marcelle
Unholy Love
(1932)
Sheila Bailey
Westward Passage
(1932)
Olivia as a toddler
If I Had a Million
(1932)
Marie
Women of All Nations
(1931)
Kiki
Up Pops the Devil
(1931)
Luella May Carroll
Annabelle's Affairs
(1931)
Mabel
Not Exactly Gentlemen
(1931)
Ace's girl
Three Girls Lost
(1931)
Edna Best
Good Sport
(1931)
Fay
Lightnin'
(1930)
Diana
The Sky Hawk
(1930)
Peggy
High Society Blues
(1930)
Pearl Granger
The 3 Sisters
(1930)
Carlotta
Wild Company
(1930)
Anita
Dangerous Curves
(1929)
Jennie Silver
Salute
(1929)
Marian Wilson
The Wild Party
(1929)
Eva Tutt
Soft Living
(1928)
Billie Wilson
Ankles Preferred
(1927)
Virginia
The Border Cavalier
(1927)
Madge Lawton
Syncopating Sue
(1926)
Marge Adams
What Fools Men
(1925)
Dorothy
Broadway Lady
(1925)
Phyllis Westbrook
Misc. Crew (Special)
Susan B. Anthony Slept Here
(1995)
Researcher
Loyalty and Betrayal: The Story of the American Mob
(1994)
Researcher
Cast (Short)
Hollywood Hobbies
(1939)
How to Watch Football
(1938)
Life Hesitates at 40
(1936)
Public Ghost # 1
(1935)
Manhattan Monkey Business
(1935)
Misc. Crew (TV Mini-Series)
World War II: When Lions Roared
(1994)
Film Research
Life Events
1925
Signed a film contract with First National Studios
1926
Feature acting debut in "Ankles Preferred"
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