Juliette Compton
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia Juliette Compton (May 3, 1899 – March 19, 1989) was an American actress whose career began in the silent film era and concluded with That Hamilton Woman in 1941. She had started her career with a season in the Ziegfeld Follies and then stage appearances in London where she also acted in British films. Compton married James Bartram in 1931. They separated in 1936 and finally divorced in 1942.
Born: May 2, 1899
Place of Birth: Columbus, Georgia, USA
Known For
That Hamilton Woman
The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.
Behold My Wife!
After Michael Carter's fiancée commits suicide, Michael vows to seek revenge on his wealthy family, who sabotaged their marriage. He drives across the country angrily, and lands up at a saloon, where he is shot by an Indian, Pete. Pete's girlfriend, Tonita nurses Michael's wound and falls in love with him. Michael realizes this, proposes marriage to Tonita - a perfect revenge for his prejudice family. They marry and he takes her to New York, in full Indian dress hoping to embarrass the family.
The Vice Squad
A diplomat is blackmailed by crooked vice cops into helping them frame prostitutes.
Nell Gwyn
An actress becomes the king's mistress and persuades him to convert the palace to a serviceman's home.
The Count of Monte Cristo
After greedy men have Edmound Dantes unjustly imprisoned for 20 years for innocently delivering a letter entrusted to him, he escapes to revenge himself on them.
Morocco
Mogador, Morocco. Late 1920s. A complex romance develops between a womanizing Legionnaire and a disillusioned Parisian cabaret singer.
The Match King
Unscrupulous Chicago janitor Paul Kroll uses deceit to fund a return trip to his homeland of Sweden. There, via ongoing continuing deceit and manipulation, he gradually attains a monopoly on the matchstick market in several countries and becomes an influential international figure. Based on the true story of Ivar Kreuger.
Ladies of Leisure
Kay Arnold is a gold digger who wanders from party to party with the intention of catching a rich suitor. Jerry Strong is a young man from a wealthy family who strives to succeed as an artist. What begins as a relationship of mutual convenience soon turns into something else.
No One Man
When the boyfriend of a rich, bored socialite dies from a weak heart, she finds herself attracted to the doctor who treated him, a hard-working idealist decidedly different from the usual spoiled society rich kids she is used to.
Irene
Upholsterer's assistant Irene O'Dare meets wealthy Don Marshall while she is measuring chairs for Mrs. Herman Vincent at her Long Island estate. Charmed by her, Don anonymously purchases Madame Lucy's, an exclusive Manhattan boutique, and instructs newly hired manager Mr. Smith to offer Irene a job as a model. She soon catches the eye of socialite Bob Vincent, whose mother is hosting a ball at the family mansion. To promote Madame Lucy's dress line, Mr. Smith arranges for his models to be invited to the ball.
Filmography
as Lady Spencer
as Mrs. Newlands Grey
as Woman (uncredited)
as Diana Carter-Curson
as Clothilde
as Elissa Bayham
as Duchess of Devonshire
as Lady Diana Joyce
as Ethel Chichester
as Sonia Lombard
as Mrs. Planet
as Vivien Lawrence
as Henrietta, Olivia's Cousin
as Muriel Preston
as Sue Folsom
as Christine Kennedy
as Paula Norcross
as Ambassador's Wife
as Picadilly Bessie
as Gemma Houston
as Anna Dolores (uncredited)
as Ellen
as Claire Collins
as Vesta Compton
as Theresa Cabbarrus
as Mrs Hesketh Pointer
as Lady Castlemaine
as Irma Peterson
as Andree de Vigne