Betty Bouton (September 10, 1891 - ?) was an American actress from
Pennsylvania
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. She appeared in 16 films between 1919 and 1924, with her last film being the
Samuel Goldwyn
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Technicolor
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Definitive Technicolor movies using three black and white films ...
University of Pennsylvania
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planning to be a social service worker, and she was a probation officer in several cities' juvenile courts. She also was an investigator for a charity organization and a social investigator for a psychological clinic. Acting attracted her attention, however, and she attended the Sargent School of Dramatic Art.
Career
Bouton began acting professionally in stock theater, performing with
Nat Goodwin
Nathaniel Carl "Nat" Goodwin (July 25, 1857 – January 31, 1919) was an American actor and vaudevillian born in Boston.
Life and career
While clerk in a large shop Goodwin studied for the stage and made his first appearance in 1874 at the How ...
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The Merchant of Venice
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Although classified as ...
'' and later with Bertha Kalich in ''The Riddle Woman''. After those experiences on stage, she began acting in films, including ''Daddy Long Legs'' with
Mary Pickford
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Bouton married scenario writer Arthur Jackson in 1920. He and their baby died before March 1924.
Partial filmography
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Heart o' the Hills
''Heart o' the Hills'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Joseph De Grasse and Sidney Franklin, written by Bernard McConville based on John Fox, Jr.'s novel of the same name.
Plot
Jason Honeycutt ( Harold Goodwin) is a young boy ...
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Three Men and a Girl
''Three Men and a Girl'' is a lost 1919 American romantic comedy film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Marguerite Clark. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is based on the off-Broadway p ...
A Man's Fight
''A Man's Fight'' is a lost 1919 American silent drama film directed by Thomas N. Heffron and starring Dustin Farnum and Lois Wilson.
Plot
As described in a film magazine, wealthy clubman Roger Carr (Farnum) assumes responsibility for a murder ...
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Victory
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The Mollycoddle
''The Mollycoddle'' is a 1920 American film starring Douglas Fairbanks and Wallace Beery, and directed by Victor Fleming.No Trespassing'' (1922)
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You Can't Get Away with It
''You Can't Get Away with It'' is a 1923 American silent romantic drama film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Percy Marmont, Malcolm McGregor, and Betty Bouton.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, Jill, Jane, and May Mackie ...
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Enemies of Women
''Enemies of Women'' is a 1923 American silent romantic drama film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Lionel Barrymore, Alma Rubens, Gladys Hulette, Pedro de Cordoba, and Paul Panzer. The film was produced by William Randolph Hearst throu ...
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Not a Drum Was Heard
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