Betty Blythe

Betty Blythe

Date of Birth:

Aug 31, 1893

Place of Birth:

Los Angeles, California, USA

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Betty Blythe (born Elizabeth Blythe Slaughter, September 1, 1893 – April 7, 1972) was an American actress best known for her dramatic roles in exotic silent films such as The Queen of Sheba (1921). She appeared in 63 silent films and 56 talking pictures (known as talkies) over the course of her career.

She is famous for being one of the first actresses to appear on film in the nude, or nearly so, during the Roaring Twenties.

She is reported to have said, "A director is the only man besides your husband who can tell you how much of your clothes to take off."

Blythe began her stage work in such theatrical pieces as So Long Letty and The Peacock Princess. She worked in vaudeville as the "California Nightingale" singing songs such as "Love Tales from Hoffman".

After touring Europe and the States, she entered films in 1918 at the Vitagraph Studios in Brooklyn, then she was brought to Hollywood's Fox studio as a replacement for actress Theda Bara.

As famous for her revealing costumes as for her dramatic skills, she became a star in such exotic films as The Queen of Sheba (1921) (in which she wore nothing above the waist except a string of beads), Chu-Chin-Chow (made in 1923; released by MGM in the US 1925) and She (1925).

She was also seen to good advantage in less revealing films like Nomads of the North (1920) with Lon Chaney and In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter (1924), produced by Samuel Goldwyn.

Other roles were as an opera star, unbilled in Garbo's The Mysterious Lady. She continued to work as a character actress. One of her last roles was a small uncredited role in a crowd scene in 1964's My Fair Lady.

Betty Blythe's name lives on through the Betty Blythe Vintage TeaRoom in West Kensington.

filmography:

Piano Mooner Piano Mooner

1942

A Million Bid A Million Bid

1927

Tom Brown of Culver Tom Brown of Culver

1932

House of Errors House of Errors

1942

The Miracle Kid The Miracle Kid

1941

Topper Topper

1937

Our Wife Our Wife

1941

Bar 20 Bar 20

1943

The Undercover Woman The Undercover Woman

1946

Dawn on the Great Divide Dawn on the Great Divide

1942

The Girl from Gay Paree The Girl from Gay Paree

1927

Top Sergeant Mulligan Top Sergeant Mulligan

1941

Madonna of the Desert Madonna of the Desert

1948

Stolen Love Stolen Love

1928

Sis Hopkins Sis Hopkins

1941

Runaway Daughters Runaway Daughters

1956

Ever Since Eve Ever Since Eve

1934

Cheers of the Crowd Cheers of the Crowd

1935

Puddin' Head Puddin' Head

1941

Rainbow on the River Rainbow on the River

1936

Spotlight Scandals Spotlight Scandals

1943

Yours for the Asking Yours for the Asking

1936

Glorious Betsy Glorious Betsy

1928

Espionage Espionage

1937

Honky Tonk Honky Tonk

1941

Luxury Liner Luxury Liner

1948

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

1945

The Silver Horde The Silver Horde

1920

Sisters of Eve Sisters of Eve

1928

Badge of Honor Badge of Honor

1934

Only Yesterday Only Yesterday

1933

How Women Love How Women Love

1922

Folly of Vanity Folly of Vanity

1925

Pilgrimage Pilgrimage

1933

Burnt Wings Burnt Wings

1920

They Were Expendable They Were Expendable

1945

Fair Lady Fair Lady

1922

Inflation Inflation

1942

Jiggs and Maggie in Society Jiggs and Maggie in Society

1947

Nomads of the North Nomads of the North

1920

My Fair Lady My Fair Lady

1964

Charge It Charge It

1921

Disraeli Disraeli

1921

What Do You Think? (Number Two) What Do You Think? (Number Two)

1937

Snowbound Snowbound

1927

Beating the Odds Beating the Odds

1919

Joe Palooka, Champ Joe Palooka, Champ

1946

Presenting Lily Mars Presenting Lily Mars

1943

Undercurrent Undercurrent

1946

Docks of New York Docks of New York

1945

Back Street Back Street

1932

Southern Love Southern Love

1924

Girls in Chains Girls in Chains

1943

Crime Doctor Crime Doctor

1943

Stars of Yesterday Stars of Yesterday

1931

The Spanish Cape Mystery The Spanish Cape Mystery

1935

The Gorgeous Hussy The Gorgeous Hussy

1936

Lena Rivers Lena Rivers

1932

Before Midnight Before Midnight

1933

Murder at Glen Athol Murder at Glen Athol

1936

The Perfect Clue The Perfect Clue

1935

She She

1925

Percy Percy

1925

Hollywood Story Hollywood Story

1951

The Postman Always Rings Twice The Postman Always Rings Twice

1946

I've Been Around I've Been Around

1935

Earl of Puddlestone Earl of Puddlestone

1940

The Women The Women

1939

Slander Slander

1916

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

1947

Gangster's Boy Gangster's Boy

1938

Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat

1944

Something in the Wind Something in the Wind

1947

The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter

1934

Freckles Comes Home Freckles Comes Home

1942

The Truth About Wives The Truth About Wives

1923

Letter from an Unknown Woman Letter from an Unknown Woman

1948

Two Heads on a Pillow Two Heads on a Pillow

1934

In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter

1924

The Queen of Sheba The Queen of Sheba

1921

The Undercurrent The Undercurrent

1919

Shed No Tears Shed No Tears

1948

Money Means Nothing Money Means Nothing

1934

Hold That Kiss Hold That Kiss

1938

Life in Sometown, U.S.A. Life in Sometown, U.S.A.

1938

Night Alarm Night Alarm

1934

Domestic Troubles Domestic Troubles

1928

Mr. Muggs Steps Out Mr. Muggs Steps Out

1943

Western Courage Western Courage

1935

Over the Top Over the Top

1918

Chu-Chin-Chow Chu-Chin-Chow

1924

A Girl of the Limberlost A Girl of the Limberlost

1934

A Fig Leaf for Eve A Fig Leaf for Eve

1944

Federal Fugitives Federal Fugitives

1941

Adventure Adventure

1945

Misbehaving Husbands Misbehaving Husbands

1940

Delinquent Parents Delinquent Parents

1938

Romance of the Limberlost Romance of the Limberlost

1938

Sarong Girl Sarong Girl

1943

Tuxedo Junction Tuxedo Junction

1941

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