Gertrude Messinger
Acting
Born April 28, 1911, Spokane, Washington, USA
From Wikipedia (The Free Encyclopedia) Gertrude Dolores Messinger was an American film actress known for her B-movie roles from the 1930s through the 1950s. She began as a child actor in silent films, but found her greatest fame in talkies of the 1930s. During her career she appeared in more than 50 motion pictures, with particular success in westerns.
Filmography
- 1950Sunset Boulevard — Hairdresser (uncredited)
- 1949Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch — Nurse
- 1943Destroyer — Girl
- 1943Redhead from Manhattan — Club Patron
- 1941Niagara Falls — Telephone Operator (uncredited)
- 1941The Miracle Kid — Marge
- 1940Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride — Ms. Robinson
- 1939Feud of the Range — Madge Allen
- 1939Our Leading Citizen — Phone Operator
- 1939Zenobia — Party Guest
- 1937Secret Valley — Martin's Secretary (uncredited)
- 1936Aces Wild — Martha Worth
- 1936Blazing Justice — Virginia Peterson
- 1936Slippery Silks — Model's Assistant (uncredited)
- 1936The Champ's a Chump — Gertie
- 1935Adventurous Knights — Princess Carmencita
- 1935Melody Trail — Cowgirl Cuddles
- 1935Roaring Roads — Gertrude 'Gertie' McDowell
- 1935Rustler's Paradise — Connie
- 1935Social Error — June Merton
- 1935The Fighting Pilot — Jean Reynolds
- 1935The Rider of the Law — Ann Carver
- 1935Wagon Trail — Joan Collins
- 1935Wild Waters — Mary
- 1934Anne of Green Gables — Diana
- 1934Crack-Up — Mary
- 1934Hat, Coat and Glove — Elevator Operator (uncredited)
- 1934Love Past Thirty — Zelda Burt
- 1933The Woman Accused — Evelyn Craig (uncredited)
- 1932Boy Oh Boy!
- 1932Hidden Valley — Joyce Lanners
- 1932Lawless Valley — Rosita Huff
- 1932Madame Racketeer — Patsy Hicks
- 1932Riders of the Desert — Barbara (as Gertie Messenger)
- 1932Sinister Hands — Betty Lange
- 1931Air-Tight — Gertie
- 1931Blood and Thunder — Gertie Daniels (uncredited)
- 1931Call a Cop! — Gertie
- 1931High Gear — Gertie
- 1931Let's Do Things — Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
- 1931Love Fever — Gertie
- 1931Mama Loves Papa — Gertie Culpepper
- 1931The Kick-Off! — Gertie
- 1930Bigger and Better — Gertie
- 1930Doctor's Orders — Gertie
- 1930Ladies Last — Gertie
- 1930The Rampant Age — Julie
- 1929The Jazz Age — Marjorie
- 1929Two Weeks Off — Tessie McCann
- 1929Whose Baby? — Betty
- 1923Penrod and Sam — Marjorie Jones
- 1923The Barefoot Boy — Mary Truesdale - as a Child
- 1921Rip Van Winkle — Meenie Van Winkle, 20 years later
- 1920The Luck of the Irish — The Kid's Romance
- 1918Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves — Morgianna
- 1918Fan Fan
- 1918The Girl with the Champagne Eyes — Miner's Child
- 1917A Bit o' Heaven — A Raggedy Ruggles
- 1917Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp — Yasmini
- 1917Jack and the Beanstalk
- 1917The Babes in the Woods
- 1917Treasure Island