Person
Gertrude Messinger
Acting · 1911–1995 · Spokane, Washington, USA
Biography
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.
Known for
Sunset Boulevard
Hairdresser (uncredited)
Crack-Up
Mary
Ladies Last
Gertie
Destroyer
Girl
Zenobia
Party Guest
Mama Loves Papa
Gertie Culpepper
Fan Fan
1918
The Champ's a Chump
Gertie
The Barefoot Boy
Mary Truesdale - as a Child
Redhead from Manhattan
Club Patron
Filmography
- 1950Sunset BoulevardHairdresser (uncredited)
- 1949Joe Palooka in the CounterpunchNurse
- 1943DestroyerGirl
- 1943Redhead from ManhattanClub Patron
- 1941The Miracle KidMarge
- 1941Niagara FallsTelephone Operator (uncredited)
- 1940Ride, Tenderfoot, RideMs. Robinson
- 1939Our Leading CitizenPhone Operator
- 1939ZenobiaParty Guest
- 1939Feud of the RangeMadge Allen
- 1937Secret ValleyMartin's Secretary (uncredited)
- 1936Slippery SilksModel's Assistant (uncredited)
- 1936Aces WildMartha Worth
- 1936The Champ's a ChumpGertie
- 1936Blazing JusticeVirginia Peterson
- 1935The Rider of the LawAnn Carver
- 1935Melody TrailCowgirl Cuddles
- 1935Adventurous KnightsPrincess Carmencita
- 1935Rustler's ParadiseConnie
- 1935Social ErrorJune Merton
- 1935Roaring RoadsGertrude 'Gertie' McDowell
- 1935Wagon TrailJoan Collins
- 1935Wild WatersMary
- 1935The Fighting PilotJean Reynolds
- 1934Anne of Green GablesDiana
- 1934Hat, Coat and GloveElevator Operator (uncredited)
- 1934Crack-UpMary
- 1934Love Past ThirtyZelda Burt
- 1933The Woman AccusedEvelyn Craig (uncredited)
- 1932Boy Oh Boy!
- 1932Hidden ValleyJoyce Lanners
- 1932Madame RacketeerPatsy Hicks
- 1932Riders of the DesertBarbara (as Gertie Messenger)
- 1932Lawless ValleyRosita Huff
- 1932Sinister HandsBetty Lange
- 1931The Kick-Off!Gertie
- 1931Mama Loves PapaGertie Culpepper
- 1931Call a Cop!Gertie
- 1931Let's Do ThingsNightclub Dancer (uncredited)
- 1931Air-TightGertie
- 1931Love FeverGertie
- 1931High GearGertie
- 1931Blood and ThunderGertie Daniels (uncredited)
- 1930Ladies LastGertie
- 1930Bigger and BetterGertie
- 1930Doctor's OrdersGertie
- 1930The Rampant AgeJulie
- 1929Two Weeks OffTessie McCann
- 1929Whose Baby?Betty
- 1929The Jazz AgeMarjorie
- 1923The Barefoot BoyMary Truesdale - as a Child
- 1923Penrod and SamMarjorie Jones
- 1921Rip Van WinkleMeenie Van Winkle, 20 years later
- 1920The Luck of the IrishThe Kid's Romance
- 1918Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesMorgianna
- 1918Fan Fan
- 1918The Girl with the Champagne EyesMiner's Child
- 1917The Babes in the Woods
- 1917Treasure Island
- 1917Aladdin and the Wonderful LampYasmini
- 1917Jack and the Beanstalk
- 1917A Bit o' HeavenA Raggedy Ruggles
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