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Gertrude Short

Actress / Film Actress | * 04/06/1902 († 66, 07/31/1968) | Cincinnati, Ohio (United States of America (USA))
Carmen Gertrude Short (April 6, 1902 – July 31, 1968) was an American film actress of the silent and early sound era. She appeared in more than 130 films between 1912 and 1945. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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Little Sara Crewe is placed in a boarding school by her father when he goes off to war, but he does not understand that the headmistress is a cruel, spiteful woman who makes life miserable for Sara. ...

A Little Princess

Certification unknown

1917 | 2.6/5 | 1h 2min
Drama
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ZaSu Pitts and Slim Summerville meet when both are sold deeds to an abandoned ranch in the California desert. Their lonely lives become much more crowded when a drifter discovers gold on the property� ...

Love Birds

Certification unknown

1934 | 1h 1min
Comedy
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While traveling in Europe Philip Quentin encounters his former sweetheart, Dorothy Garrison, and finds that she is now engaged to Prince Ugo Ravorelli, whom Philip recognizes as the man wanted for a m ...

The Prisoner

Certification unknown

1923 | 50min
Drama
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Crinoline and Romance

Certification unknown

1923 | 1h
Comedy
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Movies with Gertrude Short as Actress(72)

as Gussie (uncredited)1946 Gettin' Glamour
as Bridge Matron (uncredited)1941 Tom, Dick and Harry
as 2nd 5&10 Salesgirl (uncredited)1939 Broadway Serenade
as Hilda, the Maid1939 Dog-Gone
as 'Boots' Milburn1938 Tip-Off Girls
as Chloe Smudge (uncredited)1937 Penny Wisdom
as Margy MacLean1937 Park Avenue Logger
as Miss Green1937 Wild Money
as Collins' Moll (uncredited)1935 'G' Men
as Gertie1935 Woman Wanted
as Miss Dunn (uncredited)1935 Front Page Woman
as Party Reveller1934 Happiness Ahead
as Babe Smith - the Girl Buck Picks Up1934 The St. Louis Kid
as Marian (uncredited)1934 The Thin Man
as Burlesque Girl1934 Love Birds
as Evie, the barmaid1934 The Key
as Persistent Reporter (uncredited)1933 The Son of Kong
as Lucy - Housekeeper1933 The Girl in 419
as Sue's Chum - the Chorus Girl1933 Secret Sinners
as Waitress Letting Mary Serve Max (uncredited)1932 What Price Hollywood?
1932 Blonde Venus
as Gertie1932 Gigolettes
1932 Niagara Falls
1931 Take 'em and Shake 'em
as Gertrude1931 Easy to Get
as Edna1931 Laughing Sinners
as Miss Clark1930 Little Accident
as Barmaid1929 Bulldog Drummond
as Topsy1929 Gold Diggers of Broadway
as Prudence1929 Trial Marriage
as Maizie1929 The Girl Who Wouldn't Wait
as Annabelle1929 The Broadway Hoofer
1927 Adam and Evil
as Mabel1927 Ladies at Ease
as Bubbles1927 Tillie the Toiler
as Mimi1927 The Masked Woman
1927 Women's Wares
as Lena Driskai1927 The Show
1926 Ladies of Leisure
as Cabaret Dancer1926 Sweet Adeline
as Lucie Plock1926 The Lily
as Crook girl1925 My Lady's Lips
as Mollie Thurman1925 Code of the West
as Maud Fells1925 The Talker
as Gladys Cady1925 Beggar on Horseback
as Kitty1925 Her Market Value
as Gertie Van1925 The Other Woman's Story
as Nell Mangan1925 The Narrow Street
as Sadie1924 Sherlock's Home
as Molly Morris1924 Leap Year
as Sadie1924 Money to Burns
as Sue Rogers1924 Barbara Frietchie
as Sibil Vane1923 Crinoline and Romance
as Topsy St. John1923 The Gold Diggers
as Paula1923 The Man Life Passed By
as Lady Jane1923 The Prisoner
as Potato Polly1922 Headin' West
as Justine Tate1922 Rent Free
as Neighbor Olsen's Daughter (uncredited)1921 The Blot
as Vera1920 You Never Can Tell
as Jane Gawne1918 Riddle Gawne
as Bianca1918 The Only Road
as Gossip (uncredited)1918 Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley
as The New Cashier1917 Skinny Gets a Goat
as Sophia (her sister)1917 The Hostage
as Ermigarde1917 A Little Princess
as A Raggedy Ruggles1917 A Bit o' Heaven
1916 Luke's Movie Muddle
1914 The Test
1914 The Fruit of Evil
as Dot's Sister1913 A Cracksman Santa Claus
as Driver's Daughter1912 The Driver Of The Deadwood Coach

Full Name: Gertrude Short
Born: Sunday, 04/06 1902 (April) in Cincinnati, Ohio (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 07/31 1968 (July) in Hollywood (aged: 66)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Spouses (current/former): Scott Pembroke
Siblings: Florence Short, Antrim Short
Father: Lew Short
Mother: Estella Short
Other names for Gertrude Short (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Carmen Gertrude Short"
Gertrude Short frequently works together with these people:
Wallace Reid (9x, Actor)
Lillian Leighton (6x, Actress)
Cedric Gibbons (5x, Crew)
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle (5x, Actor)
Orry-Kelly (5x, Crew)
Leo White (5x, Actor)
Tom Ricketts (4x, Actor)
Douglas Shearer (4x, Crew)
Roscoe Karns (4x, Actor)
Lucien Littlefield (4x, Actor)
Lee Phelps (4x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:30895, Added: 05/09/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024