Gertrude Messinger
Acting
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.
Born: April 28, 1911
Place of Birth: Spokane, Washington, USA
Known For
A Bit o' Heaven
A young disabled girl invites a poor family, that she often watches playing in the street, over for Christmas dinner.
Doctor's Orders
Alabam is lovesick. He tells Mickey how he can't get close to the girl of his dreams; he's overheard by Dave, a smooth operator, who insists that Alabam leave everything to him. He contrives to have Alabam and Mickey wreck Alabam's car in the girl's front yard, then he arrives, posing as a doctor, asking the residents of the house if they'll let the injured boy come inside while the doctor examines him. Meanwhile, Mickey gets a look at the girl's cousin and feigns injury so that now both lads are in beds upstairs while Dave, the doctor, conjures foul-tasting treatments. The fly in the ointment is the girl's crusty uncle, who may stand between the lads and their true loves.
Mama Loves Papa
Widow Martha and widower Brandon plan to marry; their teenaged children do their slapstick best to interfere. One of "The Boy Friends" series.
Sunset Boulevard
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
Slippery Silks
The Stooges are carpenters who inherit a fancy dress boutique. They put on a fashion show with dresses they've designed based on furniture. During the show the owner of a antique box the stooges wrecked shows up and a wild cream puff fight ensues.
Rip Van Winkle
The story shows the development of the united state in divergent fields : Political, social and even economic field.
Niagara Falls
The nosy antics of a honeymooner puts an unwed couple in the same room.
Destroyer
Flagwaving story of a new American destroyer, the JOHN PAUL JONES, from the day her keel is laid, to what was very nearly her last voyage. Among the crew, is Steve Boleslavski, a shipyard welder that helped build her, who reenlists, with his old rank of Chief bosuns mate. After failing her sea trials, she is assigned to the mail run, until caught up in a disparate battle with a Japanese sub. After getting torpedoed, and on the verge of sinking, the Captain, and crew hatch a plan to try and save the ship, and destroy the sub.
Penrod and Sam
Penrod and his gang don't want to let neighborhood "goodie-goodie" Georgie Bassett into their club, but Penrod's father pressures him to allow the boy in because his parents are wealthy and prominent members of the town. Finally the boys agree to let Georgie join, but first they demand that he undergo an "initiation", and they're determined to make it one that Georgie won't soon forget.
Feud of the Range
In an attempt to drive out settlers of the Los Trancos valley, through which the railroad proposes to run a line, railroad representative Clyde Barton conspires with Dirk to cause a range war between the two largest ranchers, Tom Gray and Harvey Allen.
Filmography
as Hairdresser (uncredited)
as Nurse
as Girl
as Club Patron
as Marge
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
as Ms. Robinson
as Phone Operator
as Party Guest
as Madge Allen
as Martin's Secretary (uncredited)
as Model's Assistant (uncredited)
as Martha Worth
as Gertie
as Virginia Peterson
as Ann Carver
as Cowgirl Cuddles
as Connie
as June Merton
as Gertrude 'Gertie' McDowell
as Joan Collins
as Jean Reynolds
as Diana
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
as Evelyn Craig (uncredited)
as Joyce Lanners
as Patsy Hicks
as Barbara (as Gertie Messenger)
as Rosita Huff
as Betty Lange
as Gertie Culpepper
as Gertie
as Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
as Gertie
as Gertie
as Gertie
as Gertie Daniels (uncredited)
as Gertie
as Gertie
as Julie
as Tessie McCann
as Marjorie
as Mary Truesdale - as a Child
as Marjorie Jones
as Meenie Van Winkle, 20 years later
as The Kid's Romance
as Morgianna
as Miner's Child
as Yasmini
as A Raggedy Ruggles