Gertrude Messinger

Personal Info

Birthday

April 28, 1911

Day of Death

1995-11-08

(84 years old)

Place of Birth

Spokane, Washington, USA

Also Known As

Gertrude Dolores Messinger

Gertie Messenger

Gertrude Messenger

Gertie Messinger

Gertrude Dolores Emma Messinger

Gertrude Messinger

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

Wild Waters

Wagon Trail

Love Fever

Lawless Valley

Crack-Up

Niagara Falls

Destroyer

Filmography

1950
Sunset Boulevard
as Hairdresser (uncredited)
1949
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
as Nurse
1943
Destroyer
as Girl
Redhead from Manhattan
as Club Patron
1941
The Miracle Kid
as Marge
Niagara Falls
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
1940
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
as Ms. Robinson
1939
Our Leading Citizen
as Phone Operator
Zenobia
as Party Guest
Feud of the Range
as Madge Allen
1937
Secret Valley
as Martin's Secretary (uncredited)
1936
Slippery Silks
as Model's Assistant (uncredited)
Aces Wild
as Martha Worth
The Champ's a Chump
as Gertie
Blazing Justice
as Virginia Peterson
1935
The Rider of the Law
as Ann Carver
Melody Trail
as Cowgirl Cuddles
Adventurous Knights
as Princess Carmencita
Rustler's Paradise
as Connie
Social Error
as June Merton
Roaring Roads
as Gertrude 'Gertie' McDowell
Wagon Trail
as Joan Collins
Wild Waters
as Mary
The Fighting Pilot
as Jean Reynolds
1934
Anne of Green Gables
as Diana
Hat, Coat and Glove
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Crack-Up
as Mary
Love Past Thirty
as Zelda Burt
1933
The Woman Accused
as Evelyn Craig (uncredited)
1932
Hidden Valley
as Joyce Lanners
Madame Racketeer
as Patsy Hicks
Riders of the Desert
as Barbara (as Gertie Messenger)
Lawless Valley
as Rosita Huff
Sinister Hands
as Betty Lange
1931
The Kick-Off!
as Gertie
Mama Loves Papa
as Gertie Culpepper
Call a Cop!
as Gertie
Let's Do Things
as Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Air-Tight
as Gertie
Love Fever
as Gertie
High Gear
as Gertie
Blood and Thunder
as Gertie Daniels (uncredited)
1930
Ladies Last
as Gertie
Bigger and Better
as Gertie
Doctor's Orders
as Gertie
The Rampant Age
as Julie
1929
Two Weeks Off
as Tessie McCann
Whose Baby?
as Betty
The Jazz Age
as Marjorie
1923
The Barefoot Boy
as Mary Truesdale - as a Child
Penrod and Sam
as Marjorie Jones
1921
Rip Van Winkle
as Meenie Van Winkle, 20 years later
1920
The Luck of the Irish
as The Kid's Romance
1918
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
as Morgianna
The Girl with the Champagne Eyes
as Miner's Child
1917
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
as Yasmini
A Bit o' Heaven
as A Raggedy Ruggles