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