Portrait of Gertrude Messinger

Acting

Gertrude Messinger

Career

Active from 1918 to 1939, busiest in 1935 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
23
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gertrude Messinger Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.1, average 1.7
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.4, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Classic Western 2
  • Frontier Justice 2
  • Cowboy Adventure 2
  • Good vs Evil 2
  • Situational Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

57
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title ยท average score 91
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
GoodWatch score 91

as Hairdresser (uncredited)

1940s

6 titles ยท average score 63
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch (1949)

as Nurse

Destroyer
Destroyer (1943)
GoodWatch score 65

as Girl

Redhead from Manhattan
Redhead from Manhattan (1943)

as Club Patron

Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls (1941)
GoodWatch score 62

as Telephone Operator (uncredited)

The Miracle Kid
The Miracle Kid (1941)

as Marge

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride (1940)

as Ms. Robinson

1930s

39 titles ยท average score 63
Feud of the Range
Feud of the Range (1939)

as Madge Allen

Aces Wild
Aces Wild (1936)

as Martha Worth

The Rider of the Law
The Rider of the Law (1935)

as Ann Carver

Social Error
Social Error (1935)

as June Merton

Wagon Trail
Wagon Trail (1935)

as Joan Collins

Crack-Up
Crack-Up (1934)

as Mary

Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables (1934)
GoodWatch score 75

as Diana

Riders of the Desert
Riders of the Desert (1932)

as Barbara (as Gertie Messenger)

Hidden Valley
Hidden Valley (1932)

as Joyce Lanners

Call a Cop!
Call a Cop! (1931)

as Gertie

High Gear
High Gear (1931)

as Gertie

Doctor's Orders
Doctor's Orders (1930)

as Gertie

1920s

7 titles
Whose Baby?
Whose Baby? (1929)

as Betty

The Jazz Age
The Jazz Age (1929)

as Marjorie

Two Weeks Off
Two Weeks Off (1929)

as Tessie McCann

Penrod and Sam
Penrod and Sam (1923)

as Marjorie Jones

The Barefoot Boy
The Barefoot Boy (1923)

as Mary Truesdale - as a Child

Rip Van Winkle
Rip Van Winkle (1921)

as Meenie Van Winkle, 20 years later

The Luck of the Irish
The Luck of the Irish (1920)

as The Kid's Romance

1910s

4 titles
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1918)

as Morgianna

The Girl with the Champagne Eyes
The Girl with the Champagne Eyes (1918)

as Miner's Child

A Bit o' Heaven
A Bit o' Heaven (1917)

as A Raggedy Ruggles

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1917)

as Yasmini