Portrait of Gertrude Short

Acting

Gertrude Short

Career

Active from 1912 to 1946, busiest in 1925 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
16
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Show
The Show
GoodWatch score65/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gertrude Short Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Spiritual
    0.3, average 2.0
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 3
  • Silent Era Drama 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

86
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

3 titles ยท average score 61
Gettin' Glamour
Gettin' Glamour (1946)

as Gussie (uncredited)

Smart Boy
Smart Boy (1945)

as Waitress

Tom, Dick and Harry
Tom, Dick and Harry (1941)
GoodWatch score 61

as Bridge Matron (uncredited)

1930s

28 titles ยท average score 60
You Can't Get Away with Murder
You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

as Peg (uncredited)

Park Avenue Logger
Park Avenue Logger (1937)

as Margy MacLean

Penny Wisdom
Penny Wisdom (1937)
GoodWatch score 62

as Chloe Smudge (uncredited)

'G' Men
'G' Men (1935)
GoodWatch score 68

as Collins' Moll (uncredited)

Front Page Woman
Front Page Woman (1935)
GoodWatch score 67

as Miss Dunn (uncredited)

Love Birds
Love Birds (1934)

as Burlesque Girl

The Thin Man
The Thin Man (1934)
GoodWatch score 81

as Marian (uncredited)

The Son of Kong
The Son of Kong (1933)
GoodWatch score 46

as Persistent Reporter (uncredited)

Gigolettes
Gigolettes (1932)

as Gertie

Blonde Venus
Blonde Venus (1932)
GoodWatch score 71

as Sally, Receptionist at Talent Agency (uncredited)

What Price Hollywood?
What Price Hollywood? (1932)
GoodWatch score 75

as Waitress Letting Mary Serve Max (uncredited)

Easy to Get
Easy to Get (1931)

as Gertrude

1920s

41 titles ยท average score 67
The Broadway Hoofer
The Broadway Hoofer (1929)

as Annabelle

The Show
The Show (1927)
GoodWatch score 65

as Lena Driskai

Ladies of Leisure
Ladies of Leisure (1926)

as Marian Forrest

A Poor Girl's Romance
A Poor Girl's Romance (1926)

as Anne Beaudeau

Beggar on Horseback
Beggar on Horseback (1925)

as Gladys Cady

My Lady's Lips
My Lady's Lips (1925)

as Crook girl

Code of the West
Code of the West (1925)

as Mollie Thurman

The Other Woman's Story
The Other Woman's Story (1925)

as Mildred Van

Sherlock's Home
Sherlock's Home (1924)

as Sadie

Barbara Frietchie
Barbara Frietchie (1924)

as Sue Rogers

The Gold Diggers
The Gold Diggers (1923)

as Topsy St. John

The Blot
The Blot (1921)
GoodWatch score 64

as Neighbor Olsen's Daughter (uncredited)

1910s

14 titles ยท average score 54
The Heart of Youth
The Heart of Youth (1919)

as Cora

In Mizzoura
In Mizzoura (1919)

as Lisbeth Vernon

Blackie's Redemption
Blackie's Redemption (1919)

as Baby Doll

Riddle Gawne
Riddle Gawne (1918)

as Jane Gawne

Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley
Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley (1918)
GoodWatch score 53

as Gossip (uncredited)

The Only Road
The Only Road (1918)

as Bianca

Skinny Gets a Goat
Skinny Gets a Goat (1917)

as The New Cashier

A Little Princess
A Little Princess (1917)
GoodWatch score 56

as Ermigarde

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

as A Raggedy Ruggles

The Purple Mask
The Purple Mask (1916)

as Mary MacLean

Thieves
Thieves (1914)

as Billy Barr

A Cracksman Santa Claus
A Cracksman Santa Claus (1913)

as Dot's Sister