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.
Acted in 54
1950s
- 1950
1940s
- 1949
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
Nurse
- 1943
Destroyer
Girl
Redhead from Manhattan
Club Patron
- 1941
The Miracle Kid
Marge
Niagara Falls
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
- 1940
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
Ms. Robinson
1930s
- 1939
- 1937
Secret Valley
Martin's Secretary (uncredited)
- 1936
Slippery Silks
Model's Assistant (uncredited)
Aces Wild
Martha Worth
The Champ's a Chump
Gertie
Blazing Justice
Virginia Peterson
- 1935
Melody Trail
Cowgirl Cuddles
Adventurous Knights
Princess Carmencita
Rustler's Paradise
Connie
Roaring Roads
Gertrude 'Gertie' McDowell
Wagon Trail
Joan Collins
The Fighting Pilot
Jean Reynolds
- 1934
Anne of Green Gables
Diana
Hat, Coat and Glove
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
- 1933
The Woman Accused
Evelyn Craig (uncredited)
- 1932
Hidden Valley
Joyce Lanners
Madame Racketeer
Patsy Hicks
Riders of the Desert
Barbara (as Gertie Messenger)
Lawless Valley
Rosita Huff
Sinister Hands
Betty Lange
- 1931
Mama Loves Papa
Gertie Culpepper
Call a Cop!
Gertie
Let's Do Things
Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Air-Tight
Gertie
Love Fever
Gertie
High Gear
Gertie
Blood and Thunder
Gertie Daniels (uncredited)
- 1930
Doctor's Orders
Gertie
The Rampant Age
Julie
1920s
- 1929
Two Weeks Off
Tessie McCann
The Jazz Age
Marjorie
- 1923
The Barefoot Boy
Mary Truesdale - as a Child
Penrod and Sam
Marjorie Jones
- 1921
Rip Van Winkle
Meenie Van Winkle, 20 years later
- 1920
The Luck of the Irish
The Kid's Romance
1910s
- 1918
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Morgianna
Fan Fan
Movie
The Girl with the Champagne Eyes
Miner's Child
- 1917
The Babes in the Woods
Movie
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
Yasmini
Jack and the Beanstalk
Movie
A Bit o' Heaven
A Raggedy Ruggles