Gertrude Short: movies and TV shows
Gertrude Short has 95 credits in the archive: 95 films and 0 TV series, from 1912 to 1946. Highest rated: The Thin Man (7.5/10).
Career timeline
1912 – 1946 · busiest year: 1925 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Gettin' Glamour | Gussie (uncredited) | Film | 5.0 | 44 |
| 1945 | Guest Pests | Film | 7.0 | 43 | |
| 1945 | Smart Boy | Waitress | Film | — | 43 |
| 1941 | Tom, Dick and Harry | Bridge Matron (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 39 |
| 1940 | Spots Before Your Eyes | Film | 9.0 | 38 | |
| 1939 | You Can't Get Away with Murder | Peg (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 37 |
| 1939 | Broadway Serenade | 2nd 5&10 Salesgirl (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 37 |
| 1939 | Dog-Gone | Hilda, the Maid | Film | 8.0 | 37 |
| 1938 | Tip-Off Girls | 'Boots' Milburn | Film | 7.5 | 36 |
| 1937 | Park Avenue Logger | Margy MacLean | Film | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1937 | Wild Money | Miss Green | Film | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1937 | Penny Wisdom | Chloe Smudge (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 35 |
| 1935 | 'G' Men | Collins' Moll (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 33 |
| 1935 | Front Page Woman | Miss Dunn (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 33 |
| 1935 | Woman Wanted | Gertie | Film | 6.8 | 33 |
| 1935 | Helldorado | Mae | Film | 9.0 | 33 |
| 1934 | The Thin Man | Marian (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 32 |
| 1934 | The St. Louis Kid | Babe Smith - the Girl Buck Picks Up | Film | 6.3 | 32 |
| 1934 | Love Birds | Burlesque Girl | Film | 6.5 | 32 |
| 1934 | The Key | Evie, the barmaid | Film | 4.9 | 32 |
| 1934 | Happiness Ahead | Party Reveller | Film | 6.6 | 32 |
| 1933 | The Son of Kong | Persistent Reporter (uncredited) | Film | 5.4 | 31 |
| 1933 | The Girl in 419 | Lucy - Housekeeper | Film | 4.2 | 31 |
| 1933 | Scandal | Gertrude Short | Film | 10.0 | 31 |
| 1933 | Secret Sinners | Sue's Chum - the Chorus Girl | Film | 6.0 | 31 |
| 1932 | Blonde Venus | Sally, Receptionist at Talent Agency (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 30 |
| 1932 | What Price Hollywood? | Waitress Letting Mary Serve Max (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 30 |
| 1932 | Gigolettes | Gertie | Film | 3.7 | 30 |
| 1932 | Niagara Falls | Film | 8.0 | 30 | |
| 1931 | Laughing Sinners | Edna | Film | 5.3 | 29 |
| 1931 | Take 'em and Shake 'em | Film | 10.0 | 29 | |
| 1931 | Easy to Get | Gertrude | Film | 3.7 | 29 |
| 1930 | Sin Takes a Holiday | Bobbie (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 28 |
| 1930 | Little Accident | Miss Clark | Film | 9.0 | 28 |
| 1930 | Once a Gentleman | Dolly | Film | 9.0 | 28 |
| 1929 | Gold Diggers of Broadway | Topsy | Film | 7.7 | 27 |
| 1929 | Bulldog Drummond | Barmaid | Film | 6.5 | 27 |
| 1929 | The Broadway Hoofer | Annabelle | Film | 4.0 | 27 |
| 1929 | The Girl Who Wouldn't Wait | Maizie | Film | — | 27 |
| 1929 | Trial Marriage | Prudence | Film | 10.0 | 27 |
| 1928 | None But the Brave | Film | 10.0 | 26 | |
| 1927 | Polly of the Movies | Polly Primrose | Film | 10.0 | 25 |
| 1927 | Tillie the Toiler | Bubbles | Film | 8.0 | 25 |
| 1927 | The Show | Lena Driskai | Film | 6.1 | 25 |
| 1927 | The Masked Woman | Mimi | Film | 10.0 | 25 |
| 1927 | Women's Wares | Maisie Duncan | Film | 8.0 | 25 |
| 1927 | Ladies at Ease | Mabel | Film | 7.0 | 25 |
| 1927 | Adam and Evil | Film | 10.0 | 25 | |
| 1926 | A Poor Girl's Romance | Anne Beaudeau | Film | 10.0 | 24 |
| 1926 | Ladies of Leisure | Marian Forrest | Film | 8.0 | 24 |
| 1926 | Sweet Adeline | Cabaret Dancer | Film | 10.0 | 24 |
| 1926 | The Lily | Lucie Plock | Film | 7.0 | 24 |
| 1925 | My Lady's Lips | Crook girl | Film | 10.0 | 23 |
| 1925 | The People vs. Nancy Preston | Agnes | Film | 10.0 | 23 |
| 1925 | Code of the West | Mollie Thurman | Film | 7.0 | 23 |
| 1925 | The Other Woman's Story | Mildred Van | Film | 7.0 | 23 |
| 1925 | Tessie | Mame McQuire | Film | 9.0 | 23 |
| 1925 | Beggar on Horseback | Gladys Cady | Film | 6.5 | 23 |
| 1925 | The Narrow Street | Nell Mangan | Film | 8.0 | 23 |
| 1925 | Her Market Value | Kitty | Film | 8.0 | 23 |
| 1925 | The Talker | Maud Fells | Film | 4.0 | 23 |
| 1924 | Leap Year | Molly Morris | Film | 5.2 | 22 |
| 1924 | Money to Burns | Sadie | Film | — | 22 |
| 1924 | Sherlock's Home | Sadie | Film | 4.8 | 22 |
| 1924 | Barbara Frietchie | Sue Rogers | Film | 7.3 | 22 |
| 1924 | Faster Foster | Film | 8.0 | 22 | |
| 1923 | The Man Life Passed By | Paula | Film | 3.0 | 21 |
| 1923 | The Prisoner | Lady Jane | Film | 7.0 | 21 |
| 1923 | The Gold Diggers | Topsy St. John | Film | 5.6 | 21 |
| 1923 | Crinoline and Romance | Sibil Vane | Film | 7.0 | 21 |
| 1922 | Youth to Youth | Luella | Film | 7.0 | 20 |
| 1922 | Boy Crazy | Evelina Skinner | Film | 9.0 | 20 |
| 1922 | Headin' West | Potato Polly | Film | 8.0 | 20 |
| 1922 | Rent Free | Justine Tate | Film | 9.0 | 20 |
| 1921 | The Blot | Neighbor Olsen's Daughter (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 19 |
| 1920 | You Never Can Tell | Vera | Film | 9.0 | 18 |
| 1920 | Cinderella's Twin | Marcia Valentine | Film | 9.0 | 18 |
| 1920 | She Couldn't Help It | Mag Monahan | Film | 10.0 | 18 |
| 1919 | In Mizzoura | Lisbeth Vernon | Film | 8.0 | 17 |
| 1919 | The Heart of Youth | Cora | Film | 10.0 | 17 |
| 1919 | Blackie's Redemption | Baby Doll | Film | — | 17 |
| 1918 | Riddle Gawne | Jane Gawne | Film | — | 16 |
| 1918 | Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley | Gossip (uncredited) | Film | 5.3 | 16 |
| 1918 | The Only Road | Bianca | Film | — | 16 |
| 1917 | A Little Princess | Ermigarde | Film | 5.2 | 15 |
| 1917 | Skinny Gets a Goat | The New Cashier | Film | 7.0 | 15 |
| 1917 | A Bit o' Heaven | A Raggedy Ruggles | Film | 9.7 | 15 |
| 1917 | The Hostage | Sophia (her sister) | Film | — | 15 |
| 1916 | Luke's Movie Muddle | Film | 4.9 | 14 | |
| 1916 | The Purple Mask | Mary MacLean | Film | — | 14 |
| 1914 | Thieves | Billy Barr | Film | 10.0 | 12 |
| 1914 | The Fruit of Evil | Film | — | 12 | |
| 1914 | The Test | Film | 5.0 | 12 | |
| 1913 | A Cracksman Santa Claus | Dot's Sister | Film | — | 11 |
| 1912 | The Driver Of The Deadwood Coach | Driver's Daughter | Film | — | 10 |