Acting
Gertrude Short
Born 1902-04-06
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Department: Acting
Known For
Prominent works featuring Gertrude Short
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The Thin Man
1934
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The Son of Kong
1933
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Blonde Venus
1932
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'G' Men
1935
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What Price Hollywood?
1932
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You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939
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The Blot
1921
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Bulldog Drummond
1929
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Sin Takes a Holiday
1930
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Tom, Dick and Harry
1941
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (95 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gettin' Glamour | Gussie (uncredited) | Movie | 1946 | |
| Smart Boy | Waitress | Movie | 1945 | |
| Guest Pests | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1945 | |
 | Tom, Dick and Harry | Bridge Matron (uncredited) | Movie | 1941 |
 | Spots Before Your Eyes | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1940 |
| Dog-Gone | Hilda, the Maid | Movie | 1939 | |
 | Broadway Serenade | 2nd 5&10 Salesgirl (uncredited) | Movie | 1939 |
 | You Can't Get Away with Murder | Peg (uncredited) | Movie | 1939 |
 | Tip-Off Girls | 'Boots' Milburn | Movie | 1938 |
 | Wild Money | Miss Green | Movie | 1937 |
 | Penny Wisdom | Chloe Smudge (uncredited) | Movie | 1937 |
 | Park Avenue Logger | Margy MacLean | Movie | 1937 |
 | Woman Wanted | Gertie | Movie | 1935 |
 | Front Page Woman | Miss Dunn (uncredited) | Movie | 1935 |
 | 'G' Men | Collins' Moll (uncredited) | Movie | 1935 |
 | Helldorado | Mae | Movie | 1935 |
 | The St. Louis Kid | Babe Smith - the Girl Buck Picks Up | Movie | 1934 |
 | Happiness Ahead | Party Reveller | Movie | 1934 |
 | The Key | Evie, the barmaid | Movie | 1934 |
 | The Thin Man | Marian (uncredited) | Movie | 1934 |
 | Love Birds | Burlesque Girl | Movie | 1934 |
 | The Son of Kong | Persistent Reporter (uncredited) | Movie | 1933 |
 | Secret Sinners | Sue's Chum - the Chorus Girl | Movie | 1933 |
 | The Girl in 419 | Lucy - Housekeeper | Movie | 1933 |
| Scandal | Gertrude Short | Movie | 1933 | |
 | Blonde Venus | Sally, Receptionist at Talent Agency (uncredited) | Movie | 1932 |
 | Niagara Falls | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1932 |
 | What Price Hollywood? | Waitress Letting Mary Serve Max (uncredited) | Movie | 1932 |
| Gigolettes | Gertie | Movie | 1932 | |
 | Easy to Get | Gertrude | Movie | 1931 |
| Take 'em and Shake 'em | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1931 | |
 | Laughing Sinners | Edna | Movie | 1931 |
 | Sin Takes a Holiday | Bobbie (uncredited) | Movie | 1930 |
 | Once a Gentleman | Dolly | Movie | 1930 |
 | Little Accident | Miss Clark | Movie | 1930 |
 | The Broadway Hoofer | Annabelle | Movie | 1929 |
 | Gold Diggers of Broadway | Topsy | Movie | 1929 |
 | Bulldog Drummond | Barmaid | Movie | 1929 |
| The Girl Who Wouldn't Wait | Maizie | Movie | 1929 | |
 | Trial Marriage | Prudence | Movie | 1929 |
 | None But the Brave | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1928 |
 | Polly of the Movies | Polly Primrose | Movie | 1927 |
 | Women's Wares | Maisie Duncan | Movie | 1927 |
| Adam and Evil | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1927 | |
| Ladies at Ease | Mabel | Movie | 1927 | |
 | Tillie the Toiler | Bubbles | Movie | 1927 |
 | The Show | Lena Driskai | Movie | 1927 |
 | The Masked Woman | Mimi | Movie | 1927 |
 | The Lily | Lucie Plock | Movie | 1926 |
 | A Poor Girl's Romance | Anne Beaudeau | Movie | 1926 |
 | Ladies of Leisure | Marian Forrest | Movie | 1926 |
 | Sweet Adeline | Cabaret Dancer | Movie | 1926 |
 | The Other Woman's Story | Mildred Van | Movie | 1925 |
 | The People vs. Nancy Preston | Agnes | Movie | 1925 |
| Tessie | Mame McQuire | Movie | 1925 | |
 | My Lady's Lips | Crook girl | Movie | 1925 |
 | Beggar on Horseback | Gladys Cady | Movie | 1925 |
 | The Talker | Maud Fells | Movie | 1925 |
 | Code of the West | Mollie Thurman | Movie | 1925 |
 | Her Market Value | Kitty | Movie | 1925 |
 | The Narrow Street | Nell Mangan | Movie | 1925 |
 | Barbara Frietchie | Sue Rogers | Movie | 1924 |
| Faster Foster | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1924 | |
 | Sherlock's Home | Sadie | Movie | 1924 |
| Money to Burns | Sadie | Movie | 1924 | |
 | Leap Year | Molly Morris | Movie | 1924 |
 | The Man Life Passed By | Paula | Movie | 1923 |
 | The Gold Diggers | Topsy St. John | Movie | 1923 |
 | The Prisoner | Lady Jane | Movie | 1923 |
 | Crinoline and Romance | Sibil Vane | Movie | 1923 |
 | Youth to Youth | Luella | Movie | 1922 |
 | Boy Crazy | Evelina Skinner | Movie | 1922 |
 | Headin' West | Potato Polly | Movie | 1922 |
 | Rent Free | Justine Tate | Movie | 1922 |
 | The Blot | Neighbor Olsen's Daughter (uncredited) | Movie | 1921 |
 | Cinderella's Twin | Marcia Valentine | Movie | 1920 |
 | She Couldn't Help It | Mag Monahan | Movie | 1920 |
 | You Never Can Tell | Vera | Movie | 1920 |
 | In Mizzoura | Lisbeth Vernon | Movie | 1919 |
 | The Heart of Youth | Cora | Movie | 1919 |
 | Blackie's Redemption | Baby Doll | Movie | 1919 |
 | Riddle Gawne | Jane Gawne | Movie | 1918 |
 | The Only Road | Bianca | Movie | 1918 |
 | Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley | Gossip (uncredited) | Movie | 1918 |
 | A Little Princess | Ermigarde | Movie | 1917 |
 | The Hostage | Sophia (her sister) | Movie | 1917 |
 | A Bit o' Heaven | A Raggedy Ruggles | Movie | 1917 |
| Skinny Gets a Goat | The New Cashier | Movie | 1917 | |
 | The Purple Mask | Mary MacLean | Movie | 1916 |
 | Luke's Movie Muddle | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1916 |
| The Fruit of Evil | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1914 | |
| Thieves | Billy Barr | Movie | 1914 | |
| The Test | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1914 | |
| A Cracksman Santa Claus | Dot's Sister | Movie | 1913 | |
 | The Driver Of The Deadwood Coach | Driver's Daughter | Movie | 1912 |