Gertrude Short Movies

Cunard turns into The Queen of the Apaches, an outlaw who steals from the rich to gives to the poor, always leaving a purple mask behind as a...

Constance Bannister enters into a trial marriage contract with Dr. Thorvald Ware and finds happiness with him. She defies his wishes by dancing at a...

Jackie's father runs a general store that is on the brink of bankruptcy. To save it, Jackie borrows $2,000 from the local millionaire, Mr. Skinner,...

Eleventh episode in 'The Telephone Girl' 2-reel comedy series.

A butler goes on vacation, where he is wrongly taken to be a wealthy man.

Connie McGill, a scullery maid at the Valentines, dreams of better things. One day, while serving, she sees her Prince Charming, Prentice Blue....

Polly (Pauline Garon) and Gert (Gertrude Short) are a pair of lingerie models, ever on the prowl for boyfriends. When the girls "steal" the...

Three girls try to evade the landlady while trying to find work.

Mr. Jones overhears a doctor prescribe a diet he thinks is for him, but it's really for his dog.

The U.S. Navy film “Smart Boy” encouraged World War II sailors to be just that — especially when it comes to enjoying shore leave.

Two lovers in a small town in Maryland are torn apart by the Civil War--she is loyal to the south while he heads north to join the federal army,...

A shy and sensitive young man is disregarded by his parents and his older brother. Bill becomes jealous and schemes to send his brother away when Ben...

A Pete Smith Specialty short on saving an important dinner after the household's cook suddenly quits.

The Highlanders and Lowlanders are sworn enemies until Lieutenant Kemper, the son of Brigadier Kemper, the leader of the militaristic Lowlanders, is...

This Pete Smith Specialty comedic short details the troubles the average woman faces with maintaining beauty and fitness.

The O'Tooles inherit a fortune and move to Pasadena where they try to break into society by having lavish dinner parties. The guests are stunned by...