Gertrude Short Movies

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

Take 'em and Shake 'em is a 1931 Comedy short.

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

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,...

Tomboy Nita, a vegetable seller in a small Californian town, believes herself to be the daughter of poor ranch workers, but she is actually the...

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...

Salesgirl Dolly Morton becomes disillusioned about men after an incident with her boyfriend, so she becomes, with the help of her roommate, a gold...

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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