Gertrude Short
# Gertrude Short

Carmen Gertrude Short (April 6, 1902 – July 31, 1968) was an American film actress of the silent and early sound era. She appeared in more than 130 films between 1912 and 1945.

## Biography

Carmen Gertrude Short was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and died in Hollywood, California, aged 66, from a heart attack. One of her siblings was actor Antrim Short. Actress Blanche Sweet was a cousin.

## Selected filmography

* Hearts in Conflict (1912 short)
* Cinders (1913 short)
* The Sea Urchin (1913 short)
* The Honor of the Mounted (1914 short)
* The Embezzler (1914 short)
* The Test (1914)
* The Cowboy and the Lady (1915)
* The Little Princess (1917)
* The Only Road (1918)
* Riddle Gawne (1918)
* In Mizzoura (1919)
* Blackie's Redemption (1919)
* You Never Can Tell (1920)
* She Couldn't Help It (1920)
* Cinderella's Twin (1920)
* The Blot (1921)
* Leap Year (1921)
* Fool's Paradise (1921)
* Rent Free (1922)
* Headin' West (1922)
* The Prisoner (1923)
* Breaking Into Society (1923)
* The Man Life Passed By (1923)
* Crinoline and Romance (1923)
* The Narrow Street (1925)
* Tessie (1925)
* The People vs. Nancy Preston (1925)
* The Other Woman's Story (1925)
* Ladies of Leisure (1926)
* The Lily (1926)
* Sweet Adeline (1926)
* Adam and Evil (1927)
* The Masked Woman (1927)
* Polly of the Movies (1927)
* Ladies at Ease (1927)
* The Show (1927)
* Tillie the Toiler (1927)
* The Three Outcasts (1929)
* Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929)
* Bulldog Drummond (1929)
* Take 'em and Shake 'em (1931)
* Laughing Sinners (1931)
* Gigolettes (1932)
* Niagara Falls (1932)
* Secret Sinners (1933)
* Love Birds (1934)
* The Thin Man (1934)
* Penny Wisdom (1937)
