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

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, and died in

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, aged 66, from a heart attack. One of her siblings was actor

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. Actress

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was a cousin.

Selected filmography

* ''

Hearts in Conflict ''Hearts in Conflict'' is a 1912 American romantic drama film directed by Edward LeSaint. It was produced by the Independent Moving Pictures (IMP) Company of New York. Cast * Harry A. Pollard - Ralph *Margarita Fischer - Angelina * Gretchen Ledere ...

'' (1912 short) * '' Cinders'' (1913 short) * '' The Sea Urchin'' (1913 short) * ''

The Honor of the Mounted ''The Honor of the Mounted'' is a 1914 American silent short drama film directed by Allan Dwan and featuring Murdock MacQuarrie, Pauline Bush, and Lon Chaney. The film is now considered lost. Plot Mac, Jacques Laquox and Jacques' sister Ma ...

'' (1914 short) * '' The Embezzler'' (1914 short) * '' The Test'' (1914) * '' The Cowboy and the Lady'' (1915) * '' The Little Princess'' (1917) * '' The Only Road'' (1918) * ''

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'' (1918) * ''

In Mizzoura ''In Mizzoura'' is a lost 1919 American silent Western film starring Robert Warwick and directed by Hugh Ford. This film is based on the 1890s stage play ''In Mizzoura'' by Augustus Thomas. The play was previously filmed in 1914. Cast * Robe ...

'' (1919) * '' Blackie's Redemption'' (1919) * '' You Never Can Tell'' (1920) * ''

She Couldn't Help It ''She Couldn't Help It'' is a lost 1920 American silent comedy romance film directed by Maurice Campbell and starring Bebe Daniels. The story is based on the novel ''In the Bishop’s Carriage'' by Miriam Michelson and play of the same name by ...

'' (1920) * ''

Cinderella's Twin ''Cinderella's Twin'' is a lost 1920 silent film comedy directed by Dallas M. Fitzgerald and starring Viola Dana. It was produced and distributed by Metro Pictures to poor audience reception. Cast *Viola Dana as Connie McGill *Wallace MacDona ...

'' (1920) * '' The Blot'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1921) * '' Fool's Paradise'' (1921) * ''

Rent Free ''Rent Free'' is a 1922 American silent comedy feature film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. The film starred Wallace Reid and his current regular co-star Lila Lee. It was directed by Howard Higgin a ...

'' (1922) * ''

Headin' West ''Headin' West'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by William James Craft and featuring Hoot Gibson. It is not known if the film survives. Plot As described in a film magazine, Bill Perkins (Gibson), a stowaway on a mail plane, e ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Prisoner ''The Prisoner'' is a 1967 British television series about an unnamed British intelligence agent who is abducted and imprisoned in a mysterious coastal village, where his captors designate him as Number Six and try to find out why he abruptl ...

'' (1923) * '' Breaking Into Society'' (1923) * '' The Man Life Passed By'' (1923) * ''

Crinoline and Romance ''Crinoline and Romance'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Viola Dana, Claude Gillingwater, and John Bowers. Plot As described in a film magazine, Colonel Charles E. Cavanaugh (Gillingwater) lives ...

'' (1923) * '' The Narrow Street'' (1925) * '' Tessie'' (1925) * ''

The People vs. Nancy Preston ''The People vs. Nancy Preston'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Tom Forman and starring Marguerite De La Motte, John Bowers, and Frankie Darro. Plot As described in a film magazine reviews, Bill Preston and Mike Horgan, pr ...

'' (1925) * '' The Other Woman's Story'' (1925) * '' Ladies of Leisure'' (1926) * '' The Lily'' (1926) * '' Sweet Adeline'' (1926) * '' Adam and Evil'' (1927) * ''

The Masked Woman ''The Masked Woman'' is a 1927 American silent melodrama film produced and distributed by First National Pictures. Filmed in France, it was the last screenwriting effort of famed June Mathis, who died in 1927, and was directed by her husband Si ...

'' (1927) * '' Polly of the Movies'' (1927) * ''

Ladies at Ease ''Ladies at Ease'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Jerome Storm and starring Pauline Garon, Gertrude Short and Gardner James.Munden p.411 Cast * Pauline Garon as Polly * Gertrude Short as Mabel * Gardner James as Bill Br ...

'' (1927) * '' The Show'' (1927) * '' Tillie the Toiler'' (1927) * ''

The Three Outcasts ''The Three Outcasts'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Yakima Canutt, Pete Morrison and Gertrude Short.Langman, p. 453 Cast * Yakima Canutt as Dick Marsh * Pete Morrison as Bruce Slavin * Gertrud ...

'' (1929) * ''

Gold Diggers of Broadway ''Gold Diggers of Broadway'' is a 1929 American pre-Code musical comedy film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Winnie Lightner and Nick Lucas. Distributed by Warner Bros., the film is the second all-talking, all-Technicolor feature-lengt ...

'' (1929) * ''

Bulldog Drummond Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond is a fictional character, created by H. C. McNeile and published under his pen name "Sapper". Following McNeile's death in 1937, the novels were continued by Gerard Fairlie. Drummond is a First World War veteran who, ...

'' (1929) * ''

Take 'em and Shake 'em ''Take 'em and Shake 'em'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Fatty Arbuckle and starring June MacCloy. Cast * June MacCloy * Marion Shilling * Gertrude Short * Charles Judels * Arthur Hoyt See also * Fatty Arbuckle filmogr ...

'' (1931) * ''

Laughing Sinners ''Laughing Sinners'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer feature film starring Joan Crawford and Clark Gable in a story about a cafe entertainer who experiences spiritual redemption. The dialogue by Martin Flavin was based upon the p ...

'' (1931) * '' Gigolettes'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1932) *'' Secret Sinners'' (1933) * '' Love Birds'' (1934) * ''

The Thin Man ''The Thin Man'' (1934) is a detective novel by Dashiell Hammett, originally published in a condensed version in the December 1933 issue of ''Redbook''. It appeared in book form the following month. A film series followed, featuring the main cha ...

'' (1934) * '' Penny Wisdom'' (1937)

References

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