From Wikipedia (The Free Encyclopedia) Gertrude Dolores Messinger was an American film actress known for her B-movie roles from the 1930s through the 1950s. She began as a child actor in silent films, but found her greatest fame in talkies of the 1930s. During her career she appeared in more than 50 motion pictures, with particular success in westerns.
A Bit o' Heaven
(A Raggedy Ruggles)
Anne of Green Gables
(Diana)
The Miracle Kid
(Marge)
Wild Waters
(Mary)
Love Past Thirty
(Zelda Burt)
Crack-Up
(Mary)
Slippery Silks
(Model's Assistant (uncredited))
Feud of the Range
(Madge Allen)
Wagon Trail
(Joan Collins)
Roaring Roads
(Gertrude 'Gertie' McDowell)
The Rider of the Law
(Ann Carver)
Blazing Justice
(Virginia Peterson)
Melody Trail
(Cowgirl Cuddles)
The Luck of the Irish
(The Kid's Romance)
The Fighting Pilot
(Jean Reynolds)
Secret Valley
(Martin's Secretary (uncredited))
Lawless Valley
(Rosita Huff)
Madame Racketeer
(Patsy Hicks)
The Champ's a Chump
(Gertie)
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
(Yasmini)
Aces Wild
(Martha Worth)
The Rampant Age
(Julie)
Love Fever
(Gertie)
Let's Do Things
(Nightclub Dancer (uncredited))
Zenobia
(Party Guest)
Sinister Hands
(Betty Lange)
Doctor's Orders
(Gertie)
Bigger and Better
(Gertie)
Ladies Last
(Gertie)
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
(Ms. Robinson)
Social Error
(June Merton)
Hat, Coat and Glove
(Elevator Operator (uncredited))
Rip Van Winkle
(Meenie Van Winkle, 20 years later)
Niagara Falls
(Telephone Operator (uncredited))
Air-Tight
(Gertie)
Blood and Thunder
(Gertie Daniels (uncredited))
Call a Cop!
(Gertie)
The Kick-Off!
(Gertie)
Sunset Boulevard
(Hairdresser (uncredited))
High Gear
(Gertie)
Mama Loves Papa
(Gertie Culpepper)
The Woman Accused
(Evelyn Craig (uncredited))
Redhead from Manhattan
(Club Patron)
Our Leading Citizen
(Phone Operator)
Two Weeks Off
(Tessie McCann)
Whose Baby?
(Betty)
Adventurous Knights
(Princess Carmencita)
Destroyer
(Girl)
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
(Nurse)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
(Morgianna)
Penrod and Sam
(Marjorie Jones)
Rustler's Paradise
(Connie)
Riders of the Desert
(Barbara (as Gertie Messenger))
Hidden Valley
(Joyce Lanners)
Treasure Island
Boy Oh Boy!
The Babes in the Woods
Fan Fan
The Girl with the Champagne Eyes
(Miner's Child)
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Jazz Age
(Marjorie)
The Barefoot Boy
(Mary Truesdale - as a Child)