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Gertrude Olmstead is a Actor American born on 12 november 1897 at Chicago (USA)
Gertrude Olmstead (November 13, 1897 – January 18, 1975) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 56 films between 1920 and 1929.
De 1925 à 1929, elle joue dans 28 films, le plus souvent le premier rôle. Avec l'avènement du film sonore, sa carrière resta au point mort, et elle se retira en 1929.
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Gertrude Olmstead
Nationality USA
Birth 12 november 1897 at Chicago (USA)
Death 18 january 1975 (at 77 years) at Beverly Hills (USA)
Birth 12 november 1897 at Chicago (USA)
Death 18 january 1975 (at 77 years) at Beverly Hills (USA)
Biography
Elle est apparue dans The Fox en 1921 quand elle n'avait que 24 ans. Elle a obtenu plusieurs rôles la même année, figurant dans neuf films en 1921, et cinq autres en 1922. Elle a tourné dans dix-sept films au moment où elle a obtenu ce qui est aujourd'hui considéré comme son meilleur rôle, en face de Rudolph Valentino dans le film Cobra en 1925.De 1925 à 1929, elle joue dans 28 films, le plus souvent le premier rôle. Avec l'avènement du film sonore, sa carrière resta au point mort, et elle se retira en 1929.
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Filmography of Gertrude Olmstead (31 films)
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Show of Shows (1929)
, 2h8Directed by John G. Adolfi
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Frank Fay, Anthony Bushell, John Barrymore, William Courtenay, William Bakewell, Richard Barthelmess
Roles Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
Rating58%
, 1h10Directed by Howard Bretherton
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Grant Withers, Betty Compson, Gertrude Olmstead, James Kirkwood Sr., Vivien Oakland, John Davidson
Roles Mae Ellis
Rating59%
Sonny Boy (1929)
, 1h10Directed by Archie Mayo
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Betty Bronson, Edward Everett Horton, Gertrude Olmstead, Al Jolson, Tom Dugan, John T. Murray
Roles Mary
Rating80%
Sonny Boy's parents are in the midst of a bitter divorce when the boy's mother talks her sister into kidnapping him because she is terrified that her husband will take the boy out of the country after the divorce. The nervy sister takes the lad to the apartment of her sister's husband's lawyer who believes that she has gone away for a time. A merry mix-up ensues when he returns to the apartment with his parents in tow. To maintain appearances, the sister must pose as the lawyer's wife. Eventually she decides to take the boy and flee, but then she realizes that Sonny Boy has vanished. It seems he saw an interesting theater marquee, climbed down the fire escape, and went to the movies. The adults arrive just in time to hear a rousing rendition of the hit song Sonny Boy.
Hey Rube! (1928)
, 1hDirected by George B. Seitz
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Hugh Trevor, Gertrude Olmstead, Ethlyne Clair, Bert Moorhouse, Walter McGrail
Roles Lutie
Green Grass Widows (1928)
, 1hOrigin USA
Actors Gertrude Olmstead, John Harron, Hedda Hopper, Lincoln Stedman
Roles Betty Worthing
Midnight Life (1928)
, 50minutesDirected by Scott R. Dunlap
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Francis X. Bushman, Gertrude Olmstead, Edward Buzzell, Monte Carter
Roles Betty Brown
Bringing Up Father (1928)
, 1h10Directed by Jack Conway
Origin USA
Actors Marie Dressler, Polly Moran, J. Farrell MacDonald, Gertrude Olmstead, Grant Withers, Andres de Segurola
Roles Ellen
Rating57%
Sporting Goods (1928)
, 1hDirected by Malcolm St. Clair
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Richard Dix, Ford Sterling, Gertrude Olmstead, Myrtle Stedman, Wade Boteler, Claude King
Roles Alice Elliott
Becky (1927)
Directed by John P. McCarthy
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Owen Moore, Sally O'Neil, Gertrude Olmstead, Mack Swain, Claude King
Roles Nan Estabrook
Rebecca (Sally O'Neil) is a salesgirl who gets a chance at a Broadway show; there, she attracts and is ultimately rejected by a society playboy.
Directed by George William Hill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Marie Dressler, Polly Moran, Sally O'Neil, Lawrence Gray, Eddie Gribbon, Frank Currier
Roles Monica Murphy
Mrs. Callahan (Dressler) and Mrs. Murphy (Moran), are a couple of feuding tenement housewives working to keep control of their many children. Dan Murphy (Gray) falls in love with Ellen Callahan (O'Neill), and then later disappears after Ellen is pregnant. Mrs. Callahan (Dressler) decides to adopt the baby to save her daughters reputation, but later finds out that the baby is not illegitimate after all.
Mr. Wu (1927)
, 1h30Directed by William Nigh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Lon Chaney, Louise Dresser, Renée Adorée, Holmes Herbert, Ralph Forbes, Gertrude Olmstead
Roles Hilda Gregory
Rating63%
In the prologue, Chaney plays Grandfather Wu, entrusting his grandson's education to a trusted English associate, stating "The West is coming to the East. He [my heir] must be prepared for both." Chaney also plays the part of the grandson as a young man who enters an arranged marriage with a delicate girl who dies after giving birth to a daughter. Wu swears he will raise the child as a daughter and a son.
Buttons (1927)
, 1h10Directed by George William Hill
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Jackie Coogan, Lars Hanson, Gertrude Olmstead, Paul Hurst, Roy D'Arcy, Polly Moran
Roles Ruth Stratton
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Torrent (1926)
, 1h27Directed by Monta Bell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama, Romance
Actors Ricardo Cortez, Greta Garbo, Gertrude Olmstead, Edward Connelly, Lucien Littlefield, Martha Mattox
Roles Remedios
Rating68%
The wealthy matriarch Dona Bernarda Brull (Mattox) is irritated by her son Rafael's infatuation with the orange farmer's (Edward Connelly) daughter, Leonora (Garbo). She forbids him to see her, something that causes Leonora great heartache, to say nothing of her family's financial condition. Using the singing talent cultivated by her wannabe father Pedro, Leonara leaves her humble home to later become a sensation on the stages of Paris, as La Brunna, where nobleman and other rich gentleman express their approval of her "talents".
The Boob (1926)
, 1h4Directed by William A. Wellman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Gertrude Olmstead, George K. Arthur, Joan Crawford, Charles Murray, Tony D'Algy, Hank Mann
Roles Amy (as Gertrude Olmsted)
Rating54%
Peter (George K. Arthur) is a chivalrous idealist who seeks to win the heart of Amy (Gertrude Olmstead), who in turn fancies urbane Harry (Tony D'Algy). Jane (Joan Crawford) is a Prohibition agent who helps uncover illegal bootleg adult videos.
Time, the Comedian (1926)
, 50minutesDirected by Robert Z. Leonard
Origin USA
Actors Mae Busch, Lew Cody, Gertrude Olmstead, Creighton Hale
Roles Ruth Dakon
Singer Nora (Mae Busch) left her husband for new flame Larry (Lew Cody); her husband's suicide cools the affair, and the pair meets again when, years later, Larry meets and falls in love with Nora's daughter.