Gertrude Olmstead
From Wikipedia 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. Olmstead was born in Chicago, Illinois, and appeared in her first credited film role in the 1921 film The Fox. She obtained several more roles that same year, appearing in nine films in 1921, and another five in 1922. She would appear in seventeen more films by the time she received what is today her best-known role, opposite Rudolph Valentino in the 1925 film Cobra. Throughout the silent film era her career thrived. From 1925 through 1929 she appeared in twenty eight films, most often portraying the heroine. With the advent of sound film her career stalled, and she retired from acting in 1929. In 1926 she met MGM director Robert Z. Leonard and they were married June 8 of that year. Leonard and Olmstead remained married until his death in 1968. After Leonard's death, Olmstead remained in the Los Angeles area, and died in Beverly Hills on January 18, 1975.
The Boob
as Amy (as Gertrude Olmsted)To impress the girl he loves, a naive country boy tries to capture a group of local bootleggers.
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The Monster
as Betty WatsonA general store clerk and aspiring detective investigates a mysterious disappearance that took...
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Torrent
as RemediosA young girl and her father are kicked out of their house by a cruel noblewoman, and the girl's...
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The Cheerful Fraud
as Ann KentA young man fakes his identity to impress a girl.
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Mr. Wu
as Hilda GregoryWhen Mandarin Wu's unmarried daughter becomes pregnant by a young Englishman, he seeks vengeance.
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Show of Shows
as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)Now hear this. The studio that gave the cinema its voice offered 1929 audiences a chance to see...
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Cobra
as Mary DrakeRodrigo, an impoverished Italian nobleman takes a job with a New York antique dealer he met...
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The Time, the Place and the Girl
as Mae EllisA musical comedy that follows the progress of a college All America football player whose...
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The Callahans and the Murphys
as Monica MurphyThe story of two feuding Irish immigrant families living in a tenement.
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The Fighting Lover
as Jean ForsdaleAndrew Forsdale bets his friend Ned Randolph $10,000 that Ned will fall in love with one of...
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The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
as uncreditedAn 18-part silent American adventure film serial now considered to be lost. Chapter Titles: 1....
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Cameo Kirby
as Adele RandallWrongfully blamed for the death of Col. John Randall, Cameo Kirby (Gilbert) must find the true...
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1925 Studio Tour
as SelfA tour of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio in 1925 shows the people who make the movies there, and...
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California Straight Ahead
as Betty BrowneWealthy racing driver Tom Hayden loses his inheritance and his fiancé due to a wacky mishap on...
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Sweet Adeline
as AdelineA shy and sensitive young man is disregarded by his parents and his older brother. Bill becomes...
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The Loaded Door
as Molly GraingerBert Lyons returns to the Grainger spread from the "outside world" to find his former employer...
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Sonny Boy
as MarySonny Boy's parents are in the midst of a bitter divorce when the boy's mother talks her sister...
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The Lone Wolf's Daughter
as Helen FairchildMichael Lanyard, a reformed cracks-man, adopts Adrienne, the daughter of an old friend, and goes...
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Life in Hollywood No. 7
as HerselfPart of a 7-part series exploring all aspects of Hollywood.
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Bringing Up Father
as EllenThe wealthy Jiggs is tired of being left out of the swanky parties thrown by his social-climbing...
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Dreams of Monte Carlo
as Sally RoxfordThree girls from a small town win a trip to Monte Carlo. The trip was sponsored by their local...
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Empty Hands
as TypsyClaire Endicott throws a wild party and her father walks in to find her flirting with the very...
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Buttons
as Ruth StrattonWorking as a pageboy on an ocean liner, a street orphan and his friend Slugger end up on the...
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Babbitt
as Eunice LittlefieldA small-town businessman bumbles into blackmail and a real-estate swindle.
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The Fox
as Stella FraserSanta Fe, a tramp, is saved from a jeering mob in the desert town of Caliente by Annette, the...
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The Wandering Two
as uncredited13th episode in the first 'Leather Pushers' series of two-reel boxing shorts.
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Trilby
as Miss BagotThe hypnotist Svengali makes an artist's model sing, but cannot force her love.
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Sporting Goods
as Alice ElliottSports-loving inventor Richard Shelby develops an "Elasto-Tweed" golf suit then hits the road in...
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The Big Adventure
as SallyPatches, a kind-hearted orphan of the slums, finds life unbearable under the cruel abuse of his...
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Ladies to Board
as Edith OliverWhile traveling through the prarie, an elderly and cantankerous lady loses control of her car....
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The Cactus Kid
as uncreditedA slicker sells a fake oil lease to Gertrude's father. Later the villain discovers that the...
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