Gertrude Astor

Gertrude Astor

November 9, 1887

Gertrude Astor (Born Gertrude Eyster November 9, 1887 – November 9, 1977) was an American motion picture character actress, who began her career playing trombone on a riverboat. Born in Lakewood, Ohio, Astor at the age of 12 ran off and joined a woman's band as a trombone player and toured the sta…

Known For

21 titles
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The Wolf Man

The Wolf Man

1941 · 1h 10m · Movie

Upon his return to his father's estate, aristocrat Larry Talbot meets a beautiful woman, attends a mystical carnival and uncovers a horrifying curse.

7.2
2
Leave Her to Heaven

Leave Her to Heaven

1945 · 1h 50m · Movie

A writer falls in love with a young socialite and they're soon married, but her obsessive love for him threatens to be the undoing of them both as well as everyone around them.

7.6
3
Angel Face

Angel Face

1953 · 1h 31m · Movie

Ambulance driver Frank Jessup is ensnared in the schemes of the sensuous but dangerous Diane Tremayne.

7.2
4
The Tingler

The Tingler

1959 · 1h 22m · Movie

An obsessed pathologist discovers and captures a parasitic creature that grows when fear grips its host.

6.6
5
When Worlds Collide

When Worlds Collide

1951 · 1h 23m · Movie

As a new star and planet hurtle toward a doomed Earth, a small group of survivalists frantically work to complete the rocket which will take them to their new home.

6.6
6
The Scarlet Claw

The Scarlet Claw

1944 · 1h 14m · Movie

After a gentlewoman is found dead with her throat torn out, the villagers blame a supernatural monster. But Sherlock Holmes, who gets drawn into the case from nearby Quebec, suspects a human murderer.

7.2
7
Caged

Caged

1950 · 1h 37m · Movie

A gentle, naive, pregnant 19-year-old widow is slowly, inexorably ground down by the hardened criminals, sadistic guards, and matron at a woman's prison. Will she be the same person when her sentence is up?

7.6
8
Daddy Long Legs

Daddy Long Legs

1955 · 2h 6m · Movie

A wealthy American has a chance encounter with a joyful young French woman, and anonymously pays for her education. She writes letters to her mysterious benefactor, nicknaming him from the description given by some of her fellow o...

6.7
9
Scandal Sheet

Scandal Sheet

1952 · 1h 22m · Movie

The editor of an exploitation newspaper commits a murder and assigns his protégé to investigate hoping to divert attention away from himself.

7.4
10
The Cat and the Canary

The Cat and the Canary

1927 · 1h 48m · Movie

Relatives of an eccentric millionaire gather in his spooky mansion on the 20th anniversary of his death for the reading of his will.

7.1
11
Sitting Pretty

Sitting Pretty

1948 · 1h 23m · Movie

A family that hires a live-in babysitter is surprised when he turns out to be a man who's a quirky genius.

7.4
12
Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

1945 · 1h 1m · Movie

Police detective Dick Tracy must identify and apprehend a serial killer known as Splitface.

5.9
13
Weird Woman

Weird Woman

1944 · 1h 3m · Movie

While on a South Seas trip, a professor falls in love and marries an exotic native woman. What he doesn't know is that she was raised by superstitious natives who believe her to be some kind of supernatural being.

6.2
14
Stage Struck

Stage Struck

1925 · 1h 10m · Movie

A young woman dreams of becoming a great actress. When her boyfriend starts to flirt with an actual actress, she becomes jealous and decides to fight with her rival.

6.8
15
Apache Drums

Apache Drums

1951 · 1h 16m · Movie

A gambler is thrown out of a western town, but returns when the town is suddenly threatened by a band of marauding Apaches.

6.5
16
The Delicious Little Devil

The Delicious Little Devil

1919 · 1h 15m · Movie

A poor hat-check girl loses her job and is forced to get a job as a dancer at a roadhouse. There she falls in love with the son of a rich businessman. The boy's father, believing her to be after the family's money, determines to e...

6.2
17
Untamed

Untamed

1929 · 1h 26m · Movie

Wild-raised heiress Bingo inherits oil company after father's death. During NY-bound civilizing mission, she loves Andy, who chooses another due to her wealth. After she shoots him, he accepts marriage.

5.4
18
Bucking Broadway

Bucking Broadway

1917 · 53m · Movie

A ranch foreman battles a rich stockbroker for the affections of a beautiful young woman.

6.1
19
The Female Animal

The Female Animal

1958 · 1h 24m · Movie

An aging film star and her alcoholic daughter compete for a handsome extra.

6.1
20
Kentucky Pride

Kentucky Pride

1925 · 1h 10m · Movie

The story of a Beaumont race horse, told through from the point of view of the horse via intertitles.

6.1
21
Guilty Parents

Guilty Parents

1934 · 1h 15m · Movie

A young girl is being tried for murder. Her defense attorney attempts to show how her descent into a life of crime, prostitution and degradation was caused by her puritanical, religious fanatic mother.

5.5