Gertrude Astor
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Filmography
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Through the Back Door
(1921)Years after Jeanne’s mother remarried and left her behind in Belgium for America, an unusual reunion is sparked with Germany’s World War I invasion.
Come Clean
(1931)Returning from the ice cream parlor, devoted husbands rescue a suicidal woman of dubious morals from drowning (Mae Busch), then cannot escape her. With its black comedy inspired by Chaplin’s CITY LIGHTS, the story also draws upon familiar routines from the team’s other comedies. The parody of connubial bliss is a highlight, as is the climactic disappearance of Mr. Laurel, of which Mr. Hardy explains memorably, “He’s gone to the beach. ” It was remade by Roach a decade later as a “streamliner” titled BROOKLYN ORCHID. Directed by James W. Horne. With Linda Loredo and Gertrude Astor.

The Cat and the Canary
(1927)When she is named the heir to a vast fortune, Annabelle faces a night of terror as family secrets unravel and a sinister force threatens her sanity.

Bucking Broadway
(1917)This story follows a ranch foreman and a rich stockbroker, as the two go head-to-head for the affections of a beautiful young woman.

Northern Frontier
(1935)A Mountie sets out to infiltrate and break up a gang of counterfeiters.

They Never Come Back
(1932)A prizefighter receives an opportunity for a chance at a championship fight, but when he is knocked out, he injures his arm permanently. His life continues to go downhill from there after he is framed and sent to prison.

Carnival Lady
(1933)After losing his fortune and fiancée, an upper-crust financier finds new opportunity, adventure and love as a high diver in a traveling circus.