Acting
Emily Gerdes
Born December 29, 1890 · Jefferson, Kansas, USA
Died September 17, 1974 · aged 83
No biography available.
Known For
The Grapes of Wrath · 1940The Grapes of Wrath
★ 7.81940
MovieDrama
Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life... Hopefully.
Banjo on My Knee · 1936Banjo on My Knee
★ 5.81936
MovieComedyRomance
A young husband leaves his river shantyboat community in Pecan Point, Tennessee and travels to New Orleans in search of his runaway wife.
A Lady's Name · 1918A Lady's Name
1918
MovieComedyRomance
Bright young novelist Mabel Vere is engaged to Gerald Wantage, a prig who angrily objects when she advertises for a husband in order to elicit ideas for her new book. Mabel's roommate, Maud Bray, a physical culture expert, frightens away the less desirable suitors, while the writer responds to the more interesting letters, and soon becomes embroiled in a number of adventures.
Puppy Love · 1919Puppy Love
★ 7.01919
MovieComedy
Young Gloria O'Connell falls in love with her neighbor, James Oliver. She is sent to a small town to stay with her three spinster aunts, while James becomes a newspaper reporter and arranges to write a story on the town and its large old-maid population. James pursues overweight "Hippo" Harger, a rival for Gloria's affections, and challenges him to a duel. When James' newspaper story appears, the disgruntled old maids hunt down the author. In a fit of anger, Gloria decides to marry "Hippo," but James rescues her at the office of the justice of the peace. The youthful lovers continue their relationship with their parents' understanding.
Fiddlin' Around · 1925Fiddlin' Around
★ 5.51925
MovieComedy
A clumsy fiddler plays at an audition with a grouchy teathrical impresario, played by Oliver Hardy.
Whoozit · 1928Whoozit
★ 10.01928
Movie
Whoozit, produced in 1928 by Bowers Comedy Corp, was considered totally missing. This unique 16 mm print was discovered in 2008 in the collections of the Eye Film Institute. It is incomplete, and only retains the second half of the original production. It was restored digitally by Lobster Films, Paris, in November 2013.
How Could You, Jean? · 1918How Could You, Jean?
1918
MovieComedyDrama
A lost Film. Mary Pickford plays a socialite who, having lost her fortune, takes a job as a Swedish cook. She falls in love with a chauffeur who, lo and behold, is a slumming millionaire.
Dynamite Dan · 1924Dynamite Dan
★ 6.01924
MovieDramaAction
Dan (Kenneth MacDonald) knocks out the foreman (Boris Karloff) at his workplace so the foreman accuses him of stealing money from the company safe. Dan takes off to visit his girlfriend when they're attacked by a man who Dan eventually knocks out with a single punch. A boxing manager see this and signs him up.
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Banjo on My Knee · 1936Banjo on My Knee
★ 5.81936
MovieComedyRomance
A young husband leaves his river shantyboat community in Pecan Point, Tennessee and travels to New Orleans in search of his runaway wife.
Minor Role (uncredited)





