Movies by Gertrude Howard

Synthetic Sin
A young woman impulsively marries a young playwright who whisks her away to New York promises her a role in his next production. Unfortunately the production is a disaster and her husband proclaims her unfit for the role. Rather then return home in defeat, she stays in New York and accidentally gets involved with some vicious gangsters.

The Wet Parade
The evils of alcohol before and during prohibition become evident as we see its effects on the rich Chilcote family and the hard working Tarleton family.

On Your Toes!
Silent boxing sports comedy about a boxer whose grandmother wants him to be a ballet dancer, so he has the boxers at his training camp pose as ballet dancers to fool granny, with predictable results

Father's Son
Young Bill Emory is a typical mischievous, rambunctious boy, but his father William is a strict disciplinarian, and Bill is constantly being punished for simple childhood transgressions. Finally Bill can take no more of his father's excessive punishments and runs away. Complications ensue.

Hearts in Dixie
Nappus sends his grandson north for schooling to shelter him from their community.

The Fighting Code
The death of a young woman's father puts a cowboy on the trail of a killer.

South Sea Love
White men grown brutish from jungle life---a beautiful girl at their mercy---risking all for love!