Gale Henry (April 15, 1893 – June 17, 1972) was an American film actress. A prominent comedian, she appeared in more than 230 films between 1914 and 1933.
In 1923, Gale Henry and her husband, Henry East, began training dogs for motion pictures. Spread over two acres on the outer edge of Hollywood, the East kennels trained the most celebrated dog stars in the movies, including
Skippy, the terrier who reached stardom as Asta in ''
The Thin Man
''The Thin Man'' (1934) is a detective novel by Dashiell Hammett, originally published in a condensed version in the December 1933 issue of ''Redbook''. It appeared in book form the following month. A film series followed, featuring the main cha ...
''.
In 1920, Henry owned a film production company that had a contract with Special Pictures Corporation calling for her to make 12 two-reel comedies per year.
Partial filmography
* Twelve "Lady Baffles and Detective Duck" short subjects, with
Max Asher, produced by
Pat Powers, 1915
* ''
The Hunch'' (1921)
* ''
Quincy Adams Sawyer
''Quincy Adams Sawyer'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Clarence G. Badger. Distributed by Metro Pictures, the film is written by Bernard McConville, based on the 1900 novel ''Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks'', wr ...
'' (1922)
* ''
Night Life in Hollywood
''Night Life in Hollywood'', called ''The Shriek of Hollywood'' in Europe, is a 1922 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by Fred Caldwell. It starred J. Frank Glendon, Josephine Hill, and Gale Henry, and featured a number of cameo ...
'' (1922)
* ''
Held to Answer'' (1923)
* ''
Changing Husbands'' (1924)
* ''
The Fire Patrol'' (1924)
* ''
Merton of the Movies'' (1924)
* ''
Open All Night'' (1924)
* ''
Along Came Ruth
''Along Came Ruth'' is a 1924 American comedy film starring Viola Dana. The film was directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Winifred Dunn, based on Holman Francis Day's play of the same name, itself based on the play '' La Demoiselle de mag ...
'' (1924)
* ''
New Lives for Old'' (1925)
* ''
Youth's Gamble'' (1925)
* ''
Declassee'' (1925)
* ''
Mighty Like a Moose'' (1926 short)
* ''
Two-Time Mama'' (1927)
* ''
Love 'em and Weep
''Love 'em and Weep'' is a 1927 American silent comedy short film starring Mae Busch, Stan Laurel and James Finlayson.
Opening Title
''Ancient Proverb—Every married man should have his fling—But be careful not to get flung too far.''
...
'' (1927)
* ''
Stranded'' (1927)
* ''
The Love Doctor
''The Love Doctor'' is a 1929 American comedy film directed by Melville W. Brown and written by Guy Bolton, Herman J. Mankiewicz, and J. Walter Ruben based upon a play by Victor Mapes and Winchell Smith. The film stars Richard Dix, June Colly ...
'' (1929)
* ''
Darkened Rooms'' (1929)
References
External links
*
Gale Henry at Women Film Pioneers Project
*
1893 births
1972 deaths
American film actresses
American silent film actresses
Silent film comedians
Dog trainers
People from Alpine County, California
20th-century American actresses
20th-century American comedians
Comedians from California
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