Neva Gerber was a prolific serial actress whose film career spanned over two decades, beginning in 1912 when she was making one-reelers for Kalem. Her first known serial was The Great Secret, released in 1917. Throughout her career, Gerber alternated between serial work and one-reel comedies for Universal and other studios, appearing in The Voice on the Wire, the first of nine serials she would make with producer/director Ben F. Wilson.
Gerber's collaborations with Wilson, to whom she was not married as often reported, resulted in a series of serials, westerns, and adventures. She also made westerns with Harry Carey, a notable actor, and a series of low-budget films with Dick Hatton, a relatively unknown actor. According to Yakima Canutt, a veteran stuntman and director, Hatton was terrified of guns, horses, and the outdoors.
Gerber's final collaboration with Wilson was The Voice from the Sky, released in 1929. Following Wilson's death later that year, Gerber retired from the film industry. She passed away in Palm Springs, California, in 1974, bringing an end to her long and varied career in Hollywood.
