[1] An earlier, unconnected company of the same name had existed during the silent era in Germany, and had been absorbed into UFA in the 1920s.
[2] Her initial films re-used many of the stars of Nazi-era cinema such as Zarah Leander, Marika Rokk and Kristina Söderbaum but newer stars such as Ruth Leuwerik, Maria Schell and Sonja Ziemann also appeared.
Many of the company's films were Heimatfilm and melodramas that were aimed at a primarily female audience.
Kubaschewski felt she understood the tastes of the average German housewife, and during the 1950s and early 1960s her judgement proved to be astute.
Later Gloria lost its prominence in the mid-1960s as audiences began to change, with the rise of new genres such as the series of Edgar Wallace thrillers and Karl May westerns that attracted a younger, male audience that other companies such as Rialto and Constantin catered for.