Lina Basquette

Acting

Lina Basquette

Born April 19, 1907 · San Mateo, California, USA

Died September 20, 1994 · aged 87

Lina Basquette (born Lena Copeland Baskette), was an American actress. She is noted for her 75-year career in entertainment, which began during the silent film era. Talented as a dancer, she was paid as a girl for performing and gained her first film contract at age nine. In her acting career, Basquette may have been best known for her role as Judith in The Godless Girl. The film was based on the …

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Hello TroubleHello Trouble · 1932
Hello Trouble
7.01932
MovieWestern
After killing a friend in a gunfight, Jeff Douglas quits the Texas Rangers. He arrives at the Kenyon ranch just as Jonathan Kenyon apparently commits suicide. He and Janet Kenyon then become the new half owners. At first, he refuses to wear a gun and is believed to be a coward, but as trouble mounts, he straps it on once again.
GoldieGoldie · 1931
Goldie
5.61931
MovieComedy
Sailor Spike dates girls whose names he finds in an address book. Each girl has the same tatoo, placed there by another sailor Bill. When Spike meets Bill they become friends. In Calais Spike meets Goldie. Bill warns him against her, but Spike ignores the warning until he finds Bill's tatoo on Goldie as well.
The Arizona TerrorThe Arizona Terror · 1931
The Arizona Terror
8.01931
MovieRomanceWestern
Captain Porter's scheme is to buy livestock and then have his men show up later to kill the buyer and retrieve the money. When his men kill the next victim, he frames the Arizonian for the murder. The Arizonian escapes the law and joins up with the outlaw Vasquez. Knowing Porter's scheme, he plans to trap him by using Vasquez as the next buyer.
Four Men and a PrayerFour Men and a Prayer · 1938
Four Men and a Prayer
6.51938
MovieAdventureMystery
The sons of a disgraced British officer try to clear his name.
ShoesShoes · 1916
Shoes
6.01916
MovieDrama
A young working girl, struggling to support her family on her meager salary, desperately wishes for a new pair of shoes.
The BuccaneerThe Buccaneer · 1938
The Buccaneer
6.41938
MovieAdventure
French pirate Jean Lafitte rescues a girl and joins the War of 1812.
Souls at SeaSouls at Sea · 1937
Souls at Sea
6.51937
MovieAdventure
Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor and Powdah save lives during a sea tragedy in this story about the slave trade on the high seas during 1842.
The Dude WranglerThe Dude Wrangler · 1930
The Dude Wrangler
10.01930
MovieWestern
In order to prove his manliness to the girl he loves, a young urban dandy takes a job at a dude ranch. Predictable misadventure ensues in this poorly-made early talkie.

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Show FolksShow Folks · 1928
Show Folks
7.01928
MovieRomanceComedy
Eddie Kehoe is a young vaudeville hoofer who thinks his inability to hit the big time is the fault of stage managers, agents, musicians...everybody but himself. Eddie likes to tell others how good he is, but seldom shows them. Kitty Mayo, an old-time burlesque queen, who is with the McNary Vaudeville Company, advises Eddie to get himself a partner, as his solo abilities can only be stretched so far. He decides to follow her advice and, while in a theatrical supply shop, he sees Rita Carey rehearsing her dancing act that includes a trained duck. Eddie tells Rita he is a good friend of McNary's, and, with him as her partner, her future in show business will be secured. She agrees to join him and Eddie promptly names the act "Eddie Kehoe and Partner". Despite his conceit, Rita likes Eddie, as do others in the troupe, including Cleo a little gold-digger.

Rita Carey