Kay Linaker
Know for: Acting
Born: 1913-07-19
Place of birth: Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA
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Cinderella Swings It (1943)
Scattergood Baines, Coldriver's most popular citizen, neighborly counselor and sly old fox, entices a Broadway producer to Coldriver to see the gay...
Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)
Mary Whitman has gone to Reno to obtain a divorce. While there she is arrested on suspicion of murdering a fellow guest at her hotel (which...
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937)
Although Charlie and Lee are in Monaco for an art exhibit, they become caught up in a feud between rival financiers which involves the Chan's in a...
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
On a cruise ship from Honolulu to San Francisco, the famous Chinese detective encounters four more murders while trying to figure out the murder of a...
Charlie Chan in Rio (1941)
In Rio de Janiero to arrest a nightclub singer on suspicion of a murder in Hawaii, Charlie Chan becomes involved with the Rio police in solving the...
A Close Call for Ellery Queen (1942)
Amateur sleuth Ellery Queen learns the truth about a businessman's two long-lost daughters.
I Am a Criminal (1938)
In this crime drama, a gangster uses an innocent newsboy to manipulate the jury just prior to his manslaughter trial. The 10-year-old newsboy...
Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)
Radio star Jack Benny, intending to stay in New York for the summer, is forced by the needling of rival Fred Allen to prove his boasts about roughing...
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan (1936)
A young doctor is determined to expose the killer when a surgeon is found stabbed to death in a hospital elevator.
Lady in the Dark (1944)
A neurotic editor sees a psychoanalyst about the advertising man, movie star and other man in her life.
Girl from Rio (1939)
A newsman helps a Brazilian singer get her brother out of trouble in New York.
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (1939)
New York store clerk joins a hobo and an illegal immigrant heading for his newly bought land in Arizona.
Mystery Sea Raider (1940)
June McCarthy has unwittingly aided an undercover Nazi naval officer with acquiring a "mother ship" for German submarines in the Atlantic.
Charlie Chan’s Killer Actress (2008)
Short documentary on Kay Linaker.
Easy Money (1936)
Dan Adams resigns his position as prosecutor on the district attorney's staff and sets out to clean up a gang of fake-accident racketeers. He gets a...
Road Gang (1936)
A crusading young reporter planning a series of articles about a corrupt politician is framed for a crime and sentenced to serve five years at a...
It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
A young turn-of-the-century newspaper man finds he can get hold of the next day's paper. This brings more problems than fortune, especially as his...
The Outer Gate (1937)
Bob Terry is in love with Lois Borden the daughter of his employer, John Borden. When some bonds are missing from the office, Bob is accused and...
Personal Secretary (1938)
Two rival newspaper columnists battle over whether or not a woman murdered her playboy husband.
Crack-Up (1936)
Betrayal and espionage abound as an experimental aircraft is readied for its maiden voyage.
Kitty Foyle (1940)
A hard-working, white-collar girl falls in love with a young socialite, but meets with his family's disapproval.
Private Nurse (1941)
In this brief B programmer, a nurse is hired to care for a widower's daughter who is unaware that her father is a gangster and that her mother is...
Blood and Sand (1941)
Bullfighter Juan Gallardo falls for socialite Dona Sol, turning from the faithful Carmen who nevertheless stands by her man as he continues to face...
Trade Winds (1938)
After committing a murder, Kay assumes a new identity and boards a ship. But, Kay is unaware that Sam, a skirt chasing detective, is following her...
Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
In this dramatized account of his early law career in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln is born into a modest log cabin, where he is encouraged by his first...
Man About Town (1939)
Producer Bob Temple, who's brought an American show to London, loves his star Diana, but she won't take him seriously as a lover. To show her, he...
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)
Charlie Chan's investigation of a blackmail-induced suicide as a case of murder leads him into a world of magick and mysticism peopled with a stage...
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
Albany, New York, 1776. After marrying, Gil and Lana travel north to settle on a small farm in the Mohawk River Valley, but soon their growing...
Black Aces (1937)
When Len Stoddard wins Ted Ames ranch in a poker game he sends his brother Jake along with Ted to take over the ranch. When Jake is found murdered he...
The Girl from Mandalay (1936)
John Foster and Kenneth Grainger are a couple of Englishmen stationed at a teak wood post. When Foster's fiancée, Mary Trevor, writes him that...
Charlie Chan Is Missing: The Last Days of Warner Oland (2007)
A short documentary on the life and, particularly, last days of the Swedish actor, Warner Oland...probably the most famous of the actors who played...
The Invisible Woman (1940)
Kitty Carroll, an attractive store model, volunteers to become a test subject for a machine that will make her invisible so that she can use her...
Green Hell (1940)
A group of adventurers head deep into South American jungle in search of an ancient Incan treasure.
Laura (1944)
A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.
The Last Warning (1938)
In their third and last teaming, Bill Crane and Doc Williams visit a country estate to investigate threatening letters from the mysterious 'Eye.'
War Dogs (1942)
A young boy donates his pet, a police dog, to the army to be trained as a war dog.
The Night Before the Divorce (1942)
Marital comedy with a dash of murder.
Hotel for Women (1939)
Guests at a women's residence club help a jilted small-town girl turn to modelling.
Free, Blonde and 21 (1940)
Stories of women who live in an all-women hotel. One (Bari) works hard and marries a millionaire; another (Hughes) cheats and goes to jail.
Men of Texas (1942)
A Chicago reporter (Robert Stack) and photographer focus on a Confederate outlaw (Brod Crawford) in post-Civil War Texas.
They Dare Not Love (1941)
An Austrian prince flees his homeland when the Nazis take over and settles in London. He meets a beautiful Austrian émigré who makes...
Remember the Day (1941)
Elderly schoolteacher Nora Trinell, waiting to meet presidential nominee Dewey Roberts, recalls him as her student back in 1916 and his relation to...
Two Weeks to Live (1943)
When Abner is mistakenly diagnosed as having only two weeks to live, his partner gets the idea that they can make a ton of money by having Abner...
Hidden Enemy (1940)
Reporter vs. German spies and their new metal.
Men on Her Mind (1944)
A famous singer reflects on her life, including her journey from being an orphan to her fame as a singer, as she tries to decide which of her three...
Glamour Boy (1941)
Former child star Jackie Cooper headlines this sentimental behind-the-scenes comedy drama. He plays an ex-child star who now jerks sodas for a living...
The More the Merrier (1943)
It's World War II and there is a severe housing shortage everywhere - especially in Washington, D.C. where Connie Milligan rents an apartment....
The Blob (1970)
Remake of the 1958 B-movie about a small American town's battle against a gelatinous alien lifeform that engulfs every living thing it touches and...
The Blob (1958)
A drive-in favorite, this sci-fi classic follows teenagers Steve and his best girl, Jane, as they try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous...
The Blob (1988)
In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it...