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Basil Dickey is a Scriptwriter American born on 23 november 1882 at Illinois (USA)

Basil Dickey

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Nationality USA
Birth 23 november 1882 at Illinois (USA)
Death 17 june 1958 (at 75 years) at Long Beach (USA)

Basil Dickey (November 23, 1880 – June 17, 1958) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for 147 films between 1916 and 1958. He was born in Illinois and died in Long Beach, California. His brother was playwright and screenwriter Paul Dickey.

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Tom Steele
Tom Steele
(25 films)
Henry MacRae
Henry MacRae
(28 films)
Eddie Parker
Eddie Parker
(18 films)
Ray Taylor
Ray Taylor
(21 films)
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Filmography of Basil Dickey (83 films)

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Purple Death from Outer Space
Directed by Ray Taylor, Ford Beebe
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, Superhero films, Space opera
Actors Buster Crabbe, Carol Hughes, Donald Curtis, Charles Middleton, Frank Shannon, Lee Powell
Roles Writer
Rating46% 2.346782.346782.346782.346782.34678
When the Earth is attack by a mysterious substance causing death and leaving the victim purple, Dr Zarkov, Flash Gordon and Dale Arden discover the deaths are caused by one of Ming's spaceships from the planet Mongo. The trio go to the planet to bring an antidote back to the Earth and thwart Ming's schemes.
Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.
Directed by Fred C. Brannon
Genres Action, Crime
Actors Kirk Alyn, Roy Barcroft, Rosemary LaPlanche, Carol Forman, Tristram "Tris" Coffin
Rating55% 2.7615152.7615152.7615152.7615152.761515
Nila, an Abistahnian criminal, and Spade Gordon, an American gangster, conspire to form a super-mob dubbed Underworld, Incorporated, funded by the treasure of Kurigal I of Abistahn, instructions for the location of which are contained in hieroglyphics written on two golden statues in the shape of hands, found in Kurigal's tomb. When the professor in charge of the tomb's dig disappears under mysterious circumstances while translating the writing on one of the hands back at his American office, a team of special government agents led by David Worth and his aide Steve Evans, assisted by the professor's aide Laura Keith, set out to find the professor and the now-missing hands.
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
Directed by Yakima Canutt, Fred C. Brannon
Genres Action
Actors Jim Bannon, Virginia Belmont, Anthony Warde, Dorothy Granger, Tom Steele, I. Stanford Jolley
Rating55% 2.770182.770182.770182.770182.77018
A criminal gang discovers a Genghis Khan treasure ship on the Canada-Alaska border. However, the treasure itself is hidden on land. In their efforts to find the hidden riches, they resort to murder and sabotage to stop the construction of the Alcan highway which will bring homesteaders to the area.
The Black Widow
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, Fred C. Brannon
Genres Science fiction, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films
Actors Carol Forman, Anthony Warde, Ramsay Ames, I. Stanford Jolley, Brother Theodore, Virginia Carroll
Rating63% 3.192673.192673.192673.192673.19267
The Editor of the Daily Clarion newspaper hires amateur criminologist Steve Colt to solve a series of murders, all involving poisonous spider bites.
Son of Zorro, 3h
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, Fred C. Brannon
Origin USA
Genres Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure, Crime, Western
Themes Medical-themed films, Superhero films, Films about disabilities, Personne sourde ou muette, Zorro
Actors Peggy Stewart, Roy Barcroft, Ernie Adams, Stanley Price, Edmund F. Cobb, Ken Terrell
Rating62% 3.14083.14083.14083.14083.1408
A man returning home after having fought in the Civil War discovers that corrupt politicians have taken over the county and are terrorizing and shaking down the citizens. He dons the costume of his ancestor, the famous Zorro, and sets out to bring them to justice.
Daughter of Don Q
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, Fred C. Brannon
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure
Actors Lorna Gray, Kirk Alyn, LeRoy Mason, Roy Barcroft, Eddie Parker, Tom Steele
Rating65% 3.266663.266663.266663.266663.26666
Delores Quantero is the descendant of Zorro-style hero, Don Quantero, who was granted land by the Spanish crown. This grant, which is still legally valid, now covers the business district of the city. Another descendant, Carlos Manning, has discovered the existence of this document and plots to inherit the fortune by murdering his relatives.
The Phantom Rider
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, Fred C. Brannon
Origin USA
Genres Action, Crime, Western
Actors Robert Kent, Peggy Stewart, LeRoy Mason, George J. Lewis, Kenne Duncan, Wally Wales
Rating60% 3.047283.047283.047283.047283.04728
Dr Jim Sterling attempts to create a police force on the Big Tree Indian Reservation. However, his efforts face sabotage, secretly directed by the apparently friendly Indian Agent Fred Carson, whose gang is currently able to rob stagecoaches wagons without opposition. In order to defeat his enemies, Sterling adopts the name and costume of the legendary "Phantom Rider."
The Crimson Ghost, 2h47
Directed by Fred C. Brannon, William Witney
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Crime
Actors Charles Quigley, Linda Stirling, Clayton Moore, I. Stanford Jolley, Kenne Duncan, Forrest Taylor
Rating67% 3.38093.38093.38093.38093.3809
A mysterious villain, the eponymous Crimson Ghost, is determined to steal a counter atomic device known as Cyclotrode X, which can short out any electrical device.
Federal Operator 99
Directed by Yakima Canutt, Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell
Origin USA
Genres Action, Crime
Actors George J. Lewis, Lorna Gray, Wally Wales, LeRoy Mason, Maurice Cass, Forrest Taylor
Rating72% 3.609753.609753.609753.609753.60975
Crime Lord James 'Jim' Belmont escapes FBI custody and resumes his criminal empire, only to be thwarted at every turning point by Jerry Blake, the FBI's Operator 99...
Manhunt of Mystery Island
Directed by Yakima Canutt, Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action
Actors Linda Stirling, Roy Barcroft, Kenne Duncan, Forrest Taylor, Jack Ingram, Harry Strang
Rating70% 3.5120553.5120553.5120553.5120553.512055
A breakthrough scientific device will revolutionize the world's energy usage if the kidnapped creator can be found. To rescue her father, Claire Forrest enlists the help of private detective, Lance Reardon. Clues lead them to a remote Pacific isle known only as Mystery Island, where the two confront sinister and astonishing forces. The descendants of a long-dead pirate, Captain Mephisto are holding the scientist for their own gain. Worst of all, one of the heirs possesses a Transformation Machine with the impossible ability of changing him into the molecular duplicate of his ancestor, Mephisto...
The Purple Monster Strikes
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, Fred C. Brannon
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action
Themes Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Dennis Moore, Linda Stirling, Roy Barcroft, John Davidson, Emmett Vogan, Anthony Warde
Rating62% 3.1390253.1390253.1390253.1390253.139025
Astronomer Cyrus Layton is working late one night on his new airplane design in his observatory. He witnesses what he believes is a meteorite landing in the far distance. He contacts his niece Sheila and asks her to bring Craig Foster to the observatory to help analyze his discovery; he then sets out to search for the meteorite crater. Layton instead discovers a crashed spaceship; the ship's pilot emerges and explains that he is from the planet Mars.