Gaby Basset
Acting
Biography
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Born: March 29, 1902
Place of Birth: Varennes-Saint-Sauveur, France
Known For
Deadlier Than the Male
In the heart of Paris, a restaurateur's mundane life is disrupted by the arrival of his ex-wife's daughter, who claims to be in need after her mother's death. After marrying her, tensions rise when she becomes involved with a young student, leading to betrayal and murder. As secrets unfold, he uncovers the truth about her past and her manipulative nature.
Fanfare of Love
Two unemployed musicians dress up as women to be hired by an all-female orchestra called "Tulips from Holland"; they fall in love with two gorgeous musicians.
Touchez Pas au Grisbi
Gentleman gangster Max and his partner, Riton, pull off their last, most successful heist and find themselves comfortable enough to retire in the style they enjoy. However, Max confides the details of the theft to his younger mistress, Josey -- who has secretly taken up with ambitious young rival gangster Angelo. Angelo then has Riton kidnapped and demands the stash of gold as ransom, which threatens Max's dreams of the perfect retirement.
The Magnificent Tramp
Bum Archimède wants to spend the winter in prison, but to get there proves not to be that easy.
Everyone Has Their Chance
When the baroness surprises the baron with his mistress at the music hall, he passes off young Marcel, a clothing salesman, as an important customer.
La Polka des menottes
Elisabeth is persuaded to have killed her noisy upstairs neighbor, scientist Charles Magne. To save her, Mr. Matheu, Elisabeth's father, accuses himself while Pierrot, Elisabeth's fiancé gets rid of the body in order to save father and daughter. For his part, a gangster also believes he has killed the scientist but he gets shot down by a taxidermist, who runs for life. The girl, her daddy and her boyfriend also run away. But Magne is not dead. A bum is mistaken for him and a police inspector makes everyone believe that he is the one who shot the gangster. At the end of this crazy chain of events all the protagonists are reunited at the station house and everybody dances to express their relief.
House on the Waterfront
Martine is searching for her sister that disappeared mysteriously. Lequévic agrees to help her.
Rue de Paris
While Henri was a POW during the war, his wife passed away, and he returned to face the challenges of bringing up three children alone. Henri may get drunk and angry at times, but he also has a better side that will not stay buried.
Femmes de Paris
Professor Charles Buisson, astronomer and Nobel Prize winner, has just discovered a nova. He informs the other observatories by telephone. Just as he thinks one of them is calling back, he finds himself on the line with a young woman threatening suicide at the Ruban Bleu cabaret, if her lover hasn't joined her by midnight. Intrigued, the professor decides to go and prevent the unfortunate woman from committing suicide. One of his students, who earns her living as an understudy in a knife act, helps him in his investigation, while the school principal and a policeman suspect him of being a prankster or even of selling drugs. For the scientist, it's an opportunity to discover a world of music-hall that he'd never known before: "I thought I knew the sky chart by heart, but there's one planet that was totally unknown to me: Earth. I'll be back!
Hi-Jack Highway
A trucker encounters a dead body on the road home. He reports the incident to the police, who suspect that Jean was responsible for the death, and his new truck is impounded. To make matters worse, the man's widow accuses him of having robbed her husband, and a gang of sinister crooks are also harassing him.
Filmography
as L'habilleuse
as Madame Sauvage
as Mrs. Gildas
as Mme Grégoire
as Nurse
as Martine Grandvivier, la femme du poissonnier
as L'habilleuse
as La trompettiste
as (uncredited)
as Hortense
as Monique
as La patronne
as une serveuse de la guinguette
as Camille Serin
as Hortense Géricault
as Mariana
as Madame Aimée
as Marinette
as la prostituée
as Lady of the books
as Henriette, washroom attendant
as A neighbor
as Justine
as (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Reine Roy
as Crici
as Alice Perrin aka Jeanne Pinson
as Cécile Meunier
as Lily
as Poupette, chanteuse des " Tulipes Hollandaises "
as Françoise
as Mado
as Titi
as Maroussia
as Léonie
as Gaby Dargent
as Carmen
as Simone