Florine McKinney (December 13, 1909 – July 28, 1975) was an American actress. McKinney was the daughter of a druggist in Fort Worth, Texas. She gained early acting experience in Little Theatre productions and plays at Central High School in Fort Worth. A soprano, she also sang in five languages at concerts in Texas. Her musical talents resulted in a scholarship to the

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. McKinney received a contract from

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in 1931. Later, as a contract actor at

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, she had the female romantic lead in ''Dizzy Dames''. She also appeared in the films '' The Miracle Man'', ''

The Cabin in the Cotton ''The Cabin in the Cotton'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Michael Curtiz. The screenplay by Paul Green is based on the novel of the same title by Harry Harrison Kroll. The film perhaps is best known for a line of dialogu ...

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Beauty for Sale ''Beauty for Sale'' is a 1933 American pre-Code film about the romantic entanglements of three beauty salon employees. Based on the 1933 novel ''Beauty'' by Faith Baldwin, it stars Madge Evans, Alice Brady, Otto Kruger and Una Merkel. Plot Sma ...

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Dancing Lady ''Dancing Lady'' is a 1933 American pre-Code musical film starring Joan Crawford and Clark Gable, and featuring Franchot Tone, Fred Astaire, Robert Benchley, and Ted Healy and his Stooges (later the Three Stooges). The picture was directed by ...

'', '' Student Tour'', ''

David Copperfield ''David Copperfield''Dickens invented over 14 variations of the title for this work; see is a novel by English author Charles Dickens, narrated by the eponymous David Copperfield, detailing his adventures in his journey from infancy to matur ...

'', '' Night Life of the Gods'', ''

Strangers All ''Strangers All'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Charles Vidor from a screenplay by Milton Krims. The film stars May Robson and Preston Foster, and was released by RKO Radio Pictures on April 26, 1935. Plot Cast * May Robson as A ...

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Cappy Ricks Returns ''Cappy Ricks Returns'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Mack V. Wright and written by George Waggner. The film stars Robert McWade, Ray Walker, Florine McKinney, Lucien Littlefield, Bradley Page and Lois Wilson. The film was release ...

'', '' Muss 'Em Up'', '' A Star Fell from Heaven'', ''

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Oklahoma Renegades ''Oklahoma Renegades'' is a 1940 American Western " Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by Nate Watt. Plot Cast * Robert Livingston as Stony Brooke * Raymond Hatton as Rusty Joslin * Duncan Renaldo as Renaldo * Lee 'Lasses' White as Jim K ...

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A Night at Earl Carroll's ''A Night at Earl Carroll's'' is a 1940 American musical film directed by Kurt Neumann and written by Lynn Starling. The film stars Ken Murray, Rose Hobart, Elvia Allman, Blanche Stewart, Earl Carroll, J. Carrol Naish, and Lela Moore. The film ...

'', '' You're the One'', ''

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'', '' Brooklyn Orchid'' and '' Little Joe, the Wrangler'', among others.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McKinney, Florine 1909 births 1975 deaths 20th-century American actresses Actresses from Texas American film actresses