Charles Giblyn
Biography: Charles Giblyn (September 6, 1871 – March 14, 1934) was an American film director and actor of the silent era. He directed 96 films between 1912 and 1927. He also appeared in 23 films between 1914 and 1934. He was one of the founders of the Motion Picture Directors Association. Founded Albion Productions, a film production company, in 1922. He was born in Watertown, New York and died in Los Angeles, California.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: September 06, 1871
Deathday: March 14, 1934
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The Secret Six
1931-04-18
The Secret Six
Overview: Bootlegger/cafe owner, Johnny Franks recruits crude working man Scorpio to join his gang, masterminded by crooked criminal defense lawyer Newton. Scorpio eventually takes over Frank's operation, beats a rival gang, becomes wealthy, and dominates the city for several years until a secret group of six masked businessmen have him prosecuted and sent to the electric chair.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-04-18
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Night World
1932-05-04
Night World
Overview: "Happy" MacDonald and his unfaithful wife own a Prohibition era night club. On this eventful night, he is threatened by bootleggers, and the club's star dancer falls in love with a young socialite who drinks to forget a personal tragedy, among other incidents.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-05-04
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Maid to Order
1931-08-28
Maid to Order
Overview: While trying to nab a gang of diamond smugglers, the police are notified by Scotland Yard that the gang's leader, a beautiful Englishwoman who was on her way to the States to take control of the gang, has been caught. Because the American gangsters don't know what their English boss looks like, the police persuade a female impersonator to pretend to be her and infiltrate the gang.
Genres: Comedy Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-08-28
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Woman Trap
1929-09-28
Woman Trap
Overview: In Woman Trap, Hal Skelly is hard-bitten police sergeant Dan Malone, whose mission in life is to rid his community of gangsters. The revelation that Dan's own brother Ray is the secret head of all local criminal activities does not weaken Dan's resolve in the least. The barely relevant title is a reference to "heroine" Kitty Evans, the wife of a minor gang functionary. Screenwriter Joseph L. Mankiewicz, presumably on a dare, makes a brief appearance as a crime reporter.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-09-28
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Party Girl
1930-01-01
Party Girl
Overview: Jay Rountree, a young, rising businessman and a son of a wealthy manufacturer gets caught up in a web involving an escort service or 'party girls' and trapped into an unhappy marriage.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-01-01
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Playboy of Paris
1930-10-18
Playboy of Paris
Overview: Yvonne, daughter of Philibert, a Paris cafe owner, is in love with dreamy, blundering Albert, a waiter, though he pays little attention to her. Philibert plans to marry his daughter to a wealthy Parisian, but upon learning that Albert is to come into a large inheritance, he conspires to place him under a longterm contract, confident that he willingly will pay a forfeit to break it.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-10-18
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Prosperity
1932-11-18
Prosperity
Overview: Longtime friends become feuding mothers-in-law when their children marry.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-11-18
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The Girl Said No
1930-03-15
The Girl Said No
Overview: A comedy romance in which breezy Haines, as a young lady killer, tries to capture the heart of Hyams who has turned him down for Bushman. Haines plots dozens of extreme measures to win her over, and finally goes so far as to drag her from the altar, bound and gagged.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-03-15
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Alias French Gertie
1930-04-20
Alias French Gertie
Overview: A safecracker poses as a French maid in order to gain access to wealthy homes. In the midst of a nocturnal search for a cache of valuables, she is interrupted by another safecracker. Narrowly escaping arrest, they decide to pool their talents, but she gets the urge to reform and encourages him to do the same.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-04-20
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Let's Fall in Love
1933-12-26
Let's Fall in Love
Overview: A carnival girl pretends to be Swedish in order to win a movie role.
Genres: Romance Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-12-26
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What! No Beer?
1933-02-10
What! No Beer?
Overview: When Prohibition ends, a barber tries to get in the liquor business only to come up against mobsters.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-02-10
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The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
1929-08-10
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
Overview: A Chinese doctor vows revenge against the allied troops who killed his wife and child during the Boxer Rebellion.
Genres: Crime Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-08-10
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Afraid to Talk
1932-11-17
Afraid to Talk
Overview: Corrupt politicians resort to murder and blackmail when a young boy accidentally witnesses them taking payoffs.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-11-17
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Her Wild Oat
1927-12-25
Her Wild Oat
Overview: In this feature comedy, silent film star Colleen Moore plays a woman who owns a small lunch wagon and falls for a duke’s son, played by Larry Kent, who is pretending to be his own chauffeur. With her savings, she pursues him to a resort hotel, only to be mistaken for a duchess. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Národní filmový archív in 2007.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-12-25
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The Bad Sister
1931-03-29
The Bad Sister
Overview: Marianne falls in love with con man Valentine who uses their relation to get her father's endorsement on a money-raising scheme. He runs off with the money and Marianne, later dumping her. Her sister Laura loves Dr. Lindley although she knows he loves Marianne. Marianne returns and marries a wealthy young man, and Lindley turns his love toward Laura.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-03-29
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Only Saps Work
1930-12-05
Only Saps Work
Overview: Rubber-legged comedian Leon Errol made his talkie starring bow in Paramount's Only Saps Work. Based on a play by Owen Davis Sr., the film casts Errol as James Wilson, a kleptomaniac who starts with picking pockets and ends up robbing a bank. Wilson's friend Lawrence Payne (Richard Arlen) inadvertently aids our hero during one of his heists, ending up in deep doo-doo with the law. Before Wilson is able to extricate Payne from his dilemma for the sake of heroine Barbara Tanner (Mary Brian), he pauses long enough to pose as a private eye -- and even gives bellboy Oscar (Stu Erwin) tips on how to spot a crook! If only all of Leon Errol's feature films had been as consistently hilarious as Only Saps Work.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-12-05
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