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Charles Brabin
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Charles J. Brabin (April 17, 1882 in Liverpool, England - November 3, 1957 in Santa Monica, California) was an American film director and screenwriter. He was active during the silent era, then pursued a short-lived career in talkies.
Born in Liverpool, England, he was educated at St. Francis Xavier College. Brabin sailed to New York in the early 1900s and, while holding down odd jobs there, he tried his hand as a stage actor. He joined the Edison Company around 1908, first acting then writing then directing. His last film was A Wicked Woman for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1934.
Brabin wed silent-film "vamp" star Theda Bara in 1921, remaining married to he…
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles J. Brabin (April 17, 1882 in Liverpool, England - November 3, 1957 in Santa Monica, California) was an American film director and screenwriter. He was active during the silent era, then pursued a short-lived career in talkies. Born in Liverpool, England, he was educated at St. Francis Xavier College. Brabin sailed to New York in the early 1900s and, while holding down odd jobs there, he tried his hand as a stage actor. He joined the Edison Company around 1908, first acting then writing then directing. His last film was A Wicked Woman for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1934. Brabin wed silent-film "vamp" star Theda Bara in 1921, remaining married to her until her death from abdominal cancer in April 1955 and becoming one of the rare long-lasting Hollywood marriages. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Brabin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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A Wicked Woman
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Day of Reckoning
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Stage Mother
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The Secret of Madame Blanche
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The Mask of Fu Manchu
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The Washington Masquerade
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New Morals for Old
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The Beast of the City
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Sporting Blood
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The Great Meadow
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Call of the Flesh
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The Ship from Shanghai
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey
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The Whip
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Burning Daylight
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The Valley of the Giants
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Hard-Boiled Haggerty
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Framed
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Twinkletoes
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Mismates
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Stella Maris
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So Big
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Six Days
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Driven
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The Lights of New York
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The Broadway Peacock
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Footfalls
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Blind Wives
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While New York Sleeps
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Thou Shalt Not
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La belle Russe
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Kathleen Mavourneen
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Thou Shalt Not
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The Poor Rich Man
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Buchanan's Wife
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His Bonded Wife
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A Pair of Cupids
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Social Quicksands
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Breakers Ahead
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Red, White and Blue Blood
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Persuasive Peggy
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The Adopted Son
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Mary Jane's Pa
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The Sixteenth Wife
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Babette
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The Secret Kingdom
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The Price of Fame
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The Higher Destiny
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That Sort
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The Raven
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Vanity Fair
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The House of the Lost Court
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The President’s Special
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The Man Who Disappeared
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The Ambassador's Daughter
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An Unsullied Shield
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His Mother's Hope
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Tim
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Hope - A Red Cross Seal Story
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A Soldier's Duty
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The Usurer's Grip
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What Happened to Mary
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The Awakening of John Bond
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