Charles Giblyn

Charles Giblyn

Born: September 6, 1871
Died: March 14, 1934
in Watertown, New York, USA
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.

Movies for Charles Giblyn...

Let's Fall in Love
Title: Let's Fall in Love
Character: Garland
Released: December 26, 1933
Type: Movie
A carnival girl pretends to be Swedish in order to win a movie role.
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What! No Beer?
Title: What! No Beer?
Character: Chief
Released: February 10, 1933
Type: Movie
When Prohibition ends, a barber tries to get in the liquor business only to come up against mobsters.
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Prosperity
Title: Prosperity
Character: Mayor
Released: November 18, 1932
Type: Movie
Longtime friends become feuding mothers-in-law when their children marry.
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Afraid to Talk
Title: Afraid to Talk
Character: Doctor
Released: November 17, 1932
Type: Movie
Corrupt politicians resort to murder and blackmail when a young boy accidentally witnesses them taking payoffs.
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Night World
Title: Night World
Character: Bit (uncredited)
Released: May 4, 1932
Type: Movie
"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.
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Maid to Order
Title: Maid to Order
Character: Chief Randall (as Charles Giblin)
Released: August 28, 1931
Type: Movie
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.
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The Secret Six
Title: The Secret Six
Character: Mr. Simms - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
Released: April 18, 1931
Type: Movie
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 6 masked businessmen have him prosecuted and sent to the electric chair.
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The Bad Sister
Title: The Bad Sister
Character: Townsman / Investor (uncredited)
Released: March 29, 1931
Type: Movie
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.
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Playboy of Paris
Title: Playboy of Paris
Character: Gastonet (uncredited)
Released: October 18, 1930
Type: Movie
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.
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Alias French Gertie
Title: Alias French Gertie
Character: Morton
Released: April 20, 1930
Type: Movie
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.
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The Girl Said No
Title: The Girl Said No
Character: Kendall
Released: March 15, 1930
Type: Movie
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.
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Party Girl
Title: Party Girl
Character: Lawrence Doyle
Released: January 1, 1930
Type: Movie
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.
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Woman Trap
Title: Woman Trap
Character: Smith
Released: September 28, 1929
Type: Movie
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.
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The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
Title: The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
Released: August 10, 1929
Type: Movie
A Chinese doctor vows revenge against the allied troops who killed his wife and child during the Boxer Rebellion.
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Her Wild Oat
Title: Her Wild Oat
Character: Duke Latour
Released: December 25, 1927
Type: Movie
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.