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Charles Brabin

Charles Brabin

Known For Directing
Birthday Apr 17, 1882
Died Nov 03, 1957 (75)
Birthplace Liverpool, England, UK
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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, Englan ... d, 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.

Known For

Filmography

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Sporting Blood

Sporting Blood

1931

Screenplay

The Great Meadow

The Great Meadow

1931

Writer

Stella Maris

Stella Maris

1925

Writer

Footfalls

Footfalls

1921

Writer

Blind Wives

Blind Wives

1920

Writer

While New York Sleeps

While New York Sleeps

1920

Writer

La belle Russe

La belle Russe

1919

Scenario Writer, Screenplay

Breakers Ahead

Breakers Ahead

1918

Writer

Persuasive Peggy

Persuasive Peggy

1917

Writer

The Price of Fame

The Price of Fame

1916

Writer

That Sort

That Sort

1916

Scenario Writer

The Raven

The Raven

1915

Writer

A Wicked Woman

A Wicked Woman

1934

Director

Stage Mother

Stage Mother

1933

Director

Day of Reckoning

Day of Reckoning

1933

Director

The Mask of Fu Manchu

The Mask of Fu Manchu

1932

Director

The Beast of the City

The Beast of the City

1932

Director

New Morals for Old

New Morals for Old

1932

Director

Sporting Blood

Sporting Blood

1931

Director

The Great Meadow

The Great Meadow

1931

Director

The Ship from Shanghai

The Ship from Shanghai

1930

Director

Call of the Flesh

Call of the Flesh

1930

Director

Burning Daylight

Burning Daylight

1928

Director

The Whip

The Whip

1928

Director

The Valley of the Giants

The Valley of the Giants

1927

Director

Framed

Framed

1927

Director

Hard-Boiled Haggerty

Hard-Boiled Haggerty

1927

Director

Twinkletoes

Twinkletoes

1926

Director

Mismates

Mismates

1926

Director

Stella Maris

Stella Maris

1925

Director

So Big

So Big

1924

Director

Six Days

Six Days

1923

Director

Driven

Driven

1923

Director

The Broadway Peacock

The Broadway Peacock

1922

Director

The Lights of New York

The Lights of New York

1922

Director

Footfalls

Footfalls

1921

Director

Blind Wives

Blind Wives

1920

Director

While New York Sleeps

While New York Sleeps

1920

Director

La belle Russe

La belle Russe

1919

Director

Thou Shalt Not

Thou Shalt Not

1919

Director

Breakers Ahead

Breakers Ahead

1918

Director

Social Quicksands

Social Quicksands

1918

Director

The Poor Rich Man

The Poor Rich Man

1918

Director

Buchanan's Wife

Buchanan's Wife

1918

Director

A Pair of Cupids

A Pair of Cupids

1918

Director

The Secret Kingdom

The Secret Kingdom

1917

Director

Persuasive Peggy

Persuasive Peggy

1917

Director

The Adopted Son

The Adopted Son

1917

Director

Mary Jane's Pa

Mary Jane's Pa

1917

Director

The Sixteenth Wife

The Sixteenth Wife

1917

Director

The Price of Fame

The Price of Fame

1916

Director

That Sort

That Sort

1916

Director

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

1915

Director

The Raven

The Raven

1915

Director

The Man Who Disappeared

The Man Who Disappeared

1914

Director

His Mother's Hope

His Mother's Hope

1912

Director

The Usurer's Grip

The Usurer's Grip

1912

Director

What Happened to Mary

What Happened to Mary

1912

Director

A Soldier's Duty

A Soldier's Duty

1912

Director

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