Charles Giblyn (September 6, 1871 – March 14, 1934) was an American

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and actor of the

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. He directed nearly 100 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. Beginning in 1914, Giblyn worked with the Universal Motion Picture Manufacturing Company. Giblyn was the screenwriter for ''

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'' (1917). He founded Albion Productions, a film production company, in 1922. On Broadway, Giblyn acted in ''The Song of the Sword'' (1899), ''Wheels Within Wheels'' (1899), and ''The Ambassador'' (1900). Giblyn was born in

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, and died in

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Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1913) * '' By the Sun's Rays'' (1914) * '' The Oubliette'' (1914) * '' The Higher Law'' (1914) * '' Peggy'' (1916) * '' Not My Sister'' (1916) * '' The Vagabond Prince'' (1916) * '' The Price She Paid'' (1917) * '' The Lesson'' (1917) * ''

'' (1917) * '' The Honeymoon'' (1917) * '' Let's Get a Divorce'' (1918) * '' The Studio Girl'' (1918) * '' Just for Tonight'' (1918) * '' A Perfect 36'' (1918) * '' The Spite Bride'' (1919) * '' Upstairs and Down'' (1919) * '' The Dark Mirror'' (1920) * '' Know Your Men'' (1921) * '' Singing River'' (1921) * ''

A Woman's Woman ''A Woman's Woman'' is a 1922 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Charles Giblyn and starring Mary Alden, Dorothy Mackaill and Holmes Herbert.Goble p.1022 Plot Cast * Mary Alden as Densie Plummer * Louise Lee as Harriet Plummer ...

'' (1922), director and producer * '' The Mountain Woman'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1923) * '' The Hypocrites'' (1923) * '' The Adventurous Sex'' (1925) * '' Ladies Beware'' (1927) * '' The Wright Idea'' (1928) * '' The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu'' (1929) * '' Woman Trap'' (1929) * '' Playboy of Paris'' (1930) * '' Party Girl'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1932)

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