Kay-Bee Pictures, or Kessel and Baumann, was an American silent

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, and part of the

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. The company's mottos included, "every picture a headliner" and "Kay-Bee stands for Kessel and Baumann and Kessel and Baumann stands for quality", referring to Adam Kessel and

Charles Baumann Charles O. Baumann (January 20, 1874 – July 18, 1931) was an American film producer, film studio executive, and pioneer in the motion picture industry. Biography Career He was a partner in the Crescent Film Company formed in 1908 and in ...

. It was party of the New York Motion Picture Company and was used after a settlement with rival

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to end the film division named 101 Bison. Anna Little was one of its stars. Its executives included Thomas Ince.

Filmography

*'' The Paymaster's Son'' (1913) *'' The Sergeant's Secret'' (1913) *'' Banzai'' (1913) *''

Love's Sacrifice ''Love's Sacrifice'' is a Caroline era stage play, a tragedy written by John Ford, and first published in 1633. It is one of Ford's three surviving solo tragedies, the others being '' The Broken Heart'' and Tis Pity She's a Whore''. Date The ...

'' (1914) *'' Mother of the Shadows'' (1914) *'' The Death Mask'' (1914) *''

The Geisha ''The Geisha, a story of a tea house'' is an Edwardian musical comedy in two acts. The score was composed by Sidney Jones to a libretto by Owen Hall, with lyrics by Harry Greenbank. Additional songs were written by Lionel Monckton and Jame ...

'' (1914) *'' The Gangster and the Girl'' (1914) *''

The Golden Claw ''The Golden Claw'' is a 1915 American dramatic film produced by Thomas H. Ince, written by C. Gardner Sullivan, and directed by Reginald Barker. It is a five-reel drama released by Kay-Bee Pictures and starred Bessie Barriscale. Plot Bessi ...

'' (1915) *''

The Winged Idol ''The Winged Idol'' is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Scott Sidney and starring Katharine Kaelred, House Peters and Clara Williams. It was released by Triangle Film on a program alongside Allan Dwan's '' Jordan Is a Hard Road' ...

'' (1915) *'' The Coward'' (1915) *''

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'' (1915) *''

The Beckoning Flame ''The Beckoning Flame'' is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Charles Swickard and featuring Henry Woodruff, Tsuru Aoki, and Rhea Mitchell in pivotal roles. Cast *Henry Woodruff as Harry Dickson *Tsuru Aoki as Janira *Rhea Mitchell ...

'' (1915) *'' The Beggar of Cawpur'' (1916) *'' Shell 43'' (1916) *'' Civilization's Child'' (1916) *''

Somewhere in France ''Somewhere in France'' is a 1916 silent film, silent era war film, war espionage drama film, drama film, motion picture starring Louise Glaum and Howard C. Hickman. film director, Directed by Charles Giblyn and film producer, produced by Thoma ...

'' (1916) *'' The Raiders'' (1916) *''

Hell's Hinges ''Hell's Hinges'' is a 1916 American silent Western film starring William S. Hart and Clara Williams. Directed by Charles Swickard, William S. Hart and Clifford Smith, and produced by Thomas H. Ince, the screenplay was written by C. Gar ...

'' (1916) *'' The Return of Draw Egan'' (1916) *''

The Three Musketeers ''The Three Musketeers'' () is a French historical adventure novel written and published in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is the first of the author's three d'Artagnan Romances. As with some of his other works, he wrote it in col ...

'' (1916) *'' The Stepping Stone'' (1916) *''

The Wolf Woman ''The Wolf Woman'' is a 1916 silent era drama motion picture starring Louise Glaum, Howard C. Hickman, and Charles Ray. The film was directed by Raymond B. West and produced by Thomas H. Ince, the screenplay was written by C. Gardner Sulliva ...

'' (1916) *''

The Corner ''The Corner'' is a 2000 HBO drama television miniseries based on the nonfiction book '' The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood'' (1997) by David Simon and Ed Burns, and adapted for television by David Simon and David M ...

'' (1916) *'' The Apostle of Vengeance'' (1916) *'' The Pitch Hitter'' (1917) *'' The Weaker Sex'' (1917) *'' The Clodhopper'' (1917) *'' The Hater of Men'' (1917) *'' The Bride of Hate'' (1917) *''

The Millionaire Vagrant ''The Millionaire Vagrant'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Charles Ray, Sylvia Breamer and J. Barney Sherry. Plot Wealthy young man Steven du Peyster encounters more adventures than he might ...

'' (1917) *'' The Gunfighter'' (1917) *''

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'' (1917)

References

{{Reflist Defunct film and television production companies of the United States