Kay-Bee Pictures was a film company. Its executives included Thomas Ince. 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 Adam Kessel, Jr. (1866–1946) was a film company executive. He partnered with Charles Baumann in a series of film distribution and production companies. Kessel was one of the founders of the New York Motion Picture Company in 1909. The Kay-Bee b ...

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 Universal Pictures to end the film division named 101 Bison. Anna Little was one of its stars.

Filmography

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The Paymaster's Son ''The Paymaster's Son'' is a surviving 1913 silent short drama film directed by Francis Ford and produced by Thomas H. Ince. Cast *Robert Edeson - John Burton, The Paymaster's Son *Charles K. French - Silas Burton, The Paymaster *Robert Stanton ...

'' (1913) *'' The Sergeant's Secret'' (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 James ...

'' (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 Bessie ...

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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''.L ...

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

The Famine The Famine was an American death metal band formed in Arlington, Texas in 2007. They were signed to Solid State Records. History Formation and three-song EP The band initially formed with three of the original members of Embodyment ...

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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 as ...

'' (1915) *'' Civilization's Child'' (1916) *''

Somewhere in France ''Somewhere in France'' is a 1916 silent era war espionage drama motion picture starring Louise Glaum and Howard C. Hickman. Directed by Charles Giblyn and produced by Thomas H. Ince, the screenplay was adapted by J. G. Hawks based on the 1 ...

'' (1916) *'' The Raiders'' (1916) *'' Hell's Hinges'' (1916) *'' The Return of Draw Egan'' (1916) *''

The Three Musketeers ''The Three Musketeers'' (french: Les Trois Mousquetaires, links=no, ) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight ...

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The Stepping Stone ''The Stepping Stone'' is a 1916 American silent drama film, directed by Reginald Barker and Thomas H. Ince. It is a lost film.The Wolf Woman ''The Wolf Woman'' is a 1916 silent era drama motion picture starring Louise Glaum, Howard C. Hickman, and Charles Ray. It was directed by Raymond B. West and produced by Thomas H. Ince, the screenplay was written by C. Gardner Sullivan. P ...

'' (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 Mi ...

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The Apostle of Vengeance ''The Apostle of Vengeance'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Clifford Smith and starring William S. Hart, Nona Thomas, and John Gilbert. A Kentucky-born preacher returns home from Vermont in order to settle a feud between two w ...

'' (1916) *''

The Weaker Sex ''The Weaker Sex'' is a 1948 British drama film directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring Ursula Jeans, Cecil Parker and Joan Hopkins. It was one of the most popular films at the British box office in 1948. The film's subject was what ''The Ne ...

'' (1917) *'' The Clodhopper'' (1917) *'' The Hater of Men'' (1917) *'' The Bride of Hate'' (1917) *'' The Millionaire Vagrant'' (1917) *''

The Gunfighter ''The Gunfighter'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Henry King and starring Gregory Peck, Helen Westcott, Millard Mitchell and Karl Malden. It was written by screenwriters William Bowers and William Sellers, with an uncredited rewr ...

'' (1917) *''

Happiness Happiness, in the context of mental or emotional states, is positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. Other forms include life satisfaction, well-being, subjective well-being, flourishing and eudaimonia. ...

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References

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