Tom Gibson (September 1, 1888 – December 6, 1950) was an American

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and

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. He wrote for more than 70 films between 1915 and 1946. He also directed 16 films between 1923 and 1937. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and died in

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Selected filmography

* '' Bull's Eye'' (1917) * '' The Midnight Man'' (1917) * '' High Speed'' (1917) * '' Wolves of the Street'' (1920) * ''

Paying the Limit ''Paying the Limit'' is a 1924 silent film melodrama directed by Tom Gibson and starring Ora Carew. A print survives in the Library of Congress. Cast * Ora Carew as Raffles * Helen Nowell as Joan Lowden * Eddie O'Brien as Thunder Lowden * Art ...

'' (1924) * ''

Getting Her Man ''Getting Her Man'' is a 1924 silent film comedy starring Ora Carew. The independent Renown Pictures released the film. A print is preserved at the Library of Congress.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Ar ...

'' (1924) * '' West of Arizona'' (1925) * ''

Reckless Courage ''Reckless Courage'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Tom Gibson and starring Buddy Roosevelt, Helen Foster and Jay Morley.Munden, p. 636 Cast * Buddy Roosevelt as Bud Keenan * J.C. Fowler as Jasper Bayne * Helen Foster a ...

'' (1925) * ''

Lightning Reporter ''Lightning Reporter'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent drama film directed by John W. Noble and starring Johnnie Walker (actor), Johnnie Walker, Sylvia Breamer and Burr McIntosh.Munden p.435 Cast * Johnnie Walker (actor), Johnnie Walker as ...

'' (1926) * ''

Kid Boots ''Kid Boots'' is a musical theatre, musical with a book by William Anthony McGuire and Otto Harbach, music by Harry Tierney, and lyrics by Joseph McCarthy (lyricist), Joseph McCarthy. The show was staged by Edward Royce. Produced by Florenz Zi ...

'' (1926) * '' The Climbers'' (1927) * ''

Thus is Life ''Thus is Life'' (Spanish: ''Así es la vida'') is a 1930 American Spanish language romantic comedy film directed by George Crone and starring José Bohr, Delia Magana and Lolita Vendrell. It was produced as the Spanish version of the English ...

'' (1930) * ''

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok ''The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok'' (1938) is a Columbia Pictures movie serial. It was the fourth of the 57 serials released by Columbia and the studio's first Western serial. The serial was the first to be produced by Columbia personn ...

'' (1938) * ''

Covered Wagon Trails ''Covered Wagon Trails'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Raymond K. Johnson, starring Jack Randall, Sally Cairns and Lafe McKee. Cast * Jack Randall as Jack Cameron * Sally Cairns as Carol Bradford * Lafe McKee as John Bradfo ...

'' (1940) * '' Wild Horse Range'' (1940)

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