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Christy Cabanne (1888–1950)

Director | Actor | Writer

Christy Cabanne was, along with Sam Newfield and William Beaudine, one of the most prolific directors in the history of American films. Graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Cabanne spent several years in the Navy, leaving the service in 1908. He decided on a career in the theater, and became a director as well as an actor... See full bio »

Born:

William Christy Cabanne
in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Died:

(age 62) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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1948 Silver Trails
 
1948 Back Trail
 
1947 King of the Bandits
 
1947 Robin Hood of Monterey
 
1947 Scared to Death
 
1945 Sensation Hunters
 
1945 The Man Who Walked Alone
 
1944 Dixie Jamboree
 
1943 Keep 'Em Slugging
 
1943 Cinderella Swings It
 
1942 Scattergood Survives a Murder
 
1942 Timber!
 
1942 Drums of the Congo
 
1942 Top Sergeant
 
1942 Scattergood Rides High
 
1941 Scattergood Meets Broadway
 
1941 Scattergood Pulls the Strings
 
1941 Scattergood Baines
 
1940 The Devil's Pipeline
 
1940 The Mummy's Hand
 
1940 Black Diamonds
 
1940 Hot Steel
 
1940 Alias the Deacon
 
1940 Danger on Wheels
 
1939 The Man from Montreal
 
1939 Legion of Lost Flyers
 
1939 Tropic Fury
 
1939 Mutiny on the Blackhawk
 
1938 Smashing the Spy Ring
 
1938 This Marriage Business
 
1938 Night Spot
 
1938 Everybody's Doing It
 
1937 The Westland Case
 
1937 Annapolis Salute
 
1937 You Can't Beat Love
 
1937 The Outcasts of Poker Flat
 
1937 Don't Tell the Wife
 
1937 Criminal Lawyer
 
1937 We Who Are About to Die
 
1936 The Last Outlaw
 
1936 It's Up to You
 
1935 Another Face
 
1935 Alas sobre El Chaco
 
1935 The Keeper of the Bees
 
1935 One Frightened Night
 
1935 Storm Over the Andes (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1935 Behind the Green Lights
 
1935 Rendezvous at Midnight
 
1934 A Girl of the Limberlost
 
1934 When Strangers Meet
 
1934 Jane Eyre
 
1934 Money Means Nothing
 
1933 Midshipman Jack
 
1933 The World Gone Mad
 
1933 Daring Daughters
 
1932 The Unwritten Law
 
1932 Red Haired Alibi
 
1932 Hearts of Humanity
 
1932 The Western Limited
 
1932 The Midnight Patrol
 
1932 Hotel Continental
 
1931 Convicted
 
1931 Graft
 
1931 The Sky Raiders
 
1931 Carne de cabaret
 
1930 The Dawn Trail
 
1930 Conspiracy
 
1928 Restless Youth
 
1928 Annapolis
 
1928 Driftwood
 
1928 Nameless Men
 
1927 Altars of Desire (as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1926/I Monte Carlo
 
1925 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (uncredited)
 
1925 The Masked Bride
 
1925 The Midshipman
 
1924 Is Love Everything?
 
1924 Youth for Sale (as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1924 Lend Me Your Husband
 
1924 The Sixth Commandment (as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1924 The Spitfire (as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1924 The Average Woman
 
1922 Till We Meet Again (as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1922 Beyond the Rainbow (as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1921 At the Stage Door
 
1921 The Barricade (as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1921 Live and Let Live
 
1921 What's a Wife Worth? (as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1920 The Stealers
 
1920 Life's Twist (as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1920 The Notorious Mrs. Sands (as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1920 Burnt Wings (as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1920 The Triflers
 
1919 The Pleasant Devil (as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1919 God's Outlaw (as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1919 The Mayor of Filbert (as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1919 The Pest
 
1919 A Regular Fellow
 
1919 Fighting Through (as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1918 Cyclone Higgins, D.D. (as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1917 National Red Cross Pageant (as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1917 Draft 258 (as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1917 Miss Robinson Crusoe (as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1917/I The Slacker (as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1917 One of Many
 
1917 The Great Secret
 
1916 Diane of the Follies (as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1916 Flirting with Fate
 
1916 The Mystery of the Leaping Fish (short)
 
1916 Reggie Mixes In (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1916 Sold for Marriage (as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1916 The Flying Torpedo (battle scenes)
 
1916 Daphne and the Pirate (as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1916 Pathways of Life (short)
 
1915 Double Trouble (as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1915 Martyrs of the Alamo (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1915 The Lamb (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1915 Tangled Paths (short) (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1915/I The Failure (as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1915 The Absentee
 
1915 The Outlaw's Revenge (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1915 Enoch Arden (short) (as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1915 The Lost House (short) (as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1915 The Craven (short)
 
1915 The Three Brothers (short)
 
1914/I The Better Way (short)
 
1914 A Question of Courage (short)
 
1914 The Sisters (short)
 
1914 The Saving Grace (short)
 
1914 The Odalisque (short)
 
1914 Environment (short)
 
1914/I Her Awakening (short)
 
1914 For Those Unborn (short)
 
1914 Granny (short)
 
1914 A Lesson in Mechanics (short)
 
1914 Moonshine Molly (short)
 
1914 The Gunman (short)
 
1914 Down by the Sounding Sea (short)
 
1914 The City Beautiful (short)
 
1914 The Suffragette's Battle in Nuttyville (short)
 
1914 Arms and the Gringo (short)
 
1914 The Rebellion of Kitty Belle (short)
 
1914/II The Intruder (short)
 
1914 The Life of General Villa
 
1914 The Dishonored Medal (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1914/I The Quicksands (short) (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1914 The Great Leap: Until Death Do Us Part
 
1914/I The Hunchback (short) (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1914 The Smugglers of Sligo (short)
 
1914 The Gangsters of New York (uncredited)
 
1914 For His Master (short)
 
1913 The Conscience of Hassan Bey (short)
 
1913 In the Elemental World (short)
 
1913 The Blue or the Gray (short)
 
1913 By Man's Law (short)
 
1913 His Inspiration (short)
 
1913 The Girl Across the Way (short)
 
1913 So Runs the Way (short)
 
1913 The Chieftain's Sons (short)
 
1913 Influence of the Unknown (short)
 
1913 An Unjust Suspicion (short)
 
1913 The Adopted Brother (short)
 
1913 An Indian's Loyalty (short)
 
1913 During the Round-Up (short)
 
1912 Life of Villa (documentary)
 
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1914 Judith of Bethulia
 
1913 The Work Habit (short)
 
1913 The Coming of Angelo (short)
Undetermined Role
 
1913 The Sorrowful Shore (short)
The Son (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1913 Her Mother's Oath (short)
In Second Crowd
 
1913 The Mothering Heart (short)
Outside Club (uncredited)
 
1913 Almost a Wild Man (short)
In Audience (uncredited)
 
1913 A Timely Interception (short)
 
1913 His Mother's Son (short)
A Neighbor/Among Revelers (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1913 The Yaqui Cur (short)
Undetermined Minor Role (unconfirmed) (uncredited)
 
1913 The House of Darkness (short)
Attack Victim (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1913/II The Wanderer (short)
The Brother
 
1913 A Misunderstood Boy (short)
On Street (uncredited)
 
1913 Near to Earth (short)
A Businessman
 
1913 A Chance Deception (short)
Undetermined Role
 
1912 The God Within (short)
On Street (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1912 A Cry for Help (short)
Witness to Accident (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1912 My Hero (short)
Settler (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1912 The Informer (short)
 
1912 The Club-Man and the Crook (short)
A Friend (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1912 Heredity (short)
Indian (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1912 The Musketeers of Pig Alley (short)
At Dance (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1912 At the Basket Picnic (short)
Dave's Rival (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1912 The Painted Lady (short)
At Ice Cream Festival (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1912 So Near, Yet So Far (short)
In Club/On Street (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1912 Two Daughters of Eve (short)
The Driver (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1912 A Pueblo Legend (short)
A Pueblo (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1912 Tragedy of the Dress Suit (short)
At Party
 
1912 The Inner Circle (short)
In Gang (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1912 A Child's Remorse (short)
Boatman (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1912 The Narrow Road (short)
A Tramp (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1912/I Black Sheep (short)
A Cowboy
 
1912 The Would-Be Shriner (short)
Parade Bystander (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1912 Heaven Avenges (short)
Inez's Sweetheart (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1912 Lena and the Geese (short)
A Nobleman (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1912 A Temporary Truce (short)
An Indian
 
1912 Home Folks (short)
The Blacksmith's Assistant/At Barn Dance (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1912 Algy the Watchman (short)
A Clerk (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1912 A Beast at Bay (short)
Station Master/In Sports Car (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1912 When Kings Were the Law (short)
A Courtier
 
1912 A Lodging for the Night (short)
In Gambling Hall/First Mexican Couple, the Man (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1912 The Old Actor (short)
At Audition (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1912 Just Like a Woman (short)
In Club (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1912 The Punishment (short)
The Landowner's Son
 
1912 Oh, Those Eyes (short)
An Admirer
 
1912 The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch (short)
A Villain
 
1912 The Girl and Her Trust (short)
Baggage Handler (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1912 A String of Pearls (short)
In Restaurant
 
1912 The Sunbeam (short)
In Hallway (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1912 Under Burning Skies (short)
Emily's Husband
 
1912 Billy's Stratagem (short)
An Indian (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1912 The Transformation of Mike (short)
In Bar (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1912 A Blot on the 'Scutcheon (short)
A Nobleman
 
1912 For His Son (short)
One of the Son's Friends/At Soda Fountain (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1911 The Failure (short)
At Fiancée's House/In Tavern (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1911 Through Darkened Vales (short)
In Oculist's Office (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1911 The Battle (short)
A Union Soldier (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1911 A Romany Tragedy (short)
Eugene (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
Show ShowWriter (46 titles)
1947 King of the Bandits (story)
 
1945 The Man Who Walked Alone (original screenplay)
 
1941 Scattergood Pulls the Strings
 
1937 Annapolis Salute (story)
 
1935 Alas sobre El Chaco (story / as La Glade Christy)
 
1935 Storm Over the Andes (story / as Laclede Christy)
 
1924 Is Love Everything? (as William Christy Cabanne / story)
 
1922 Till We Meet Again (as William Christy Cabanne / story)
 
1922 Beyond the Rainbow
 
1921 At the Stage Door
 
1921 Live and Let Live
 
1921 What's a Wife Worth? (as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1920 The Stealers (screenplay / story)
 
1920 Burnt Wings (as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1919 God's Outlaw (as William Christy Cabanne / scenario)
 
1919 Fighting Through (as William Christy Cabanne / story)
 
1918 Cyclone Higgins, D.D. (screenplay / as William Christy Cabanne / story / as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1917 Draft 258 (as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1917 Miss Robinson Crusoe (as William Christy Cabanne / story)
 
1917/I The Slacker (scenario / as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1917 One of Many
 
1917 The Great Secret
 
1916 Flirting with Fate (uncredited)
 
1915 Double Trouble (scenario / as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1915 Martyrs of the Alamo (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1915 The Lamb (screenplay)
 
1915/I The Failure (scenario / as William Christy Cabanne)
 
1915 The Absentee (story)
 
1914/I The Better Way (short)
 
1914 The Sisters (short)
 
1914/I The Quicksands (short) (scenario / as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1913 The Blue or the Gray (short) (writer)
 
1913 His Inspiration (short) (story)
 
1913 The Girl Across the Way (short) (writer)
 
1913 So Runs the Way (short) (writer)
 
1913 The Chieftain's Sons (short) (story)
 
1913 The Adopted Brother (short) (as W.C. Cabanne)
 
1913 During the Round-Up (short) (writer)
 
1913 The Sorrowful Shore (short) (writer)
 
1913 A Timely Interception (short) (writer)
 
1913 His Mother's Son (short) (writer)
 
1913 A Misunderstood Boy (short) (writer)
 
1913 A Chance Deception (short) (writer)
 
1913 A Father's Lesson (short) (as W. Christy Cabanne)
 
1913 An Adventure in the Autumn Woods (short) (writer / as Wm.C. Cabanne)
 
1912 Neptune's Daughter (short) (scenario)
 
Show ShowProducer (4 titles)
1945 The Man Who Walked Alone (associate producer)
 
1924 The Sixth Commandment (producer)
 
1919 Fighting Through (producer)
 
1917 The Great Secret (producer)
 
1916 Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (second assistant director: Babylon story - uncredited)
 
1915 The Birth of a Nation (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1914 Judith of Bethulia (assistant director)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1919 Fighting Through (presenter - as William Christy Cabanne)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1925 1925 Studio Tour (documentary short)
Himself - a Director
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1947 Flicker Flashbacks No. 2, Series 5 (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 

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W. Christy Cabanne | W.C. Cabanne | William Christy Cabanne | Wm.C. Cabanne | La Glade Christy | Laclede Christy
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