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Tom Buckingham(1895-1934)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Cinematographer
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Tom Buckingham was born on 25 February 1895 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and director, known for The Cyclone Rider (1924), Troubles of a Bride (1924) and Lure of the Night Club (1927). He was married to Jane Buckingham. He died on 7 September 1934 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornFebruary 25, 1895
DiedSeptember 7, 1934(39)
BornFebruary 25, 1895
DiedSeptember 7, 1934(39)
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Reed Howes in The Cyclone Rider (1924)
The Cyclone Rider
  • Writer(as Thomas Buckingham)
  • 1924
Mildred June in Troubles of a Bride (1924)
Troubles of a Bride
  • Writer(as Thomas Buckingham)
  • 1924
Lure of the Night Club
  • Director(as Thomas Buckingham)
  • 1927
Charles Dorety in Laughing Gas (1920)
Laughing Gas
Short
  • Writer
  • 1920

Credits

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Writer



  • Freddie Bartholomew and Jackie Cooper in The Spirit of Culver (1939)
    The Spirit of Culver
    6.5
    • story
    • 1939
  • Joan Blondell, George Kelly, James V. Kern, Jeanne Madden, Billy Mann, Frank McHugh, Dick Powell, Warren William, The Yacht Club Boys, and Charles Adler in Stage Struck (1936)
    Stage Struck
    5.6
    • screen play
    • 1936
  • Barbara Stanwyck in The Secret Bride (1934)
    The Secret Bride
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 1934
  • Joe E. Brown in The Circus Clown (1934)
    The Circus Clown
    6.1
    • revisions (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • James Cagney and Joan Blondell in He Was Her Man (1934)
    He Was Her Man
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1934
  • Pat O'Brien and Betty Compson in Destination Unknown (1933)
    Destination Unknown
    7.1
    • writer
    • 1933
  • Tom Brown in Tom Brown of Culver (1932)
    Tom Brown of Culver
    6.3
    • additional dialogue
    • 1932
  • Ricardo Cortez and Helen Twelvetrees in Bad Company (1931)
    Bad Company
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1931
  • William Boyd in The Painted Desert (1931)
    The Painted Desert
    5.2
    • story by
    • 1931
  • Phillips Holmes and Helen Twelvetrees in Her Man (1930)
    Her Man
    6.5
    • photoplay
    • 1930
  • Ralph Graves, Jack Holt, and Dorothy Sebastian in Hell's Island (1930)
    Hell's Island
    • story
    • 1930
  • William Boyd and Dorothy Sebastian in Officer O'Brien (1930)
    Officer O'Brien
    5.1
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1930
  • Mildred June in Troubles of a Bride (1924)
    Troubles of a Bride
    • screenplay
    • story (as Thomas Buckingham)
    • 1924
  • Reed Howes in The Cyclone Rider (1924)
    The Cyclone Rider
    • scenario (as Thomas Buckingham)
    • 1924
  • The Two Johns (1923)
    The Two Johns
    6.9
    Short
    • story
    • 1923

Director



  • Chester Morris in Cock of the Air (1932)
    Cock of the Air
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1932
  • William Boyd in The Painted Desert (1931)
    The Painted Desert
    5.2
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Jack Padjan in Crashing Through (1928)
    Crashing Through
    • Director (as Thomas Buckingham)
    • 1928
  • Land of the Lawless
    • Director (as Thomas Buckingham)
    • 1927
  • Lure of the Night Club
    • Director (as Thomas Buckingham)
    • 1927
  • The Last Word
    Short
    • Director
    • 1927
  • Allan Forrest, Grace Goodall, Arthur Housman, Mickey McBan, Katherine Perry, and Sonny Day in Not to Be Trusted (1926)
    Not to Be Trusted
    8.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Harold Goodwin and Gladys McConnell in Marry Month of May (1926)
    Marry Month of May
    Short
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Easy Payments (1926)
    Easy Payments
    Short
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Clyde Cook, Blanche Mehaffey, and Yorke Sherwood in He Forgot to Remember (1926)
    He Forgot to Remember
    Short
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Tony Runs Wild (1926)
    Tony Runs Wild
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Ladies of Leisure (1926)
    Ladies of Leisure
    6.3
    • Director (as Thomas Buckingham)
    • 1926
  • Hallam Cooley and Katherine Perry in His Own Lawyer (1926)
    His Own Lawyer
    Short
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Myrna Loy in What Price Beauty? (1925)
    What Price Beauty?
    6.3
    • Director (as Thomas Buckingham)
    • 1925
  • Evelyn Brent in Forbidden Cargo (1925)
    Forbidden Cargo
    • Director
    • 1925

Cinematographer



  • Mack Swain in Ambrose in Turkey (1920)
    Ambrose in Turkey
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1920
  • Mack Swain in Ambrose's Bungled Bungalow (1920)
    Ambrose's Bungled Bungalow
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1920
  • Mack Swain in Ambrose's Winning Ways (1920)
    Ambrose's Winning Ways
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1920
  • Eva Novak in Up in Mary's Attic (1920)
    Up in Mary's Attic
    • Cinematographer
    • 1920
  • Mack Swain in Ambrose and the Bathing Girls (1920)
    Ambrose and the Bathing Girls
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1920
  • Mack Swain in Nimrod Ambrose (1920)
    Nimrod Ambrose
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1920
  • Mack Swain in Ambrose in Bad (1920)
    Ambrose in Bad
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1920
  • Mack Swain in Innocent Ambrose (1920)
    Innocent Ambrose
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1920
  • Mack Swain in Gemini Ambrose (1920)
    Gemini Ambrose
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1920
  • Mack Swain in All Wrong Ambrose (1920)
    All Wrong Ambrose
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1920
  • Mack Swain in Ambrose's Visit (1919)
    Ambrose's Visit
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1919
  • Mack Swain in Baffled Ambrose (1919)
    Baffled Ambrose
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1919
  • Mack Swain in Ambrose's Matrimonial Mixup (1919)
    Ambrose's Matrimonial Mixup
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1919
  • Mack Swain in Ambrose's Vacation (1919)
    Ambrose's Vacation
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1919
  • Mack Swain in Ambrose's Predicament (1919)
    Ambrose's Predicament
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1919

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Thomas Buckingham
  • Born
    • February 25, 1895
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • September 7, 1934
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(complications from surgery)
  • Spouse
    • Jane Buckingham? - September 7, 1934 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
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