Tom Buckingham
Tom Buckingham (February 25, 1895 – September 7, 1934) was an American film director and screenwriter. He directed 48 films between 1920 and 1932. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, and died from surgical complications.
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Tom Buckingham
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- Name
- Tom Buckingham
- Born
- 25 February 1895
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Died
- 7 September 1934
- Occupation
- Film director
- Nationality
- United States.
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Tom Buckingham (February 25, 1895 – September 7, 1934) was an American film director and screenwriter. He directed 48 films between 1920 and 1932. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, and died from surgical complications.
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Tom Buckingham (1895–1934) was an American film director and screenwriter. Born in Chicago, the film director died in Los Angeles.
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His film Cock of the Air was restored by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.
Advertisement for the American western film Tony Runs Wild (1926), on the back cover of the April 6, 1926 Film Daily.
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• Name — Tom Buckingham • Born — 25 February 1895 • Birthplace — Chicago, Illinois, USA • Died — 7 September 1934 • Years Active — 1920-1932 • Occupation — Film director • Illustration — "Laughing Gas" 1920 ad, directed by Tom Buckingham from Moving Picture Weekly
Partial filmography
Partial filmography
• The Atom (1918) • Laughing Gas (1920) (director and screenwriter) • Golf (1922) (director and screenwriter) • The Agent (1922) (director and screenwriter) • Arizona Express (1924) (director) • The Cyclone Rider (1924) (director) • Troubles of a Bride (1924) (director) • Forbidden Cargo (1925) (director) • Ladies of Leisure (1926) (director) • Lure of the Night Club (1927) (director) • Crashing Through (1928) • Hell's Island (1930) • Officer O'Brien (1930) • Cock of the Air (1932) (director) • The Secret Bride (1934) (screenwriter) • Stage Struck (1936)
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Tom Buckingham was born at Chicago.
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