Raoul Walsh

Born: 1887-03-11

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Raoul Walsh (March 11, 1887 – December 31, 1980) was an American film director, actor, founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and the brother of silent screen actor George Walsh. He was known for portraying John Wilkes Booth in the silent classic Birth of a Nation (1915) and for directing such films as High Sierra (1941) starring Ida Lupino and Humphrey Bogart and White Heat (1949) with James Cagney and Edmond O'Brien. His last directorial effort came in 1964. Description above from the Wikipedia article Raoul Walsh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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The Birth of a Nation

as John Wilkes Booth
Released: 1915-02-08

Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons,...

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It's a Great Feeling

as Raoul Walsh (uncredited)
Released: 1949-08-01

A waitress at the Warner Brothers commissary is anxious to break into pictures. She thinks her...

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Sadie Thompson

as Sergeant Timothy 'Tim' O'Hara
Released: 1928-01-07

A young, beautiful prostitute named Sadie Thompson arrives on the South Pacific island of Pago...

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Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2005-07-17

How the cinema industry does not respect the author's work as it was conceived, how manipulates...

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You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2008-05-15

Jack L. Warner, Harry Warner, Albert Warner and Sam Warner were siblings who were born in Poland...

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The Life of General Villa

as Villa as a young man
Released: 1914-05-09

Silent biographical action–drama film starring Pancho Villa as himself. The movie incorporates...

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The Little Country Mouse

as The Designing Guest
Released: 1914-11-16

Country girl May loses at cards and must borrow $250 from Captain Stiles, but the wealthy roué's...

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Life in Hollywood No. 5

as uncredited
Released: 1927-08-25

Part of a 7-part series exploring all aspects of Hollywood.

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The Angel of Contention

as Jack Colter
Released: 1914-07-05

Nettie is beloved by all the boys in the mining camp. Magoon, a big, jovial miner, loves her...

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The Rebellion of Kitty Belle

as Bud Parker
Released: 1914-06-14

Kitty, the pretty young wife of a Texas businessman, feels neglected and unwanted as her husband...

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The Mystery of the Hindu Image

as The Detective
Released: 1914-07-25

John Stafford is unjustly arrested on the eve of his marriage for the murder of an old gentleman...

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The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh

as Self
Released: 1973-01-01

In 1972 and '73, film critic Richard Schickel made an 8-part series for American public...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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