Raoul Walsh
Birthday: 1887-03-11
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Biography: 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 Rebellion of Kitty Belle
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It's a Great Feeling
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Sadie Thompson
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The Mystery of the Hindu Image
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The Angel of Contention
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The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh
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The Second Mrs. Roebuck
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Sierra Jim's Reformation
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The Exposure
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The Availing Prayer
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Sands of Fate
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The Birth of a Nation
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The Life of General Villa
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The Little Country Mouse
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Out of the Deputy's Hands
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