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Director
Raoul Walsh
Defining Films
“Raoul Walsh,” episode in Richard Schickel, Men Who Made the Movies , PBS .
“Raoul Walsh,” episode in Richard Schickel, Men Who Made the Movies , PBS .
“Raoul Walsh,” episode in André S. Labarthe & Janine Bazin, Cinéastes de notre temps , ORTF .
“Raoul Walsh,” episode in André S. Labarthe & Janine Bazin, Cinéastes de notre temps , ORTF .
*** A Distant Trumpet
*** A Distant Trumpet
• Marines, Let’s Go
• Marines, Let’s Go
** Esther and the King
** Esther and the King
Profile
Raoul Walsh was an American director who worked across multiple genres throughout a prolific career spanning five decades. He became known for dynamic action sequences and a distinctive visual style that emphasized movement and spatial composition, evident in films like *White Heat* (1949), *The Roaring Twenties* (1939), and *High Sierra* (1941). Walsh directed over 140 films, ranging from westerns and crime dramas to adventures and musicals, establishing conventions for the action film that influenced subsequent generations of filmmakers. His work contributed significantly to the development of American cinema grammar and demonstrated the possibilities of genre filmmaking as a vehicle for directorial expression.
Filmography (134)
“Raoul Walsh,” episode in Richard Schickel, Men Who Made the Movies , PBS .
“Raoul Walsh,” episode in Richard Schickel, Men Who Made the Movies , PBS .
“Raoul Walsh,” episode in André S. Labarthe & Janine Bazin, Cinéastes de notre temps , ORTF .
“Raoul Walsh,” episode in André S. Labarthe & Janine Bazin, Cinéastes de notre temps , ORTF .
*** A Distant Trumpet
*** A Distant Trumpet
• Marines, Let’s Go
• Marines, Let’s Go
** Esther and the King
** Esther and the King
• A Private’s Affair
• A Private’s Affair
* The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
* The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
* The Naked and the Dead
* The Naked and the Dead
**** Band of Angels
**** Band of Angels
* The Revolt of Mamie Stover
* The Revolt of Mamie Stover
• The King and Four Queens
• The King and Four Queens
• Battle Cry
• Battle Cry
*** The Tall Men
*** The Tall Men
*** Saskatchewan
*** Saskatchewan
* A Lion Is in the Streets
* A Lion Is in the Streets
*** Sea Devils
*** Sea Devils
*** Gun Fury
*** Gun Fury
* Glory Alley
* Glory Alley
*** The Lawless Breed
*** The Lawless Breed
• Blackbeard the Pirate
• Blackbeard the Pirate
**** The World in His Arms .
**** The World in His Arms .
** The Enforcer
** The Enforcer
** Along the Great Divide
** Along the Great Divide
* Distant Drums
* Distant Drums
**** Captain Horatio Hornblower
**** Captain Horatio Hornblower
*** Colorado Territory
*** Colorado Territory
*** White Heat
*** White Heat
• One Sunday Afternoon
• One Sunday Afternoon
** Fighter Squadron
** Fighter Squadron
** Silver River
** Silver River
**** Pursued
**** Pursued
* Cheyenne
* Cheyenne
*** The Man I Love
*** The Man I Love
– Salty O’Rourke
– Salty O’Rourke
*** Objective, Burma!
*** Objective, Burma!
• The Horn Blows at Midnight
• The Horn Blows at Midnight
**** Uncertain Glory
**** Uncertain Glory
* Northern Pursuit
* Northern Pursuit
* Background to Danger
* Background to Danger
** Desperate Journey
** Desperate Journey
*** Gentleman Jim
*** Gentleman Jim
**** They Died with Their Boots On
**** They Died with Their Boots On
**** The Strawberry Blonde
**** The Strawberry Blonde
*** High Sierra
*** High Sierra
*** Manpower
*** Manpower
* Dark Command.
* Dark Command.
*** They Drive by Night
*** They Drive by Night
**** The Roaring Twenties
**** The Roaring Twenties
– Saint Louis Blues
– Saint Louis Blues
• College Swing
• College Swing
– Artists and Models
– Artists and Models
– Jump for Glory [US: When Thief Meets Thief ].
– Jump for Glory [US: When Thief Meets Thief ].
** O.H.M.S. (US: You Are in the Army Now )
** O.H.M.S. (US: You Are in the Army Now )
• Hitting a New High
• Hitting a New High
** Klondike Annie
** Klondike Annie
*** Big Brown Eyes
*** Big Brown Eyes
* Spendthrift
* Spendthrift
– Under Pressure
– Under Pressure
** Baby Face Harrington
** Baby Face Harrington
– Every Night at Eight
– Every Night at Eight
– Sailor’s Luck
– Sailor’s Luck
* Going Hollywood
* Going Hollywood
**** The Bowery
**** The Bowery
**** Me and My Gal
**** Me and My Gal
– Wild Girl
– Wild Girl
– The Man Who Came Back
– The Man Who Came Back
• Women of All Nations
• Women of All Nations
*** The Yellow Ticket
*** The Yellow Ticket
*** The Big Trail . 70mm Grandeur (wide screen).
*** The Big Trail . 70mm Grandeur (wide screen).
* In Old Arizona
* In Old Arizona
* Cock-eyed World
* Cock-eyed World
† Hot for Paris
† Hot for Paris
– The Red Dance
– The Red Dance
** Sadie Thompson
** Sadie Thompson
† Me, Gangster
† Me, Gangster
– Loves of Carmen
– Loves of Carmen
– The Monkey Talks
– The Monkey Talks
** What Price Glory
** What Price Glory
† The Lady of the Harem
† The Lady of the Harem
– The Wanderer
– The Wanderer
– The Lucky Lady [fragments]
– The Lucky Lady [fragments]
† The Spaniard
† The Spaniard
† East of Suez
† East of Suez
*** The Thief of Bagdad
*** The Thief of Bagdad
– Rosita
– Rosita
† Lost and Found on a South Sea Island
– Kindred of the Dust
– Kindred of the Dust
† Serenade
† Serenade
† The Oath
† The Oath
† The Strongest
† The Strongest
† From Now On
† From Now On
† The Deep Purple
† The Deep Purple
† Headin’ Home
† Headin’ Home
† Should a Husband Forgive?
† Should a Husband Forgive?
† Evangeline
† Evangeline
† Woman and the Law
† Woman and the Law
† The Prussian Cur
† The Prussian Cur
† Every Mother’s Son
† Every Mother’s Son
† On the Jump
† On the Jump
† I’ll Say So
† I’ll Say So
† Eighteen to Forty-Five
† Eighteen to Forty-Five
† The Conqueror
† The Conqueror
† The Innocent Sinner
† The Innocent Sinner
† The Lone Cowboy
† The Lone Cowboy
† The Pride of New York
† The Pride of New York
† The Silent Lie
† The Silent Lie
† This is the Life
† This is the Life
† Betrayed
† Betrayed
– Pillars of Society [fragments]
– Pillars of Society [fragments]
† The Honor System .
† The Honor System .
† Blue Blood and Red
† Blue Blood and Red
† The Serpent
† The Serpent
† A Man for All That
† A Man for All That
† The Smuggler
† The Smuggler
† The Artist’s Wife
† The Artist’s Wife
† The Burned Hand
† The Burned Hand
† The Celestial Code
† The Celestial Code
† His Return
† His Return
† The Comeback
† The Comeback
† Ghosts
† Ghosts
† The Greaser
† The Greaser
† The Fencing Master
† The Fencing Master
† The Death Dice
† The Death Dice
† Eleven Thirty P.M
† Eleven Thirty P.M
† Peer Gynt
† Peer Gynt
**** Regeneration
**** Regeneration
† Carmen
† Carmen
† The Outlaw’s Revenge / In the Dawn of the New Republic
† The Outlaw’s Revenge / In the Dawn of the New Republic
† A Bad Man and Others
† A Bad Man and Others
† Life of Villa / The Life of General Villa
† The Mystery of the Hindoo Image
† The Mystery of the Hindoo Image
† Home from the Sea
† Home from the Sea
† The Fatal Black Bean
† The Fatal Black Bean
† The Pseudo Prodigal
† The Pseudo Prodigal