Raoul Walsh
Raoul Walsh is another director who successfully made great talkies after a solid resume in silent films as far back as 1913. His talkie debut was "The Cock-Eyed World" 1929 with Victor McLaglen, Robert Armstrong and Lili Damita which was a sequel to the 1926, "What Price Glory". A major success was "The Big Trail" 1930 with John Wayne was made in six different types of film processes and languages. "The Yellow Ticket" 1931 dealt with prostitution in Russia, Elissa Landi and Lionel Barrymore, "Me and My Gal" 1932 starred Spencer Tracy and Joan Bennett in a waterfront setting and was shot in 19 days. The Gay Nineties was the setting for "The Bowery" 1932 Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, George Raft, and Fay Wray. "Going Hollywood" 1933 starred Marion Davies, Bing Crosby, Fifi D'Orsay, Patsy Kelly in a very fun musical. Walsh continued directing up into 1964 and he lived until age 93 in 1980.
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