Val Paul
Encyclopedia
Val Paul was an American actor and director
of the silent era
. He appeared in 99 films between 1913
and 1922
. He also directed 10 films between 1920
and 1932
.
He was born in Denver, Colorado
and died in Hollywood, California.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
of the silent era
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
. He appeared in 99 films between 1913
1913 in film
The year 1913 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* The Squaw Man, the first Hollywood feature film, is made.* December 29, Charlie Chaplin signs a contract with Mack Sennett to begin making films at Keystone Studios.* D. W...
and 1922
1922 in film
-Events:* June 11 - United States première of Robert J. Flaherty's Nanook of the North, the first commercially successful feature length documentary film....
. He also directed 10 films between 1920
1920 in film
The year 1920 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks opens.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1920:U.S.A. unless stated*The $1,000,000 Reward...
and 1932
1932 in film
-Events:*Cary Grant's film career begins*Katharine Hepburn's film career begins*Shirley Temple's film career begins*Disney released Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon in three-strip Technicolor film.*Santa, first sound film made in Mexico released....
.
He was born in Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
and died in Hollywood, California.
Selected filmography
- The Miracle BabyThe Miracle BabyThe Miracle Baby is a 1923 Western film featuring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Harry Carey - Neil Allison* Margaret Landis - Judy Stanton* Charles J.L. Mayne - 'Hopeful' Mason* Edward Hearn - Hal Norton* Hedda Nova - Violet* Edmund Cobb - Jim Starke...
(19231923 in film-Events:*April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York with a series of short musical films featuring vaudeville performers.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1923:U.S.A...
- directed) - Desert DrivenDesert DrivenDesert Driven is a 1923 Western film starring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Harry Carey - Bob* Marguerite Clayton - Mary* George Waggner - Craydon* Charles Le Moyne - Leary * Alfred Allen - Yorke* Camille Johnson - Ge-Ge...
(1923 - directed) - Crashin' ThruCrashin' ThruCrashin' Thru is a 1923 Western film starring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Harry Carey - Blake* Cullen Landis - Cons Saunders* Myrtle Stedman - Celia* Vola Vale - Diane* Charles Le Moyne - Saunders* Winifred Bryson - Gracia...
(1923 - directed) - Canyon of the FoolsCanyon of the FoolsCanyon of the Fools is a silent Western film starring Harry Carey.-Preservation status:Once thought to be lost, this film was one of ten silent films digitally preserved in Russia and provided to the Library of Congress in October 2010.-Cast:...
(1923 - directed) - Good Men and TrueGood Men and TrueGood Men and True is a 1922 silent Western film starring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Harry Carey - J. Wesley Pringle* Vola Vale - Georgie Hibbler* Thomas Jefferson - Simon Hibbler* Noah Beery - S.S. Thorpe* Charles Le Moyne - Bowerman...
(19221922 in film-Events:* June 11 - United States première of Robert J. Flaherty's Nanook of the North, the first commercially successful feature length documentary film....
- directed) - The Timber QueenThe Timber QueenThe Timber Queen is a 1922 action film serial directed by Fred Jackman. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Ruth Roland - Ruth Reading* Bruce Gordon - Don Mackay* Val Paul - James Cluxton* Leo Willis - Bull Joyce* Frank Lackteen - Vance...
(1922) - The Kickback (1922 - directed)
- Hearts UpHearts UpHearts Up is a 1921 Western film starring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Harry Carey - David Brent* Arthur Millett - Jim Drew* Charles Le Moyne - Bob Harding* Frank Braidwood - Gordon Swayne* Mignonne Golden - Lorelei Drew...
(19211921 in film-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1921:U.S.A. unless stated*$10,000 Under a Pillow, silent film directed by Frank Moser*The Ace of Hearts, silent film directed by Wallace Worsley*Across the Divide, silent film directed by John Holloway...
- directed) - West is West (19201920 in filmThe year 1920 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks opens.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1920:U.S.A. unless stated*The $1,000,000 Reward...
- directed) - Sundown SlimSundown SlimSundown Slim is a 1920 Western film starring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Harry Carey - Sundown Slim* Genevieve Blinn - Mrs. Fernando* Ted Brooks - Billy Corliss* Frances Conrad - Eleanor Loring* J. Morris Foster - Jack Corliss...
(1920 - directed) - SuspenseSuspense (1913 film)Suspense is a 1913 silent drama film directed by Phillips Smalley and Lois Weber. The Internet Movie Database lists Lon Chaney, Sr. as appearing in the film in an uncredited role, however this is disputed...
(19131913 in filmThe year 1913 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* The Squaw Man, the first Hollywood feature film, is made.* December 29, Charlie Chaplin signs a contract with Mack Sennett to begin making films at Keystone Studios.* D. W...
)