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Raoul Walsh

Director, writer and producer, also editor · Died December 31, 1980, aged 93 · New York City, New York, USA

​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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Born
March 11, 1887
Died
December 31, 1980 (aged 93)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Director, writer and producer, also editor
Titles
59 on MovieCove · 132 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 61% in 30 days

What are Raoul Walsh's films like?

Across their 58 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama20 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
32%
Morality
30%
Self
16%
Survival
10%
Power
7%
Society
4%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love24 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition13 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty8 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 58 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 21 · Serious 22 · Dark 15

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 21 · Stylized 27 · Heightened 10

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 12 · Charged 31 · Intense 15

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 23 · Shifting 31 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 31 · Some laughs 20 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 19 · Even-paced 36 · Relentless 3

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 43 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 56 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
43
Romantic
29
Melancholic
17
Thrilling
15
Joyful
8
Other
38

How their films linger

Bittersweet21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy30
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Raoul Walsh's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 59 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Raoul Walsh's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

132 credits, 59 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • A Distant Trumpet(1964)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Marines, Let's Go(1961)

    Director · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Come September(1961)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Esther and the King(1960)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • A Private's Affair(1959)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw(1958)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Naked and the Dead(1958)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Band of Angels(1957)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The King and Four Queens(1956)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Revolt of Mamie Stover(1956)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Helen of Troy(1956)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Tall Men(1955)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Battle Cry(1955)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Saskatchewan(1954)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Gun Fury(1953)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • A Lion Is in the Streets(1953)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Sea Devils(1953)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Lawless Breed(1952)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Blackbeard, the Pirate(1952)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The World in His Arms(1952)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Glory Alley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • Distant Drums(1951)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Along the Great Divide(1951)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Captain Horatio Hornblower(1951)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Enforcer(1951)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Montana(1950)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • White Heat(1949)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • It's a Great Feeling(1949)

    as Raoul Walsh (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Colorado Territory(1949)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • One Sunday Afternoon(1948)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Fighter Squadron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • Silver River(1948)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Cheyenne(1947)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Pursued(1947)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Man I Love(1946)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Horn Blows at Midnight(1945)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Salty O'Rourke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Objective, Burma!(1945)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Uncertain Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Northern Pursuit(1943)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Background to Danger(1943)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Action in the North Atlantic(1943)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Gentleman Jim(1942)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Desperate Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • In This Our Life(1942)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • They Died with Their Boots On(1941)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Manpower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • The Strawberry Blonde(1941)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • High Sierra(1941)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • They Drive by Night(1940)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Dark Command(1940)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Roaring Twenties(1939)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • St. Louis Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • College Swing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Hitting a New High(1937)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Artists & Models (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Jump for Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • O.H.M.S. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Spendthrift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director · Writer

  • Big Brown Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Klondike Annie(1936)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Every Night at Eight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • Baby Face Harrington (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • Under Pressure(1935)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Going Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • The Bowery(1933)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Hello, Sister!(1933)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Sailor's Luck(1933)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Me and My Gal(1932)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Wild Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director

  • The Yellow Ticket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director · Producer

  • Women of All Nations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director

  • The Big Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director

  • The Man Who Came Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director · Producer

  • The Big Trail(1930)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Hot for Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director · Story

  • The Cock-Eyed World(1929)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • In Old Arizona(1928)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Red Dance(1928)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Me, Gangster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director · Writer

  • Sadie Thompson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director · Adaptation · Producer · as Sergeant Timothy 'Tim' O'Hara

  • The Loves of Carmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • Life in Hollywood No. 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Actor

  • The Monkey Talks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • What Price Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • The Lady of the Harem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • The Lucky Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director · Producer

  • The Wanderer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director

  • The Spaniard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director

  • East of Suez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director

  • The Thief of Bagdad(1924)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Rosita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Co-Director

  • Lost and Found on a South Sea Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Director

  • Kindred of the Dust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Director · Producer

  • Serenade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Director · Producer

  • Dangerous Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Producer

  • From Now On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Director · Scenario Writer

  • The Deep Purple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Director · Producer

  • The Strongest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Director · Scenario Writer

  • Should a Husband Forgive? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Director · Writer

  • Evangeline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Director · Producer · Scenario Writer

  • I'll Say So (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Director

  • Every Mother's Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Director · Screenplay

  • On the Jump (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Director · Story

  • The Prussian Cur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • The Woman and the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Director · Writer

  • The Pride of New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director · Scenario Writer

  • This Is the Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director · Writer

  • The Conqueror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director · Writer

  • The Innocent Sinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director · Scenario Writer

  • The Silent Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director

  • The Honor System (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director · Scenario Writer

  • Pillars of Society (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director

  • The Serpent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director · Scenario Writer

  • Carmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Director · Scenario Writer

  • Peer Gynt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Director

  • The Regeneration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Director · Writer

  • The Birth of a Nation(1915)

    Assistant Director · Editor · as John Wilkes Booth (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Exposure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Joe Reed

  • They Never Knew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Carrol Walker

  • The Little Country Mouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as The Designing Guest

  • The Availing Prayer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as The Doctor

  • Out of the Deputy's Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    Director · as Kinney

  • Sands of Fate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as James Holden

  • Sierra Jim's Reformation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Sierra Jim

  • The Second Mrs. Roebuck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Francis Carryl

  • The Mystery of the Hindu Image (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as The Detective

  • The Angel of Contention (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Jack Colter

  • The Rebellion of Kitty Belle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Bud Parker

  • Regeneration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    Director · Adaptation

  • The Life of General Villa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer · as Villa as a young man

  • The Pseudo Prodigal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    Director · as The Prodigal's Rival

Career shape

A full career of 128 titles from 1913 to 1964.

Biggest box office

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (1958)

$4.4M worldwide

Highest rated

White Heat (1949)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Helen of Troy (1956)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting17 of 128: 12 only acting, 5 with another roleDirecting113 of 128: 76 only directing, 37 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thWriting27 of 128: 0 only writing, 27 with another roleProducing14 of 128: 2 only producing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thCinematography1 of 128: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 128: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 128: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

128 titles, 38 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 27 of them.

By decade

1910s33 · 14 acting · 23 crew1920s24 · 2 acting · 23 crew1930s24 · crew1940s23 · 1 acting · 22 crew1950s20 · crew1960s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Raoul Walsh's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 59; across their 58 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Midcredits score across 59 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th22
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

32 of their 59 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser32
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor, editor

The Birth of a Nation (1915)

82nd percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

White Heat (1949)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 69/100 and the pacing 54/100 in their films, across 57 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Raoul Walsh's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 17 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Raoul Walsh work with?

People who share at least 2 of Raoul Walsh's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sidney Hickox shares the most, 12.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles