Movie Classics Posted by Judy on January 23, 2016

Raoul Walsh and James Cagney This is my contribution to the Symbiotic Collaborations blogathon, being hosted by CineMaven’s Essays from the Couch. Please take a look at the other postings, which all focus on collaborations between a director and star. Both Raoul Walsh and James Cagney are know   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on May 14, 2013

Vintage ad offering Walsh’s pictures either silent or synchronized. Raoul Walsh. You may know him as the director of gangster classics White Heat, The Roaring Twenties and High Sierra. What you may not know is that Walsh’s career had been linked with crime pictures since the very beginn   read more

Movie Classics Posted by Judy on April 8, 2013

This is my contribution to the James Cagney blogathon being organised by R.D. Finch at The Movie Projector. Please do visit and read the other postings. There is also the chance to win a two-DVD special set of ‘Yankee Doodle Dandy’ – scroll down to the bottom of the Movie...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Silentfilmfanatic on August 9, 2010

"Regeneration” (1915) is a silent crime drama starring Rockliffe Fellowes, Anna Q. Nilsson, and Carl Harbaugh. Directed by Raoul Walsh, this film is credited as being the first feature length gangster film. It is also notably, the first feature length film directed by Walsh, one of the grea   read more