Vola Vale

Acting

Vola Vale

Born February 12, 1897 · Buffalo, New York, USA

Died October 17, 1970 · aged 73

From Wikipedia She was born Vola Smith in Buffalo, New York. Vale was educated in Chevy Chase, Maryland. She began her career in amateur theatricals in Rochester, New York. Then she played in stock companies for a while. Her first movie experience was with Biograph, under the tutelage of the great film director D.W. Griffith. After a month of playing atmosphere parts, Vola was offered a genuine …

Known For

The Phantom of the OperaThe Phantom of the Opera · 1925
The Phantom of the Opera
7.11925
MovieHorror
The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star.
Common SenseCommon Sense · 1920
Common Sense
10.01920
MovieDrama
Dan Bowers, embittered and disillusioned by an unhappy marriage, seeks solitude in the Maine woods, with a lame dog as his only companion. One day he meets Violet Manners who, with her invalid mother Marion, is visiting in a nearby village. Marion is haunted by memories of the past, and one day when Violet takes Dan to meet her mother, she discovers that he is the husband who deserted her years ago. The shock causes Marion's death, but before she dies, she justifies her past behavior toward Dan. -From the AFI Catalog of Feature FIlms.
Singing RiverSinging River · 1920
Singing River
10.01920
MovieWestern
Outlaw Sam Hemp attempts to induce homesteader Lang Rush, faced with foreclosure due to drought, to rob the bank as restitution. The exchange escalates into a gunfight leaving Sam and his wealthy friend, Drayton, dead. Fleeing to the mountains and the refuge of a deserted shack near Singing River Lang prospects for silver. Another former homesteader, Bert Condon, trails Lang in the hope of collecting a $5,000 reward, but befriends the fugitive and assists in filing Lang's claim when he strikes ore. On his return to town, Lang rescues the sheriff's daughter, Alice Thornton, from Hemp's gang and defeats their leader, L. W. Bransom, in a fistfight. He then clears himself of the murder charge and wins Alice.
One Rainy AfternoonOne Rainy Afternoon · 1936
One Rainy Afternoon
5.01936
MovieComedy
Suave French actor Philippe Martin provokes a scandal when, in a darkened theater, he mistakes young Monique for his mistress, Yvonne, and tries to kiss her. Charged with assault, the quick-thinking Philippe claims it's French tradition to do as he did, and is let go. To his surprise, Philippe learns that Monique has paid his fine. As the tabloids exploit the situation, Monique dates Philippe, until a photo appears of him kissing Yvonne.
Little Annie RooneyLittle Annie Rooney · 1925
Little Annie Rooney
7.11925
MovieComedyDrama
A feisty little girl, the daughter of a beat cop, faces the challenges of growing up in a tough city neighborhood.
The Locked HeartThe Locked Heart · 1918
The Locked Heart
1918
MovieDrama
The Eagle's WingsThe Eagle's Wings · 1916
The Eagle's Wings
1916
MovieDrama
A senator fights for the passage of a war-preparedness bill, while foreign spies conspire to plan an invasion.
A Heart in PawnA Heart in Pawn · 1919
A Heart in Pawn
8.01919
MovieDrama
Toyama wants to go to college in America but his alcoholic father won't supply the funds. He gets the money to go, however, from Sada, whom he has married in secret. But Sada has a secret of her own -- she told Toyama that she got the money from a relative, but the truth is that she has signed up to do a four-year stint as a Geisha girl.

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