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 Opera · 1925The 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.
One Rainy Afternoon · 1936One 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.
Soul of the Beast · 1923Soul of the Beast
★ 6.51923
MovieDrama
This northwoods comedy-drama, by way of a circus drama, was directed by John Griffith Wray for Thomas H. Ince, and stars Madge Bellamy.
Singing River · 1920Singing 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.
The Son of His Father · 1917The Son of His Father
1917
MovieDrama
A young man with little ambition is given an opportunity to set himself up in business by means of financial support from his father. But the young man becomes involved in a shady railroad deal which threatens to destroy his own father.
A Heart in Pawn · 1919A 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.
Good Men and True · 1922Good Men and True
★ 7.01922
MovieWestern
J. Wesley Pringle and S. S. Thorpe are running against each other for sheriff. Unscrupulous Thorpe has his gang kidnap Pringle to prevent his win but Georgie Hibler, the daughter of Pringle's biggest supporter and her good friend, Fite, whom Pringle had saved from suicide, team up to saves him from the gang. Pringle wins the election and the girl!
The Eagle's Wings · 1916The Eagle's Wings
1916
MovieDrama
A senator fights for the passage of a war-preparedness bill, while foreign spies conspire to plan an invasion.
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The Phantom of the Opera · 1925The 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.
Ballerina / Christines Maid (uncredited)
The Eagle's Wings · 1916The Eagle's Wings
1916
MovieDrama
A senator fights for the passage of a war-preparedness bill, while foreign spies conspire to plan an invasion.
Kitty Miles (as Vola Smith)
The Price of Silence · 1916The Price of Silence
1916
MovieDrama
A woman gives up her illegitimate child, and then marries without telling her new husband about the child.
Aline Urmy (as Vola Smith)
The Winning of Sally Temple · 1917The Winning of Sally Temple
1917
MovieDrama
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