Will Walling

Acting

Will Walling

Born June 1, 1872 · Sac City, Iowa, USA

Died March 5, 1932 · aged 59

No biography available.

Known For

The Jazz SingerThe Jazz Singer · 1927
The Jazz Singer
6.11927
MovieDramaMusic
A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer. This is the first full length feature film to use synchronized sound, and is the original film musical.
Little Robinson CrusoeLittle Robinson Crusoe · 1924
Little Robinson Crusoe
6.51924
MovieComedyAdventure
Left an orphan by the death of his father, Mickey Hogan sails for Australia to live with relatives, but he is shipwrecked and stranded on an island inhabited by cannibals who worship him as a war god.
Ranger of the Big PinesRanger of the Big Pines · 1925
Ranger of the Big Pines
10.01925
MovieWestern
A college graduate returns West after ten years in the East to her home in Sulfur Springs. Virginia's mother, the owner of a rooming house has turned hard and uncaring in her absence and the girl finds comfort in her friendship with Ross Cavanagh, a forest ranger. The latter runs afoul of cattle baron Sam Gregg, who resents a new tax on cattle grazing on government land.
Clash of the WolvesClash of the Wolves · 1925
Clash of the Wolves
6.41925
MovieWesternAdventure
A fire in the mountains drives a wolf pack into the nearby desert where they terrorize the local residents. The leader of the wolf pack is Lobo, actually a halfbreed (Rin Tin Tin). When the pack is discovered hunting a herd of cows, a posse gives chase. Lobo leaves his pack to lead the posse away. He is injured and found by a local prospector, Dave Weston (Charles Farrell). The prospector nurses Lobo back to health and the two become close friends. Meanwhile, Weston has made a Borax find in the area. His girlfriend May Barstowe (June Marlowe), daughter of a wealthy rancher, is pleased. However, the local chemist, Borax Horton (Pat Hartigan), actually a claim jumper, plans to steal the claim.
Moby DickMoby Dick · 1930
Moby Dick
5.61930
MovieAdventureDrama
Herman Melville's mad Capt. Ahab (John Barrymore) spends years hunting the white whale that got his leg.
Welcome DangerWelcome Danger · 1929
Welcome Danger
4.91929
MovieComedy
A gentle botany student has to toughen up to replace his father as chief of police.
The Trail RiderThe Trail Rider · 1925
The Trail Rider
10.01925
MovieWestern
Story of a cowboy who saves an old cobbler from being abused by a nasty banker. The banker does not take kindly to Hartwell's interfering and orders his henchman to kill the upstart.
Dark StreetsDark Streets · 1929
Dark Streets
7.51929
MovieAdventureAction
Pat and Danny McGlone are identical twin brothers, rivals and competitors in everything they do, and Pat grows up and becomes a policeman while Danny turns to a life of crime. They now find themselves on the opposite sides of the law, and both are in love with a pretty Irish girl from their neighborhood, Kate Dean. Before long one has to prove that blood is thicker than water.

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Lost at SeaLost at Sea · 1926
Lost at Sea
8.01926
MovieDrama
Richard Lane isolates himself in the African interior for 5 years after his sweetheart, Natalie, marries Norman Travers. Travers, who tires of family life and neglects his wife and son, drifts into an affair with Nita Howard, a cabaret dancer. When Travers' ship is reported lost inward from Europe, Lane hears the news and determines to return and win Natalie; soon Lane develops a fondness for Natalie and her child, Bobby, and she consents to marry him. Travers, however, is rescued from a desert island and refuses to grant Natalie a divorce. Lane finds Travers murdered; and thinking that Natalie is guilty, he surrenders himself to the police. She denies his guilt, but the chief of detectives discovers that Nita Howard is the murderess. Lane is happily united with Natalie.

Chief of Detectives