Paul Powell

Directing

Paul Powell

Born September 6, 1881 · Peoria, Illinois, USA

Died July 2, 1944 · aged 62

No biography available.

Known For

PollyannaPollyanna · 1920
Pollyanna
★ 6.51920
MovieComedyDrama
When Pollyanna is orphaned, she's sent to live with her crotchety Aunt Polly. Pollyanna discovers that many of the people in her aunt's New England hometown are as ill-tempered as her aunt. But Pollyanna's incurable optimism - exemplified by her "glad game", in which she looks for the bright side of every situation - brings a change to the staid old community.
Racing HeartsRacing Hearts · 1923
Racing Hearts
★ 8.01923
MovieComedyDrama
Automobile maker John Kent is an old-fashioned sort who refuses to advertise his car line. His daughter Ginger, however, is determined to get him some publicity and goes speeding around town in one of his cars, hoping to get arrested. Roddy Smith, posing as a cop, stops her. His father owns a rival firm and he suggests that Ginger convince her father to enter his car in the Vanderbilt road race.
Death ValleyDeath Valley · 1927
Death Valley
★ 7.01927
MovieDramaWestern
A fortunate young man discovers gold and is then threatened by a jealous, leering villain.
Susan Rocks the BoatSusan Rocks the Boat · 1916
Susan Rocks the Boat
1916
MovieDrama
Susan, a pretty society girl, bored with her lot in life, reads and decides to use her time and money to help the poor. She founds the Joan of Arc Mission and quickly becomes an easy mark for con men.
Who Will Marry Me?Who Will Marry Me? · 1919
Who Will Marry Me?
★ 8.01919
Movie
Rosie Sanguinetti's parents arrange her marriage, against her will, to Antonio Mosconi, "Tony the Barber." At the wedding ceremony in her Little Italy, New York neighborhood, Rosie flees to the settlement house where she meets Jerry Van Tyne, a wealthy young man who agrees, in a drunken state, to marry her. The next day Jerry realizes the consequences of the situation.
A Wild Girl of the SierrasA Wild Girl of the Sierras · 1916
A Wild Girl of the Sierras
1916
MovieDrama
A teenage girl lives with two grizzly bears in a cave in the California Sierras and plays with rabbits and birds. When gambler Jim Hamilton and his mistress try to interest wealthy Bob Jordan in purchasing an abandoned mine in the Sierras, Jordan, mistakes the girl clothed in leaves and feathers for an animal, shoots her in the arm.
The Lily and the RoseThe Lily and the Rose · 1915
The Lily and the Rose
1915
MovieDrama
To the dismay of Allison Edwards, her bookworm, adoring neighbor, Mary Randolph, falls in love with and marries Jack Van Norman, a rich and handsome former football star. After a few months of marital contentment, Jack becomes infatuated with Rose, an exotic dancer.
The Man in the MoonlightThe Man in the Moonlight · 1919
The Man in the Moonlight
★ 7.01919
MovieDrama
Two mysterious strangers arrive uninvited at the wedding of Sergeant O'Farrell of the Royal Mounted Police and Rosine Delorme, the daughter of an innkeeper. After O'Farrell receives a message that Rosine's wayward brother Louis has escaped from prison with the notorious devil-may-care outlaw Rossingnol, O'Farrell postpones the wedding to find the convicts.

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