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Walsh began his entertainment career as a Stage Actor in New York City , quickly progressing into film acting. In 1914 he became assistant to D.W. Griffith and made his first full-length feature film '' The Life Of General Villa '' in the same year, followed by the newly-revisited and critically-acclaimed '' Regeneration '' in 1915 , possibly the earliest gangster film. He enjoyed success with the innovative and spectacular '' The Thief Of Bagdad '' in 1924 starring Douglas Fairbanks . In the early days of sound with Fox Walsh directed the Westerns '' In Old Arizona '' in 1929 and '' The Big Trail '' in 1930 , the latter film starring the then unknown John Wayne . A not too-distinguished period followed with Paramount Pictures from 1935 to 1939 but Walsh's career rose to new heights soon after moving to Warner Brothers with '' The Roaring Twenties '' ( 1939 ), '' High Sierra '' ( 1941 ) and '' They Died With Their Boots On '' ( 1941 ) with such stars as James Cagney , Humphrey Bogart and Errol Flynn . His contract at Warners expired in 1953 and he retired in 1964 . A founding member of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences (AMPAS), Walsh lost an eye in a car accident while working on the film ''In Old Arizona'' in 1929 . He was the brother of silent screen actor George Walsh . Among his better known works are:
He also unofficially co-directed Humphrey Bogart 's '' The Enforcer '' in 1951 . Like his contemporary Howard Hawks , Walsh was known for never letting the facts get in the way of a good story. Leonard Maltin has described Walsh's autobiography as "entertaining fiction with an occasional nod at the truth". EXTERNAL LINKS |