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Noel M. Smith is a Director and Scriptwriter American born on 22 may 1893 at California (USA)

Noel M. Smith

Noel M. Smith
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Nationality USA
Birth 22 may 1893 at California (USA)
Death 20 september 1955 (at 62 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Noel Mason Smith (22 May 1895 – 20 September 1955) was an American film director and writer. He directed 125 films between 1917 and 1952. He was born in California, and died in Los Angeles, California.

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Filmography of Noel M. Smith (39 films)

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Cattle Town, 1h11
Directed by Noel M. Smith
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Dennis Morgan, Philip Carey, Amanda Blake, Rita Moreno, Paul Picerni, Ray Teal
Rating53% 2.673582.673582.673582.673582.67358
Après la guerre civile, l'État du Texas a besoin d'argent et décide de vendre un terrain à un syndicat de nordistes dirigés par Judd Hastings (Ray Teal). Mais cette terre est occupée par un groupe d'éleveurs et le Gouverneur du Texas envoie Mike McGann (Dennis Morgan) pour régler le problème.
The Big Cat, 1h15
Directed by Noel M. Smith, Phil Karlson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Romance, Western
Actors Lon McCallister, Peggy Ann Garner, Preston Foster, Forrest Tucker, Skip Homeier, Sara Haden
Rating55% 2.759392.759392.759392.759392.75939
Drought during the 1930s forces a large cougar to come down from the high country in Utah to prey on farmers' cattle. This has prompted many farmers to pursue and kill the cat, but so far all have failed.
Gang Busters
Directed by Noel M. Smith, Ray Taylor, Jacques Jaccard
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Actors Kent Taylor, Irene Hervey, Ralph Morgan, Robert Armstrong, Joseph Crehan, Ralf Harolde
Rating68% 3.4035953.4035953.4035953.4035953.403595
The city is terrorized by a crime wave masterminded by the elusive, soft-spoken Professor Mortis (Ralph Morgan). Police detective Bill Bannister (Kent Taylor), his partner Tim Nolan (Robert Armstrong), and police chief Martin O'Brien (Joseph Crehan) investigate the activities of Mortis and his gang, and discover that the crimes were all perpetrated by men who had died some time ago. Following the story is journalist Vicki Logan (Irene Hervey) and her photographer 'Happy' Haskins (Richard Davies).
The Nurse's Secret, 1h30
Directed by Noel M. Smith
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Lee Patrick, Regis Toomey, Julie Bishop, Clara Blandick, Charles Waldron, Charles Trowbridge
Rating57% 2.8583852.8583852.8583852.8583852.858385
A nurse (Lee Patrick) moves into a mansion after an apparent suicide to care for the old mother. The mother is kind of spooky, but so is the butler, and the girlfriend, and the doctor. After the insurance policy is found, the plot thickens.
Always a Bride, 58minutes
Directed by Noel M. Smith
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors George Reeves, Rosemary Lane, Virginia Brissac, Edwin Stanley, Ferris Taylor, James Hayter
Rating52% 2.624932.624932.624932.624932.62493
Wealthy Alice Bond (Rosemary Lane), dissatisfied with her dishwater-dull fiance Marshall Winkler (John Eldredge), throws him over in favor of Michael Stevens (George Reeves). To make certain that her new beau will be acceptable to her parents, Alice contrives to have Michael enter a mayoral campaign. As election day draws close, criminals complicate matters.
Father Is A Prince, 57minutes
Directed by Noel M. Smith
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Grant Mitchell, Nana Bryant, John Litel, George Reeves, Lee Patrick, Jan Clayton
Rating62% 3.1414453.1414453.1414453.1414453.141445
Carpet-sweeper manufacturer Mr. Bower (Grant Mitchell), runs his home like he runs his carpet-sweeper factory: pinching pennies, turning off lights, and interfering in every aspect of his loved ones' private lives. He is trying to manage things at home and attempting to hoodwink the IRS at the factory, and is on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
Code of the Secret Service, 58minutes
Directed by Noel M. Smith
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Crime
Actors Eddie Foy, Jr., Ronald Reagan, Moroni Olsen, Rosella Towne, Jack Mower, John Gallaudet
Rating51% 2.565272.565272.565272.565272.56527
United States Secret Service Lieutenant Brass Bancroft (Ronald Reagan) and his partner, Gabby Watters (Eddie Foy, Jr., producer Bryan Foy's brother), seek engraving plates stolen from the U.S. Treasury Department, and the investigation leads Bancroft and Watters to pursue a counterfeiting ring in Mexico. Along the way, Bancroft is falsely blamed for the death of a fellow Secret Service agent, escapes from jail, captures the leader of the counterfeiting ring, and wins the heart of his love interest, Elaine (Rosella Towne).
On Dress Parade, 1h2
Directed by William Clemens, Noel M. Smith
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell, Leo Gorcey, Bernard Punsly
Rating59% 2.953342.953342.953342.953342.95334
A hero of World War I, Colonel William Duncan (Don Douglas), is on his deathbed. He summons his old friend, Colonel Mitchell Reiker (John Litel) to ask him if he will care for his son Slip (Leo Gorcey) when he dies. Reiker agrees, and when Duncan passes, Slip, who does not want to leave the neighborhood he grew up in, is tricked into attending the military school that Reiker is in charge of.
Secret Service of the Air, 1h1
Directed by Noel M. Smith
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors John Litel, Ronald Reagan, James Stephenson, Eddie Foy, Jr., Rosella Towne, John Ridgely
Rating57% 2.858712.858712.858712.858712.85871
An undercover Secret Service agent stumbles upon a smuggling ring transporting people from Mexico into the United States by air. When he pulls a gun on the pilot on one such trip, the pilot sends the aircraft into a sudden climb, causing the agent to tumble back into the cabin; the pilot then pulls a lever which opens the cabin floor, sending the agent and six illegal immigrants plummeting to their deaths.