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Noel M. Smith(1893-1955)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Noel M. Smith was born on 22 May 1893 in Rockland, California, USA. Noel was a director and writer, known for Secret Service of the Air (1939), Private Detective (1939) and Kid Speed (1924). Noel was married to Adeline Louise Paulson and Louise Fazenda. Noel died on 20 September 1955 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 22, 1893
DiedSeptember 20, 1955(62)
BornMay 22, 1893
DiedSeptember 20, 1955(62)
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Known for

Ronald Reagan, Ila Rhodes, and James Stephenson in Secret Service of the Air (1939)
Secret Service of the Air
5.7
  • Director(as Noel Smith)
  • 1939
Private Detective (1939)
Private Detective
5.9
  • Director(as Noel Smith)
  • 1939
Dorothy Dwan and Larry Semon in Kid Speed (1924)
Kid Speed
5.8
Short
  • Director(as Noel Mason Smith)
  • 1924
The Snarl of Hate
  • Director(as Noel Mason Smith)
  • 1927

Credits

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Director

  • Rita Moreno and Dennis Morgan in Cattle Town (1952)
    Cattle Town
    5.4
    • Director (as Noel Smith)
    • 1952
  • Gang Busters (1942)
    Gang Busters
    7.0
    • Director (as Noel Smith)
    • 1942
  • Charles Bickford, Frank Albertson, Evelyn Ankers, and Cecil Kellaway in Burma Convoy (1941)
    Burma Convoy
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1941
  • Lee Patrick and Regis Toomey in The Nurse's Secret (1941)
    The Nurse's Secret
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1941
  • Here Comes Happiness (1941)
    Here Comes Happiness
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1941
  • William Lundigan, Charles Waldron, and Maris Wrixon in The Case of the Black Parrot (1941)
    The Case of the Black Parrot
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1941
  • George Reeves, Jan Clayton, and Grant Mitchell in Father Is a Prince (1940)
    Father Is a Prince
    6.2
    • Director (as Noel Smith)
    • 1940
  • George Reeves, John Eldredge, and Rosemary Lane in Always a Bride (1940)
    Always a Bride
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Just a Cute Kid
    5.0
    Short
    • Director (as Noel Smith)
    • 1940
  • George Reeves, Florence Bates, Lucile Fairbanks, George Tobias, and Ernest Truex in Calling All Husbands (1940)
    Calling All Husbands
    6.0
    • Director (as Noel Smith)
    • 1940
  • Rosemary Lane and Wayne Morris in Ladies Must Live (1940)
    Ladies Must Live
    5.6
    • Director (as Noel Smith)
    • 1940
  • Private Detective (1939)
    Private Detective
    5.9
    • Director (as Noel Smith)
    • 1939
  • On Dress Parade (1939)
    On Dress Parade
    6.0
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Noble 'Kid' Chissell, Jack Mower, and Maxie Rosenbloom in Slapsie Maxie's (1939)
    Slapsie Maxie's
    6.2
    Short
    • Director (as Noel Smith)
    • 1939
  • Allen Jenkins, Tom Kennedy, and Jane Wyman in Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite (1939)
    Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
    6.1
    • Director (as Noel Smith)
    • 1939

Writer

  • Allyn Joslyn and Carole Landis in It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog (1946)
    It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
    6.6
    • comedy construction
    • gags (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1946
  • The Snarl of Hate
    • story (as Noel Mason Smith)
    • 1927
  • Pete Gordon, Tommy Hicks, and Blanche Payson in A Flivver Vacation (1926)
    A Flivver Vacation
    Short
    • story
    • 1926
  • Captain Suds
    Short
    • scenario
    • story
    • 1925
  • A Taxi War
    Short
    • story
    • 1925
  • Charles King, Blanche Payson, and Constance Darling in Too Much Mother-in-Law (1925)
    Too Much Mother-in-Law
    Short
    • story
    • 1925
  • Westward Whoa!
    Short
    • story
    • 1925
  • Pete Gordon and Blanche Payson in Crying for Love (1925)
    Crying for Love
    Short
    • scenario
    • story
    • 1925
  • Pete Gordon in Kicked About (1925)
    Kicked About
    Short
    • scenario
    • story
    • 1925
  • Pete Gordon and Larry Rich in Itching for Revenge (1925)
    Itching for Revenge
    Short
    • scenario
    • story
    • 1925
  • Dorothy Dwan and Larry Semon in Kid Speed (1924)
    Kid Speed
    5.8
    Short
    • story (as Noel Mason Smith)
    • 1924
  • Al Alt and Jack Earle in Sahara Blues (1924)
    Sahara Blues
    Short
    • story
    • 1924
  • Her Boy Friend (1924)
    Her Boy Friend
    5.8
    Short
    • Writer (as Noel Mason Smith)
    • 1924
  • Traffic Jams
    Short
    • story
    • 1924
  • A Royal Pair
    Short
    • story
    • 1924

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Steve Cochran and Wildfire the Horse in The Lion and the Horse (1952)
    The Lion and the Horse
    6.3
    • second unit director (as Noel Smith)
    • 1952
  • Peggy Ann Garner and Lon McCallister in The Big Cat (1949)
    The Big Cat
    5.5
    • second unit director (as Noel Smith)
    • 1949
  • Lynn Bari and James Craig in The Man from Texas (1948)
    The Man from Texas
    5.4
    • second unit director (as Noel Smith)
    • 1948
  • Ted Donaldson, Noreen Nash, and Robert Paige in The Red Stallion (1947)
    The Red Stallion
    5.7
    • second unit director (as Noel Smith)
    • 1947
  • Shirley Grey and Jack Oakie in Uptown New York (1932)
    Uptown New York
    6.5
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1932

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Noel Mason
  • Born
    • May 22, 1893
    • Rockland, California, USA
  • Died
    • September 20, 1955
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Adeline Louise PaulsonNovember 3, 1930 - December 31, 1952 (her death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Worked at Vitagraph at the same time Larry Semon did.
  • Nickname
    • Noel Smith

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