| Wales stars in a few early sound western features and shorts for Big 4, Imperial, Superior, Denver Dixon's Security company, and Reliable. He also stars in the serial, THE VOICE FROM THE SKY (Ben Wilson, 1930). |
 | Wally Wales Starring roles only - one serial and some western features and shorts. SOUND FILMS ONLY. Special thanks to Les Adams for this filmography. |
| Year | Title | Company | Director | Leading Lady |
| 1930 | THE VOICE FROM THE SKY (10 chapter serial) | Wilson Prod. | Ben Wilson | Jean Delores (Neva Garber) |
| 1930 | TRAILS OF DANGER (aka TRAILS OF PERIL) | Big 4 | Alvin J. Neitz (Alan James) | Virginia Brown Faire |
| 1930 | BREED OF THE WEST | Big 4 | Alvin J. Neitz (Alan James) | Virginia Brown Faire |
| 1931 | RED FORK RANGE | Big 4 | Alvin J. Neitz (Alan James) | Ruth Mix |
| 1931 | HELL'S VALLEY | Big 4 | Alvin J. Neitz (Alan James) | Virginia Brown Faire |
| 1931 | SO THIS IS ARIZONA | Big 4 | J. P. McGowan | Lorraine LaVal |
| 1931 | RIDERS OF THE CACTUS | Big 4 | David Kirkland | Lorraine LaVal |
| 1931 | FLYING LARIATS | Big 4 | David Kirkland | Bonnie Jean Gray |
| Then came a couple year break where Wales had no starring roles. | ||||
| 1934 | THE ADVENTURES OF TEXAS JACK (17 minute short) | Security | Denver Dixon | Victoria Vinton |
| 1934 | POTLUCK PARDS (short) (Wales is billed as "Walt Williams" in this.) |
Reliable / B & B Prod. |
Bernard B. Ray | Josephine Hill |
| 1934 | ARIZONA CYCLONE (20 minute short) | Imperial | Robert Emmett (Tansey) | Karla Cowan |
| 1934 | THE SUNDOWN TRAIL (18 minute short) | Imperial | Robert Emmett (Tansey) | Fay McKenzie |
| 1934 | CARRYING THE MAIL (19 minute short) | Imperial | Robert Emmett (Tansey) | Peggy Djarling |
| 1934 | THE DESERT MAN (20 minute short) | Imperial | Robert Emmett (Tansey) | Peggy Djarling |
| 1934 | PALS OF THE WEST (20 minute short) | Imperial | Robert Emmett (Tansey) | Dorothy Crittin |
| 1934 | THE LONE RIDER (21 minute short) | Imperial | Robert Emmett (Tansey) | Merla (Myrla) Bratton |
| 1934 | WEST OF THE LAW (26 minute short) | Imperial | Robert Emmett (Tansey) | Myrla Bratton |
| 1934 | THE WAY OF THE WEST | Empire/Superior | Robert Emmett (Tansey) | Myrla Bratton |
 Above is a tradepaper ad for Wales in THE VOICE FROM THE SKY (Ben Wilson, 1930). Film Daily had several blurbs in their November and December, 1929 issues relating to the completion and release of this ten chapter serial. VOICE was among the lost / missing for decades, but some picture elements were recently discovered. "Jean Delores" is really Neva Gerber and she did several earlier serials for Ben F. Wilson.  (From Old Corral collection) Above is a well worn title lobby card from TRAILS OF DANGER (Big 4, 1930; aka TRAILS OF PERIL), one of Wales' early talkies for National Players/Big 4 which was released in late 1930. The gal is Virginia Browne Faire, frequent heroine in silents and early 1930s sound oaters. Note the mention of this film as "an All Talking WESTERN". The white hoss is the "horse with a mottled face and many names" which is documented in the Trusty Steeds/Movie Horse section on the Old Corral.  (Courtesy of Les Adams) Above - Robert Walker waits for Wales to enter the saloon in the above lobby card and crop/blowup from the early sound oater, BREED OF THE WEST (Big 4, 1930).  (Courtesy of Ed Tabor) Above is lobby card and crop/blowup from the Wally Wales starrer RIDERS OF THE CACTUS (Big 4, 1931). On the far left is Buzz Barton, and Wally Wales is atop the white cayuse. Les Adams was able to identify the big man facing Barton as Gus Anderson, and the smiling rider next to Wales appears to be Sam J. Garrett, a champion roper of the 1930s.  (Courtesy of Les Adams) Above - Wales and heroine Lorraine LaVal in an exotic pose from RIDERS OF THE CACTUS (Big 4, 1931).  From the August 12, 1932 Film Daily, available at the Internet Archive. 1932 issues of Film Daily and Motion Picture Herald trade publications had several articles about shoestring independent producer Mitchell Leichter forming NAPA, an independent production company. Leichter had plans for a series of eight westerns with Wally Wales, famous horse Silver King, and Jacques Jaccard was to direct. That didn't happen.  (Courtesy of Les Adams) The Bud 'n' Ben shorts from Reliable Pictures had Benny Corbett in a lead role and he was often paired up with Jack Perrin. An exception was POTLUCK PARDS (Reliable, 1934) with Wales as the star ... and for some unknown reason, he's billed as "Walt Williams". Above are Wales and Josephine Hill in a scene from POTLUCK. Hill was married to Jack Perrin and they had a daughter. But they divorced in the 1930s. |
