Valentin Vaala was born in 1909 Helsinki to a Russian-Finnish family. Vaala began his career in the 20s and was noticed in Finland for his international and modern style. Overall his career was a long one, and he ended up directing 44 feature films between 1929 and 1963.
Mustat silmät
Juurakon Hulda
Kun isä tahtoo…
Mieheke
Rikas tyttö
Koskenlaskijan morsian
The Women of Niskavuori
Sininen varjo
Kaikki rakastavat
Laveata tietä
Mustalaishurmaaja
Helsingin kuuluisin liikemies
Vaimoke
Sysmäläinen
Antreas ja syntinen Jolanda
Loviisa – Niskavuoren nuori emäntä
Morsian yllättää
People in the Summer Night
Minäkö isä!
Vihreä kulta
