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Rowland V. Lee
Director

Rowland V. Lee

5 Sep 1891Born
21 Dec 1975Died
84Age at death
66Credits

Biography

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Rowland Vance Lee (born September 6, 1891, Findlay, Ohio — died December 21, 1975, Palm Desert, California) was a U.S. film actor, director, writer, and producer. His acting profession was fairly short lived. His main profession was directing, but he would write scripts on occasion. He worked at Fox, Paramount , Warners and RKO.

Lee directed the 1940 black-and-white film The Son of Monte Cristo, starring Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett and George Sanders.

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He was one of the 11 co-directors of Paramount Pictures' all-star revue Paramount on Parade (1930).

He also directed The Guilty Generation (1931), Zoo in Budapest (1933), Son of Frankenstein (1939), The Tower of London (1939) and The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944).

He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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Known for

Filmography

  1. 1959The Big FishermanFilm: Writer
  2. 1945Captain KiddFilm: Director
  3. 1944The Bridge of San Luis ReyFilm: Director
  4. 1942Powder TownFilm: Director
  5. 1940The Son of Monte CristoFilm: Director
  6. 1939Tower of LondonFilm: Director
  7. 1939The Sun Never SetsFilm: Director
  8. 1939Son of FrankensteinFilm: Director
  9. 1938Service de LuxeFilm: Director
  10. 1938Mother Carey's ChickensFilm: Director
  11. 1937The Toast of New YorkFilm: Director
  12. 1937Love from a StrangerFilm: Director
  13. 1936One Rainy AfternoonFilm: Director
  14. 1935The Three MusketeersFilm: Screenplay, Director
  15. 1935Cardinal RichelieuFilm: Director
  16. 1934GamblingFilm: Director
  17. 1934The Count of Monte CristoFilm: Director, Writer
  18. 1933I Am Suzanne!Film: Director, Writer
  19. 1933Zoo in BudapestFilm: Director, Screenplay
  20. 1932That Night in LondonFilm: Director
  21. 1931The Guilty GenerationFilm: Director
  22. 1931The Ruling VoiceFilm: Director, Writer
  23. 1930DerelictFilm: Director
  24. 1930A Man from WyomingFilm: Director
  25. 1930Ladies Love BrutesFilm: Director
  26. 1930The Return of Dr. Fu ManchuFilm: Director
  27. 1930Paramount on ParadeFilm: Director
  28. 1929The Mysterious Dr. Fu ManchuFilm: Director
  29. 1929A Dangerous WomanFilm: Director
  30. 1929The Wolf of Wall StreetFilm: Director
  31. 1928The First KissFilm: Director
  32. 1928Loves of an ActressFilm: Director
  33. 1928Three SinnersFilm: Director
  34. 1928DoomsdayFilm: Director
  35. 1928The Secret HourFilm: Director, Writer
  36. 1927Barbed WireFilm: Director
  37. 1927The Whirlwind of YouthFilm: Director
  38. 1926The Silver TreasureFilm: Director
  39. 1926The OutsiderFilm: Director
  40. 1925HavocFilm: Director
  41. 1925As No Man Has LovedFilm: Director
  42. 1924In Love with LoveFilm: Director
  43. 1923Gentle JuliaFilm: Director
  44. 1923You Can't Get Away with ItFilm: Director
  45. 1923DesireFilm: Director
  46. 1923Alice AdamsFilm: Director
  47. 1922Shirley of the CircusFilm: Director
  48. 1922Mixed FacesFilm: Director
  49. 1922The Dust FlowerFilm: Director
  50. 1922A Self-Made ManFilm: Director
  51. 1922His Back Against the WallFilm: Director
  52. 1922The Men of ZanzibarFilm: Director
  53. 1921The Sea LionFilm: Director
  54. 1921Blind HeartsFilm: Director
  55. 1921The Cup of LifeFilm: Director
  56. 1920A Thousand to OneFilm: Director
  57. 1920Her Husband's FriendFilm: Billy Westover
  58. 1920His Own LawFilm: Jean Saval
  59. 1920Dangerous DaysFilm: Graham Spencer
  60. 1920Water, Water, EverywhereFilm: Arthur Gunther
  61. 1920The Woman in the SuitcaseFilm: W.H. 'Billy' Fiske (as Roland Lee)
  62. 1917The Stainless BarrierFilm: Richard Shelton
  63. 1917Polly AnnFilm: Howard Straightlane
  64. 1917The Mother InstinctFilm: Jacques
  65. 1917Time Locks and DiamondsFilm: Edgar Seymour
  66. 1917Wild Winship's WidowFilm: Archibald Herndon

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