Person
Rowland V. Lee
Directing · 1891–1975 · Findlay, Ohio, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rowland V. Lee, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Son of Frankenstein
Director
Gentle Julia
Director
Desire
Director
The Count of Monte Cristo
Director
Captain Kidd
Director
The Toast of New York
Director
Shirley of the Circus
Director
Love from a Stranger
Director
The Son of Monte Cristo
Director
Polly Ann
Howard Straightlane
Filmography
- 1959The Big FishermanWriter
- 1945Captain KiddDirector
- 1944The Bridge of San Luis ReyProducer
- 1942Powder TownDirector
- 1940The Son of Monte CristoDirector
- 1939Tower of LondonProducer
- 1939The Sun Never SetsDirector
- 1939Son of FrankensteinDirector
- 1938Service de LuxeDirector
- 1938Mother Carey's ChickensDirector
- 1937The Toast of New YorkDirector
- 1937Love from a StrangerDirector
- 1936One Rainy AfternoonDirector
- 1935The Three MusketeersScreenplay
- 1935Cardinal RichelieuDirector
- 1934GamblingDirector
- 1934The Count of Monte CristoDirector
- 1933I Am Suzanne!Director
- 1933Zoo in BudapestDirector
- 1932That Night in LondonDirector
- 1932The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest CaseProduction Supervisor
- 1932Monte Carlo MadnessDialogue
- 1931Captain CraddockDialogue
- 1931The Guilty GenerationDirector
- 1931The Ruling VoiceDirector
- 1930DerelictProducer
- 1930A Man from WyomingDirector
- 1930Ladies Love BrutesDirector
- 1930The Return of Dr. Fu ManchuDirector
- 1930Paramount on ParadeDirector
- 1929The Mysterious Dr. Fu ManchuDirector
- 1929A Dangerous WomanDirector
- 1929The Wolf of Wall StreetDirector
- 1928The First KissDirector
- 1928Loves of an ActressDirector
- 1928Three SinnersDirector
- 1928DoomsdayDirector
- 1928The Secret HourDirector
- 1927Barbed WireDirector
- 1927The Whirlwind of YouthDirector
- 1926The Silver TreasureDirector
- 1926The OutsiderDirector
- 1925HavocDirector
- 1925As No Man Has LovedDirector
- 1924In Love with LoveDirector
- 1923Gentle JuliaDirector
- 1923You Can't Get Away with ItDirector
- 1923DesireDirector
- 1923Alice AdamsAdaptation
- 1922Shirley of the CircusDirector
- 1922Mixed FacesDirector
- 1922The Dust FlowerDirector
- 1922A Self-Made ManDirector
- 1922His Back Against the WallDirector
- 1922The Men of ZanzibarDirector
- 1921The Sea LionDirector
- 1921Blind HeartsDirector
- 1921The Cup of LifeDirector
- 1920A Thousand to OneDirector
- 1920Her Husband's FriendBilly Westover
- 1920His Own LawJean Saval
- 1920Dangerous DaysGraham Spencer
- 1920Water, Water, EverywhereArthur Gunther
- 1920The Woman in the SuitcaseW.H. 'Billy' Fiske (as Roland Lee)
- 1917The Stainless BarrierRichard Shelton
- 1917Polly AnnHoward Straightlane
- 1917The Mother InstinctJacques
- 1917Wild Winship's WidowArchibald Herndon
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