Rowland V. Lee
- Born
- September 5, 1891
- Died
- December 21, 1975 (84 years old)
- Place of birth
- Findlay, Ohio, USA
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. 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
- 1959The Big FishermanFilm · Writer, Producer
- 1945Captain KiddFilm · Director★ 6.3
- 1944The Bridge of San Luis ReyFilm · Producer, Director
- 1942Powder TownFilm · Director
- 1940The Son of Monte CristoFilm · Director, Producer
- 1939Tower of LondonFilm · Producer, Director★ 6.1
- 1939The Sun Never SetsFilm · Director, Producer
- 1939Son of FrankensteinFilm · Director, Producer★ 6.7
- 1938Service de LuxeFilm · Director
- 1938Mother Carey's ChickensFilm · Director
- 1937The Toast of New YorkFilm · Director
- 1937Love from a StrangerFilm · Director
- 1936One Rainy AfternoonFilm · Director
- 1935The Three MusketeersFilm · Screenplay, Director
- 1935Cardinal RichelieuFilm · Director
- 1934GamblingFilm · Director
- 1934The Count of Monte CristoFilm · Director, Writer★ 6.8
- 1933I Am Suzanne!Film · Director, Writer
- 1933Zoo in BudapestFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1932That Night in LondonFilm · Director
- 1932The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest CaseFilm · Production Supervisor
- 1932Monte Carlo MadnessFilm · Dialogue
- 1931Captain CraddockFilm · Dialogue
- 1931The Guilty GenerationFilm · Director
- 1931The Ruling VoiceFilm · Director, Writer
- 1930DerelictFilm · Producer, Director
- 1930A Man from WyomingFilm · Director
- 1930Ladies Love BrutesFilm · Director
- 1930The Return of Dr. Fu ManchuFilm · Director, Producer
- 1930Paramount on ParadeFilm · Director
- 1929The Mysterious Dr. Fu ManchuFilm · Director, Producer
- 1929A Dangerous WomanFilm · Director
- 1929The Wolf of Wall StreetFilm · Director
- 1928The First KissFilm · Director
- 1928Loves of an ActressFilm · Director, Scenario Writer
- 1928Three SinnersFilm · Director, Producer
- 1928DoomsdayFilm · Director, Producer
- 1928The Secret HourFilm · Director, Writer
- 1927Barbed WireFilm · Director, Adaptation
- 1927The Whirlwind of YouthFilm · Director
- 1926The Silver TreasureFilm · Director
- 1926The OutsiderFilm · Director
- 1925HavocFilm · Director
- 1925As No Man Has LovedFilm · Director
- 1924In Love with LoveFilm · Director
- 1923Gentle JuliaFilm · Director
- 1923You Can't Get Away with ItFilm · Director
- 1923DesireFilm · Director
- 1923Alice AdamsFilm · Adaptation, Director
- 1922Shirley of the CircusFilm · Director
- 1922Mixed FacesFilm · Director
- 1922The Dust FlowerFilm · Director
- 1922A Self-Made ManFilm · Director, Scenario Writer
- 1922His Back Against the WallFilm · Director
- 1922The Men of ZanzibarThe Men of ZanzibarFilm · Director
- 1921The Sea LionFilm · Director
- 1921Blind HeartsFilm · Director
- 1921The Cup of LifeFilm · Director
- 1920A Thousand to OneFilm · Director
