Rowland V. Lee
Known for
Rowland V. Lee earns a living as an American director whose contribution is settled long before an audience sees anything. If one credit has to stand in for the rest, it is 'Son of Frankenstein'. Whatever else appears, horror runs through the filmography. The output is more consistent than it is loud.
Rowland V. Lee
55 Directed
Rowland V. Lee earns a living as an American director whose contribution is settled long before an audience sees anything. If one credit has to stand in for the rest, it is 'Son of Frankenstein'. Whatever else appears, horror runs through the filmography. The output is more consistent than it is loud.
Movies
Director
Son of Frankenstein
1939
Director
The Count of Monte Cristo
1934
Director
Captain Kidd
1945
Director
Tower of London
1939
Director
Paramount on Parade
1930
Director
The Three Musketeers
1935
Director
The Toast of New York
1937
Director
The Sun Never Sets
1939
Director
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
1930
Director
Love from a Stranger
1937
Director
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
1929
Director
The Son of Monte Cristo
1940
Director
Service de Luxe
1938
Director
One Rainy Afternoon
1936
Director
Cardinal Richelieu
1935
Director
The Guilty Generation
1931
Director
Barbed Wire
1927
Director
Zoo in Budapest
1933
Director
The Ruling Voice
1931
Director
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
1944
Director
Mother Carey's Chickens
1938
Director
The Wolf of Wall Street
1929
Director
The Sea Lion
1921
Director
Ladies Love Brutes
1930
Director
A Dangerous Woman
1929
Director
Powder Town
1942
Director
Doomsday
1928
Director
I Am Suzanne!
1933
Full Filmography
The Big Fisherman
Writer
1959
Film
Captain Kidd
Director
1945
Film
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Director
1944
Film
Powder Town
Director
1942
Film
The Son of Monte Cristo
Director
1940
Film
Tower of London
Director
1939
Film
The Sun Never Sets
Director
1939
Film
Son of Frankenstein
Director
1939
Film
Service de Luxe
Director
1938
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Rowland V. Lee still alive?
Rowland V. Lee passed away on December 21, 1975 at age 84.
What are the most famous roles of Rowland V. Lee?
Rowland V. Lee is best known for directing Son of Frankenstein, The Count of Monte Cristo, Tower of London.
How many movies has Rowland V. Lee directed?
Over a 55-year career (since 1920), Rowland V. Lee has directed or written 55 films and worked on 0 TV shows.
What was Rowland V. Lee's first movie?
The career of Rowland V. Lee began with A Thousand to One (1920).
What is Rowland V. Lee's most recent movie or series?
Rowland V. Lee's most recent release is The Big Fisherman, which premiered on August 4, 1959.
Rowland V. Lee
1891-09-05 · Findlay, Ohio, USA
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.Rowland V. Lee, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.