Biography
Rowland Brown (November 6, 1900 β May 6, 1963), born Chauncey Rowland Brown in Canton, Ohio, was an American screenwriter and film director, whose career as a director ended in the early 1930s after he started many more films than he finished. He walked out of State's Attorney (1932), starring John Barrymore. He was abruptly replaced as director of The Scarlet Pimpernel. As a writer, he was credited with twenty or so films including two Academy Award nominations, one in the 11th Academy Awards for Best Original Story Angels with Dirty Faces and another in the 4th Academy Awards for Doorway to Hell.
Filmography
all 19
Movies 19
Writer 15
Director 4
Writer
Kansas City Confidential (1952)
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Writer
The Nevadan (1950)
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Writer
Nocturne (1946)
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Writer
Johnny Apollo (1940)
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Writer
The Lady's from Kentucky (1939)
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Writer
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
Movie
4.4
Writer
Boy of the Streets (1938)
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Writer
Navy Blue and Gold (1937)
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Director
The Devil Is a Sissy (1936)
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Writer
Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936)
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Director
Blood Money (1933)
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Director
Hell's Highway (1932)
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Writer
What Price Hollywood? (1932)
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Writer
State's Attorney (1932)
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Writer
Skyline (1931)
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Director
Quick Millions (1931)
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Writer
The Doorway to Hell (1930)
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Writer
Points West (1929)
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Writer
Fugitives (1929)
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Ratings
Average 5.75
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1929
1932
1936
1937
1952
Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1897-11-06
Deathday1963-05-06 (65 years old)
Birth PlaceAkron, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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