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Rowland Brown(1897-1963)

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  • Director
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Rowland Brown was born on 6 November 1897 in Akron, Ohio, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Les anges aux figures sales (1938), La boule rouge (1933) and Au seuil de l'enfer (1932). He was married to Karen van Ryan and Marie Helis. He died on 6 May 1963 in Costa Mesa, California, USA.
BornNovember 6, 1897
DiedMay 6, 1963(65)
BornNovember 6, 1897
DiedMay 6, 1963(65)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, and The Dead End Kids in Les anges aux figures sales (1938)
Les anges aux figures sales
7.9
  • Writer
  • 1938
George Bancroft in La boule rouge (1933)
La boule rouge
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1933
Richard Dix in Au seuil de l'enfer (1932)
Au seuil de l'enfer
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1932
Au Seuil de l'Enfer (1930)
Au Seuil de l'Enfer
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1930

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Writer



  • Dan Duryea in Climax! (1954)
    Climax!
    6.5
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1957
  • John Bromfield and Maxie Rosenbloom in Damon Runyon Theater (1955)
    Damon Runyon Theater
    7.9
    TV Series
    • original story
    • 1955
  • John Payne in Le quatrième homme (1952)
    Le quatrième homme
    7.3
    • story
    • 1952
  • Randolph Scott in L'homme du Nevada (1950)
    L'homme du Nevada
    6.3
    • additional dialogue
    • 1950
  • Lynn Bari, Virginia Huston, and George Raft in Nocturne (1946)
    Nocturne
    6.5
    • story
    • 1946
  • Tyrone Power and Dorothy Lamour in Johnny Apollo (1940)
    Johnny Apollo
    6.9
    • screen play
    • 1940
  • Ellen Drew and George Raft in The Lady's from Kentucky (1939)
    The Lady's from Kentucky
    6.1
    • story
    • 1939
  • Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, and The Dead End Kids in Les anges aux figures sales (1938)
    Les anges aux figures sales
    7.9
    • from a story by
    • 1938
  • Jackie Cooper in Boy of the Streets (1937)
    Boy of the Streets
    5.7
    • original story
    • 1937
  • James Stewart, Robert Young, and Florence Rice in Les cadets de la mer (1937)
    Les cadets de la mer
    6.6
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Freddie Bartholomew, Mickey Rooney, and Jackie Cooper in Au seuil de la vie (1936)
    Au seuil de la vie
    6.7
    • story
    • 1936
  • Warner Baxter, Ann Loring, and Margo in Robin des Bois d'Eldorado (1936)
    Robin des Bois d'Eldorado
    5.9
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Widow's Might
    • Writer
    • 1935
  • Leave It to Blanche
    • Writer
    • 1934
  • What Happened to Harkness?
    • story
    • 1934

Director



  • Freddie Bartholomew, Mickey Rooney, and Jackie Cooper in Au seuil de la vie (1936)
    Au seuil de la vie
    6.7
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • George Bancroft in La boule rouge (1933)
    La boule rouge
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1933
  • Richard Dix in Au seuil de l'enfer (1932)
    Au seuil de l'enfer
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1932
  • Spencer Tracy and Marguerite Churchill in Fortunes rapides (1931)
    Fortunes rapides
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1931

Additional Crew



  • Warner Baxter, Ann Loring, and Margo in Robin des Bois d'Eldorado (1936)
    Robin des Bois d'Eldorado
    5.9
    • treatment (uncredited)
    • 1936

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 1.83 m
  • Born
    • November 6, 1897
    • Akron, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • May 6, 1963
    • Costa Mesa, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Karen van RyanJuly 1942 - ? (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    Story: "A Handful of Clouds" (filmed as Au Seuil de l'Enfer (1930))

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    Temperamental screenwriter and occasional director of the 1930s. Moved to Hollywood in the mid-'20s, finding work as a prop boy on the Universal lot. By 1926 he was working as a gagman for 'Reginald Denny'. He wrote several moderately successful gangster movies in the early 1930s, their "authentic feel" rumored to have been enhanced by his having been a bootlegger with mob ties during Prohibition. Career stalled after being fired, first from directing Le chevalier de Londres (1934) by Alexander Korda, then by David O. Selznick from Une étoile est née (1937). Little heard of after 1940.

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