About

Known credits:
21
Birthday:
1900-11-06
Place of birth:
Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Website:
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Rowland Brown

Overview

Rowland Brown (November 6, 1900 – 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.

Known for

Directing
1936 The Devil Is a Sissy Directing Director 59
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1933 Blood Money Directing Director 59
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1932 Hell's Highway Directing Director 59
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1931 Quick Millions Directing Director 59
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Writing
1952 Kansas City Confidential Writing Story 61
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1946 Nocturne Writing Story 58
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1940 Johnny Apollo Writing Screenplay 59
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1938 Angels with Dirty Faces Writing Story 65
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1938 Boy of the Streets Writing Story 58
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1936 The Devil Is a Sissy Writing Story 59
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1933 Blood Money Writing Writer 59
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1932 Hell's Highway Writing Writer 59
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1932 What Price Hollywood? Writing Writer 59
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1932 State's Attorney Writing Screenplay 59
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1932 State's Attorney Writing Dialogue 59
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1931 Skyline Writing Writer N/A
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1931 Quick Millions Writing Screenplay 59
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1930 The Doorway to Hell Writing Story 59
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1929 Points West Writing Scenario Writer N/A
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1929 Fugitives Writing Writer N/A
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Crew
1950 The Nevadan Crew Additional Dialogue 58
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