Rowland Brown
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
WritingBirthday
November 6, 1900Deathday
May 6, 1963Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
16Place of birth
Canton, Ohio, U.S.Crew credits
Kansas City Confidential
StoryThe Doorway to Hell
StoryAngels with Dirty Faces
StoryBlood Money
Writer, DirectorNocturne
StoryJohnny Apollo
ScreenplayWhat Price Hollywood?
WriterHell's Highway
Writer, DirectorQuick Millions
Screenplay, DirectorThe Devil is a Sissy
Story, DirectorBoy of the Streets
StoryThe Nevadan
Additional DialogueState's Attorney
Dialogue, ScreenplaySkyline
WriterPoints West
Scenario WriterFugitives
Writer