Portrait of Richard Rosson

Directing

Richard Rosson

Career

Active from 1912 to 1943, busiest in 1919 and 1927 with 5 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Fine Manners
Fine Manners
GoodWatch score70/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Richard Rosson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.1, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    0.8, average 2.5
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.6, average 2.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

51
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title Β· average score 46
White Witch Doctor
White Witch Doctor (1953)
GoodWatch score 46

Second Unit Director

1940s

3 titles Β· average score 53
The Sea of Grass
The Sea of Grass (1947)
GoodWatch score 33

Second Unit Director

Corvette K-225
Corvette K-225 (1943)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Apache Trail
Apache Trail (1942)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

1930s

10 titles Β· average score 63
Stand Up and Fight
Stand Up and Fight (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

Second Unit Director

Too Hot to Handle
Too Hot to Handle (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

Second Unit Director

Hideaway
Hideaway (1937)

Director

Behind The Headlines
Behind The Headlines (1937)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

West Point of the Air
West Point of the Air (1935)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Today We Live
Today We Live (1933)
GoodWatch score 34

Co-Director

Scarface
Scarface (1932)
GoodWatch score 85

Co-Director

The Crowd Roars
The Crowd Roars (1932)
GoodWatch score 70

Assistant Director

Tiger Shark
Tiger Shark (1932)
GoodWatch score 63

Assistant Director

Ten Cents a Dance
Ten Cents a Dance (1931)
GoodWatch score 64

Assistant Director

1920s

13 titles Β· average score 70
The Very Idea
The Very Idea (1929)

Director

Road House
Road House (1928)

Director

Dead Man's Curve
Dead Man's Curve (1928)

Director

Rolled Stockings
Rolled Stockings (1927)

Director

Blonde or Brunette
Blonde or Brunette (1927)

Director

The Wizard
The Wizard (1927)

Director

Shootin' Irons
Shootin' Irons (1927)

Director

Ritzy
Ritzy (1927)

Director

Fine Manners
Fine Manners (1926)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Always the Woman
Always the Woman (1922)

as Mahmud

For Those We Love
For Those We Love (1921)

as Jimmy Arnold

Her Face Value
Her Face Value (1921)

as Eddie Malone

1910s

24 titles Β· average score 50
The Poor Boob
The Poor Boob (1919)

as Jimmy Borden

The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden (1919)

as Colin Craven

Peggy Does Her Darndest
Peggy Does Her Darndest (1919)

as Bob Ensloe

Her Father's Keeper
Her Father's Keeper (1917)

Director

Seventeen
Seventeen (1916)

as Johnny Watson

Sherlock Bonehead
Sherlock Bonehead (1914)

as Bert Smith - Secret Service Agent

The Patchwork Girl of Oz
The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914)
GoodWatch score 52

as Danx

By the Sun's Rays
By the Sun's Rays (1914)
GoodWatch score 51

as The Bandit (as Dick Rosson)

The Magic Cloak of Oz
The Magic Cloak of Oz (1914)
GoodWatch score 48

as Mary's Father (uncredited)

Richelieu
Richelieu (1914)

as FranΓ§ois

How Fatty Made Good
How Fatty Made Good (1913)

as Zeb

Bettina's Substitute, or There's No Fool Like an Old Fool
Bettina's Substitute, or There's No Fool Like an Old Fool (1912)

as Bettina's Substitute