Portrait of Rowland V. Lee

Directing

Rowland V. Lee

Career

Active from 1917 to 1959, with a break from 1946 to 1958, busiest in 1920 and 1922 with 6 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Son of Frankenstein
Son of Frankenstein
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Rowland V. Lee Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.4, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Cringe Humor
    0.9, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 5
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Family Secrets 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Silent Era Drama 2
  • Mistaken Identity 2
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Political Maneuvering 2
  • Silent Film 2
  • Slow Burn 2
  • Betrayal 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

69
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title ยท average score 49
The Big Fisherman
The Big Fisherman (1959)
GoodWatch score 49

Producer, Writer

1940s

4 titles ยท average score 56
Captain Kidd
Captain Kidd (1945)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944)
GoodWatch score 45

Director, Producer

Powder Town
Powder Town (1942)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

The Son of Monte Cristo
The Son of Monte Cristo (1940)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Producer

1930s

25 titles ยท average score 63
Son of Frankenstein
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
GoodWatch score 82

Director, Producer

Tower of London
Tower of London (1939)
GoodWatch score 72

Producer, Director

Mother Carey's Chickens
Mother Carey's Chickens (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Love from a Stranger
Love from a Stranger (1937)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

The Toast of New York
The Toast of New York (1937)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

One Rainy Afternoon
One Rainy Afternoon (1936)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Cardinal Richelieu
Cardinal Richelieu (1935)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers (1935)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay, Director

The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Writer

Zoo in Budapest
Zoo in Budapest (1933)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay, Director

The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu (1930)
GoodWatch score 55

Producer, Director

Paramount on Parade
Paramount on Parade (1930)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

1920s

34 titles ยท average score 64
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu (1929)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Producer

The Wolf of Wall Street
The Wolf of Wall Street (1929)

Director

A Dangerous Woman
A Dangerous Woman (1929)

Director

Loves of an Actress
Loves of an Actress (1928)

Scenario Writer, Director

Doomsday
Doomsday (1928)

Director, Producer

The First Kiss
The First Kiss (1928)

Director

Barbed Wire
Barbed Wire (1927)
GoodWatch score 69

Adaptation, Director

The Sea Lion
The Sea Lion (1921)

Director

Her Husband's Friend
Her Husband's Friend (1920)

as Billy Westover

The Woman in the Suitcase
The Woman in the Suitcase (1920)

as W.H. 'Billy' Fiske (as Roland Lee)

His Own Law
His Own Law (1920)

as Jean Saval

Dangerous Days
Dangerous Days (1920)

as Graham Spencer

1910s

5 titles
Wild Winship's Widow
Wild Winship's Widow (1917)

as Archibald Herndon

The Stainless Barrier
The Stainless Barrier (1917)

as Richard Shelton

The Mother Instinct
The Mother Instinct (1917)

as Jacques

Time Locks and Diamonds
Time Locks and Diamonds (1917)

as Edgar Seymour

Polly Ann
Polly Ann (1917)

as Howard Straightlane