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Directing

Arthur Rosson

Career

Active from 1913 to 1938, busiest in 1925 with 9 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for 100% American
100% American
GoodWatch score64/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Arthur Rosson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.7, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.3, average 5.5
  • Dark Humor
    1.1, average 2.8
  • Melancholy
    3.0, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 4
  • Silent Film Era 4
  • Classic Cinema 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Classic Western 3
  • Simple Narrative 3
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Family Drama 2
  • Good vs Evil 2
  • Early Hollywood 2
  • Adventure 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

75
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title ยท average score 48
Heller in Pink Tights
Heller in Pink Tights (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

Second Unit Director

1950s

5 titles ยท average score 63
The Jayhawkers!
The Jayhawkers! (1959)
GoodWatch score 62

Second Unit

The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments (1956)
GoodWatch score 81

Assistant Director

Living It Up
Living It Up (1954)
GoodWatch score 62

Second Unit Director

The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
GoodWatch score 55

Second Unit Director

The Cariboo Trail
The Cariboo Trail (1950)
GoodWatch score 53

Second Unit Director

1940s

6 titles ยท average score 73
Red River
Red River (1948)
GoodWatch score 88

Co-Director, Second Unit Director

Unconquered
Unconquered (1947)
GoodWatch score 76

Second Unit Director

The Outlaw
The Outlaw (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

Second Unit Director

Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
GoodWatch score 70

Second Unit Director

Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire (1941)
GoodWatch score 83

Second Unit Director

North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police (1940)
GoodWatch score 63

Second Unit Director

1930s

15 titles ยท average score 74
Union Pacific
Union Pacific (1939)
GoodWatch score 74

Second Unit Director

King of the Sierras
King of the Sierras (1938)

Director

Boots of Destiny
Boots of Destiny (1937)

Screenplay, Director

Trailing Trouble
Trailing Trouble (1937)

Director

The Plainsman
The Plainsman (1936)
GoodWatch score 81

Second Unit Director

Ebb Tide
Ebb Tide (1932)

Director

Flaming Guns
Flaming Guns (1932)

Director

Hidden Gold
Hidden Gold (1932)

Director

The Wide Open Spaces
The Wide Open Spaces (1931)

Director

The Mounted Stranger
The Mounted Stranger (1930)

Adaptation, Director

Trailing Trouble
Trailing Trouble (1930)

Director, Novel

The Concentratin' Kid
The Concentratin' Kid (1930)

Director

1920s

32 titles
The Long, Long Trail
The Long, Long Trail (1929)

Director

Points West
Points West (1929)

Director

The Last Outlaw
The Last Outlaw (1927)

Director

Set Free
Set Free (1927)

Director

You'd Be Surprised
You'd Be Surprised (1926)

Director

Wet Paint
Wet Paint (1926)

Director

The Fighting Demon
The Fighting Demon (1925)

Director

Tearing Through
Tearing Through (1925)

Director

The Meddler
The Meddler (1925)

Director

Straight Through
Straight Through (1925)

Director

Little Johnny Jones
Little Johnny Jones (1923)

Director

The Fire Bride
The Fire Bride (1922)

Director

1910s

16 titles ยท average score 64
Sahara
Sahara (1919)

Director

The Coming of the Law
The Coming of the Law (1919)

Scenario Writer, Director

Rough-Riding Romance
Rough-Riding Romance (1919)

Director

100% American
100% American (1918)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Headin' South
Headin' South (1918)

Assistant Director

The Man Who Made Good
The Man Who Made Good (1917)

Director

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

Director

A Successful Failure
A Successful Failure (1917)

Director

Panthea
Panthea (1917)

Assistant Director

The Spirit of the Flag
The Spirit of the Flag (1913)

as Bonita's Father

The Wall of Money
The Wall of Money (1913)

as Rosson - Factory Employee

The Mystery of Yellow Aster Mine
The Mystery of Yellow Aster Mine (1913)

as Rosson - Reid's Brother