Portrait of Rowland Brown

Directing

Rowland Brown

Career

Active from 1929 to 1952, busiest in 1932 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Angels with Dirty Faces
Angels with Dirty Faces
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Rowland Brown Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Wonder
    1.6, average 3.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 6
  • Class Conflict 4
  • 1930s Crime 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Pre-Code Drama 2
  • Tragic Romance 2
  • Pre-Code Era 2
  • Classic Crime Drama 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Film Noir 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

17
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

2 titles ยท average score 67
Kansas City Confidential
Kansas City Confidential (1952)
GoodWatch score 75

Story

The Nevadan
The Nevadan (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

Additional Dialogue

1940s

2 titles ยท average score 61
Nocturne
Nocturne (1946)
GoodWatch score 56

Story

Johnny Apollo
Johnny Apollo (1940)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

1930s

11 titles ยท average score 67
Angels with Dirty Faces
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
GoodWatch score 90

Story

Boy of the Streets
Boy of the Streets (1938)
GoodWatch score 58

Story

The Devil Is a Sissy
The Devil Is a Sissy (1936)
GoodWatch score 57

Story

Widow's Might
Widow's Might (1935)

Writer

Blood Money
Blood Money (1933)
GoodWatch score 76

Director, Writer

What Price Hollywood?
What Price Hollywood? (1932)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer

State's Attorney
State's Attorney (1932)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay, Dialogue

Hell's Highway
Hell's Highway (1932)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer, Director

Quick Millions
Quick Millions (1931)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay, Director

Skyline
Skyline (1931)

Writer

The Doorway to Hell
The Doorway to Hell (1930)
GoodWatch score 60

Story, Original Story

1920s

2 titles
Fugitives
Fugitives (1929)

Writer

Points West
Points West (1929)

Scenario Writer