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Roy Rowland

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Roy Rowland

Born December 31, 1910 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USADied June 29, 199552 films

Roy Rowland (December 31, 1910 – June 29, 1995) was an American film director. He directed a number of films in the 1950s and 1960s including Our Vines Have Tender Grapes, Meet Me in Las Vegas, Rogue Cop, The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T., and The Girl Hunters. Rowland married Ruth Cummings, the niece of Louis B. Mayer and sister of Jack Cummings (MGM producer/director). They had one son, Steve Rowland, born in 1932, who later became a music producer in the UK.

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The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. poster6.2The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.1953

Filmography

52 films as director
  1. 1966The Big Hit of SurcoufDirector
  2. 1965Man Called GringoDirector
  3. 1964Gunfighters of Casa GrandeDirector
  4. 1963The Girl HuntersDirector
  5. 1957Seven Hills of RomeDirector
  6. 1957Gun GloryDirector
  7. 1957SlanderDirector
  8. 1956These Wilder YearsDirector
  9. 1956Meet Me in Las VegasDirector
  10. 1955Hit the DeckDirector
  11. 1955Many Rivers to CrossDirector
  12. 1954Rogue CopDirector
  13. 1954Witness to MurderDirector
  14. 1953The MoonlighterDirector
  15. 1953Affair with a StrangerDirector
  16. 1953The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.Director
  17. 1952Bugles in the AfternoonDirector
  18. 1951Excuse My DustDirector
  19. 1950Two Weeks with LoveDirector
  20. 1950The OutridersDirector
  21. 1949Scene of the CrimeDirector
  22. 1948Tenth Avenue AngelDirector
  23. 1947Killer McCoyDirector
  24. 1947The Romance of Rosy RidgeDirector
  25. 1946Boys' RanchDirector
  26. 1945Our Vines Have Tender GrapesDirector
  27. 1943Lost AngelDirector
  28. 1943A Stranger in TownDirector
  29. 1941Sucker ListDirector
  30. 1940You, the PeopleDirector
  31. 1940Jack PotDirector
  32. 1939Think FirstDirector
  33. 1939How to EatDirector
  34. 1939Home EarlyDirector
  35. 1939Dark MagicDirector
  36. 1939An Hour for LunchDirector
  37. 1939How to Sub-LetDirector
  38. 1938Mental PoiseDirector
  39. 1938Opening DayDirector
  40. 1938How to Watch FootballDirector
  41. 1938How to ReadDirector
  42. 1938The Courtship of the NewtDirector
  43. 1938How to Raise a BabyDirector
  44. 1938An Evening AloneDirector
  45. 1938Music Made SimpleDirector
  46. 1937How to Start the DayDirector
  47. 1937A Night at the MoviesDirector
  48. 1937Song of RevoltDirector
  49. 1937Hollywood PartyDirector
  50. 1937Cinema CircusDirector
  51. 1936Sunkist Stars at Palm SpringsDirector
  52. 1934Hollywood PartyDirector