Roland West
American film director (1885-1952) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 67
Roland West was an American film director, known for his innovative proto-film noir movies of the 1920s and early 1930s. He is however best known for his possible involvement in the death of Hollywood actress Thelma Todd in 1935.
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1952Died31 March 19521931
CorsairFilm, Director, Producer1930
The Bat WhispersFilm, Director, Writer1929
AlibiFilm, Director, Writer1927
The DoveFilm, Director1926
The BatFilm, Director, Producer1925
The MonsterFilm, Director1924DriftwoodFilm, Director1923
The Unknown PurpleFilm, Director1921
NobodyFilm, Director, Writer
The Silver LiningFilm, 1921Director, Writer1918
De Luxe AnnieFilm, Director1917
The SirenFilm, Director1916
A Woman's HonorFilm, Director1885Born20 February 1885
CorsairFilm, Director, Producer1930The Bat WhispersFilm, Director, Writer1929AlibiFilm, Director, Writer1927The DoveFilm, Director1926The BatFilm, Director, Producer1925The MonsterFilm, Director1924DriftwoodFilm, Director1923The Unknown PurpleFilm, Director1921NobodyFilm, Director, WriterThe Silver LiningFilm, 1921Director, Writer1918De Luxe AnnieFilm, Director1917The SirenFilm, Director1916A Woman's HonorFilm, Director1885Born20 February 1885People around Roland
Chester Morris Roland directed The Bat Whispers and Corsair
Norma Talmadge Roland directed The Dove and De Luxe Annie
DeWitt Clarke Jennings Roland directed The Bat Whispers (1930)
Brinsley Shaw Roland directed The Dove (1927)
Lon Chaney Roland directed The Monster (1925)
Una Merkel Roland directed The Bat Whispers (1930)
Noah Beery Jr. Roland directed The Dove (1927)
Alice Lake Roland directed The Unknown Purple (1923)
Jack Pickford Roland produced The Bat (1926)
Helen Ferguson Roland directed The Unknown Purple (1923)
George Fawcett Roland directed Nobody (1921)
Kenneth Harlan Roland directed Nobody (1921)
George Beranger Roland directed The Bat (1926)
Gertrude Olmstead Roland directed The Monster (1925)
Coit Albertson Roland directed The Silver Lining (1921)
Herbert Prior Roland directed The Monster (1925)
Matthew Betz Roland directed The Monster (1925)
William Bakewell Roland directed The Bat Whispers (1930)
Ethel Wales Roland directed The Monster (1925)
Kalla Pasha Roland directed The Dove (1927)
Spencer Charters Roland directed The Bat Whispers (1930)
Lee Shumway Roland directed The Bat (1926)
J. Herbert Frank Also in Nobody and The Silver LiningMaude Eburne Roland directed The Bat Whispers (1930)
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Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1885 to 1952 · aged 67
