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Roland West is a Director, Scriptwriter and Producer American born on 20 february 1885 at Cleveland (USA)

Roland West

Roland West
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Nationality USA
Birth 20 february 1885 at Cleveland (USA)
Death 31 march 1952 (at 67 years) at Santa Monica (USA)

Roland West, né le 20 février 1885 à Cleveland (Ohio) et mort à Santa Monica (Californie) le 31 mars 1952, est un réalisateur américain.

Biography

Roland West fut marié aux actrices Lola Lane et Jewel Carmen et eut une grande histoire avec Thelma Todd.

Best films

Alibi
Alibi
(1929)
(Director) The Dove
The Dove
(1927)
(Director)

Usually with

Hal C. Kern
Hal C. Kern
(5 films)
Ray June
Ray June
(3 films)
Chester Morris
Chester Morris
(3 films)
William Cameron Menzies
William Cameron Menzies
(3 films)
Joseph Schenck
Joseph Schenck
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Roland West (10 films)

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Director

Corsair
Corsair (1931)
, 1h15
Directed by Roland West
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Actors Chester Morris, Thelma Todd, Fred Kohler, Ned Sparks, William Austin, Frank McHugh
Rating56% 2.8441252.8441252.8441252.8441252.844125
A college football hero, John Hawks (Morris) lets himself be goaded by a wealthy socialite, Alison Corning (Loyd/Todd), into forgoing a job coaching the college team to be "a real man, and make real money" in the big city with her father, Stephen Corning (Emmett Corrigan), on Wall Street. He soon has more than he can stomach, making money by bilking the poor out of their meager savings with junk bonds. Mr. Corning tells John he doesn't have it what it takes to succeed in the brutal world of share trading. John replies he will seek a new line of work where he will not go after elderly widows' savings.
The Bat Whispers
The Bat Whispers (1930)
, 1h23
Directed by Roland West
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Horror, Crime
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Chester Morris, Una Merkel, Chance Ward, Richard Tucker, Wilson Benge, Maude Eburne
Rating62% 3.1484553.1484553.1484553.1484553.148455
A mysterious criminal by the name of "The Bat" eludes police and then finally announces his retirement to the country, while a wealthy Cornelia Van Gorder takes up residence in the estate of a famous banker. Along with her maid Lizzie, her niece Dale, and a bank teller disguised as a gardener, she is terrorized by a series of strange events seemingly set in motion by the mysterious Bat. Possible suspects include a doctor, an elderly police lieutenant, a butler, a handyman, and a big-city cop.
The Bat
The Bat (1926)
, 1h26
Directed by Roland West
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror, Crime
Themes Théâtre, Ghost films, Films based on plays, Comedy horror films
Actors Tullio Carminati, Jewel Carmen, Louise Fazenda, Emily Fitzroy, George Beranger, Arthur Housman
Rating64% 3.245093.245093.245093.245093.24509
Writer Cornelia Van Gorder (Fitzroy) rents a house for the summer. In the house, people search for hidden loot while a caped killer (nicknamed "The Bat") murders them one by one.
The Monster
The Monster (1925)
, 1h26
Directed by Roland West
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Horror
Themes Ghost films, Films based on plays, Comedy horror films
Actors Lon Chaney, Johnny Arthur, Gertrude Olmstead, Hallam Cooley, Charles Sellon, Walter James
Rating61% 3.095883.095883.095883.095883.09588
Johnny Goodlittle (Johnny Arthur), an aspiring detective, enters an abandoned sanitorium while investigating a disappearance. Here, he discovers that Ziska, a renegade mad doctor, has taken over the asylum. Now Ziska has captured Betty, Johnny's romantic interest, to use in his mad experiments.
The Unknown Purple
The Unknown Purple (1923)
, 1h32
Directed by Roland West
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Henry B. Walthall, Alice Lake, Stuart Holmes, Helen Ferguson, Frankie Lee, Dorothy Phillips

After his release from prison, an inventor develops an eerie purple light that renders him invisible, enabling him to seek revenge on his unfaithful wife and his crooked business partner.
The Silver Lining
The Silver Lining (1921)

Directed by Roland West
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Coit Albertson, Jewel Carmen, Leslie Austin, Virginia Valli, J. Herbert Frank, Julia Swayne Gordon

While discussing heredity, a man recalls the story of two orphan girls to a pair of cohorts at a ball. Angel (Carmen) is adopted by crooks who teach her to steal, while Evelyn (Valli) is the criminally inclined girl adopted by a wealthy family. When Angel steals a watch from a passenger on the train, the man refuses to press charges and enlists her help in his confidence scheme in Havana. Evelyn is engaged to marry the promising author Robert Ellington (Austin), but after a quarrel, the writer goes to Havana and meets and falls for Angel. Ellington is scheduled to leave on a ship but gives his ticket to Johnson (Albertson), the secret agent and con man. Angel watches tearfully as the boat pulls away before Ellington reveals he loves her, and the two are left in happiness. The film ends as the story teller turning and pointing out the couple dancing at the ball.

Scriptwriter

Corsair
Corsair (1931)
, 1h15
Directed by Roland West
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Actors Chester Morris, Thelma Todd, Fred Kohler, Ned Sparks, William Austin, Frank McHugh
Rating56% 2.8441252.8441252.8441252.8441252.844125
A college football hero, John Hawks (Morris) lets himself be goaded by a wealthy socialite, Alison Corning (Loyd/Todd), into forgoing a job coaching the college team to be "a real man, and make real money" in the big city with her father, Stephen Corning (Emmett Corrigan), on Wall Street. He soon has more than he can stomach, making money by bilking the poor out of their meager savings with junk bonds. Mr. Corning tells John he doesn't have it what it takes to succeed in the brutal world of share trading. John replies he will seek a new line of work where he will not go after elderly widows' savings.
The Bat Whispers
The Bat Whispers (1930)
, 1h23
Directed by Roland West
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Horror, Crime
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Chester Morris, Una Merkel, Chance Ward, Richard Tucker, Wilson Benge, Maude Eburne
Roles Writer
Rating62% 3.1484553.1484553.1484553.1484553.148455
A mysterious criminal by the name of "The Bat" eludes police and then finally announces his retirement to the country, while a wealthy Cornelia Van Gorder takes up residence in the estate of a famous banker. Along with her maid Lizzie, her niece Dale, and a bank teller disguised as a gardener, she is terrorized by a series of strange events seemingly set in motion by the mysterious Bat. Possible suspects include a doctor, an elderly police lieutenant, a butler, a handyman, and a big-city cop.
The Bat
The Bat (1926)
, 1h26
Directed by Roland West
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror, Crime
Themes Théâtre, Ghost films, Films based on plays, Comedy horror films
Actors Tullio Carminati, Jewel Carmen, Louise Fazenda, Emily Fitzroy, George Beranger, Arthur Housman
Roles Writer
Rating64% 3.245093.245093.245093.245093.24509
Writer Cornelia Van Gorder (Fitzroy) rents a house for the summer. In the house, people search for hidden loot while a caped killer (nicknamed "The Bat") murders them one by one.