Son of Frankenstein
1939
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The Count of Monte Cristo is a 1934 American adventure film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Robert Donat and Elissa Landi. Based on the 1844 novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, the story concerns a man who is unjustly imprisoned for 20 years for innocently delivering a letter entrusted to him.
September 6, 1891 · Findlay, Ohio, USA. Died. December 21, 1975 · Palm Desert, California, USA (heart attack) Birth name. Rowland Vance Lee. Mini Bio. Coming from a show business family (his parents were stage actors), Rowland V. Lee began his career as a child actor in stock and on Broadway.
Rowland Vance Lee (born September 6, 1891, Findlay, Ohio — died December 21, 1975, Palm Desert, California) was a U.S. film actor, director, writer, and producer. His acting profession was fairly short lived. His main profession was directing, but he would write scripts on occasion. He worked at Fox, Paramount , Warners and RKO.
Tower of London: Directed by Rowland V. Lee. With Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Barbara O'Neil, Ian Hunter. In the 15th century Richard Duke of Gloucester, aided by his club-footed executioner Mord, eliminates those ahead of him in succession to the throne, then occupied by his brother King Edward IV of England.
Rowland V. Lee. Rowland Vance Lee was a U.S. film director, writer, and producer. Lee directed the 1940 black-and-white film The Son of Monte Cristo, starring Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett and George Sanders. He was one of the 11 co-directors of Paramount Pictures’ all-star revue Paramount on Parade.
(1891–1975). American film director Rowland V. Lee worked during both the silent and sound pictures eras. He worked in a variety of genres but was perhaps best known for the horror film Son of Frankenstein (1939). Rowland Vance Lee was born on September 6, 1891, in Findlay, Ohio.
Movie Highlights. See Full Filmography. Find bio, credits and filmography information for Rowland V. Lee on AllMovie - Because many of his films dealt with British themes or characters, some historians have incorrectly…
