Directing

Roy Rowland

Born December 31, 1910 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died June 29, 1995 · aged 84

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,…

Known For

The Foreigner

The Foreigner · 2017

MovieActionThriller

Quan is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love – his teenage daughter – dies in an Irish Republican Army car bombing. His relentless search to find the terrorists leads to a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official whose own past may hold the clues to the identities of the elusive killers.

Hollywood Party

Hollywood Party · 1937

Hollywood Party

MovieComedyMusic

Elissa Landi and Charley Chase host an East Asian themed garden tea party in Hollywood. After introducing a few Hollywood luminaries who are attending the party, they present a number of musical and/or dance performances to entertain the crowd. This set of performances also includes ethnic Chinese actress Anna May Wong modeling some fashions she brought back from her first ever trip to China. Through it all, one of the guests, already inebriated, is having a few problems mixing and serving the cocktails he wants.

The Outriders

The Outriders · 1950

Late in the Civil War, three Confederate soldiers escape from a Union prison camp in Missouri. They soon fall into the hands of pro-Confederate raiders, who force them to act as "outriders" (escorts) for a civilian wagon train that will be secretly transporting Union gold from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to St. Louis, Missouri. The three men are to lead the wagons into a raider trap in Missouri, but one of them starts to have misgivings....

You, the People

You, the People · 1940

You, the People

This MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short features a big city crime boss's attempt to use his crime "machine" to fraudulently win reelection for the current corrupt mayor. By using several illegal tactics, and aided by voter apathy, the crime boss nearly continues his control of the city.

Think First

Think First · 1939

Episode 24 of the Crime Does Not Pay series. Margie Smith (Laraine Day) works as a waitress at a drive in restaurant. She likes to date and look nice but on her salary, she can't keep up with everyone else. However, a friend shows her that stealing is easy, cool and lets you dress like success. At first, it works out just fine, but remember--this is a Crime Does Not Pay film and you KNOW she'll soon get caught and prosecuted.

Hit the Deck

Hit the Deck · 1955

MovieComedyMusic

Sailors on leave in San Francisco get mixed up in love and show business.

Witness to Murder

Witness to Murder · 1954

Witness to Murder

MovieCrimeDrama

A woman fights to convince the police that she witnessed a murder while looking out her bedroom window.

Hollywood Party

Hollywood Party · 1934

Hollywood Party

MovieComedyMusic

Jimmy Durante is jungle movie star Schnarzan the Conqueror, but the public is tiring of his fake lions. When Baron Munchausen comes to town with real man-eating lions, Durante throws him a big Hollywood star-studded party so that he might use the lions in his next movie. But, his film rival sneaks into the party to buy the lions before Durante.

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The Foreigner

The Foreigner · 2017

MovieActionThriller

Quan is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love – his teenage daughter – dies in an Irish Republican Army car bombing. His relentless search to find the terrorists leads to a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official whose own past may hold the clues to the identities of the elusive killers.

Electrician

Hollywood Party

Hollywood Party · 1937

Hollywood Party

MovieComedyMusic

Elissa Landi and Charley Chase host an East Asian themed garden tea party in Hollywood. After introducing a few Hollywood luminaries who are attending the party, they present a number of musical and/or dance performances to entertain the crowd. This set of performances also includes ethnic Chinese actress Anna May Wong modeling some fashions she brought back from her first ever trip to China. Through it all, one of the guests, already inebriated, is having a few problems mixing and serving the cocktails he wants.

Director

The Outriders

The Outriders · 1950

Late in the Civil War, three Confederate soldiers escape from a Union prison camp in Missouri. They soon fall into the hands of pro-Confederate raiders, who force them to act as "outriders" (escorts) for a civilian wagon train that will be secretly transporting Union gold from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to St. Louis, Missouri. The three men are to lead the wagons into a raider trap in Missouri, but one of them starts to have misgivings....

Director

You, the People

You, the People · 1940

You, the People

This MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short features a big city crime boss's attempt to use his crime "machine" to fraudulently win reelection for the current corrupt mayor. By using several illegal tactics, and aided by voter apathy, the crime boss nearly continues his control of the city.

Director

Think First

Think First · 1939

Episode 24 of the Crime Does Not Pay series. Margie Smith (Laraine Day) works as a waitress at a drive in restaurant. She likes to date and look nice but on her salary, she can't keep up with everyone else. However, a friend shows her that stealing is easy, cool and lets you dress like success. At first, it works out just fine, but remember--this is a Crime Does Not Pay film and you KNOW she'll soon get caught and prosecuted.

Director

Hit the Deck

Hit the Deck · 1955

MovieComedyMusic

Sailors on leave in San Francisco get mixed up in love and show business.

Director

Witness to Murder

Witness to Murder · 1954

Witness to Murder

MovieCrimeDrama

A woman fights to convince the police that she witnessed a murder while looking out her bedroom window.

Director

Hollywood Party

Hollywood Party · 1934

Hollywood Party

MovieComedyMusic

Jimmy Durante is jungle movie star Schnarzan the Conqueror, but the public is tiring of his fake lions. When Baron Munchausen comes to town with real man-eating lions, Durante throws him a big Hollywood star-studded party so that he might use the lions in his next movie. But, his film rival sneaks into the party to buy the lions before Durante.

Director

Jack Pot

Jack Pot · 1940

MovieDramaCrime

This entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series deals with illegal gambling and bookmaking.

Director

Slander

Slander · 1957

A tabloid magazine threatens to ruin a television performer's career.

Director

Many Rivers to Cross

Many Rivers to Cross · 1955

Many Rivers to Cross

MovieWesternComedy

Robert Taylor and Eleanor Parker star as a Kentucky backwoodsman and the woman who will NOT let anything interfere with her plans to marry him in this humorous romantic adventure through the American Frontier of 1798.

Director

Meet Me in Las Vegas

Meet Me in Las Vegas · 1956

Meet Me in Las Vegas

MovieComedyMusic

Chuck Rodwell is a gambling cowboy who discovers that he's lucky at the roulette wheel if he holds hands with dancer Marie. However, Marie doesn't like to hold hands with him, at least not in the beginning...

Director

Lost Angel

Lost Angel · 1943

Alpha's been raised along scientific principles, and will make Mike Regan a great human interest story for his paper. But when his interview prompts Alpha to run away from the institute and ask him to show her some magic, Mike gets more responsibility than he bargained for. Especially since another story of his, one involving gangsters, has also come home to roost.

Director

Gun Glory

Gun Glory · 1957

An ex-gunslinger returns home; shunned by townsfolk he is the only one who knows how to stop a ruthless cattleman from driving his herd through their town.

Director

Boys' Ranch

Boys' Ranch · 1946

MovieAdventureDrama

A juvenile delinquent is sent to a rehabilitation ranch, but he immediately proves to be a troublemaker.

Director

Bugles in the Afternoon

Bugles in the Afternoon · 1952

Bugles in the Afternoon

Old enemies stationed together at an Army post vie for the same woman.

Director

Two Weeks with Love

Two Weeks with Love · 1950

Two Weeks with Love

MovieComedyMusic

The Robinson family are spending two weeks of summer vacation at a resort in the Catskills. Older daughter Patti vies with her friend, Valeria, for the affections of Demi Armendez but Patti is at a disadvantage because her parents think she is too young for boys. But with Patti singing at an amateur show and a dance, her adventures in quest of Armendez ends happily.

Director

Tenth Avenue Angel

Tenth Avenue Angel · 1948

Tenth Avenue Angel

Flavia's been told that her Aunt Susan's fiancé, Steve, has been on a trip around the world, but in truth he's finished his prison term. Steve wonders how he can make some money and is approached by his old associates. When Flavia discovers the truth about Steve, she loses all faith in her family and in God, and it will take a miracle to restore Flavia's belief and keep Steve out of trouble.

Director

Mental Poise

Mental Poise · 1938

In this comedic short, a psychoanalyst encounters a patient who eerily resembles himself.

Director

Killer McCoy

Killer McCoy · 1947

Tommy McCoy grew up poor and scrappy. As a young man he discovers that he can fight with his powerful right arm. He becomes successful at boxing, however he has an alcoholic father.

Director

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime · 1949

Scene of the Crime

MovieCrimeMystery

A cop investigates the shooting of another policeman... that may have been involved in crooked activities.

Director

These Wilder Years

These Wilder Years · 1956

These Wilder Years

A man tries to find a son he gave up for adoption years ago.

Director

The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. · 1953

The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

MovieFamilyFantasy

Young Bart Collins lives with his widowed mother Heloise. The major blight on Bart's existence is the hated piano lessons he is forced to endure under the tutelage of the autocratic Dr. Terwilliker. Bart feels that his mother has fallen under Terwilliker's sinister influence, and gripes to visiting plumber August Zabladowski, without much result. While grimly hammering away at his lessons, Bart dozes off and enters a fantastical musical dream.

Director

Land Raiders

Land Raiders · 1969

MovieActionDrama

An outlaw committing a string of robberies and murders manages to blame the crimes on Apaches, bringing about an Indian war.

Producer