Richard Rosson

American filmmaker (1893-1953)

0.61body-of-work score · ranked #1303 of 2631 directors · 1 film in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
April 4, 1893 · New York City
Died
May 31, 1953 · Pacific Palisades
Nationality
United States
Work
film director, actor, screenwriter, film actor
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Richard Rosson
Motion Picture Classic · Public domain

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1

    1932 · United States · drama, crime, action

    National Film Registry (inducted 1994) · Criterion Collection spine #1239 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.614 citations

Complete filmography

All 19 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

  • 1917Her Father's Keeper
  • 1926Fine Manners
  • 1927Blonde or Brunette
  • 1927Ritzy
  • 1927Rolled Stockings
  • 1927Shootin' Irons
  • 1927The Wizard
  • 1928Dead Man's Curve
  • 1928Road House
  • 1928The Escape
  • 1929The Very Idea
  • 1931Ten Cents a Dance
  • 1932Scarface
  • 1933Today We Live
  • 1935West Point of the Air
  • 1936Come and Get It
  • 1937Behind the Headlines
  • 1937Hideaway
  • 1943Corvette K-225