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Roland Asher(1895-1953)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Writer
  • Director
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Roland Asher was born on 2 August 1895 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an assistant director and writer, known for The Last Train from Madrid (1937), Born to Fight (1932) and Chinatown Charlie (1928). He was married to Eula Brooks. He died on 18 April 1953 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornAugust 2, 1895
DiedApril 18, 1953(57)
BornAugust 2, 1895
DiedApril 18, 1953(57)
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Known for

Lew Ayres and Dorothy Lamour in The Last Train from Madrid (1937)
The Last Train from Madrid
6.3
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1937
Janet Chandler and Mitchell Harris in Born to Fight (1932)
Born to Fight
  • Writer
  • 1932
Johnny Hines and Anna May Wong in Chinatown Charlie (1928)
Chinatown Charlie
  • Writer
  • 1928
Lucky Dog
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1933

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
    6.9
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Bill Elliott and Constance Moore in In Old Sacramento (1946)
    In Old Sacramento
    6.3
    • first assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Julie Bishop, Nancy Kelly, William Marshall, Vera Ralston, Ann Rutherford, and Helen Walker in Murder in the Music Hall (1946)
    Murder in the Music Hall
    6.2
    • assistant director (as Rollie Asher)
    • 1946
  • Edward Ashley and Virginia Bruce in Love, Honor and Goodbye (1945)
    Love, Honor and Goodbye
    6.2
    • assistant director (as Rollie Asher)
    • 1945
  • Robert Walker and Chill Wills in See Here, Private Hargrove (1944)
    See Here, Private Hargrove
    6.2
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Song of Russia (1944)
    Song of Russia
    5.9
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Joan Blondell, Ann Sothern, and Margaret Sullavan in Cry 'Havoc' (1943)
    Cry 'Havoc'
    7.0
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Kay Kyser and Marilyn Maxwell in Swing Fever (1943)
    Swing Fever
    6.0
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Air Raid Wardens (1943)
    Air Raid Wardens
    6.1
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Shirley Temple and Dickie Moore in Miss Annie Rooney (1942)
    Miss Annie Rooney
    6.3
    • assistant director (as Rollie Asher)
    • 1942
  • Joan Bennett, Margaret Hamilton, Mischa Auer, George Brent, Glenda Farrell, Una Merkel, Edward Small, Ernest Truex, and Tim Whelan in Twin Beds (1942)
    Twin Beds
    5.4
    • assistant director (as Rollie Asher)
    • 1942
  • Madeleine Carroll, Carolyn Lee, and Fred MacMurray in Virginia (1941)
    Virginia
    6.6
    • assistant director
    • 1941
  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Madeleine Carroll in Safari (1940)
    Safari
    6.1
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Richard Denning, Martha Raye, and Charles Ruggles in The Farmer's Daughter (1940)
    The Farmer's Daughter
    6.7
    • assistant director
    • 1940
  • Madeleine Carroll and Fred MacMurray in Honeymoon in Bali (1939)
    Honeymoon in Bali
    6.3
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1939

Writer

  • Contented Calves
    6.8
    Short
    • story (as Rolly Asher)
    • 1934
  • Lucky Dog
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • 1933
  • Janet Chandler and Mitchell Harris in Born to Fight (1932)
    Born to Fight
    • screenwriter
    • 1932
  • Torchy Passes the Buck (1931)
    Torchy Passes the Buck
    4.7
    Short
    • adaptation
    • 1931
  • Ray Cooke and Franklin Pangborn in Torchy (1931)
    Torchy
    6.0
    Short
    • adaptation and dialogue
    • 1931
  • Johnny Hines and Anna May Wong in Chinatown Charlie (1928)
    Chinatown Charlie
    • writer
    • 1928
  • Oh, Mabel!
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1927
  • Dancing Fools
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1927

Director

  • Cash Customers
    Short
    • Director
    • 1928
  • Broke Out
    Short
    • Director
    • 1928
  • Buster Shows Off (1928)
    Buster Shows Off
    Short
    • Director
    • 1928

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Rollie Asher
  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • August 2, 1895
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • April 18, 1953
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Eula Brooks
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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