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Arthur Rosson(1886-1960)

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Writer
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The brother of cinematographer Harold Rosson, director Richard Rosson and actress Helene Rosson, Arthur Rosson started in films as a stuntman and joined Vitagraph in 1909, later working as an associate director with Cecil B. DeMille for 16 years. By the 1920s he was a full-time director, and from 1929-38 he directed mainly westerns. He was a highly regarded second-unit director, and shot action scenes for such prestigious productions as Viva Villa! (1934), Red River (1948) and The Big Sky (1952), in addition to serving as second-unit director on every DeMille picture from 1939-56.
BornAugust 24, 1886
DiedJune 17, 1960(73)
BornAugust 24, 1886
DiedJune 17, 1960(73)
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Known for

John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, and Joanne Dru in Red River (1948)
Red River
7.7
  • Director
  • 1948
Hoot Gibson in The Mounted Stranger (1930)
The Mounted Stranger
6.7
  • Director
  • 1930
Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Anne Baxter, Yul Brynner, John Carradine, Yvonne De Carlo, John Derek, and Vincent Price in The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Ten Commandments
7.9
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1956
Richard Talmadge in The Fighting Demon (1925)
The Fighting Demon
5.5
  • Director
  • 1925

Credits

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Director



  • John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, and Joanne Dru in Red River (1948)
    Red River
    7.7
    • co-director
    • 1948
  • Rex in King of the Sierras (1938)
    King of the Sierras
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1938
  • Ken Maynard in Trailing Trouble (1937)
    Trailing Trouble
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Ken Maynard in Boots of Destiny (1937)
    Boots of Destiny
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Tom Mix and Tony Jr. the Horse in Flaming Guns (1932)
    Flaming Guns
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1932
  • Judith Barrie, Donald Kirke, and Tom Mix in Hidden Gold (1932)
    Hidden Gold
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1932
  • Women Who Play
    • Director
    • 1932
  • Ebb Tide
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1932
  • The Wide Open Spaces (1931)
    The Wide Open Spaces
    6.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 1931
  • Hoot Gibson in The Concentratin' Kid (1930)
    The Concentratin' Kid
    • Director
    • 1930
  • Hoot Gibson and Margaret Quimby in Trailing Trouble (1930)
    Trailing Trouble
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1930
  • Hoot Gibson in The Mounted Stranger (1930)
    The Mounted Stranger
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1930
  • Sally Eilers and Hoot Gibson in The Long, Long Trail (1929)
    The Long, Long Trail
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1929
  • Hoot Gibson and Alberta Vaughn in Points West (1929)
    Points West
    • Director
    • 1929
  • Ruth Elder and Hoot Gibson in The Winged Horseman (1929)
    The Winged Horseman
    • Director
    • 1929

Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • Sophia Loren, Anthony Quinn, and Steve Forrest in Heller in Pink Tights (1960)
    Heller in Pink Tights
    5.9
    • second unit director
    • 1960
  • The Jayhawkers! (1959)
    The Jayhawkers!
    6.3
    • second unit director
    • 1959
  • Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner in The Buccaneer (1958)
    The Buccaneer
    6.4
    • second unit director
    • 1958
  • The Old Man and the Sea (1958)
    The Old Man and the Sea
    6.9
    • second unit director (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Anthony Quinn, Anthony Franciosa, and Anna Magnani in Wild Is the Wind (1957)
    Wild Is the Wind
    6.6
    • second unit director
    • 1957
  • Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Anne Baxter, Yul Brynner, John Carradine, Yvonne De Carlo, John Derek, and Vincent Price in The Ten Commandments (1956)
    The Ten Commandments
    7.9
    • unit director
    • 1956
  • Janet Leigh, Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, and Sheree North in Living It Up (1954)
    Living It Up
    6.5
    • second unit director
    • 1954
  • Charlton Heston and Eleanor Parker in The Naked Jungle (1954)
    The Naked Jungle
    6.7
    • second unit director
    • 1954
  • Kirk Douglas, Arthur Hunnicutt, Dewey Martin, and Elizabeth Threatt in The Big Sky (1952)
    The Big Sky
    6.9
    • unit director
    • 1952
  • Charlton Heston, James Stewart, Gloria Grahame, Betty Hutton, Dorothy Lamour, and Cornel Wilde in The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
    The Greatest Show on Earth
    6.5
    • unit director
    • 1952
  • Randolph Scott, Karin Booth, and George 'Gabby' Hayes in The Cariboo Trail (1950)
    The Cariboo Trail
    6.0
    • second unit director (as Arthur H.Rosson)
    • 1950
  • William Holden, Glenn Ford, and Ellen Drew in The Man from Colorado (1948)
    The Man from Colorado
    6.6
    • second unit director
    • 1948
  • Robert Mitchum and Barbara Bel Geddes in Blood on the Moon (1948)
    Blood on the Moon
    6.9
    • second unit director (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, and Joanne Dru in Red River (1948)
    Red River
    7.7
    • second unit director (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard in Unconquered (1947)
    Unconquered
    6.9
    • second unit director
    • 1947

Writer



  • Ken Maynard in Boots of Destiny (1937)
    Boots of Destiny
    7.0
    • screenplay
    • 1937
  • Hoot Gibson and Margaret Quimby in Trailing Trouble (1930)
    Trailing Trouble
    5.1
    • novel "Hand 'Em Over"
    • 1930
  • Hoot Gibson in The Mounted Stranger (1930)
    The Mounted Stranger
    6.7
    • adaptation
    • 1930
  • Betty Compson in Always the Woman (1922)
    Always the Woman
    • Writer
    • 1922
  • Tom Mix in The Fighting Streak (1922)
    The Fighting Streak
    • scenario
    • 1922
  • Betty Compson in For Those We Love (1921)
    For Those We Love
    • adaptation
    • 1921
  • Sid Jordan and Tom Mix in The Coming of the Law (1919)
    The Coming of the Law
    • scenario
    • 1919
  • Discord and Harmony (1914)
    Discord and Harmony
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1914
  • The Honor of the Mounted
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1914
  • Bloodhounds of the North
    Short
    • writer
    • 1913
  • The Picket Guard (1913)
    The Picket Guard
    Short
    • writer
    • 1913

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Arthur H.Rosson
  • Born
    • August 24, 1886
    • Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
  • Died
    • June 17, 1960
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Odetta Bray1940 - June 17, 1960 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Novel: "Hand 'Em Over". NOTE: Filmed as Trailing Trouble (1930)).
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Brother of cinematographer Harold Rosson and director Richard Rosson.
  • Nickname
    • Art

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