Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
IMDbPro

William Rowland(1898-1983)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Director
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
William Rowland was born on 10 September 1898 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Women in the Night (1948), This Rebel Breed (1960) and Harvest of Hate (1940). He died on 14 February 1983 in the USA.
BornSeptember 10, 1898
DiedFebruary 14, 1983(84)
BornSeptember 10, 1898
DiedFebruary 14, 1983(84)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels

Photos1

View Poster

Known for

Women in the Night (1948)
Women in the Night
4.7
  • Writer
  • 1948
This Rebel Breed (1960)
This Rebel Breed
5.6
  • Producer
  • 1960
Arturo de Córdova and Fernando Soler in Harvest of Hate (1940)
Harvest of Hate
  • Producer
  • 1940
Paul Ellis, Martin Garralaga, George J. Lewis, Azucena Maizani, and Eva Ortega in Di que me quieres (1939)
Di que me quieres
  • Producer
  • 1939

Credits

IMDbPro

Producer

  • Violent Zone (1989)
    Violent Zone
    4.3
    • associate producer
    • 1989
  • The Very Friendly Neighbors
    • producer
    • 1972
  • The Wild Scene (1970)
    The Wild Scene
    4.7
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • The Psycho Lover (1970)
    The Psycho Lover
    5.5
    • producer
    • 1970
  • Una vergine per un bastardo (1966)
    Una vergine per un bastardo
    5.2
    • producer (english version)
    • 1966
  • Tobo the Happy Clown
    • co-producer (as William A. Rowland)
    • 1965
  • This Rebel Breed (1960)
    This Rebel Breed
    5.6
    • producer
    • 1960
  • The George Gobel Show (1954)
    The George Gobel Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1954–1960
  • Barton Hepburn and Shirley Ross in A Song for Miss Julie (1945)
    A Song for Miss Julie
    5.2
    • associate producer
    • 1945
  • Wendy Barrie, Doris Nolan, and Gordon Oliver in Follies Girl (1943)
    Follies Girl
    5.3
    • producer
    • 1943
  • Fannie Hurst, Harry E. Yarnell, Johannes Steel, and Claude Pepper in International Forum No. 3 (1941)
    International Forum No. 3
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 1941
  • George F. Eliot, Linton Wells, Ralph Ingersoll, and Wythe Williams in International Forum No. 2 (1941)
    International Forum No. 2
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 1941
  • William L. Shirer, Linton Wells, Wythe Williams, and Dorothy Thompson in International Forum No. 1 (1941)
    International Forum No. 1
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 1941
  • Arturo de Córdova and Fernando Soler in Harvest of Hate (1940)
    Harvest of Hate
    • producer
    • 1940
  • Paul Ellis, Martin Garralaga, George J. Lewis, Azucena Maizani, and Eva Ortega in Di que me quieres (1939)
    Di que me quieres
    • producer
    • 1939

Writer

  • Reflections of Passion (1975)
    Reflections of Passion
    • presenter
    • 1975
  • The Wild Scene (1970)
    The Wild Scene
    4.7
    • original story
    • 1970
  • This Rebel Breed (1960)
    This Rebel Breed
    5.6
    • story "All God's Children"
    • 1960
  • Nan Peterson in The Louisiana Hussy (1959)
    The Louisiana Hussy
    5.3
    • unconfirmed (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Women in the Night (1948)
    Women in the Night
    4.7
    • original story
    • 1948
  • Mujer contra mujer
    • Writer
    • 1946
  • Paul Ellis, Martin Garralaga, George J. Lewis, Azucena Maizani, and Eva Ortega in Di que me quieres (1939)
    Di que me quieres
    • story
    • 1939
  • Boswell Sisters
    6.8
    Short
    • writer
    • 1933
  • Nick Kenny's Radio Thrills No. 2
    Short
    • script
    • 1933
  • Nick Kenny's Radio Thrills No. 1
    Short
    • script
    • 1933
  • Art Jarrett
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1932
  • Morton Downey in America's Greatest Composers Series, #2
    Short
    • story
    • 1932
  • Street Singer
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1932
  • Morton Downey in America's Greatest Composers Series, #1 (1932)
    Morton Downey in America's Greatest Composers Series, #1
    Short
    • story
    • 1932

Director

  • The Wild Scene (1970)
    The Wild Scene
    4.7
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Tobo the Happy Clown
    • new scenes (as William A. Rowland)
    • 1965
  • This Rebel Breed (1960)
    This Rebel Breed
    5.6
    • additional scenes
    • 1960
  • Women in the Night (1948)
    Women in the Night
    4.7
    • Director
    • 1948
  • Mujer contra mujer
    • Director
    • 1946
  • Evelyn Ankers, Micheline Cheirel, Inez Cooper, Jerome Cowan, Alan Curtis, and Jack Holt in Flight to Nowhere (1946)
    Flight to Nowhere
    4.5
    • Director
    • 1946
  • Barton Hepburn and Shirley Ross in A Song for Miss Julie (1945)
    A Song for Miss Julie
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1945
  • Wendy Barrie, Doris Nolan, and Gordon Oliver in Follies Girl (1943)
    Follies Girl
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Fannie Hurst, Harry E. Yarnell, Johannes Steel, and Claude Pepper in International Forum No. 3 (1941)
    International Forum No. 3
    Short
    • Director
    • 1941
  • George F. Eliot, Linton Wells, Ralph Ingersoll, and Wythe Williams in International Forum No. 2 (1941)
    International Forum No. 2
    Short
    • Director
    • 1941
  • William L. Shirer, Linton Wells, Wythe Williams, and Dorothy Thompson in International Forum No. 1 (1941)
    International Forum No. 1
    Short
    • Director
    • 1941
  • Arturo de Córdova and Fernando Soler in Harvest of Hate (1940)
    Harvest of Hate
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Perfidia (1939)
    Perfidia
    • Director
    • 1939

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • W. R. 'Ray' Rowland
  • Born
    • September 10, 1898
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • February 14, 1983
    • USA
  • Other works
    Story: "All God's Children" (filmed as This Rebel Breed (1960)).

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

You have no recently viewed pages
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.