Walter Courtney Rowden Explained

Walter Courtney Rowden was a British screenwriter and film director.^[1] He is sometimes referred to as William Courtney Rowden.^[2] He was known for Corinthian Jack (1921), Daniel Deronda (1921), Simple Simon (1922), and Vanity Fair (1922). His other credits include The Prisoner of Zenda (1915), At Trinity Church I Met My Doom (1922), and Hornet's Nest (1923).^[3]

Selected filmography

Screenwriter

• The Prisoner of Zenda (1915)
• Rupert of Hentzau (1915)
• Westward Ho! (1919)
• Hobson's Choice (1920)
• Calvary (1920)
• The Sheik (1922)
• Hornet's Nest (1923)

Director

• Daniel Deronda (1921)
• Corinthian Jack (1921)
• Vanity Fair (1922)
• A Tale of Two Cities (1922)

References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20090115070630/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/10614 BFI.org
2. Scott p.70
3. Web site: IMDB. Update by imdb.com.

Bibliography

• Scott, Ian. From Pinewood to Hollywood: British Filmmakers in American Cinema, 1910-1969. Palgrave MacMillan, 2010.