Roland D. Reed (July 7, 1894–July 15, 1972) was an American

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, producer and

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. He worked on many films for the low-budget

Chesterfield Pictures Chesterfield Motion Picture Corporation, generally shortened to Chesterfield Pictures, was an American film production company of the 1920s and 1930s. The company head was George R. Batcheller, and the company worked in tandem with its sister stud ...

and later started '' Roland Reed Productions, Inc.'' that shut down in November 1956. In addition to TV series, Reed made industrial and Christian films as well as television commercials that were filmed at

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Personal life

The son of Daniel Morton Reed and Ella G. Hulse, Roland Daniel Reed was born in Middletown, New York. He had three wives, Laura Muzzio (1913). Dorothy Venita Smith (1930) and Dorothy Belle Eddy (1935).

Selected filmography

Theatrical

* ''The House of Terror'' (1928) 10-chapter serial, now considered lostWorkman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 324. . * '' Notorious but Nice'' (1933) * '' Love Is Dangerous'' (1933) * ''

The Ghost Walks ''The Ghost Walks'' is a 1934 American comedy mystery film directed by Frank R. Strayer starring John Miljan and June Collyer. Plot On a stormy night, a theatrical producer, his secretary, and playwright Prescott Ames are stranded when their c ...

'' (1934) * '' Death from a Distance'' (1935) * '' Manhattan Butterfly'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1935) * ''

Red Lights Ahead ''Red Lights Ahead'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Roland D. Reed and starring Andy Clyde, Lucile Gleason and Roger Imhof. It was the last film released by the Poverty Row studio Chesterfield Pictures before it became part of Republi ...

'' (1936) * '' In Paris, A.W.O.L.'' (1936) * '' August Weekend'' (1936)

Television

* ''

The Stu Erwin Show ''The Stu Erwin Show'' (also known as ''Trouble with Father'') is an American sitcom which aired on ABC from 1950 to 1955. Only four of the series’ five seasons on the network included new episodes; the 1953–54 season consisted entirely of ...

'' (1950-55) * ''

ABC Mystery Theater ''ABC Mystery Theater'', also known as just simply ''Mystery Theater'' or ''Mystery Theatre'', was an American radio anthology, crime and mystery series from the 1950s. The program starred originally, actor Robert Carroll in the title role of ...

'' (1951-54) * '' Beulah'' (1950-53) * ''

My Little Margie ''My Little Margie'' is an American television sitcom starring Gale Storm and Charles Farrell that alternated between CBS and NBC from 1952 to 1955. The series was created by Frank Fox and produced in Los Angeles, California, at Hal Roach Stud ...

'' (1952-1955) * ''

Rocky Jones, Space Ranger ''Rocky Jones, Space Ranger'' is an American science fiction television serial originally broadcast in syndication from February to November 1954. The show lasted for only two seasons and, though syndicated sporadically, dropped into obscurity ...

'' (1953) * '' Waterfront'' (1955)

References

Bibliography

* Michael R. Pitts. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

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