Sid Rogell (January 16, 1900 – November 15, 1973) was an American film producer. He became

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's production chief in 1948 following

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's departure but only lasted two years. He was the nephew of the director

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. He was married to the actress

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Selected filmography

* '' Among the Missing'' (1934) * '' Name the Woman'' (1934) * '' The Line-Up'' (1934) * '' The Hell Cat'' (1934) * '' Unknown Woman'' (1935) * ''

Murder, My Sweet ''Murder, My Sweet'' (released as ''Farewell, My Lovely'' in the United Kingdom) is a 1944 American film noir, directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Dick Powell, Claire Trevor and Anne Shirley (in her final film before retirement). The fi ...

'' (1944) * ''

The Devil Thumbs a Ride ''The Devil Thumbs a Ride'' is a 1947 American film noir directed by Felix E. Feist and featuring Lawrence Tierney, Ted North, Nan Leslie and Betty Lawford. It was produced and distributed by RKO Pictures. Plot Steve Morgan (Tierney) is a c ...

'' (1947) * '' Born to Kill'' (1947) * '' The Big Steal'' (1949) * ''

Payment on Demand ''Payment on Demand'' is a 1951 American Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Bette Davis and Barry Sullivan (actor), Barry Sullivan. The screenplay by Bernhardt and Bruce Manning chronicles a marriage ...

'' (1951) * ''

The Company She Keeps ''The Company She Keeps'' is a 1951 American drama film directed by John Cromwell and starring Lizabeth Scott, Jane Greer Jane Greer (born Bettejane Greer; September 9, 1924 – August 24, 2001) was an American film and television actres ...

'' (1951) * ''

My Forbidden Past ''My Forbidden Past'' is a 1951 American historical film, historical film noir directed by Robert Stevenson (director), Robert Stevenson and starring Robert Mitchum and Ava Gardner. Adapted by Leopold Atlas from Polan Banks' novel ''Carriage Ent ...

'' (1951) * ''

On Dangerous Ground ''On Dangerous Ground'' is a 1951 film noir directed by Nicholas Ray, starring Robert Ryan and Ida Lupino, and produced by John Houseman. The screenplay was written by A. I. Bezzerides based on the 1945 novel '' Mad with Much Heart'' by Ge ...

'' (1951) * '' The Pace That Thrills'' (1952) * ''

At Sword's Point ''At Sword's Point'', also known as ''Sons of the Three Musketeers'', is a 1952 American historical action adventure film directed by Lewis Allen and starring Cornel Wilde and Maureen O'Hara. It was shot in Technicolor by RKO Radio Pictures. T ...

'' (1952)

References

Bibliography

* Edmund G. Bansak. ''Fearing the Dark: The Val Lewton Career''. McFarland, 2003.

External links

* 1900 births 1973 deaths Film producers from Missouri American film studio executives 20th-century American Jews Burials at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery People from St. Joseph, Missouri 20th-century American businesspeople {{US-film-producer-stub