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

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. He worked on many films for the low-budget Chesterfield Pictures 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

Hal Roach Studios Hal Roach Studios was an American motion picture and television production studio. Known as ''The Laugh Factory to the World'', it was founded by producer Hal Roach and business partners Dan Linthicum and I.H. Nance as the Rolin Film Company on Ju ...

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

* ''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 ''Notorious but Nice'' is a 1933 pre-Code American sound film drama directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Marian Marsh, Betty Compson and Don Dillaway. It was produced and distributed by B movie studio Chesterfield Motion Pictures. The film ...

'' (1933) * '' Love Is Dangerous'' (1933) * '' The Ghost Walks'' (1934) * '' Death from a Distance'' (1935) * '' Manhattan Butterfly'' (1935) * '' False Pretenses'' (1935) * '' Red Lights Ahead'' (1936) * ''

In Paris, A.W.O.L. ''In Paris, A.W.O.L.'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Roland D. Reed and starring Lola Lane, Irene Ware and Lawrence Gray. Mank p.268 The film's sets were designed by the art director Edward C. Jewell. It was later reissued under the ...

'' (1936) * ''

August Weekend ''August Weekend'' or ''August Week End'' or ''Week-End Madness'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Valerie Hobson, Paul Harvey and G. P. Huntley. The screenplay was adapted by Paul Perez from a story by Fait ...

'' (1936) * '' The Stu Erwin Show'' (1950-55) * '' ABC Mystery Theater'' (1951-54) * '' Beulah'' (1950-53) * ''

My Little Margie ''My Little Margie'' is an American television situation comedy 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 Ro ...

'' (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

* 1894 births 1972 deaths Film producers from New York (state) Artists from New York City American film editors {{US-film-bio-stub