Robert F. Hill was born on April 14, 1886 in Port Rohen, Ontario, Canada. He was a director and writer, known for Shadow of Chinatown (1936), Sundown Trail (1931) and Tarzan the Fearless (1933). He was married to Mary E. and Rhi Galligher. He died on March 18, 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Hill was sent by Universal Pictures to Japan to open a movie studio, where he made friends with a young American consul. The consul told him that other people had tried to open up studios in Japan, only to be scared away by the locals, who faked an uprising and then took over the studio when the Americans had gone back home. He then decided against opening the studio and tried to return to America against Universal's wishes. In the end, he was only granted a re-entry permit after a doctor signed a certificate to the effect that Mrs. Hill needed medical care obtainable only in the United States. Jay Marchant was sent over to open the studio--and wound up being scared away by the local villagers, who then promptly began using the studio themselves.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Deadly Ray from Mars
1966
TV Movie archive footage, uncredited
Tarzan the Fearless
1964
TV Movie as Robert Hill
Wanderers of the West
1941
as Robert Hill
East Side Kids
1940
as Bob Hill
Overland Mail
1939
as Robert Hill
Drifting Westward
1939
as Robert Hill
Wild Horse Canyon
1938
as Robert Hill
Mars Attacks the World
1938
archive footage
Man's Country
1938
as Robert Hill
Whirlwind Horseman
1938
as Robert Hill
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
1938
as Robert Hill
The Painted Trail
1938
as Robert Hill
Million Dollar Racket
1937
as Bob Hill
Flying Fists
1937
as Bob Hill
Mystery Range
1937
as Bob Hill
Feud of the Trail
1937
as Bob Hill
Blake of Scotland Yard
1937/II
as Bob Hill
Blake of Scotland Yard
1937/I
as Bob Hill
The Roaming Cowboy
1937
as Robert Hill
Cheyenne Rides Again
1937
as Bob Hill
Flash Gordon
1936/II
archive footage
Silks and Saddles
1936
as Bob Hill
The Phantom of the Range
1936
as Bob Hill
Law and Lead
1936
as Bob Hill
Two Minutes to Play
1936
as Bob Hill
Rip Roarin' Buckaroo
1936
as Bob Hill
Shadow of Chinatown
1936/II
as Bob Hill
Shadow of Chinatown
1936/I
as Bob Hill
Men of the Plains
1936
as Robert Hill
Idaho Kid
1936
as Robert Hill
Kelly of the Secret Service
1936
as Bob Hill
West of Nevada
1936
as Robert Hill
Prison Shadows
1936
as Bob Hill
Put on the Spot
1936
as Bob Hill
Too Much Beef
1936
as Robert Hill
The Rogues' Tavern
1936
as Bob Hill
Rio Grande Romance
1936
as Robert Hill
Taming the Wild
1936
as Bob Hill
A Face in the Fog
1936
as Bob Hill
Queen of the Jungle
1935/I
as Robert Hill
Danger Trails
1935
as Bob Hill
Queen of the Jungle
1935/II
as Robert Hill
The Vanishing Riders
1935
as Bob Hill
The Texas Rambler
1935
as Bob Hill
The Cyclone Ranger
1935
as Bob Hill
Six Gun Justice
1935
as Bob Hill
Cowboy Holiday
1934
as Bob Hill
Frontier Days
1934
as Robert Hill
Outlaw's Highway
1934
as Bob Hill
Inside Information
1934
as Robert E. Hill
A Demon for Trouble
1934
as Bob Hill
Fighting Playboy
1933
Tarzan the Fearless
1933
as Robert Hill
The Cheyenne Kid
1933
as Robert Hill
The Bride's Bereavement; or, The Snake in the Grass
1932
Short
Come on Danger!
1932
as Robert Hill
The Engineer's Daughter; or, Iron Minnie's Revenge
1932
Short
Love Bound
1932
Sundown Trail
1931
Heroes of the Flames
1931
Spell of the Circus
1931
as Robert Hill
Terry of the 'Times'
1930
as Robert Hill
Melody Lane
1929
Silks and Saddles
1929
Life's Mockery
1928
A Million for Love
1928
Haunted Island
1928
Blake of Scotland Yard
1927
The Return of the Riddle Rider
1927
The Bar-C Mystery
1926
Wild West
1925
Idaho
1925
Young Ideas
1924
Dark Stairways
1924
The Dangerous Blonde
1924
Excitement
1924
The Breathless Moment
1924
Jack O'Clubs
1924
His Mystery Girl
1923
Crooked Alley
1923
Shadows of the North
1923
The Phantom Fortune
1923
The Social Buccaneer
1923
as Robert Hill
Around the World in Eighteen Days
1923
Rustlers of the Redwoods
1922
Short
The Radio King
1922
The Big Ranger
1922
Short
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
1922
as Robert Hill
Desperation
1922
Short
The Trail of the Wolf
1922
Short
Fighting Back
1922
Short
Captain Kidd's Finish
1922
Short
The Deputy's Double Cross
1922
Short
The Alarm
1921
Short
Brand of Courage
1921
Short
The Adventures of Tarzan
1921
Old Dynamite
1921
Short
The Flaming Disc
1920
The Great Radium Mystery
1919
The Seeds of Redemption
1917
Short
A Dangerous Double
1917
Short
It Didn't Work Out Right
1916
Short
Ashes
1916/I
Short
The Mantle of Deceit
1916
Short
The Girl Who Didn't Tell
1916
Short
The Highway of Fate
1916
Short
A Knight of the Night
1916
Short
Won by Valor
1916
Short
Temptation and the Man
1916
The Crystal's Warning
1916
Short
The Rogue with a Heart
1916
Short
The Unconventional Girl
1916
Short
Claudia
1916
Short
Just Kitty
1916
Short
The Doctor of the Afternoon Arm
1916
Short
Cinders
1916
Short
The Trail of the Wild Wolf
1916
Short
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Flying Fists
1937
story - as Rock Hawkey
Blake of Scotland Yard
1937/II
original story - as Rock Hawley
Blake of Scotland Yard
1937/I
story - as Rock Hawkey
Law and Lead
1936
story - as Rock Hawkey
Shadow of Chinatown
1936/II
original story - as Rock Hawkey
Shadow of Chinatown
1936/I
original story - as Rock Hawkey
West of Nevada
1936
screenplay - as Rock Hawkey
Too Much Beef
1936
screenplay - as Rock Hawkey
Danger Trails
1935
as Rock Hawkey
Cowboy Holiday
1934
screenplay - as Rock Hawley / story - as 'Rock Hawkey
Frontier Days
1934
screen play - as Jimmy Hawkey
The Black Ghost
1932
The Last Frontier
1932
screenplay
Love Bound
1932
adaptation and dialogue
Trapped
1931/I
Short scenario
Sundown Trail
1931
dialogue - as Robt. F. Hill / story - as Robt. F. Hill
Melody Lane
1929
adaptation
The Last Warning
1929
adaptation
The Cat and the Canary
1927
adaptation
Blake of Scotland Yard
1927
Range Courage
1927
adaptation
Hands Off
1927
adaptation
Blazing Days
1927
The Stolen Ranch
1926
story
Crooked Alley
1923
adaptation
Desperation
1922
Short story
The Adventures of Tarzan
1921
scenario
Upstairs
1919
writer
The Tea Hound
1919
Short scenario / story
Happy Returns
1919
Short story
Full of Pep
1919
story
Crown Jewels
1918
screenplay - as Robert Hill / story - as Robert Hill