Roland West was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and became an actor in the theater and on the vaudeville stage. He got his start in the film industry in New York City around 1915, forming several production companies to shoot films there. He later worked as general manager of production for producer Joseph M. Schenck, and directed several comedies and ...
In 1952 he allegedly made a deathbed confession to his friend, Chester Morris, that it was indeed he who murdered Thelma Todd in 1935.
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Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 1194-1197. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.
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Was involved and living with actress Thelma Todd in Santa Monica at the time of her still-unsolved death in 1935. Neighbors heard them quarreling the night before she was found in her garage, overcome by carbon monoxide poisoning. Though a suspect, he was never arrested.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Silver Lining
1921
De Luxe Annie
1918
The Siren
1917
Lost Souls
1916
A Woman's Honor
1916
Corsair
1931
The Bat Whispers
1930
Alibi
1929
as Roland West's Alibi
The Dove
1927
The Bat
1926
uncredited
The Monster
1925
Driftwood
1924
The Unknown Purple
1923
Nobody
1921
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Corsair
1931
picturized by
The Bat Whispers
1930
uncredited
Alibi
1929
screenplay / titles for silent version - titles for silent version
$800,000
