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name: "Howard Emmett Rogers"
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roles: ["Writer"]
born: "13 July 1890"
died: "16 August 1971"
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average_as: "writer"
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updated: "2026-09-19T23:18:33.534684+00:00"
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# Howard Emmett Rogers

Writer. Born 13 July 1890 in New York City. Died 16 August 1971.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 13 July 1890, New York City
- **Died:** 16 August 1971
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Emmett_Rogers, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3141543, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0736911/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/128810

## Biography

Howard Emmett Rogers (1890–1971) was an American screenwriter, playwright, lyricist and theatre director. Born in New York City on 13 July 1890, he wrote the books for the Broadway musicals *The Midnight Rounders of 1920*, *The Century Revue* (1920) and *Luana* (1930), the last of which he also directed, and supplied lyrics for *Red Pepper* (1922).

He began screenwriting in 1926 and worked for several studios, principally MGM, until 1952. His credits include the adaptation for *Tarzan and His Mate* (1934), the screenplay for *Libeled Lady* (1936) and the story for *For Me and My Gal* (1942). Later films made by MGM-British were *Calling Bulldog Drummond* (1951) and *The Hour of 13* (1952). He was an active anti-communist member of the Screen Writers Guild.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Libeled Lady* (1936), Fi1m 77, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/libeled-lady.md)

## Complete filmography (36)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Hour of 13* (1952), Writer
- *Two Dollar Bettor* (1951), Story
- *Calling Bulldog Drummond* (1951), Screenplay
- *Easy to Wed* (1946), Original Film Writer
- *Maisie Goes to Reno* (1944), as Additional Writing
- *Gambler's Choice* (1944), Story
- *The Adventures of Tartu* (1943), Screenplay
- *Assignment in Brittany* (1943), Screenplay
- *For Me and My Gal* (1942), Story
- *Eyes in the Night* (1942), Screenplay
- *Crossroads* (1942), Story
- *Billy the Kid* (1941), Story
- *Stronger Than Desire* (1939), as Additional Writing
- *The Chaser* (1938), Story
- *Arsène Lupin Returns* (1938), Screenplay, Story
- *Libeled Lady* (1936), Screenplay — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/libeled-lady.md)
- *The Bride Walks Out* (1936), Story
- *The Unguarded Hour* (1936), Screenplay
- *Whipsaw* (1935), Screenplay
- *Evelyn Prentice* (1934), Adaptation
- *Tarzan and His Mate* (1934), Adaptation
- *Whirlpool* (1934), Story
- *The Mystery of Mr. X* (1934), Screenplay
- *Hold Your Man* (1933), Screenplay
- *Don't Bet on Love* (1933), Screenplay
- *The Nuisance* (1933), Original Story
- *Dancers in the Dark* (1932), Writer
- *The Lottery Bride* (1930), Dialogue
- *The Bad One* (1930), Adaptation, Screenplay
- *No, No, Nanette* (1930), Adaptation
- *The Forward Pass* (1929), Writer
- *Gypsy of the North* (1928), Story
- *Paradise for Two* (1927), Story
- *The Canadian* (1926), Screenplay
- *So's Your Old Man* (1926), Adaptation
- *Tin Gods* (1926), Screenplay

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