Howard Emmett Rogers

American screenwriter, playwright, lyricist, and theatre director (1890-1971)

Howard Emmett Rogers (1890–1971) was an American screenwriter, playwright, lyricist, and theatre director. As a playwright he wrote the books for three Broadway musicals: The Midnight Rounders of 1920, The Century Revue (1920), and Luana (1930); the latter of which he also directed. He also wrote the lyrics to the 1922 Broadway musical Red Pepper. He was an active anti-communist member of the Screen Writers Guild. He worked for several studios during his career. Two of his last films Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951) and The Hour of 13 (1952) were made by MGM-British.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 3 films (1926–1936) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 25 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1936 THE UNGUARDED HOUR. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 9 reels B&W
1933 DON'T BET ON LOVE. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1926 So's Your Old Man Gregory La Cava 1:02:00 16mm B&W silent