Wells Root

Career timeline

1. 1900 · Born

   Born in Buffalo, New York, USA

2. 1930 · Screen debut

   Peacock Alley (Movie)

3. 1932 · Breakthrough

   Bird of Paradise (Movie)

4. 1936 · Directing debut

   The Bold Caballero (Movie)

5. 1966 · Latest release

   Texas Across the River (Movie)

6. 1993 · Died

   March 9, 1993

Career in numbers

18 1930s

6 1940s

3 1950s

2 1960s

• Drama19
• Romance11
• Comedy6
• Adventure6
• Crime5
• Western5

Most popular title The Rogues 1964 8.0

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Wells Root in our catalogue.

Nat Pendleton

2 titles together

Dan Dailey

2 titles together

Robert Young

2 titles together

Bert Roach

2 titles together

Etta McDaniel

2 titles together

1. 1957 Hell Ship Mutiny Movie
2. 1951 Stronghold Movie
3. 1943 The Man from Down Under Movie
4. 1942 Tennessee Johnson Movie
5. 1942 Mokey Movie
6. 1941 The Get-Away Movie
7. 1941 The Bad Man Movie
8. 1940 Flight Command Movie
9. 1939 Thunder Afloat Movie
10. 1939 Man of Conquest Movie
11. 1939 Sergeant Madden Movie
12. 1936 The Bold Caballero Movie
13. 1935 Pursuit Movie
14. 1935 Public Hero Number 1 Movie
15. 1935 Shadow of Doubt Movie
16. 1934 Paris Interlude Movie
17. 1933 I Cover the Waterfront Movie
18. 1932 Tiger Shark Movie
19. 1932 Bird of Paradise 5.1 Movie
20. 1930 The Storm Movie
21. 1930 Peacock Alley Movie

1. 1966 Texas Across the River 5.6 Movie
2. 1964 The Rogues TV
3. 1951 Furia roja Movie
4. 1936 Sworn Enemy Movie
5. 1934 Black Moon 5.5 Movie
6. 1933 Night Flight 5.6 Movie
7. 1931 The Prodigal Movie

1. 1942 Mokey Movie
2. 1936 The Bold Caballero Movie

1. 1936 The Bold Caballero Movie
2. 1935 Public Hero Number 1 Movie
3. 1933 Racetrack Movie

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