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Charles R. Rogers
New York City, New York, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles R. Rogers (July 15, 1892 – March 29, 1957), also known as Chas. R. Rogers, was an American film producer whose career spanned both t…
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles R. Rogers (July 15, 1892 – March 29, 1957), also known as Chas. R. Rogers, was an American film producer whose career spanned both the silent and sound film eras. He should not be confused with Charles "Buddy" Rogers, who was an actor and film producer, as well as being married to Mary Pickford. Rogers began his career on the 1924 silent film, A Cafe in Cairo, produced by the short-lived Hunt Stromberg Productions. After Stromberg ceased productions in 1925, Rogers would found his own independent company, Charles R. Rogers Productions. He would also produce for major studios such as RKO Radio Pictures, Universal, and United Artists. The pinnacle of his career would be from 1936 to 1938 when he was chosen as the vice-president in charge of production for Universal Pictures. He died as the result of injuries sustained in a car accident in 1957. In the early 1920s, he was a partner in the Burr-Rogers Producing Corporation, along with C. C. Burr. Rogers was in charge of handling the distribution of the pictures produced by Burr at his Glendale, Queens studio. In early 1924 he left the company to join Hunt Stromberg's independent film production company in 1924, after which the company changed its name to Burr Pictures, Inc. When Stromberg left to join the fledgling MGM Studios in 1925, Rogers would form his own eponymously named independent studio. His first film would be the successful western, Driftin' Thru, starring Harry Carey and released in early 1926. He would produce a series of four westerns starring Carey, which would be released through Pathé Exchange. The success of these films would lead to a deal to produce four independent films per year to be released through First National Pictures, starring Ken Maynard, and written by Marion Jackson.
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Bournonville's La Sylphide and Flower Festival
Movie Director
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1961
Three on a Spree
Movie Writer
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1947
The Fabulous Dorseys
Movie Producer
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1946
Angel on My Shoulder
Movie Producer
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1945
Delightfully Dangerous
Movie Producer
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1944
Song of the Open Road
Movie Producer
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1943
The Powers Girl
Movie Producer
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1941
Adventure in Washington
Movie Producer
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1941
She Knew All the Answers
Movie Producer
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1939
The Star Maker
Movie Producer
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1938
The Rage of Paris
Movie Production Executive
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1937
You're a Sweetheart
Movie Producer
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1937
Hold 'Em Navy
Movie Producer
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1937
Wings Over Honolulu
Movie Executive Producer
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1937
As Good as Married
Movie Executive Producer
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1936
Three Smart Girls
Movie Executive Producer
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1936
The Magnificent Brute
Movie Executive Producer
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1936
Two in a Crowd
Movie Executive Producer
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1936
The Luckiest Girl in the World
Movie Producer
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1936
My Man Godfrey
Movie Executive Producer
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1936
Postal Inspector
Movie Executive Producer
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1935
Hold 'Em Yale
Movie Producer
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1934
She Made Her Bed
Movie Producer
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1933
Girl Without a Room
Movie Producer
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1933
Sitting Pretty
Movie Producer
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1933
I Love That Man
Movie Producer
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1933
Strictly Personal
Movie Producer
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1932
The Devil Is Driving
Movie Producer
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1932
Madison Square Garden
Movie Producer
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1932
Carnival Boat
Movie Producer
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1932
Lady with a Past
Movie Producer
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1932
A Woman Commands
Movie Producer
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1932
Panama Flo
Movie Producer
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1931
The Big Shot
Movie Producer
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1931
Suicide Fleet
Movie Producer
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1931
The Tip-Off
Movie Producer
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1931
Devotion
Movie Producer
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1931
The Big Gamble
Movie Producer
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1931
Rebound
Movie Producer
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1931
A Woman of Experience
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