Highest rated movie: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
Lowest rated movie: International Crime (1938)
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Movies starring Rod La Rocque have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 63%.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame - released in 1939 - is Rod La Rocque's highest rated movie, with a score of 79% based on 97 reviews.
The lowest rated film from Rod La Rocque is International Crime - released in 1938 - with a score of 40% based on 4 reviews.
Roderick Ross La Rocque (November 29, 1898 – October 15, 1969) was an American actor.
He was born in Chicago, Illinois to Edmund La Rocque and Ann (née Rice) La Rocque. His father was of French-Canadian descent and his mother was of Irish descent. He began appearing in stock theater at the age of seven and eventually ended up at the Essanay Studios as a teenager in Chicago where he found steady work until the studios closed. He then moved to New York City and worked on the stage until he was noticed by Samuel Goldwyn who took him to Hollywood. Over the next two decades, he appeared in films and made the transition to sound films.
In 1927, he married Hungarian actress Vilma Bánky in a lavish and highly publicized wedding. They were married until his death in 1969. He retired from movies in 1941 and became a real estate broker.
For his contribution to the film industry, La Rocque was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Rod La Rocque has acted in films with Barbara Stanwyck, Bess Flowers, Harry Davenport and Edmund Cobb.
Rod La Rocque has worked with these film directors: Frank Capra, Donald Crisp, Alan Hale and King Vidor.
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