Louis De Rochemont

Known for
Production
Born
January 13, 1899
Died
December 23, 1978 (aged 79)
Birthplace
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

He co-founded and was the first director of The March of Time, which added topical issues to newsreels. He also produced feature film documentaries that based dramatic narrative on factual records, including "The House On 92nd Street" (1945), which used real FBI files, "Boomerang!" (1946), it included a reenactment of an actual murder case and a biography, "Martin Luther" (1953).

Known For

Filmography

1967
Her Name Was Ellie, His Name Was Lyle poster

Her Name Was Ellie, His Name Was Lyle

Movie · Producer

1961
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone poster

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

Movie · Producer

1960
Man on a String poster

Man on a String

Movie · Producer

1958
The March of Todd-AO

The March of Todd-AO

Movie · Producer

1952
Walk East on Beacon poster

Walk East on Beacon

Movie · Producer

1951
The Whistle at Eaton Falls poster

The Whistle at Eaton Falls

Movie · Producer

1951
A Day With The F.B.I. poster

A Day With The F.B.I.

Movie · Producer

1949
Lost Boundaries poster

Lost Boundaries

Movie · Producer

1948
The March of Time: Crisis in Italy

The March of Time: Crisis in Italy

Movie · Producer

1947
Boomerang! poster

Boomerang!

Movie · Producer

1947
13 Rue Madeleine poster

13 Rue Madeleine

Movie · Producer

1947
The March of Time: Fashion Means Business

The March of Time: Fashion Means Business

Movie · Producer

1947
The March of Time: The Teachers’ Crisis

The March of Time: The Teachers’ Crisis

Movie · Producer

1947
The March of Time: The Russians Nobody Knows

The March of Time: The Russians Nobody Knows

Movie · Producer

1945
The House on 92nd Street poster

The House on 92nd Street

Movie · Producer

1945
The March of Time: Report on Italy

The March of Time: Report on Italy

Movie · Producer

1945
The March of Time: Where's the Meat?

The March of Time: Where's the Meat?

Movie · Producer

1944
The March of Time: Underground Report

The March of Time: Underground Report

Movie · Producer

1944
The March of Time: Sweden's Middle Road

The March of Time: Sweden's Middle Road

Movie · Producer

1944
The March of Time: The Irish Question

The March of Time: The Irish Question

Movie · Producer

1944
The March of Time: Post-War Farms

The March of Time: Post-War Farms

Movie · Producer

1944
The March of Time: What To Do with Germany

The March of Time: What To Do with Germany

Movie · Producer

1944
The March of Time: The Unknown Battle

The March of Time: The Unknown Battle

Movie · Producer

1944
The March of Time: South American Front — 1944

The March of Time: South American Front — 1944

Movie · Producer

1943
Show-Business at War poster

Show-Business at War

Movie · Producer

1943
Youth in Crisis poster

Youth in Crisis

Movie · Producer

1942
Africa, Prelude to Victory poster

Africa, Prelude to Victory

Movie · Producer

1942
The March of Time: The Fighting French

The March of Time: The Fighting French

Movie · Producer

1939
The Movies March On poster

The Movies March On

Movie · Producer

1938
Inside Nazi Germany poster

Inside Nazi Germany

Movie · Producer

1937
The March of Time: Rehearsal for War

The March of Time: Rehearsal for War

Movie · Producer

1936
The March of Time: An American Dictator poster

The March of Time: An American Dictator

Movie · Producer

1927
Down to Dalmatia

Down to Dalmatia

Movie · Producer