Walter Courtney Rowden was a British screenwriter and film director.[1] He is sometimes referred to as William Courtney Rowden.[2] He was known for Corinthian Jack (1921), Daniel Deronda (1921), Simple Simon (1922), and Vanity Fair (1922). His other credits include The Prisoner of Zenda (1915), At Trinity Church I Met My Doom (1922), and Hornet's Nest (1923).[3]