Roy Del Ruth

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Roy Del Ruth (October 18, 1893 – April 27, 1961) was a Hollywood film director. Del Ruth, who started out as a screenwriter in 1915 writing gags for Mack Sennett, began directing feature films in the 1920s. He became known for directing urban and crime dramas including the 1931 version of The Maltese Falcon. He also directed the universally panned The Babe Ruth Story (1948) and the 20th Century Fox B-movie Alligator People (1959). Roy Del Ruth died in 1961 at age 67 and was interred in the San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California. For his contributions to the motion picture industry, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6150 Hollywood Blvd. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roy Del Ruth, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937)

Steve Raleight wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee. But Caroline Whipple forces Steve to use a known star, not a newcomer. Sally purchases a horse, she used to train when her parents had a farm before ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Robert Taylor  •  Eleanor Powell  •  George Murphy  •  Binnie Barnes

Steve Raleight wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee. But Caroline Whipple forces Steve to use a known star, not a newcomer. Sally purchases a horse, she used to train when her parents had a farm before ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Robert Taylor  •  Eleanor Powell  •  George Murphy  •  Binnie Barnes

Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)

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Lovely, gifted Irene Foster hopes that her childhood sweetheart-turned Broadway producer Robert Gordon will recognize her--and her talent. Gordon is too busy sparring with a dirt-dishing gossip columnist to notice, but his wisecracking, heart-of-gold secretary ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Jack Benny  •  Eleanor Powell  •  Robert Taylor  •  Una Merkel

Lovely, gifted Irene Foster hopes that her childhood sweetheart-turned Broadway producer Robert Gordon will recognize her--and her talent. Gordon is too busy sparring with a dirt-dishing gossip columnist to notice, but his wisecracking, heart-of-gold secretary ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Jack Benny  •  Eleanor Powell  •  Robert Taylor  •  Una Merkel

Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929)

Three Broadway chorus girls seek rich husbands.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Nancy Welford  •  Conway Tearle  •  Winnie Lightner  •  Ann Pennington

Three Broadway chorus girls seek rich husbands.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Nancy Welford  •  Conway Tearle  •  Winnie Lightner  •  Ann Pennington

Hold Everything (1930)

A man is mistaken for a champion fighter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Joe E. Brown  •  Winnie Lightner  •  Georges Carpentier  •  Sally O'Neil

A man is mistaken for a champion fighter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Joe E. Brown  •  Winnie Lightner  •  Georges Carpentier  •  Sally O'Neil

It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)

A New Yorker hobo moves into a mansion and along the way he gathers friends to live in the house with him. Before he knows it, he is living with the actual home owners.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Don DeFore  •  Ann Harding  •  Charles Ruggles  •  Victor Moore

A New Yorker hobo moves into a mansion and along the way he gathers friends to live in the house with him. Before he knows it, he is living with the actual home owners.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Don DeFore  •  Ann Harding  •  Charles Ruggles  •  Victor Moore

Kid Millions (1934)

A musical comedy about a Brooklyn boy who inherits a fortune from his archaeologist father, but has to go to Egypt to claim it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth  •  Willy Pogany
CAST:  Eddie Cantor  •  Ann Sothern  •  Ethel Merman  •  George Murphy

A musical comedy about a Brooklyn boy who inherits a fortune from his archaeologist father, but has to go to Egypt to claim it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth  •  Willy Pogany
CAST:  Eddie Cantor  •  Ann Sothern  •  Ethel Merman  •  George Murphy

On Moonlight Bay (1951)

The Winfield family moves into a new house in a small town in Indiana. Tomboy Marjorie Winfield begins a romance with William Sherman who lives across the street. Marjorie has to learn how to dance and act like a proper young lady. Unfortunately William Sherman has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Doris Day  •  Gordon MacRae  •  Leon Ames  •  Rosemary DeCamp

The Winfield family moves into a new house in a small town in Indiana. Tomboy Marjorie Winfield begins a romance with William Sherman who lives across the street. Marjorie has to learn how to dance and act like a proper young lady. Unfortunately William Sherman has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Doris Day  •  Gordon MacRae  •  Leon Ames  •  Rosemary DeCamp

Red Light (1949)

Nick Cherney, in prison for embezzling from Torno Freight Co., sees a chance to get back at Johnny Torno through his young priest brother Jess. He pays fellow prisoner Rocky, who gets out a week before Nick, to murder Jess... who, dying, tells revenge-minded Johnny ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  George Raft  •  Virginia Mayo  •  Gene Lockhart  •  Raymond Burr

Nick Cherney, in prison for embezzling from Torno Freight Co., sees a chance to get back at Johnny Torno through his young priest brother Jess. He pays fellow prisoner Rocky, who gets out a week before Nick, to murder Jess... who, dying, tells revenge-minded Johnny ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  George Raft  •  Virginia Mayo  •  Gene Lockhart  •  Raymond Burr

The Life of the Party (1930)

Two gold diggers try a French dressmaker, two Mr. Smiths and Havana.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Winnie Lightner  •  Irene Delroy  •  Charles Butterworth  •  Jack Whiting

Two gold diggers try a French dressmaker, two Mr. Smiths and Havana.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Winnie Lightner  •  Irene Delroy  •  Charles Butterworth  •  Jack Whiting

The Maltese Falcon (1931)

A lovely dame with dangerous lies employs the services of a private detective, who is quickly caught up in the mystery and intrigue of a statuette known as the Maltese Falcon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Bebe Daniels  •  Ricardo Cortez  •  Dudley Digges  •  Una Merkel

A lovely dame with dangerous lies employs the services of a private detective, who is quickly caught up in the mystery and intrigue of a statuette known as the Maltese Falcon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Bebe Daniels  •  Ricardo Cortez  •  Dudley Digges  •  Una Merkel

Ziegfeld Follies (1945)

The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincente Minnelli  •  George Sidney  •  Robert Lewis  •  Roy Del Ruth  •  Lemuel Ayers
CAST:  William Powell  •  Judy Garland  •  Lucille Ball  •  Fred Astaire

The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincente Minnelli  •  George Sidney  •  Robert Lewis  •  Roy Del Ruth  •  Lemuel Ayers
CAST:  William Powell  •  Judy Garland  •  Lucille Ball  •  Fred Astaire

The Alligator People (1959)

Under therapeutic hypnosis, a seemingly well-adjusted young woman tells a fantastic story, verified by lie detector, of her forgotten marriage to a man who disappeared on the day of their honeymoon, and of her search for him which takes her to a lonely mansion in a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Beverly Garland  •  Bruce Bennett  •  Lon Chaney Jr.  •  George Macready

Under therapeutic hypnosis, a seemingly well-adjusted young woman tells a fantastic story, verified by lie detector, of her forgotten marriage to a man who disappeared on the day of their honeymoon, and of her search for him which takes her to a lonely mansion in a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Beverly Garland  •  Bruce Bennett  •  Lon Chaney Jr.  •  George Macready

Born to Dance (1936)

Ted meets and falls in love with Nora Paige, an aspiring Broadway dancer who tries out for a show starring Lucy James. After Ted rescues Lucy's pet dog during a public relations campaign on his submarine, Lucy falls for him. Ted is ordered to meet Lucy for a date ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Eleanor Powell  •  James Stewart  •  Virginia Bruce  •  Una Merkel

Ted meets and falls in love with Nora Paige, an aspiring Broadway dancer who tries out for a show starring Lucy James. After Ted rescues Lucy's pet dog during a public relations campaign on his submarine, Lucy falls for him. Ted is ordered to meet Lucy for a date ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Eleanor Powell  •  James Stewart  •  Virginia Bruce  •  Una Merkel

The Chocolate Soldier (1941)

Maria and Karl Lang are the singing duo of Vienna. Maria is very flirtatious and Karl very jealous. Karl decides to masquerade as a Russian guardsman and attempts to make Maria flirt with him - to test her loyalty to him - as the Russian, Karl makes a vigorous ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Nelson Eddy  •  Risë Stevens  •  Nigel Bruce  •  Florence Bates

Maria and Karl Lang are the singing duo of Vienna. Maria is very flirtatious and Karl very jealous. Karl decides to masquerade as a Russian guardsman and attempts to make Maria flirt with him - to test her loyalty to him - as the Russian, Karl makes a vigorous ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Nelson Eddy  •  Risë Stevens  •  Nigel Bruce  •  Florence Bates

The Little Giant (1933)

Prohibition is ending so bootlegger Bugs Ahearn decides to crack California society. He leases a house from down-on-her-luck Ruth and hires her as social secretary. He rescues Polly Cass from a horsefall and goes home to meet her dad who sells him some phony stock ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Edward G. Robinson  •  Mary Astor  •  Helen Vinson  •  Russell Hopton

Prohibition is ending so bootlegger Bugs Ahearn decides to crack California society. He leases a house from down-on-her-luck Ruth and hires her as social secretary. He rescues Polly Cass from a horsefall and goes home to meet her dad who sells him some phony stock ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Edward G. Robinson  •  Mary Astor  •  Helen Vinson  •  Russell Hopton

The Mind Reader (1933)

Chandler, a con-man, and his helper Frank decide to create a clairvoyant act for the carny circuit, as a little research reveals Ameicans spent $125 million on mind-readers and astrology. The carny, renamed Chandra, falls for one of his marks, Sylvia, but their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Warren William  •  Constance Cummings  •  Allen Jenkins  •  Natalie Moorhead

Chandler, a con-man, and his helper Frank decide to create a clairvoyant act for the carny circuit, as a little research reveals Ameicans spent $125 million on mind-readers and astrology. The carny, renamed Chandra, falls for one of his marks, Sylvia, but their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Warren William  •  Constance Cummings  •  Allen Jenkins  •  Natalie Moorhead

The Heart Snatcher (1920)

A farce in which the poor Lamo has to flee after he tries to rob a rich cinema operator. While on the run, he starts working for a blacksmith, who then betrays him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Jack Cooper  •  Marvel Rea  •  Harry Booker  •  Bobby Dunn

A farce in which the poor Lamo has to flee after he tries to rob a rich cinema operator. While on the run, he starts working for a blacksmith, who then betrays him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Jack Cooper  •  Marvel Rea  •  Harry Booker  •  Bobby Dunn

Be Reasonable (1921)

Billy is a bit of a masher. He meets a lady on the beach and immediately gives her an expensive gift (some pearls). The problems are that she has her eyes set on the handsome lifeguard and the collection agents either want Billy to pay for this necklace or return ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Billy Bevan  •  Mildred June  •  Eddie Gribbon  •  Ethel Teare

Billy is a bit of a masher. He meets a lady on the beach and immediately gives her an expensive gift (some pearls). The problems are that she has her eyes set on the handsome lifeguard and the collection agents either want Billy to pay for this necklace or return ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Billy Bevan  •  Mildred June  •  Eddie Gribbon  •  Ethel Teare

Love and Doughnuts (1921)

Ben and fiancée Haver run a bakery and grocery. A mostly lost film, only seven minutes survive.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Ben Turpin  •  Phyllis Haver  •  Billy Bevan  •  Kewpie Morgan

Ben and fiancée Haver run a bakery and grocery. A mostly lost film, only seven minutes survive.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Ben Turpin  •  Phyllis Haver  •  Billy Bevan  •  Kewpie Morgan

Bright Eyes (1921)

An oil heir and the daughter of a social climbing family are set to marry.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth  •  Malcolm St. Clair
CAST:  Ben Turpin  •  Phyllis Haver  •  Billy Bevan  •  Harriet Hammond

An oil heir and the daughter of a social climbing family are set to marry.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth  •  Malcolm St. Clair
CAST:  Ben Turpin  •  Phyllis Haver  •  Billy Bevan  •  Harriet Hammond
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