Roy Del Ruth
Known for: Directing
Born: October 18, 1893
Died: April 27, 1961
Place of birth: New Castle, Delaware, USA
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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Filmography
102 movies · 3 TV shows, newest first
5.3
Why Must I Die
1960
6.1
Adventures in Paradise
1959
5.6
The Alligator People
1959
6.8
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
6.0
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
6.2
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
7.0
Three Sailors and a Girl
1953
7.7
Stop, You're Killing Me
1952
NR
Here We Go Again
1952
5.0
About Face
1952
6.6
Starlift
1951
6.5
On Moonlight Bay
1951
7.0
The Screen Director
1951
5.8
The West Point Story
1950
4.4
Always Leave Them Laughing
1949
5.9
Red Light
1949
6.1
The Babe Ruth Story
1948
7.1
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947
6.0
Ziegfeld Follies
1945
5.5
Barbary Coast Gent
1944
6.3
Broadway Rhythm
1944
6.5
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
6.0
I Married an Angel
1942
6.7
Maisie Gets Her Man
1942
6.7
The Chocolate Soldier
1941
6.5
Topper Returns
1941
5.6
He Married His Wife
1940
7.3
Here I Am a Stranger
1939
7.0
The Star Maker
1939
6.3
Tail Spin
1939
5.9
My Lucky Star
1938
6.3
Happy Landing
1938
6.6
Broadway Melody of 1938
1937
7.2
On the Avenue
1937
6.1
Born to Dance
1936
6.7
Private Number
1936
6.3
It Had to Happen
1936
6.5
Thanks a Million
1935
6.5
Broadway Melody of 1936
1935
10.0
Folies Bergère
1935
6.0
Folies Bergère de Paris
1935
6.7
Kid Millions
1934
5.6
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
1934
6.1
Upperworld
1934
6.9
Lady Killer
1933
5.7
Bureau of Missing Persons
1933
5.5
Captured!
1933
7.0
The Little Giant
1933
6.2
The Mind Reader
1933
6.1
Employees' Entrance
1933
6.8
Blessed Event
1932
5.4
Winner Take All
1932
7.0
Beauty and the Boss
1932
6.8
Taxi!
1932
5.6
Side Show
1931
7.0
Blonde Crazy
1931
6.4
The Maltese Falcon
1931
4.0
My Past
1931
5.0
Divorce Among Friends
1930
6.6
The Life of the Party
1930
5.4
Three Faces East
1930
8.0
The Second Floor Mystery
1930
8.0
Hold Everything
1930
4.5
The Aviator
1929
7.7
Gold Diggers of Broadway
1929
7.0
The Hottentot
1929
6.2
The Desert Song
1929
8.0
Conquest
1928
10.0
Beware of Bachelors
1928
7.5
The Terror
1928
10.0
Five and Ten Cent Annie
1928
10.0
Powder My Back
1928
9.0
If I Were Single
1927
7.0
Ham and Eggs at the Front
1927
5.8
The First Auto
1927
10.0
Wolf's Clothing
1927
5.0
Across the Pacific
1926
7.0
Footloose Widows
1926
9.0
The Little Irish Girl
1926
8.0
The Man Upstairs
192610.0
Hogan's Alley
1925
8.0
Three Weeks in Paris
1925
7.0
Eve's Lover
192510.0
A Deep Sea Panic
1924
5.1
His New Mamma
1924
9.0
The Cat's Meow
1924
5.4
The Hollywood Kid
1924
5.5
Shanghaied Lovers
1924
6.0
Smile Please
19246.0
Flip Flops
19237.0
One Cylinder Love
1923
10.0
Asleep at the Switch
19237.3
Skylarking
1923
8.0
Nip and Tuck
1923
10.0
When Summer Comes
1922
6.0
Gymnasium Jim
1922
5.3
On Patrol
1922
9.0
The Duck Hunter
1922
6.5
Bright Eyes
1921
7.4
Be Reasonable
19217.0
Love and Doughnuts
1921
8.0
Hard Knocks and Love Taps
192110.0
His Noisy Still
19205.8
The Heart Snatcher
1920
5.0
Wife and Auto Trouble
1916