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Roy Del Ruth (1893–1961)

Director | Writer | Producer

A former journalist, Roy Del Ruth entered films in 1915 as a screenwriter and gagman for Mack Sennett. Turning to directing two years later, he made two-reel comedies with such top comedians as Billy Bevan and Harry Langdon. He began directing features in the mid-'20s, but found his niche with Warner Bros... See full bio »

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in Delaware, USA

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(age 67) in Sherman Oaks, California, USA
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1960 Why Must I Die?
 
1959 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
– Peril at Pitcairn (1959)
– The Derelict (1959)
 
1959 The Alligator People
 
1957-1958 Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV series)
– The Percentage Takers (1958)
– Merry-Go-Round Case (1957)
– The Mickey Farmer Case (1957)
 
1957 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
– Deep Water (1957)
 
1957 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
– Black Creek Encounter (1957)
 
1956 Conflict (TV series)
– The Man from 1997 (1956)
– The People Against McQuade (1956)
– Captain Without a Country (1956)
 
1954 Phantom of the Rue Morgue
 
1953 Three Sailors and a Girl
 
1952 Stop, You're Killing Me
 
1952 About Face
 
1951 Starlift
 
1951 On Moonlight Bay
 
1950 The West Point Story
 
1949 Always Leave Them Laughing
 
1949 Red Light
 
1948 The Babe Ruth Story
 
1947 It Happened on Fifth Avenue
 
1945 Ziegfeld Follies (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")
 
1944 Barbary Coast Gent
 
1944 Broadway Rhythm
 
1943 Du Barry Was a Lady
 
1942 Panama Hattie (director of retakes - uncredited)
 
1942 I Married an Angel (uncredited)
 
1942 Maisie Gets Her Man
 
1941 The Chocolate Soldier
 
1941 Topper Returns
 
1940 He Married His Wife
 
1939 Here I Am a Stranger
 
1939 The Star Maker
 
1939 Tail Spin
 
1938 My Lucky Star
 
1938 Happy Landing
 
1937 Broadway Melody of 1938
 
1937 On the Avenue
 
1936 Born to Dance
 
1936 Private Number
 
1936 It Had to Happen
 
1935 Thanks a Million
 
1935 Broadway Melody of 1936
 
1935 Folies-Bergère
 
1935 Folies Bergère de Paris
 
1934 Kid Millions
 
1934 Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
 
1934 Upperworld
 
1933 Lady Killer
 
1933 Bureau of Missing Persons
 
1933 Captured!
 
1933 The Little Giant
 
1933 The Mind Reader
 
1933 Employees' Entrance
 
1932 Blessed Event
 
1932 Winner Take All
 
1932 Beauty and the Boss
 
1932 Taxi!
 
1931 Blonde Crazy
 
1931 Side Show
 
1931 The Maltese Falcon
 
1931 My Past
 
1930 Divorce Among Friends
 
1930 The Life of the Party
 
1930 Three Faces East
 
1930 The Second Floor Mystery
 
1930 Hold Everything
 
1929 The Aviator
 
1929 Gold Diggers of Broadway
 
1929 The Hottentot
 
1929 The Desert Song
 
1928 Conquest
 
1928 Beware of Bachelors
 
1928 The Terror
 
1928 Five and Ten Cent Annie
 
1928 Powder My Back
 
1927 Ham and Eggs at the Front
 
1927 If I Were Single
 
1927 The First Auto
 
1927 Wolf's Clothing
 
1926 Across the Pacific
 
1926 Footloose Widows
 
1926 The Little Irish Girl
 
1926 The Man Upstairs
 
1925 Three Weeks in Paris
 
1925 Hogan's Alley
 
1925 Eve's Lover
 
1925 Head Over Heels (short)
 
1925/II The Mysterious Stranger (short)
 
1924/I The Masked Marvel (short)
 
1924 Nip o' Scotch (short)
 
1924 A Deep Sea Panic (short)
 
1924 His New Mamma (short)
 
1924 The Cat's Meow (short)
 
1924 The Hollywood Kid (short)
 
1924 Shanghaied Lovers (short)
 
1924 Smile Please (short)
 
1923 Flip Flops (short)
 
1923 Asleep at the Switch (short)
 
1923 Skylarking (short)
 
1923 Nip and Tuck (short)
 
1922 When Summer Comes (short)
 
1922 Ma and Pa (short)
 
1922 Gymnasium Jim (short)
 
1922 On Patrol (short)
 
1922 The Duck Hunter (short)
 
1922 Bright Eyes (short)
 
1921 By Heck (short)
 
1921 Be Reasonable (short)
 
1921 Love and Doughnuts (short)
 
1921 Hard Knocks and Love Taps (short)
 
1920 His Noisy Still (short)
 
1920/I Chase Me (short)
 
1920 Through the Keyhole (short)
 
1920 The Jazz Bandits (short)
 
1920 Should Dummies Wed? (short)
 
1920 A Lightweight Lover (short)
 
1920 The Heart Snatcher (short)
 
1920 Hungry Lions and Tender Hearts (short)
 
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1929 The Constabule (short) (writer)
 
1926 Footloose Widows (uncredited)
 
1923 One Cylinder Love (short) (story)
 
1916 She Loved a Sailor (short)
 
1916 Hearts and Sparks (short) (scenario)
 
1916 Wife and Auto Trouble (short) (scenario)
 
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1949 Red Light (producer)
 
1948 The Babe Ruth Story (producer)
 
1947 It Happened on Fifth Avenue (producer)
 
1932 Winner Take All (producer - uncredited)
 
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1952 About Face
Professor (uncredited)
 
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1945 Ziegfeld Follies (additional choreographer)
 
1943 Presenting Lily Mars (director: additional scenes - uncredited)
 
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1951 The Screen Director (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 

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