Roy Del Ruth
Biography
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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Movies (47)
Why Must I Die
Director (Directing)
1960
The Alligator People
Director (Directing)
1959
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Director (Directing)
1954
Three Sailors and a Girl
Director (Directing)
1953
Stop, You're Killing Me
Director (Directing)
1952
Here We Go Again
Director (Directing)
1952
About Face
Director (Directing)
1952
Starlift
Director (Directing)
1951
On Moonlight Bay
Director (Directing)
1951
The Screen Director
as Self (uncredited)
1951
The West Point Story
Director (Directing)
1950
Always Leave Them Laughing
Director (Directing)
1949
Red Light
Director (Directing)
1949
The Babe Ruth Story
Director (Directing)
1948
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Director (Directing)
1947
Ziegfeld Follies
Director (Directing)
1945
Barbary Coast Gent
Director (Directing)
1944
Broadway Rhythm
Director (Directing)
1944
Du Barry Was a Lady
Director (Directing)
1943
I Married an Angel
Director (Directing)
1942
Maisie Gets Her Man
Director (Directing)
1942
The Chocolate Soldier
Director (Directing)
1941
Topper Returns
Director (Directing)
1941
He Married His Wife
Director (Directing)
1940
Here I Am a Stranger
Director (Directing)
1939
The Star Maker
Director (Directing)
1939
Tail Spin
Director (Directing)
1939
My Lucky Star
Director (Directing)
1938
Happy Landing
Director (Directing)
1938
Broadway Melody of 1938
Director (Directing)
1937
On the Avenue
Director (Directing)
1937
Born to Dance
Director (Directing)
1936
Private Number
Director (Directing)
1936
It Had to Happen
Director (Directing)
1936
Thanks a Million
Director (Directing)
1935
Broadway Melody of 1936
Director (Directing)
1935
Folies Bergère
Director (Directing)
1935
Folies Bergère
Director (Directing)
1935
Kid Millions
Director (Directing)
1934
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Director (Directing)
1934
Upperworld
Director (Directing)
1934
Lady Killer
Director (Directing)
1933
Bureau of Missing Persons
Director (Directing)
1933
Captured!
Director (Directing)
1933
The Little Giant
Director (Directing)
1933
The Mind Reader
Director (Directing)
1933
Employees' Entrance
Director (Directing)
1933
