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Overview
Date of Birth:
18 October
1893
,
Delaware, USA
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Date of Death:
27 April
1961
, Sherman Oaks, California, USA
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Mini Biography:
A former journalist, Roy Del Ruth entered films in 1915 as a screenwriter...
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Trivia:
Started as a writer with
Mack Sennett
in 1915.
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Awards:
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Christmas Movies on TCM
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Alternative Film Guide
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R.I.P. Karl Malden (1912-2009)
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Filmography
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Director
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Writer
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Actor
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Miscellaneous Crew
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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Self
Director:
1960s
1950s
1940s
1930s
1920s
Why Must I Die?
(1960)
... aka 13 Steps to Death
... aka Thirteen Steps to Death
"Adventures in Paradise"
(2 episodes, 1959)
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Peril at Pitcairn
(1959)
TV episode
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The Derelict
(1959)
TV episode
The Alligator People
(1959)
"Richard Diamond, Private Detective"
(3 episodes, 1957-1958)
... aka Call Mr. 'D' (USA: syndication title)
-
The Percentage Takers
(1958)
TV episode
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Merry-Go-Round Case
(1957)
TV episode
-
The Mickey Farmer Case
(1957)
TV episode
"The 20th Century-Fox Hour"
(1 episode, 1957)
... aka Fox Hour of Stars (USA: rerun title)
-
Deep Water
(1957)
TV episode
"Zane Grey Theater"
(1 episode, 1957)
... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
-
Black Creek Encounter
(1957)
TV episode
"Conflict"
(3 episodes, 1956)
-
The Man from 1997
(1956)
TV episode
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The People Against McQuade
(1956)
TV episode
-
Captain Without a Country
(1956)
TV episode
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
(1954)
Three Sailors and a Girl
(1953)
... aka 3 Sailors and a Girl (USA: poster title)
Stop, You're Killing Me
(1952)
About Face
(1952)
Starlift
(1951)
On Moonlight Bay
(1951)
The West Point Story
(1950)
... aka Fine and Dandy (UK)
Always Leave Them Laughing
(1949)
Red Light
(1949)
The Babe Ruth Story
(1948)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
(1947)
Ziegfeld Follies
(1945) (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")
... aka Ziegfeld Follies of 1946 (USA: poster title)
Barbary Coast Gent
(1944)
... aka Gold Town
... aka The Honest Thief
Broadway Rhythm
(1944)
Du Barry Was a Lady
(1943)
Panama Hattie
(1942) (director of retakes) (uncredited)
I Married an Angel
(1942) (uncredited)
Maisie Gets Her Man
(1942)
... aka She Got Her Man (UK)
The Chocolate Soldier
(1941)
Topper Returns
(1941)
He Married His Wife
(1940)
Here I Am a Stranger
(1939)
The Star Maker
(1939)
Tail Spin
(1939)
My Lucky Star
(1938)
Happy Landing
(1938)
Broadway Melody of 1938
(1937)
On the Avenue
(1937)
Born to Dance
(1936)
Private Number
(1936)
... aka Secret Interlude (UK)
Folies-Bergère
(1936)
It Had to Happen
(1936)
Thanks a Million
(1935)
Broadway Melody of 1936
(1935)
Folies Bergère de Paris
(1935)
... aka Folies Bergere (USA: short title)
... aka The Man from the Folies Bergere (UK)
Kid Millions
(1934)
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
(1934)
Upperworld
(1934)
Lady Killer
(1933)
Bureau of Missing Persons
(1933)
Captured!
(1933)
The Little Giant
(1933)
The Mind Reader
(1933)
Employees' Entrance
(1933)
Blessed Event
(1932)
Winner Take All
(1932)
Beauty and the Boss
(1932)
Taxi!
(1932)
Blonde Crazy
(1931)
... aka Larceny Lane (UK)
Side Show
(1931)
The Maltese Falcon
(1931)
... aka Dangerous Female (USA: TV title)
My Past
(1931)
... aka Ex-Mistress
Divorce Among Friends
(1930)
The Life of the Party
(1930)
Three Faces East
(1930)
The Second Floor Mystery
(1930)
... aka The Second-Story Murder
Hold Everything
(1930)
The Aviator
(1929)
Gold Diggers of Broadway
(1929)
The Hottentot
(1929)
The Desert Song
(1929)
Conquest
(1928)
Beware of Bachelors
(1928)
The Terror
(1928)
Five and Ten Cent Annie
(1928)
... aka Ambitious Annie
Powder My Back
(1928)
Ham and Eggs at the Front
(1927)
... aka Ham and Eggs (copyright title)
If I Were Single
(1927)
The First Auto
(1927)
Wolf's Clothing
(1927)
Across the Pacific
(1926)
Footloose Widows
(1926)
... aka Fine Feathers (UK)
The Little Irish Girl
(1926)
The Man Upstairs
(1926)
Three Weeks in Paris
(1925)
Hogan's Alley
(1925)
Eve's Lover
(1925)
Head Over Heels
(1925)
The Mysterious Stranger
(1925/II)
The Masked Marvel
(1924/I)
Nip o' Scotch
(1924)
A Deep Sea Panic
(1924)
His New Mamma
(1924)
The Cat's Meow
(1924)
The Hollywood Kid
(1924)
Shanghaied Lovers
(1924)
Smile Please
(1924)
Flip Flops
(1923)
Asleep at the Switch
(1923)
Skylarking
(1923)
Nip and Tuck
(1923)
When Summer Comes
(1922)
Ma and Pa
(1922)
Gymnasium Jim
(1922)
The Duck Hunter
(1922)
Bright Eyes
(1922)
By Heck
(1921)
Be Reasonable
(1921)
Love and Doughnuts
(1921)
Hard Knocks and Love Taps
(1921)
His Noisy Still
(1920)
Chase Me
(1920/I)
Through the Keyhole
(1920)
The Jazz Bandits
(1920)
Should Dummies Wed?
(1920)
A Lightweight Lover
(1920)
The Heart Snatcher
(1920)
Hungry Lions and Tender Hearts
(1920)
Writer:
1920s
1910s
The Constabule
(1929) (writer)
One Cylinder Love
(1923) (story)
She Loved a Sailor
(1916) (writer)
Hearts and Sparks
(1916) (scenario)
Wife and Auto Trouble
(1916) (scenario)
Producer:
1940s
1930s
Red Light
(1949) (producer)
The Babe Ruth Story
(1948) (producer)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
(1947) (producer)
Winner Take All
(1932) (producer) (uncredited)
Actor:
About Face
(1952) (uncredited) .... Professor
Miscellaneous Crew:
Ziegfeld Follies
(1945) (additional choreographer)
... aka Ziegfeld Follies of 1946 (USA: poster title)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
Presenting Lily Mars
(1943) (director: additional scenes) (uncredited)
Self:
The Screen Director
(1951) (uncredited) .... Himself
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