Directing
Roy Del Ruth
EN, FR cinema · 102 credits
Born
18 October 1893
Died
27 April 1961 (aged 67)
Birthplace
New Castle, Delaware, USA
Also known as Thomas LeRoy 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.
Known for
Filmography
Why Must I Die
Director
The Alligator People
Director
About Face
Director
The Screen Director
as Self (uncredited)
On Moonlight Bay
Director
Starlift
Director
The West Point Story
Director
Red Light
Director, Producer
The Babe Ruth Story
Director, Producer
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Director, Producer
Ziegfeld Follies
Director
Broadway Rhythm
Director
Barbary Coast Gent
Director
Du Barry Was a Lady
Director
I Married an Angel
Director
Maisie Gets Her Man
Director
Topper Returns
Director
He Married His Wife
Director
Tail Spin
Director
The Star Maker
Director
Here I Am a Stranger
Director
Happy Landing
Director
My Lucky Star
Director
On the Avenue
Director
Born to Dance
Director
Private Number
Director
It Had to Happen
Director
Thanks a Million
Director
Folies Bergère
Director
Kid Millions
Director
Upperworld
Director
The Little Giant
Director
Lady Killer
Director
Employees' Entrance
Director
Captured!
Director
The Mind Reader
Director
Blessed Event
Director
Winner Take All
Director, Producer
Taxi!
Director
Beauty and the Boss
Director
The Maltese Falcon
Director
Blonde Crazy
Director
Side Show
Director
My Past
Director
Three Faces East
Director
Hold Everything
Director
The Desert Song
Director
The Aviator
Director
The Hottentot
Director
Powder My Back
Director
The Terror
Director
Beware of Bachelors
Director
Conquest
Director
The First Auto
Director
If I Were Single
Director
Wolf's Clothing
Director
Footloose Widows
Director
Across the Pacific
Director
The Man Upstairs
Director
Eve's Lover
Director
Three Weeks in Paris
Director
Smile Please
Director
His New Mamma
Director
The Hollywood Kid
Director
The Cat's Meow
Director
Shanghaied Lovers
Director
Nip and Tuck
Director
Gymnasium Jim
Director
On Patrol
Director
When Summer Comes
Director
The Duck Hunter
Director
Be Reasonable
Director
Bright Eyes
Director
Wife and Auto Trouble
Scenario Writer