Roy Del Ruth - Movie and Film Biography, Credits and Filmography

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1923 - 1960

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October 18, 1895 in Philadelphia, PA

Died

April 27, 1961 in Sherman Oaks, CA

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Beginning with his apprenticeship as a writer and gag man for Mack Sennett, this American director had a career that spanned Hollywood's golden age and would be the envy of any film buff. While his films were rarely "distinguished," DelRuth worked with many of the best-loved personalities of the era including James Cagney, Eddie Cantor, Maurice Chevalier, Patsy Kelly, Billie Burke, Lucille Ball, Red Skelton, Billy Gilbert, Franklin Pangborn, and Joe Penner, among many others. He directed at least two scenes which have become part of film lore; Judy Garland singing "You Made Me Love You" to Clark Gable's picture in Broadway Melody of 1938, and James Cagney discoursing in Yiddish in Taxi (1932). Del Ruth's best-regarded films are probably Blessed Event (1932), Employees' Entrance (1933), Bureau of Missing Persons (1933), Folies Bergere (1935), and Born to Dance (1936).

Title	Year	Editors' Rating		User Rating
Why Must I Die? Director	1960
The Alligator People Director	1959
Phantom of the Rue Morgue Director	1954
Three Sailors and a Girl Director	1953
About Face Director	1952
Stop, You're Killing Me Director	1952
On Moonlight Bay Director	1951
Starlift Director	1951
The West Point Story Director	1950
Always Leave Them Laughing Director	1949
Red Light Director, Producer	1949
The Babe Ruth Story Director	1948
It Happened on Fifth Avenue Director, Producer	1947
Ziegfeld Follies Director	1946
Barbary Coast Gent Director	1944
Broadway Rhythm Director	1944
Du Barry Was a Lady Director	1943
Maisie Gets Her Man Director	1942
The Chocolate Soldier Director	1941
Topper Returns Director	1941
He Married His Wife Director	1940
Here I Am a Stranger Director	1939
Tail Spin Director	1939
The Star Maker Director	1939
Happy Landing Director	1938
My Lucky Star Director	1938
Broadway Melody of 1938 Director	1937
On the Avenue Director	1937
Born to Dance Director	1936
It Had to Happen Director	1936
Private Number Director	1936
Secret Interlude Director	1936
Broadway Melody of 1936 Director	1935
Folies Bergère Director	1935
Thanks a Million Director	1935
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back Director	1934
Kid Millions Director	1934
Upper World Director	1934
Bureau of Missing Persons Director	1933
Captured Director	1933
Employees' Entrance Director	1933
Lady Killer Director	1933
The Little Giant Director	1933
The Mind Reader Director	1933
Beauty and the Boss Director	1932
Blessed Event Director	1932
Taxi! Director	1932
Winner Take All Director, Producer	1932
Blonde Crazy Director	1931
Divorce among Friends Director	1931
My Past Director	1931
Side Show Director	1931
The Maltese Falcon Director	1931
Hold Everything Director	1930
The Life of the Party Director	1930
The Second Floor Mystery Director	1930
Three Faces East Director	1930
Conquest Director	1929
Gold Diggers of Broadway Director	1929
The Aviator Director	1929
The Desert Song Director	1929
The Hottentot Director	1929
Beware of Bachelors Director	1928
Five and Ten Cent Annie Director	1928
Powder My Back Director	1928
The Terror Director	1928
Ham and Eggs at the Front Director	1927
If I Were Single Director	1927
The First Auto Director	1927
Wolf's Clothing Director	1927
Across the Pacific Director	1926
Footloose Widows Director	1926
The Little Irish Girl Director	1926
The Man Upstairs Director	1926
Eve's Lover Director	1925
Hogan's Alley Director	1925
Three Weeks in Paris Director	1925
His New Mamma Director	1924
Shanghaied Lovers Director	1924
Smile Please Director	1924
The Cat's Meow Director	1924
The Hollywood Kid Director	1924
Asleep at the Switch Director	1923

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