Roy Del Ruth — Director (24)
The Desert Song (1929) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Desert Song
director: Roy Del Ruth actor: John Boles / Carlotta King
other title: 沙漠之歌 / Le Chant du désert
French General Birabeau has been sent to Morocco to root out and destroy the Riffs, a band of Arab rebels, who threaten the safety of the French outpost in the Moroccan desert. Their dashing, daredevil leader is the mysterious "Red Shadow". Margot Bonvalet, a lovely, sassy French girl, is soon to be married at the fort to Birabeau's right-hand man, Captain Fontaine. Birabeau's son Pierre, in reality the Red Shadow, loves Margot, but pretends to be a milksop to preserve his secret identity. Margot tells Pierre that she secretly yearns to be swept into the arms of some bold, dashing sheik, perhaps even the Red Shadow himself. Pierre, as the Red Shadow, kidnaps Margot and declares his love for her.
On the Avenue (1937) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
On the Avenue
director: Roy Del Ruth actor: Dick Powell / Madeleine Carroll
other title: Avenida dos Milhões / 林蔭道上
A new Broadway show starring Gary Blake shamelessly lampoons the rich Carraway family. To get her own back, daughter Mimi sets out to ensnare Blake, but the courtship is soon for real, to the annoyance of his co-star, hoofing chanteuese Mona Merrick.
Tail Spin (1939) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Tail Spin
director: Roy Del Ruth actor: Alice Faye / Constance Bennett
other title: Descente en vrille
Trixie is a female pilot looking to win a big race to advance her career. During one race, however, her plane becomes damaged, and she needs help to repair it. She meets a Navy pilot named "Tex" Price and tries to gain his aid. Tex soon meets another pilot, Gerry, a novice who seeks to win an important upcoming race. Tex, concerned for Gerry's safety, tries to convince her not to race. But Gerry, now a rival of Trixie's, is determined to fly.
Divorce Among Friends (1930) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Divorce Among Friends
director: Roy Del Ruth actor: James Hall / Irene Delroy
George Morris constantly lies to his wife, Helen, to hide his escapades. As he is about to leave his wife, some guests arrives, including Paul Wilcox, who is in love with Helen. By the end of the party, however, George and Helen have reconciled yet again. Soon after, George meets Joan Whitley and loses a lighter which his wife has given him; Whitley drives off with it. When Helen throws a party, Joan, who is an old friend of Helen, arrives. When Helen introduces Joan to George, they pretend not to know each other. George pleads with Joan to return his lighter. She agrees to meet him later in the library and if he is nice to her she will give him back the lighter.
Winner Take All (1932) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Winner Take All
director: Roy Del Ruth actor: James Cagney / Marian Nixon
other title: 拳師艷遇 / O todo o nada
Overworked boxer Jim goes to a health ranch in New Mexico to recover where he falls in love with Peggy and her sickly son. Once recovered, Jim leaves to return to the ring. Can their romance survive the distance?
Upperworld (1934) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Upperworld
director: Roy Del Ruth actor: Warren William / Mary Astor
other title: Upperworld (1934) / Upper World
A railroad tycoon, disillusioned with his marriage, starts seeing a showgirl. Things go agreeably until the woman's manager decides to blackmail the millionaire.
He Married His Wife (1940) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
He Married His Wife
director: Roy Del Ruth actor: Joel McCrea / Nancy Kelly
other title: Se casó con su mujer / Il épouse sa femme
Race horse owner pays so much attention to business he winds up divorced from his wife. His alimony payments are so steep he plots with his lawyer to get her married off.
Thanks a Million (1935) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Thanks a Million
director: Roy Del Ruth actor: Dick Powell / Ann Dvorak
other title: Musik um Mitternacht / 万分感谢
A show troupe is engaged by Judge Culliman, who is running for Governor, to enhance his political campaign. When the inebriated Judge has to be replaced in doing his campaign speech by the troupe crooner, Eric Land, his political backers decide that they want him to run for Governor in the Judge's place. Romance, music, political corruption and the election results follow.
The Mind Reader (1933) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Mind Reader
other title: El adivino
Con-man Chandler and his partner Frank decide to start a clairvoyant act. Chandler falls for Sylvia, one of their marks, but their relationship is challenged when his deception impacts others' lives and Sylvia urges him to reform.
Taxi! (1932) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Taxi!
Amidst a backdrop of growing violence and intimidation, independent cab drivers struggling against a consolidated juggernaut rally around hot-tempered Matt Nolan. Nolan is determined to keep competition alive on the streets, even if it means losing the woman he loves.
The Alligator People (1959) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Alligator People
other title: 더 앨리게이터 피플 / 恐怖のワニ人間
Under therapeutic hypnosis, a seemingly well-adjusted young woman tells a fantastic story, verified by lie detector, of her forgotten marriage to a man who disappeared on the day of their honeymoon, and of her search for him which takes her to a lonely mansion in a remote section of swampland tenanted by snakes, alligators, a drunken one-armed lout, a mysterious doctor, and a cold-hearted elderly woman who lives alone in a brooding manse.
Captured! (1933) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Captured!
other title: 寒夜铁窗 / 寒夜鐵窗
Captured!
Year: 1933
Runtime:69 min
Film Language(s): English
Film Country(s): USA
Genre(s): War, Drama, Romance
Filmed in: Black and White
Sound: Mono
Plot:
Captain Fred Allison is in a German Prisoner of War Camp.
Director(s): Roy Del Ruth
Producer(s): Edward Chodorov producer
Cast:
Leslie Howard - Captain Fred Allison
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. - Lieutenant Fred 'Dig' Digby
Paul Lukas - Colonel Carl Ehrlich
Margaret Lindsay - Monica A. Allison
Robert Barrat - The Commandant
Arthur Hohl - Cocky
John Bleifer - Strogin
William Le Maire - Joe 'Tex' Martin (as William LeMaire)
J. Carrol Naish - Cpl. Guarand (as J. Carroll Naish)
Philip Faversham - Lieutenant Haversham (as Phillip Faversham)
Frank Reicher - Herr Hauptman, the Adjutant
Joyce Coad - Elsa the German Milkmaid
Bert Sprotte - Sergeant Major
Harry Cording - First Orderly
Halliwell Hobbes - British Major General (as Halliwell Hobbs)
Robert Adair - Provost Marshal Officer (uncredited)
Harry Allen - British Soldier Giving German a Cigarette (uncredited)
William Bailey - German Orderly (uncredited)
Glen Cavender - German Sergeant at POW Camp (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson - Major Hudson, British Officer Delivering Letter (uncredited)
Hans Joby - Huntz, the 2nd Orderly (Ehrlich's) (uncredited)
John Merton - Prisoner of War (uncredited)
Paul Panzer - German Soldier Holding Newspaper (uncredited)
Reginald Pasch - Elsa's Lover (uncredited)
Desmond Roberts - British Officer in the Trench (uncredited)
Gustav von Seyffertitz - German Military Judge (uncredited)
Paul Yetter - German Shot by Pistol (uncredited)
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Employees' Entrance (1933) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Employees' Entrance
director: Roy Del Ruth actor: Warren William / Loretta Young
other title: 员工入口 / 員工入口
Kurt Anderson is the tyrannical manager of a New York department store in financial straits. He thinks nothing of firing an employee of more than 20 years or of toying with the affections of every woman he meets. One such victim is Madeline, a beautiful young woman in need of a job. Anderson hires her as a salesgirl, but not before the two spend the night together. Madeline is ashamed, especially after she falls for Martin West, a rising young star at the store. Her biggest fear is that Martin finds out the truth about her "career move."
The Little Giant (1933) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
The Little Giant
other title: 小巨人 / Der kleine Gangsterkönig
Prohibition is ending so bootlegger Bugs Ahearn decides to crack California society. He leases a house from down-on-her-luck Ruth and hires her as social secretary. He rescues Polly Cass from a horsefall and goes home to meet her dad who sells him some phony stock certificates. When he learns about this he sends to Chicago for mob help.
Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Broadway Melody of 1938
director: 罗伊·德尔·鲁斯 actor: Robert Taylor / 埃利诺·鲍威尔
other title: 百老汇旋律1938 / 有凤来仪
Steve Raleight wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee. But Caroline Whipple forces Steve to use a known star, not a newcomer. Sally purchases a horse, she used to train when her parents had a farm before the depression and with to ex-vaudevillians, Sonny Ledford and Peter Trott she trains it to win a race, providing the money Steve needs for his show.