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Roy Del Ruth

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Roy Del Ruth

Born October 18, 1893 in New Castle, Delaware, USADied April 27, 196199 films

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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.

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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Topper Returns poster6.5Topper Returns1941The Maltese Falcon poster6.4The Maltese Falcon1931Ziegfeld Follies poster6.0Ziegfeld Follies1945The Alligator People poster5.6The Alligator People1959

Filmography

99 films as director
  1. 1960Why Must I DieDirector
  2. 1959The Alligator PeopleDirector
  3. 1954Phantom of the Rue MorgueDirector
  4. 1953Three Sailors and a GirlDirector
  5. 1952Stop, You're Killing MeDirector
  6. 1952Here We Go AgainDirector
  7. 1952About FaceDirector
  8. 1951StarliftDirector
  9. 1951On Moonlight BayDirector
  10. 1950The West Point StoryDirector
  11. 1949Always Leave Them LaughingDirector
  12. 1949Red LightDirector
  13. 1948The Babe Ruth StoryDirector
  14. 1947It Happened on Fifth AvenueDirector
  15. 1945Ziegfeld FolliesDirector
  16. 1944Barbary Coast GentDirector
  17. 1944Broadway RhythmDirector
  18. 1943Du Barry Was a LadyDirector
  19. 1942I Married an AngelDirector
  20. 1942Maisie Gets Her ManDirector
  21. 1941The Chocolate SoldierDirector
  22. 1941Topper ReturnsDirector
  23. 1940He Married His WifeDirector
  24. 1939Here I Am a StrangerDirector
  25. 1939The Star MakerDirector
  26. 1939Tail SpinDirector
  27. 1938My Lucky StarDirector
  28. 1938Happy LandingDirector
  29. 1937Broadway Melody of 1938Director
  30. 1937On the AvenueDirector
  31. 1936Born to DanceDirector
  32. 1936Private NumberDirector
  33. 1936It Had to HappenDirector
  34. 1935Thanks a MillionDirector
  35. 1935Broadway Melody of 1936Director
  36. 1935Folies BergèreDirector
  37. 1935Folies Bergère de ParisDirector
  38. 1934Kid MillionsDirector
  39. 1934Bulldog Drummond Strikes BackDirector
  40. 1934UpperworldDirector
  41. 1933Lady KillerDirector
  42. 1933Bureau of Missing PersonsDirector
  43. 1933Captured!Director
  44. 1933The Little GiantDirector
  45. 1933The Mind ReaderDirector
  46. 1933Employees' EntranceDirector
  47. 1932Blessed EventDirector
  48. 1932Winner Take AllDirector
  49. 1932Beauty and the BossDirector
  50. 1932Taxi!Director
  51. 1931Side ShowDirector
  52. 1931Blonde CrazyDirector
  53. 1931The Maltese FalconDirector
  54. 1931My PastDirector
  55. 1930Divorce Among FriendsDirector
  56. 1930The Life of the PartyDirector
  57. 1930Three Faces EastDirector
  58. 1930The Second Floor MysteryDirector
  59. 1930Hold EverythingDirector
  60. 1929The AviatorDirector
  61. 1929Gold Diggers of BroadwayDirector
  62. 1929The HottentotDirector
  63. 1929The Desert SongDirector
  64. 1928ConquestDirector
  65. 1928Beware of BachelorsDirector
  66. 1928The TerrorDirector
  67. 1928Five and Ten Cent AnnieDirector
  68. 1928Powder My BackDirector
  69. 1927If I Were SingleDirector
  70. 1927Ham and Eggs at the FrontDirector
  71. 1927The First AutoDirector
  72. 1927Wolf's ClothingDirector
  73. 1926Across the PacificDirector
  74. 1926Footloose WidowsDirector
  75. 1926The Little Irish GirlDirector
  76. 1926The Man UpstairsDirector
  77. 1925Hogan's AlleyDirector
  78. 1925Three Weeks in ParisDirector
  79. 1925Eve's LoverDirector
  80. 1924A Deep Sea PanicDirector
  81. 1924His New MammaDirector
  82. 1924The Cat's MeowDirector
  83. 1924The Hollywood KidDirector
  84. 1924Shanghaied LoversDirector
  85. 1924Smile PleaseDirector
  86. 1923Flip FlopsDirector
  87. 1923Asleep at the SwitchDirector
  88. 1923SkylarkingDirector
  89. 1923Nip and TuckDirector
  90. 1922When Summer ComesDirector
  91. 1922Gymnasium JimDirector
  92. 1922On PatrolDirector
  93. 1922The Duck HunterDirector
  94. 1921Bright EyesDirector
  95. 1921Be ReasonableDirector
  96. 1921Love and DoughnutsDirector
  97. 1921Hard Knocks and Love TapsDirector
  98. 1920His Noisy StillDirector
  99. 1920The Heart SnatcherDirector