Roy Del Ruth

Known for: Directing
Born: October 18, 1893, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Died: April 27, 1961
Movies: 101

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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.

Best-Known Movies

7.1

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

1947

5.6

The Alligator People

1959

6.5

Topper Returns

1941

6.0

Ziegfeld Follies

1945

6.4

The Maltese Falcon

1931

7.0

Blonde Crazy

1931

6.9

Lady Killer

1933

6.8

Taxi!

1932

6.5

On Moonlight Bay

1951

6.1

Born to Dance

1936

Filmography

1951

The Screen Director

Self (uncredited)

Directing, Writing & Producing

1960	Why Must I Die	Director
1959	The Alligator People	Director
1954	Phantom of the Rue Morgue	Director
1953	Three Sailors and a Girl	Director
1952	Stop, You're Killing Me	Director
1952	Here We Go Again	Director
1952	About Face	Director
1951	Starlift	Director
1951	On Moonlight Bay	Director
1950	The West Point Story	Director
1949	Always Leave Them Laughing	Director
1949	Red Light	Director, Producer
1948	The Babe Ruth Story	Director, Producer
1947	It Happened on Fifth Avenue	Director, Producer
1945	Ziegfeld Follies	Director
1944	Barbary Coast Gent	Director
1944	Broadway Rhythm	Director
1943	Du Barry Was a Lady	Director
1942	I Married an Angel	Director
1942	Maisie Gets Her Man	Director
1941	The Chocolate Soldier	Director
1941	Topper Returns	Director
1940	He Married His Wife	Director
1939	Here I Am a Stranger	Director
1939	The Star Maker	Director
1939	Tail Spin	Director
1938	My Lucky Star	Director
1938	Happy Landing	Director
1937	Broadway Melody of 1938	Director
1937	On the Avenue	Director
1936	Born to Dance	Director
1936	Private Number	Director
1936	It Had to Happen	Director
1935	Thanks a Million	Director
1935	Broadway Melody of 1936	Director
1935	Folies Bergère	Director
1935	Folies Bergère de Paris	Director
1934	Kid Millions	Director
1934	Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back	Director
1934	Upperworld	Director
1933	Lady Killer	Director
1933	Bureau of Missing Persons	Director
1933	Captured!	Director
1933	The Little Giant	Director
1933	The Mind Reader	Director
1933	Employees' Entrance	Director
1932	Blessed Event	Director
1932	Winner Take All	Director, Producer
1932	Beauty and the Boss	Director
1932	Taxi!	Director
1931	Side Show	Director
1931	Blonde Crazy	Director
1931	The Maltese Falcon	Director
1931	My Past	Director
1930	Divorce Among Friends	Director
1930	The Life of the Party	Director
1930	Three Faces East	Director
1930	The Second Floor Mystery	Director
1930	Hold Everything	Director
1929	The Aviator	Director
1929	Gold Diggers of Broadway	Director
1929	The Hottentot	Director
1929	The Desert Song	Director
1928	Conquest	Director
1928	Beware of Bachelors	Director
1928	The Terror	Director
1928	Five and Ten Cent Annie	Director
1928	Powder My Back	Director
1927	If I Were Single	Director
1927	Ham and Eggs at the Front	Director
1927	The First Auto	Director
1927	Wolf's Clothing	Director
1926	Across the Pacific	Director
1926	Footloose Widows	Director
1926	The Little Irish Girl	Director
1926	The Man Upstairs	Director
1925	Hogan's Alley	Director
1925	Three Weeks in Paris	Director
1925	Eve's Lover	Director
1924	A Deep Sea Panic	Director
1924	His New Mamma	Director
1924	The Cat's Meow	Director
1924	The Hollywood Kid	Director
1924	Shanghaied Lovers	Director
1924	Smile Please	Director
1923	Flip Flops	Director
1923	One Cylinder Love	Writer
1923	Asleep at the Switch	Director
1923	Skylarking	Director
1923	Nip and Tuck	Director
1922	When Summer Comes	Director
1922	Gymnasium Jim	Director
1922	On Patrol	Director
1922	The Duck Hunter	Director
1921	Bright Eyes	Director
1921	Be Reasonable	Director
1921	Love and Doughnuts	Director
1921	Hard Knocks and Love Taps	Director
1920	His Noisy Still	Director
1920	The Heart Snatcher	Director

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