Roy Del Ruth

Biography

​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.

Directed

1. It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947) — Director
2. The Alligator People (1959) — Director
3. Topper Returns (1941) — Director
4. Ziegfeld Follies (1945) — Director
5. The Maltese Falcon (1931) — Director
6. Blonde Crazy (1931) — Director
7. Lady Killer (1933) — Director
8. Taxi! (1932) — Director
9. On Moonlight Bay (1951) — Director
10. Born to Dance (1936) — Director
11. Employees' Entrance (1933) — Director
12. Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935) — Director
13. Red Light (1949) — Director
14. The Little Giant (1933) — Director
15. Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954) — Director
16. Bureau of Missing Persons (1933) — Director
17. Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) — Director
18. Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) — Director
19. Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934) — Director
20. The Mind Reader (1933) — Director
21. The West Point Story (1950) — Director
22. Captured! (1933) — Director
23. Three Faces East (1930) — Director
24. Thanks a Million (1935) — Director
25. The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955) — Director
26. Blessed Event (1932) — Director
27. The Chocolate Soldier (1941) — Director
28. Beauty and the Boss (1932) — Director
29. Upperworld (1934) — Director
30. He Married His Wife (1940) — Director
31. The Babe Ruth Story (1948) — Director
32. Winner Take All (1932) — Director
33. Folies Bergère de Paris (1935) — Director
34. Tail Spin (1939) — Director
35. Why Must I Die (1960) — Director
36. Kid Millions (1934) — Director
37. His New Mamma (1924) — Director
38. My Past (1931) — Director
39. My Lucky Star (1938) — Director
40. Divorce Among Friends (1930) — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Screen Director (1951) — Self (uncredited)