Roy Del Ruth

Actor · Director · Producer· New Castle, Delaware, USA

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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.

Filmography

64 credits across 3 departments.

Year	Title	Role	Type
1960	Why Must I Die	Director	Film
1959	The Alligator People	Director	Film
1954	Phantom of the Rue Morgue	Director	Film
1953	Three Sailors and a Girl	Director	Film
1952	About Face	Director	Film
1952	Stop, You're Killing Me	Director	Film
1951	The Screen Director	Self (uncredited)	Film
1951	Starlift	Director	Film
1951	On Moonlight Bay	Director	Film
1950	The West Point Story	Director	Film
1949	Red Light	Director	Film
1949	Always Leave Them Laughing	Director	Film
1949	Red Light	Producer	Film
1948	The Babe Ruth Story	Director	Film
1948	The Babe Ruth Story	Producer	Film
1947	It Happened on Fifth Avenue	Director	Film
1947	It Happened on Fifth Avenue	Producer	Film
1945	Ziegfeld Follies	Director	Film
1944	Broadway Rhythm	Director	Film
1943	Du Barry Was a Lady	Director	Film
1942	I Married an Angel	Director	Film
1942	Maisie Gets Her Man	Director	Film
1941	The Chocolate Soldier	Director	Film
1941	Topper Returns	Director	Film
1940	He Married His Wife	Director	Film
1939	Tail Spin	Director	Film
1938	My Lucky Star	Director	Film
1938	Happy Landing	Director	Film
1937	Broadway Melody of 1938	Director	Film
1937	On the Avenue	Director	Film
1936	Born to Dance	Director	Film
1935	Folies Bergère de Paris	Director	Film
1935	Thanks a Million	Director	Film
1935	Broadway Melody of 1936	Director	Film
1934	Upperworld	Director	Film
1934	Kid Millions	Director	Film
1934	Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back	Director	Film
1933	The Little Giant	Director	Film
1933	Lady Killer	Director	Film
1933	Employees' Entrance	Director	Film
1933	The Mind Reader	Director	Film
1933	Captured!	Director	Film
1933	Bureau of Missing Persons	Director	Film
1932	Winner Take All	Director	Film
1932	Beauty and the Boss	Director	Film
1932	Taxi!	Director	Film
1932	Blessed Event	Director	Film
1932	Winner Take All	Producer	Film
1931	Side Show	Director	Film
1931	Blonde Crazy	Director	Film
1931	The Maltese Falcon	Director	Film
1931	My Past	Director	Film
1930	Three Faces East	Director	Film
1930	The Second Floor Mystery	Director	Film
1930	The Life of the Party	Director	Film
1929	Gold Diggers of Broadway	Director	Film
1928	The Terror	Director	Film
1926	Footloose Widows	Director	Film
1924	Smile Please	Director	Film
1924	His New Mamma	Director	Film
1923	Skylarking	Director	Film
1922	Gymnasium Jim	Director	Film
1921	Bright Eyes	Director	Film
1921	Be Reasonable	Director	Film

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