Roy Del Ruth — Director (17)
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The Second Floor Mystery (1930) WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Second Floor Mystery
director: Roy Del Ruth actor: Grant Withers / Loretta Young …
In this mystery, a man and woman have been corresponding through a "personal" column under the names Lord Strawberries and Lady Grapefruit. When the man's neighbor is found dead upstairs, he and the lady are the prime suspects of a police inspector, who has his own very good reason for blaming them.
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Taxi! (1932) WikiData IMDb TMDB NeoDB
Taxi!
director: Roy Del Ruth actor: James Cagney / Loretta Young …
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.
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Red Light (1949) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Red Light
director: Roy Del Ruth actor: George Raft / Virginia Mayo …
other title: Luce rossa / Luz roja …
Nick Cherney, in prison for embezzling from Torno Freight Co., sees a chance to get back at Johnny Torno through his young priest brother Jess. He pays fellow prisoner Rocky, who gets out a week before Nick, to murder Jess... who, dying, tells revenge-minded Johnny that he'd written a clue "in the Bible." Frustrated, Johnny obsessively searches for the missing Gideon Bible from Jess's hotel room.
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Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
director: Roy Del Ruth actor: Karl Malden / Claude Dauphin …
other title: Il mostro della via Morgue / Der Würger von Paris …
When several women are found mutilated and murdered, the Paris police are baffled as to who the killer may be. All evidence points to Dupin, but soon it becomes apparent that it is someone (or something) stronger and deadlier than a human.
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Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)
Du Barry Was a Lady
director: Roy Del Ruth actor: Red Skelton / Lucille Ball …
other title: Mademoiselle du Barry / La du Barry était une dame …
Hat check man Louis Blore is in love with nightclub star May Daly. May, however, is in love with a poor dancer but wants to marry for money. When Louis wins the Irish Sweepstakes, he asks May to marry him and she accepts even though she doesn't love him. Soon after, Louis has an accident and gets knocked on the head, where he dreams that he's King Louis XV pursuing the infamous Madame Du Barry.
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Topper Returns (1941) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Topper Returns
director: Roy Del Ruth actor: Joan Blondell / Roland Young …
other title: Una bionda in paradiso / Topper vender tilbage …
Topper is once again tormented by a fun-loving spirit. This time, it's Gail Richards, accidentally murdered while vacationing at the home of her wealthy friend, Ann Carrington, the intended victim. With Topper's help, Gail sets out to find her killer with the expected zany results.
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Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
director: Roy Del Ruth actor: Ronald Colman / Loretta Young …
other title: Bulldog Drummond schlägt zurück / Un aventurero audaz …
Bulldog Drummond finds himself immersed in another adventure when he stumbles upon a corpse in the mysterious London mansion of Prince Achmed. Enlisting the help of his old friend Algy and the beautiful Lola, Drummond uncovers a scheme to ship illegal cargo into the country. He must rely on his cunning to survive when the prince offers a reward for his capture.
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Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Broadway Melody of 1938
director: Roy Del Ruth actor: Robert Taylor / Eleanor Powell …
other title: Follie di Broadway 1938 / Broadway Melodie 1938 …
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.
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Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Broadway Melody of 1936
director: Roy Del Ruth actor: Jack Benny / Eleanor Powell …
other title: Follie di Broadway 1936 / Broadway-Melodie 1936 …
Lovely, gifted Irene Foster hopes that her childhood sweetheart-turned Broadway producer Robert Gordon will recognize her--and her talent. Gordon is too busy sparring with a dirt-dishing gossip columnist to notice, but his wisecracking, heart-of-gold secretary certainly does. She and Irene must use their wits to show him what he's missing!