As Director
Why Must I Die
1960
5.0
Roy Del Ruth
Directing
Birth Date
October 18, 1893
Place of Birth
New Castle, Delaware, USA
Date of Death
April 27, 1961
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.
Complete Filmography
As Director
The Alligator People
1959
5.6
As Director
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
6.3
As Director
Stop, You're Killing Me
1952
5.0
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About Face
1952
3.7
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On Moonlight Bay
1951
6.4
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The West Point Story
1950
5.8
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The Babe Ruth Story
1948
5.8
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Ziegfeld Follies
1945
6.1
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Broadway Rhythm
1944
5.5
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The Chocolate Soldier
1941
6.4
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Topper Returns
1941
6.4
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Broadway Melody of 1938
1937
6.2
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Private Number
1936
6.5
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Thanks a Million
1935
6.1
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Broadway Melody of 1936
1935
6.4
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Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
1934
5.3
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Lady Killer
1933
6.8
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Bureau of Missing Persons
1933
5.8
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The Mind Reader
1933
6.3