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