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