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