

Roy Del Ruth
Directing
October 18, 1893
New Castle, Delaware, USA
April 27, 1961
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.
The Filmography


The Alligator People

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

Stop, You're Killing Me

About Face

On Moonlight Bay

The West Point Story

The Babe Ruth Story

Ziegfeld Follies

Broadway Rhythm

The Chocolate Soldier

Topper Returns

Broadway Melody of 1938

Private Number

Thanks a Million

Broadway Melody of 1936

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

Lady Killer

Bureau of Missing Persons
