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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.
Known for
Adventures in ParadiseSeries • 1959
The 20th Century Fox HourSeries • 1955
Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveSeries • 1957
It Happened on Fifth AvenueMovie • 1947
Topper ReturnsMovie • 1941
Ziegfeld FolliesMovie • 1945
The Alligator PeopleMovie • 1959
Phantom of the Rue MorgueMovie • 1954
On Moonlight BayMovie • 1951
The Maltese FalconMovie • 1931
Broadway Melody of 1936Movie • 1935
Blonde CrazyMovie • 1931
The Little GiantMovie • 1933
Born to DanceMovie • 1936
Lady KillerMovie • 1933
Employees' EntranceMovie • 1933
Taxi!Movie • 1932
Red LightMovie • 1949