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May 7, 2024 · Roy Del Ruth (born October 18, 1893, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died April 27, 1961, Sherman Oaks, California) was an American filmmaker who worked with various stars, notably James Cagney, and directed a number of popular musicals in the 1930s.
Birthday: Oct 18, 1893. Birthplace: Delaware, USA. A capable director who made a number of competent musicals and crime dramas, Roy Del Ruth worked consistently throughout the 1930s and...
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.
R oy Del Ruth was one of Hollywood's top directors and starmakers. Del Ruth was a newspaper cartoonist and columnist before entering films as a screenwriter, writing gags for...
A capable director who made a number of competent musicals and crime dramas, Roy Del Ruth worked consistently throughout the 1930s and 1940s without ever distinguishing himself from his more famed contemporaries.
Find bio, credits and filmography information for Roy Del Ruth on AllMovie - Beginning with his apprenticeship as a writer and gag man for Mack Sennett, this American director…
The Maltese Falcon: Directed by Roy Del Ruth. With Bebe Daniels, Ricardo Cortez, Dudley Digges, Una Merkel. A lovely dame with dangerous lies employs the services of a private detective, who is quickly caught up in the mystery and intrigue of a statuette known as the Maltese Falcon.
