Acting
Marshall Ruth
Born December 24, 1898 · Marshalltown, Iowa, USA
Died January 19, 1953 · aged 54
No biography available.
Known For
The Broadway Melody · 1929The Broadway Melody
★ 5.11929
MovieMusicRomance
The vaudeville act of Harriet and Queenie Mahoney comes to Broadway, where their friend Eddie Kerns needs them for his number in one of Francis Zanfield's shows. When Eddie meets Queenie, he soon falls in love with her—but she is already being courted by Jock Warriner, a member of New York high society. Queenie eventually recognizes that, to Jock, she is nothing more than a toy, and that Eddie is in love with her.
The More the Merrier · 1943The More the Merrier
★ 7.01943
MovieComedyRomance
It's World War II and there is a severe housing shortage everywhere - especially in Washington, D.C. where Connie Milligan rents an apartment. Believing it to be her patriotic duty, Connie offers to sublet half of her apartment, fully expecting a suitable female tenent. What she gets instead is mischievous, middle-aged Benjamin Dingle. Dingle talks her into subletting to him and then promptly sublets half of his half to young, irreverent Joe Carter - creating a situation tailor-made for comedy and romance.
Desperate · 1947Desperate
★ 6.51947
MovieThrillerCrime
An innocent trucker takes it on the lam when he's accused of robbery.
Red Wine · 1928Red Wine
★ 10.01928
MovieComedyRomance
Charles Cook, a husband with a multi-year itch, decides he will go out and whoop it up with the boys, but tells his wife it is a business meeting. His helpful friend Jack Scott introduces him to a very pretty--and shapely--Miss Scott, whose stock-in-trade is understanding misunderstood husbands, and she is very good at it. Charles enjoys being one of the boys and schedules more business meetings. Meanwhile, his wife Alice is at home wishing her husband didn't have to go to so many business meetings.
Let Us Live · 1939Let Us Live
★ 6.81939
MovieCrimeDrama
When a confused eyewitness identifies New York City cabbie Brick Tennant as a killer, he is sentenced to death for a murder that he wasn't involved in. Though no one is willing to listen to the innocent prisoner's pleas for freedom, Brick's faithful fiancée, Mary, knows that her lover is innocent because she was with him when the crime was committed. As the scheduled execution draws ever nearer, Mary begins to investigate the murder herself.
I Am the Law · 1938I Am the Law
★ 7.11938
MovieCrimeDrama
With the aid of his former law students, a professor-turned-prosecutor battles corruption and organized crime.
False Pretenses · 1935False Pretenses
★ 7.31935
MovieComedyRomance
A girl who's just lost her job meets a drunk millionaire on a bridge who's just lost his money. They go back to his house, and eventually come up with a plan to benefit them both: he'll scrounge enough money together to teach her how to be a lady, and then introduce her to his rich friends so she can snag a husband, after which she'll pay him a finder's fee. Complications ensue.
Hollywood Cavalcade · 1939Hollywood Cavalcade
★ 6.21939
MovieComedyDrama
Starting in 1913 movie director Connors discovers singer Molly Adair. As she becomes a star she marries an actor, so Connors fires them. She asks for him as director of her next film. Many silent stars shown making the transition to sound.
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Desperate · 1947Desperate
★ 6.51947
MovieThrillerCrime
An innocent trucker takes it on the lam when he's accused of robbery.
Traveling Salesman (uncredited)
I Am the Law · 1938I Am the Law
★ 7.11938
MovieCrimeDrama
With the aid of his former law students, a professor-turned-prosecutor battles corruption and organized crime.
Tubby - Law Student (uncredited)
Diamond Jim · 1935Diamond Jim
★ 6.51935
MovieDrama
A loose biopic based on the life of Gilded Age tycoon "Diamond" Jim Brady.
Man at Racetrack
Turnabout · 1940Turnabout
★ 6.01940
MovieComedyFantasy
Bickering husband and wife Tim and Sally Willows mutter a few angry words to a statue who grants their wish and they wind up living each other's life.
Minor Role (uncredited)
Who Killed Doc Robbin? · 1948Who Killed Doc Robbin?
★ 4.21948
MovieComedyCrime
A group of people find themselves trapped in a creepy mansion, complete with secret passageways, a mad doctor and a murderous gorilla.
Police Sergeant (uncredited)











