Acting
Marshall Ruth
Born December 24, 1898 · Marshalltown, Iowa, USA
Died January 19, 1953 · aged 54
No biography available.
Known For
Desperate · 1947Desperate
★ 6.51947
MovieThrillerCrime
An innocent trucker takes it on the lam when he's accused of robbery.
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
★ 6.91943
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.
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.
Virgin Lips · 1928Virgin Lips
★ 3.31928
MovieActionDrama
In a banana republic, way south of the Texas border, a dumb-Dora American girl, Norma (Olive Borden), lets her ruby-red lips promise more than she is willing to deliver, and she finds herself a prisoner in a notorious dance-hall/brothel. But her American aviator boyfriend, Barry Blake (John Boles), is flying to her rescue. He does just that but, alas, they are quickly captured by a gang of outlaws. Possibly the many expensive pieces of jewelry she has gathered from the many male friends she has made along the way, including El Presidente, captured the outlaws' attention.
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.
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.
Moonlight on the Prairie · 1935Moonlight on the Prairie
★ 6.81935
MovieWestern
A singing medicine-show cowboy and his magician partner catch a killer.
Filmography
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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)
Moonlight on the Prairie · 1935Moonlight on the Prairie
★ 6.81935
MovieWestern
A singing medicine-show cowboy and his magician partner catch a killer.
Fat Saloon Cowboy
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)
Diamond Jim · 1935Diamond Jim
★ 6.51935
MovieDrama
A loose biopic based on the life of Gilded Age tycoon "Diamond" Jim Brady.
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