Ruth Ford

Acting

Ruth Ford

Born July 7, 1911 · Brookhaven, Mississippi, USA

Died August 12, 2009 · aged 98

No biography available.

Known For

In This Our LifeIn This Our Life · 1942
In This Our Life
★ 6.91942
MovieDramaRomance
An unhappy, self-centered woman runs off with her sister's husband, wreaking havoc and ruining the lives of those around her.
Too Scared to ScreamToo Scared to Scream · 1984
Too Scared to Scream
★ 5.21984
MovieCrimeMystery
A killer is brutally attacking several tenants that live in a high rise apartment building in New York City.
Across the PacificAcross the Pacific · 1942
Across the Pacific
★ 6.61942
MovieAdventureThriller
Rick Leland makes no secret of the fact that he has no loyalty to his home country after he is court-martialed out of the army and boards a Japanese ship for the Orient in late 1941. But has Leland really been booted out, or is there some other motive for his getting close to fellow passenger Doctor Lorenz?
The Keys of the KingdomThe Keys of the Kingdom · 1944
The Keys of the Kingdom
★ 7.11944
MovieDrama
A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a priest, flourishes in his calling as a priest in a more Christian area of the world, Father Chisholm struggles. He encounters hostility, isolation, disease, poverty and a variety of set backs which humble him, but make him more determined than ever to succeed.
DragonwyckDragonwyck · 1946
Dragonwyck
★ 6.61946
MovieDramaRomance
A simple Connecticut farm girl is recruited by a distant relative, an aristocratic patroon, to be governess to his young daughter in his Hudson Valley mansion.
SanctuarySanctuary · 1961
Sanctuary
★ 5.41961
MovieDrama
In 1920s rural Mississippi, Nancy Mannigoe, an African-American servant, is placed on death row for the murder of Temple Drake's infant child. Temple, the daughter of the governor, pleads with her father to exonerate Nancy of the charges, explaining that Nancy acted in haste to prevent her from resuming her affair with a roguish Cajun called Candy Man. Details of Temple's sordid past are uncovered as she begs mercy for her faithful servant.
The Lady Is WillingThe Lady Is Willing · 1942
The Lady Is Willing
★ 6.51942
MovieRomanceComedy
Bold, eccentric Broadway performer Elizabeth Madden befuddles her handlers by coming home with a baby she picked up on the street. She wants to keep the baby but has to find a husband to make adoption viable. She offers her new obstetrician Dr. McBain help with his research on rabbits in exchange for marriage - and he accepts. The marriage of convenience turns into a marriage of real love until Dr. McBain's ex-wife comes looking for money.
Air ForceAir Force · 1943
Air Force
★ 6.51943
MovieActionDrama
The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack and is sent on to Manila to help with the defense of the Philippines.

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