Ruth Springford

Acting

Ruth Springford

Born September 1, 1921 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Died November 20, 2010 · aged 89

No biography available.

Known For

The ChangelingThe Changeling · 1980
The Changeling
7.01980
MovieHorror
After a tragic event happens, composer John Russell moves to Seattle to try to overcome it and build a new and peaceful life in a lonely big house that has been uninhabited for many years. But, soon after, the obscure history of such an old mansion and his own past begin to haunt him.
5 Card Stud5 Card Stud · 1968
5 Card Stud
6.31968
MovieWesternMystery
After a card shark is caught cheating, he is taken out and lynched by the drunkards he was playing against. Soon afterwards, the men who were in the lynch mob start being murdered, one after another; all by hanging.
Sunday in the CountrySunday in the Country · 1974
Sunday in the Country
6.41974
MovieDramaCrime
Three vicious thugs are on the run in rural America after robbing a local bank. They seek refuge at the home of a reclusive farmer, but he is prepared for their arrival and holds them at gunpoint. Unable to let them simply wait for the law, he decides to take them into into his cellar and torture them a little before the police arrive.
An American Christmas CarolAn American Christmas Carol · 1979
An American Christmas Carol
6.21979
MovieDramaFamily
In Depression-era New England, a miserly businessman named Benedict Slade receives a long-overdue attitude adjustment one Christmas Eve when he is visited by three ghostly figures who resemble three of the people whose possessions Slade had seized to collect on unpaid loans. Assuming the roles of the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future from Charles Dickens' classic story, the three apparitions force Slade to face the consequences of his skinflint ways, and he becomes a caring, generous, amiable man.
Improper ChannelsImproper Channels · 1981
Improper Channels
8.51981
MovieComedy
A father brings a young child to an emergency room to get treatment for a minor injury occurring in an innocent accident, but he gets accused of child abuse. Child welfare agencies commit grossly unfair over-reactions to remove the child forcibly from the Father, who must brave the arcane system to reclaim his daughter.
Hot PaintHot Paint · 1988
Hot Paint
8.01988
MovieCrimeComedy
Two losers rob a rich guy and discover that, among the loot, they've taken a rare painting worth $2.8 million. John Larroquette plays his usual rude, selfish character-here named Gus - and he suckers Willy (Gregory Harrison) into his scheme to rob the mansion. The two losers have to try to figure out how to sell the valuable but high-profile item without getting busted. They travel the world looking for potential buyers but always end up short. Everyone can see that they are novices in the art world and buffoons in general.
Biographies: The Enigma of Bobby BittmanBiographies: The Enigma of Bobby Bittman · 1988
Biographies: The Enigma of Bobby Bittman
7.01988
MovieComedy
A look back on the career of Bobby Bittman. Includes footage from his early days to his millionth show.
The July GroupThe July Group · 1980
The July Group
9.01980
MovieTV MovieCrime
A Quaker family is held hostage by a band of bank robbers and their non-violent beliefs are sorely tested. The film also questions whether their attempt at a non-violent solution actually makes things worse for themselves and their captors. Based on Stanley Ellin's novel STRONGHOLD.

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