Ruth Taylor

Acting

Ruth Taylor

Born January 13, 1905 · Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Died April 12, 1984 · aged 79

Ruth Taylor was an American actress in silent films and early talkies. Her son was the writer/comic/actor Buck Henry (real name Henry Zuckerman).

Known For

A Blonde's RevengeA Blonde's Revenge · 1926
A Blonde's Revenge
★ 3.01926
MovieComedy
Turpin plays a candidate who poses as the worker's friend but spends hi time buttering up wealthy women and seizing upn any opportunity to womanise.
The Soapsuds LadyThe Soapsuds Lady · 1926
The Soapsuds Lady
★ 9.01926
MovieComedy
Betty’s parents are eager to achieve financial security and believe she is their ticket to wealth. They are easily deceived by a villain who poses as a rich man by wearing expensive, hired clothes. Despite her parents' pressure to marry the "wealthy" imposter, Betty is in love with Jack, a young man who once saved her life. Jack is currently engaged to a society girl he does not love. Through a series of fast-paced gags and fortunate circumstances, the two lovers manage to outmaneuver the villain and Betty's parents, eventually realizing their ambition to marry one another.
The Jolly JilterThe Jolly Jilter · 1927
The Jolly Jilter
★ 9.01927
MovieComedy
Ben Turpin, a self-proclaimed "lady killer" finds himself in a difficult romantic predicament. Currently engaged to a woman described as a "gold-digger" (played by Madeleine Hurlock), Ben decides he must first end his relationship with his former lover, a showgirl and theater dancer named Alma Bennett.
Cured in the ExcitementCured in the Excitement · 1927
Cured in the Excitement
★ 7.01927
MovieComedy
Professor Brawn has been swinging a dumbbell for so long he looks like one!
Just MarriedJust Married · 1928
Just Married
★ 7.01928
MovieComedy
After many outrageous moments, a young girl marries her former acquaintance, not with her fiancee.
The Perils of PetersboroThe Perils of Petersboro · 1926
The Perils of Petersboro
★ 8.01926
MovieComedy
Alice Day is the pretty maid who wins the heart of Danny O'Shea, a young artist who motors down to Petersboro to paint the scenery.
The Pride of PikevilleThe Pride of Pikeville · 1927
The Pride of Pikeville
★ 7.01927
MovieComedy
Unlikely Lothario, the less-than-dashing crossed-eyed Ben Turpin, finds himself pursued by many beautiful ladies.
Jack Spurlock, ProdigalJack Spurlock, Prodigal · 1918
Jack Spurlock, Prodigal
1918
MovieComedy
George Walsh plays the "prodigal" hero in this fast-moving star vehicle from the Fox factory. An incurable cut-up, Jack Spurlock throws a college campus in an uproar when he shows up the first day of classes with his pet bear. Needless to say, Jack is immediately booted out of college, infuriating his big-businessman father (Dan Mason).

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A Rainy KnightA Rainy Knight · 1925
A Rainy Knight
★ 7.51925
MovieComedy
Sweethearts Jimmie Carter and Bessie Barnes work for Adolph Brock at the Acme Corporation. One day while he is out for a drive in his jalopy of a car, Jimmie spies a pretty young woman on horseback. He comes to her rescue after she falls off her horse and gets injured, he leading her to refuge in an abandoned cabin when it starts to rain heavily. Although she flirts with him, he, in turn attracted to her, wants to remain faithful to Bessie and resists his urges. When this woman mysteriously disappear on him, he can't stop thinking about her and follows her innuendo to meet with her at her apartment. All the while, he is unaware that she is Peggy Joyce, Brock's gold-digging fiancée. He is also unaware that Peggy has ulterior motives for coming on to him, which, in combination with her dangerous past, could lead to complications for all involved.

Bessie Barnes