Ruth Dwyer

Acting

Ruth Dwyer

Born January 25, 1898 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died March 2, 1978 · aged 80

No biography available.

Known For

Seven ChancesSeven Chances · 1925
Seven Chances
★ 7.51925
MovieComedyRomance
Struggling stockbroker Jimmie Shannon learns that, if he gets married by 7 p.m. on his 27th birthday -- which is today -- he'll inherit $7 million from an eccentric relative.
For Me and My GalFor Me and My Gal · 1942
For Me and My Gal
★ 6.51942
MovieRomanceWar
Two vaudeville performers fall in love, but find their relationship tested by the arrival of WWI.
Dark StairwaysDark Stairways · 1924
Dark Stairways
★ 8.01924
MovieMystery
Sheldon Polk's father, a wealthy banker, agrees to make a loan to Frank Farnsworth. Sheldon is robbed while delivering the money and is arrested for theft on circumstantial evidence.
MannequinMannequin · 1938
Mannequin
★ 6.01938
MovieDramaRomance
Jessie, a young working class woman, seeks to improve her life by marrying her boyfriend, only to find out that he is no better than what she left behind.
The Patent Leather PugThe Patent Leather Pug · 1925
The Patent Leather Pug
★ 8.01925
MovieDrama
The morning after his engagement party, wealthy young New York playboy Billy Hepburn awakens, battered and bruised, but without any memory of what happened the night before. Billy's valet then informs him that he and prize fighter Battling Burke had gotten into a brawl over Billy's fiancée, and Burke won. Determined to regain his honor, Billy goes into training, with his valet's help.
The Reckless AgeThe Reckless Age · 1924
The Reckless Age
★ 5.71924
MovieComedyDrama
Lord Harrowby takes out an $100,000 insurance policy to be paid if his wedding to Cecilia Meyrick is cancelled. The insurance company sends Dick Minot to make sure the wedding takes place, but he falls in love with the bride.
Slightly DangerousSlightly Dangerous · 1943
Slightly Dangerous
★ 6.01943
MovieComedyRomance
Small-town soda-jerk Peggy Evans quits her dead-end job and moves to New York where she invents a new identity.
White FangWhite Fang · 1925
White Fang
★ 9.01925
MovieAdventureFamily
Silent version of the classic Jack London tale.

Filmography

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White Pants WillieWhite Pants Willie · 1927
White Pants Willie
★ 9.01927
MovieComedy
Philip Charters, the President of International Motors, and his daughter, Helen, drive up to the shop of Willie Bascom, an auto mechanic. Charters is interested in an invention by Willie, and Willie quickly becomes interested in Helen. They depart for Cold Springs, a fashionable summer resort for the rich. Willie images that Cold Springs is such a place where a young man wearing white pants would not be jeered at. He gets a chance to find out when he has to repair a car and take it to the owner in Cold Springs. He summons Wong Lee, a Chinese laundryman to pose as his chauffeur, dons his spiffiest pair of white pants,arrives at the resort and is mistaken for a crack polo player, hired to help the resort's team beat a rival team. Willie is anything but a polo player.

Judy

The Brown DerbyThe Brown Derby · 1926
The Brown Derby
★ 6.51926
MovieComedy
Tommy Burke, a good-natured young plumber who refers to his monkey wrench as his pipe organ, is unaware of his inferiority complex. One day he learns that an eccentric uncle has died, leaving him a brown derby said to bring good luck to its wearer. Meanwhile Edith Worthing and her Aunt Anna are expecting Edith's wealthy uncle, Adolph Plummer, from Australia. On a call to their house, Tommy is mistaken for the uncle, being announced as "a plumber," and soon a mutual romance develops with Edith. They are wedded by mistake when serving as witnesses to marriage by elopement. Farrell, a rival for Edith, learns of Tommy's deception and persuades Edith to elope with him; but Tommy follows in hot pursuit, in his pajamas and derby. At the last minute, a message arrives telling Edith that she and Tommy are already married.

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