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Ruby M. Ayres
Born January 28, 1881 · Watford, England, UK
Died November 14, 1955 · aged 74
Ruby Mildred Ayres (28 January 1881 – 14 November 1955) was a British romance novelist, 'one of the most popular and prolific romantic novelists of the twentieth century'.
Known For
Second Honeymoon · 1930Second Honeymoon
★ 7.51930
Movie
A wealthy man's wife becomes bored with him, so his friend decides to trick her into an elopement into the unforgiving wilderness to make her appreciate her life anew.
Romance of a Rogue · 1928Romance of a Rogue
★ 10.01928
MovieDramaRomance
A low-key silent drama of a man seeking vengeance on the villain whose lies sent him to prison on the night of his wedding.
Society for Sale · 1918Society for Sale
1918
MovieDrama
Successful model, Phyllis Clyne, convinces a down-and-out nobleman, Billy, to pass her off in society as titled gentry. They fall in love and when it turns out that her late father actually was a lord, they decide they now can marry.
A Model's Confession · 1918A Model's Confession
1918
MovieDrama
An important customer at Armande's, where Iva Seldon works as a model, is Billy Ravensworth, who purchases expensive gowns for a heartless vampire named Rita Challoner. When Billy pays for a number of gowns with a bad check, Iva is sent to Rita's home to collect the finery, and there she meets Bertrand Seldon, whom she recognizes as her own father, a society man who had deserted his wife years earlier and never acknowledged Iva. Rita learns that Billy is poor and breaks off their affair, after which Iva persuades him to pose as her fiancé so that she might enter society. Billy is content to maintain the masquerade in exchange for Iva's money, but soon finds himself jealous over her apparent romance with Bertrand. Iva agrees to accompany Bertrand on a drive, but the car plunges down a cliff, whereupon she reveals her identity. Before his death, Bertrand at last recognizes his daughter, and with his fortune, she and Billy begin a new life.
The Woman Hater · 1925The Woman Hater
★ 10.01925
MovieDrama
A famous international actress wants to marry the love of her life, a millionaire but is blocked by a renowned woman-hater who actually ants her for himself.
The Man Without a Heart · 1924The Man Without a Heart
★ 8.01924
MovieDrama
When Rufus Asher suspects that Barbara Wier is plotting with his sister's husband, Edmund Hyde, he abducts Barbara and takes her to a lonely mountain retreat. Mistaking Rufus for a vagabond, Barbara shoots him, then nurses him back to health, explaining that she and Edmund were trying to stop an elopement of Edmund's wife with another man, Hugh Langley.
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