Writing

Ruth Rose

Born January 16, 1896 · Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

Died June 8, 1978 · aged 82

Ruth Rose (January 16, 1896 – June 8, 1978) was an American screenwriter known for various adventure films produced by RKO Radio Pictures, including King Kong (1933), Son of Kong (1933), She (1935) and Mighty Joe Young (1949). An academic writer and explorer before her career shift into film, she met her future husband, director Ernest B. Schoedsack, while on expedition through the Galapagos Isla…

Known For

Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young · 1998

Mighty Joe Young

MovieAdventureFamily

As a child living in Africa, Jill Young saw her mother killed while protecting wild gorillas from poachers led by Andrei Strasser. Now an adult, Jill cares for an orphaned gorilla named Joe -- who, due to a genetic anomaly, is 15 feet tall. When Gregg O'Hara arrives from California and sees the animal, he convinces Jill that Joe would be safest at his wildlife refuge. But Strasser follows them to the U.S., intent on capturing Joe for himself.

King Kong

King Kong · 1976

MovieAdventureHorror

An oil company expedition disturbs the peace of a giant ape and brings him back to New York to exploit him.

King Kong

King Kong · 1933

MovieAdventureFantasy

Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow and his first mate Jack Driscoll, they arrive on an island and discover a legendary creature said to be neither beast nor man. Denham captures the monster to be displayed on Broadway as King Kong, the eighth wonder of the world.

Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young · 1949

Mighty Joe Young

MovieAdventureFantasy

A young woman, Jill Young, grew up on her father's ranch in Africa, raising a large gorilla named Joe from an infant. Years later, she brings him to Hollywood to become a star.

The Son of Kong

The Son of Kong · 1933

The Son of Kong

MovieAdventureAction

Beleaguered adventurer Carl Denham returns to the island where he found King Kong.

The Lost Spider Pit Sequence

The Lost Spider Pit Sequence · 2005

The Lost Spider Pit Sequence

MovieAdventureHorror

What the "spider-pit" sequence from the original King Kong (1933) probably looked like (the original sequence was cut out of the original movie because it was deemed "too gruesome" and was subsequently lost).

The Last Days of Pompeii

The Last Days of Pompeii · 1935

The Last Days of Pompeii

MovieDramaAdventure

In this action-filled spectacle set in ancient Pompeii, a blacksmith becomes a Roman gladiator, though his rise to wealth and power is jeopardized by his son's Christianity and the eruption of Vesuvius.

She

MovieAdventureFantasy

Leo Vincey, told by his dying uncle of a lost land visited 500 years ago by his ancestor, heads out with family friend Horace Holly to try to discover the land and its secret of immortality, said to be contained within a mystic fire. Picking up Tanya, a guide's daughter, in the frozen Russian arctic, they stumble upon Kor, revealed to be a hidden civilization ruled over by an immortal queen, called She, who believes Vincey is her long-lost lover John Vincey, Leo's ancestor.

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Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young · 1998

Mighty Joe Young

MovieAdventureFamily

As a child living in Africa, Jill Young saw her mother killed while protecting wild gorillas from poachers led by Andrei Strasser. Now an adult, Jill cares for an orphaned gorilla named Joe -- who, due to a genetic anomaly, is 15 feet tall. When Gregg O'Hara arrives from California and sees the animal, he convinces Jill that Joe would be safest at his wildlife refuge. But Strasser follows them to the U.S., intent on capturing Joe for himself.

Original Film Writer

King Kong

King Kong · 1976

MovieAdventureHorror

An oil company expedition disturbs the peace of a giant ape and brings him back to New York to exploit him.

Screenplay

King Kong

King Kong · 1933

MovieAdventureFantasy

Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow and his first mate Jack Driscoll, they arrive on an island and discover a legendary creature said to be neither beast nor man. Denham captures the monster to be displayed on Broadway as King Kong, the eighth wonder of the world.

Screenplay

Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young · 1949

Mighty Joe Young

MovieAdventureFantasy

A young woman, Jill Young, grew up on her father's ranch in Africa, raising a large gorilla named Joe from an infant. Years later, she brings him to Hollywood to become a star.

Screenplay

The Son of Kong

The Son of Kong · 1933

The Son of Kong

MovieAdventureAction

Beleaguered adventurer Carl Denham returns to the island where he found King Kong.

Story

The Lost Spider Pit Sequence

The Lost Spider Pit Sequence · 2005

The Lost Spider Pit Sequence

MovieAdventureHorror

What the "spider-pit" sequence from the original King Kong (1933) probably looked like (the original sequence was cut out of the original movie because it was deemed "too gruesome" and was subsequently lost).

Screenplay

The Last Days of Pompeii

The Last Days of Pompeii · 1935

The Last Days of Pompeii

MovieDramaAdventure

In this action-filled spectacle set in ancient Pompeii, a blacksmith becomes a Roman gladiator, though his rise to wealth and power is jeopardized by his son's Christianity and the eruption of Vesuvius.

Screenplay

She

MovieAdventureFantasy

Leo Vincey, told by his dying uncle of a lost land visited 500 years ago by his ancestor, heads out with family friend Horace Holly to try to discover the land and its secret of immortality, said to be contained within a mystic fire. Picking up Tanya, a guide's daughter, in the frozen Russian arctic, they stumble upon Kor, revealed to be a hidden civilization ruled over by an immortal queen, called She, who believes Vincey is her long-lost lover John Vincey, Leo's ancestor.

Adaptation

Blind Adventure

Blind Adventure · 1933

Blind Adventure

Richard Bruce, an American in fog bound London stumbles into the midst of international intrigue, with Rose Thorne, an innocent dupe. Together they try to unravel the mystery, enlisting the aid of a cat burglar named Holmes, who they bump into along the way.

Writer

Diplomacy

Diplomacy · 1916

MovieComedyDrama

The story takes place in Monte Carlo, where the impoverished Julian proposes marriage to the wealthy Dora, only to be turned down by the girl's mercenary mother. Several years later, Julian manages not only to obtain a huge fortune, but also a prominent position in the British diplomatic service. Now a suitable husband for Dora, Julian marries the girl. Alas, their happiness is short-lived.

Mion