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Harry Ruby

Career

Active from 1930 to 1952, busiest in 1934 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Duck Soup
Duck Soup
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Harry Ruby Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.4, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.3, average 4.7
  • Tension
    3.6, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 3
  • Slapstick Humor 2
  • Screwball Comedy 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Musical Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title · average score 70
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
GoodWatch score 70

Thanks

1960s

1 title · average score 61
Let's Make Love
Let's Make Love (1960)
GoodWatch score 61

Lyricist

1950s

3 titles · average score 62
The Danny Thomas Show
The Danny Thomas Show (1953)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Harry Ruby

Lovely to Look At
Lovely to Look At (1952)
GoodWatch score 49

Screenplay

Three Little Words
Three Little Words (1950)
GoodWatch score 70

Songs, Technical Advisor

1940s

2 titles · average score 64
A Night in Casablanca
A Night in Casablanca (1946)
GoodWatch score 65

Music

Maisie Goes to Reno
Maisie Goes to Reno (1944)
GoodWatch score 64

Story

1930s

16 titles · average score 64
The Life of the Party
The Life of the Party (1937)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Walking on Air
Walking on Air (1936)
GoodWatch score 64

Songs, Screenplay

Bright Lights
Bright Lights (1935)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

Kentucky Kernels
Kentucky Kernels (1934)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay, Story

Hips, Hips, Hooray!
Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934)
GoodWatch score 58

Songs, Screenplay

The Circus Clown
The Circus Clown (1934)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Duck Soup
Duck Soup (1933)
GoodWatch score 85

Story, Music

Horse Feathers
Horse Feathers (1932)
GoodWatch score 82

Screenplay, Lyricist

The Kid from Spain
The Kid from Spain (1932)
GoodWatch score 72

Songs, Writer

Broadminded
Broadminded (1931)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay

Check and Double Check
Check and Double Check (1930)
GoodWatch score 49

Story

The Life of the Party
The Life of the Party (1930)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay