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Writing
Harry Ruby
- Titles
- 21movies
- Career
Active from 1930 to 1952, busiest in 1934 with 3 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 0top three billing
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
Duck Soup75/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.0average 2.6
- Physical Comedy6.4average 2.5
- Nostalgia6.9average 3.6
- Situational Comedy5.8average 2.7
- Showbiz4.2average 1.2
- Satire & Parody5.1average 2.3
- Absurdist Humor4.8average 2.0
- Wit & Wordplay6.1average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.1, average 5.2
- Psychological2.7, average 5.6
- Melancholy2.4, average 4.7
- Violence2.1, average 4.3
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Nostalgic 3
- Slapstick Humor 2
- Screwball Comedy 2
- Classic Hollywood 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- BBert KalmarComposerDuck Soup, Horse Feathers, The Kid from Spain, The Life of the Party, The Life of the Party, +6 more
Joe E. BrownActorBroadminded, The Circus Clown, Bright Lights
Thelma ToddActorHorse Feathers, Hips, Hips, Hooray!, Broadminded- VViola Brothers ShoreWriterThe Life of the Party, The Life of the Party, Walking on Air
- JJ. Roy HuntCinematographerThe Life of the Party, The Life of the Party, Walking on Air
Ann SothernActorMaisie Goes to Reno, Walking on Air
Bobby BarberActorHorse Feathers, The Life of the Party
Gene RaymondActorThe Life of the Party, Walking on Air
Gordon WestcottActorThe Circus Clown, Bright Lights
Robert WoolseyActorKentucky Kernels, Hips, Hips, Hooray!
Harpo MarxActorDuck Soup, Horse Feathers
Chico MarxActorDuck Soup, Horse Feathers
Movies and TV shows
17
Good
Score 70 to 79
4 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
75
Duck Soup (1933)
Music, Story
75
The Cuckoos (1930)
Songs, Lyricist
71
Horse Feathers (1932)
Original Music Composer, Screenplay
71
Animal Crackers (1930)
Theatre Play

Decent
Score 60 to 69
6 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
63
Let's Make Love (1960)
Lyricist
63
The Kid from Spain (1932)
Songs, Writer
61
Walking on Air (1936)
Original Music Composer, Screenplay
61
Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934)
Screenplay, Songs
60
The Circus Clown (1934)
Screenplay

Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
4 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
58
The Life of the Party (1930)
Screenplay
54
The Life of the Party (1937)
Screenplay
54
Bright Lights (1935)
Screenplay

Not rated yet
3 titles
Not rated yet

Lovely to Look At (1952)
Screenplay

Kentucky Kernels (1934)
Screenplay, Songs

Broadminded (1931)
Screenplay

