Portrait of Wesley Ruggles

Directing

Wesley Ruggles

Career

Active from 1915 to 1946, busiest in 1915 and 1927 with 7 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for I'm No Angel
I'm No Angel
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Wesley Ruggles Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.6, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.5, average 5.5
  • Mystery
    2.1, average 4.0
  • Scare
    0.8, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 7
  • Silent Film 6
  • Early Cinema 6
  • Silent Era 4
  • Strong Female Lead 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Physical Humor 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Romantic Drama 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Screwball Comedy 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

80
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title
The Incredible World of James Bond
The Incredible World of James Bond (1965)

Associate Producer

1940s

7 titles ยท average score 60
London Town
London Town (1946)

Director, Producer

See Here, Private Hargrove
See Here, Private Hargrove (1944)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Slightly Dangerous
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Somewhere I'll Find You
Somewhere I'll Find You (1942)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Writer

You Belong to Me
You Belong to Me (1941)
GoodWatch score 49

Producer, Director

Arizona
Arizona (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

Producer, Director

Too Many Husbands
Too Many Husbands (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

Producer, Director

1930s

20 titles ยท average score 60
Invitation to Happiness
Invitation to Happiness (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

Producer, Director

True Confession
True Confession (1937)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

I Met Him in Paris
I Met Him in Paris (1937)
GoodWatch score 45

Producer, Director

Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (1936)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Producer

The Gilded Lily
The Gilded Lily (1935)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

The Bride Comes Home
The Bride Comes Home (1935)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Producer

Shoot the Works
Shoot the Works (1934)

Director

I'm No Angel
I'm No Angel (1933)
GoodWatch score 80

Director

College Humor
College Humor (1933)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

No Man of Her Own
No Man of Her Own (1932)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Cimarron
Cimarron (1931)
GoodWatch score 53

Director, Producer

Are These Our Children?
Are These Our Children? (1931)
GoodWatch score 63

Story, Director

1920s

34 titles ยท average score 64
Condemned!
Condemned! (1929)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Street Girl
Street Girl (1929)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Producer

Finders Keepers
Finders Keepers (1928)

Director

Silk Stockings
Silk Stockings (1927)

Director

Flashing Oars
Flashing Oars (1927)

Director

Hooked at the Altar
Hooked at the Altar (1926)

Director

The Last Lap
The Last Lap (1926)

Director

The Plastic Age
The Plastic Age (1925)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Continuity

The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence (1924)

Director

Wild Honey
Wild Honey (1922)

Director

Uncharted Seas
Uncharted Seas (1921)

Director

The Leopard Woman
The Leopard Woman (1920)

Director

1910s

18 titles ยท average score 59
Triple Trouble
Triple Trouble (1918)
GoodWatch score 39

as Crook

Her Torpedoed Love
Her Torpedoed Love (1917)

as Messenger Inside the House

Police
Police (1916)
GoodWatch score 63

as Jailbird and Thief

Behind the Screen
Behind the Screen (1916)
GoodWatch score 67

as Actor (uncredited)

The Pawnshop
The Pawnshop (1916)
GoodWatch score 68

as Ring Client (uncredited)

The Floorwalker
The Floorwalker (1916)
GoodWatch score 64

as Policeman (uncredited)

Shanghaied
Shanghaied (1915)
GoodWatch score 60

as Shipowner

A Submarine Pirate
A Submarine Pirate (1915)
GoodWatch score 51

as His accomplice / Sub Officer

A Night in the Show
A Night in the Show (1915)
GoodWatch score 63

as Second Man in Balcony Front Row

Her Painted Hero
Her Painted Hero (1915)

as Effeminate Party Guest (uncredited)

Gussle's Wayward Path
Gussle's Wayward Path (1915)

as Clergyman

Caught in a Park
Caught in a Park (1915)

as The Cop