Acting
Ruth Donnelly
- Titles
- 89movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1932 to 1957, busiest in 1933 with 11 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 13top three billing
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
Where the Sidewalk Ends89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.0average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.3average 3.6
- Situational Comedy4.1average 2.7
- Romance5.1average 3.8
- Wit & Wordplay4.9average 3.7
- Wholesome4.2average 3.3
- Physical Comedy3.2average 2.5
- Class & Capitalism4.0average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.6, average 5.2
- Uncanny0.9, average 2.5
- Psychological4.1, average 5.6
- Scare1.2, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 7
- Intrigue 4
- Historical Setting 4
- Witty Dialogue 3
- Romance 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Lighthearted 2
- Tense Atmosphere 2
- Old Hollywood 2
- Class Conflict 2
- Romantic Comedy 2
- Social Satire 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Frank McHughActorFootlight Parade, Maybe It's Love, Merry Wives of Reno, Havana Widows, Happiness Ahead, +2 more
Hugh HerbertActorFootlight Parade, Wonder Bar, Bureau of Missing Persons, The Family Next Door, Merry Wives of Reno, +1 more
Dick PowellActorFootlight Parade, Wonder Bar, Just Around the Corner, Model Wife, Happiness Ahead, +1 more
Allen JenkinsActorA Slight Case of Murder, Bureau of Missing Persons, Havana Widows, Hard to Handle, Happiness Ahead, +1 more
Joan BlondellActorFootlight Parade, The Amazing Mr. Williams, Just Around the Corner, Model Wife, Havana Widows, +1 more- JJames GibbonEditorA Slight Case of Murder, Housewife, Bureau of Missing Persons, Maybe It's Love, Blessed Event, +1 more
Guy KibbeeActorFootlight Parade, Wonder Bar, Merry Wives of Reno, Havana Widows, Lilly Turner
Glenda FarrellActorBureau of Missing Persons, Merry Wives of Reno, Havana Widows, Traveling Saleslady, Heat Lightning
Heinz RoemheldComposerA Slight Case of Murder, Housewife, Hands Across the Table, Maybe It's Love, Merry Wives of Reno
Hobart CavanaughActorHousewife, Merry Wives of Reno, Havana Widows, Private Detective 62
Lyle TalbotActorLadies They Talk About, Mandalay, Havana Widows, Heat Lightning
George BrentActorHousewife, Female, More Than a Secretary, Lilly Turner
Movies and TV shows
861950s
9 titles · average score 65
The Way to the Gold (1957)
as Mrs. Williams
79
Autumn Leaves (1956)
as Liz Eckhart
55
A Lawless Street (1955)
as Molly Higgins
41
The Spoilers (1955)
as Duchess
Cavalcade of America (1952)
TV show · as Ma Dolan
61
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (1951)
as Glory White
70
The Wild Blue Yonder (1951)
as Maj. Ida Winton
64
The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)
as Mary Fancher
89
Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
as Martha
1940s
25 titles · average score 62
63
Fighting Father Dunne (1948)
as Kate Mulvey
Little Miss Broadway (1947)
as Minerva Van Dorn
69
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
as Sister Michael
60
Pillow to Post (1945)
as Mrs. Grace Wingate
Sleepy Lagoon (1943)
as Sarah Rogers
Petticoat Politics (1941)
as Lil Higgins
48
You Belong to Me (1941)
as Emma
The Gay Vagabond (1941)
as Kate Dixon
Model Wife (1941)
as Mrs. Milo Everett
Scatterbrain (1940)
as Miss Stevens
79
My Little Chickadee (1940)
as Aunt Lou
Meet the Missus (1940)
as Lil Higgins
1930s
51 titles · average score 62
46
The Affairs of Annabel (1938)
as Josephine
53
Annabel Takes a Tour (1938)
as Josephine
66
A Slight Case of Murder (1938)
as Nora Marko
60
Personal Maid's Secret (1935)
as Lizzie
Maybe It's Love (1935)
as Florrie Sands
48
Alibi Ike (1935)
as Bess
59
The White Cockatoo (1935)
as Mrs. Byng
74
Hands Across the Table (1935)
as Laura
87
Footlight Parade (1933)
as Mrs. Harriet Gould
62
Ladies They Talk About (1933)
as Noonan
53
Ever in My Heart (1933)
as Lizzie
50
Bureau of Missing Persons (1933)
as Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris
1920s
1 title
Rubber Heels (1927)
as Fanny Pratt