Portrait of Roy Del Ruth

Directing

Roy Del Ruth

Career

Active from 1920 to 1960, busiest in 1924 and 1933 with 6 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Employees' Entrance
Employees' Entrance
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Roy Del Ruth Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.6, average 5.5
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Melancholy
    3.2, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 14
  • Situational Humor 5
  • Musical Comedy 5
  • Nostalgic Charm 5
  • Class Conflict 4
  • Lighthearted Comedy 3
  • Showbiz Intrigue 3
  • Showbiz Romance 3
  • Mystery 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Wholesome Entertainment 3
  • Slapstick 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

101
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title
Why Must I Die
Why Must I Die (1960)

Director

1950s

9 titles · average score 53
The Alligator People
The Alligator People (1959)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Three Sailors and a Girl
Three Sailors and a Girl (1953)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

Stop, You're Killing Me
Stop, You're Killing Me (1952)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

About Face
About Face (1952)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

Here We Go Again
Here We Go Again (1952)

Director

On Moonlight Bay
On Moonlight Bay (1951)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Starlift
Starlift (1951)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

The West Point Story
The West Point Story (1950)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

1940s

13 titles · average score 60
Red Light
Red Light (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

Producer, Director

Always Leave Them Laughing
Always Leave Them Laughing (1949)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

The Babe Ruth Story
The Babe Ruth Story (1948)
GoodWatch score 59

Producer, Director

It Happened on Fifth Avenue
It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Producer

Ziegfeld Follies
Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Broadway Rhythm
Broadway Rhythm (1944)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

Barbary Coast Gent
Barbary Coast Gent (1944)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Du Barry Was a Lady
Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

I Married an Angel
I Married an Angel (1942)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Maisie Gets Her Man
Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Topper Returns
Topper Returns (1941)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

He Married His Wife
He Married His Wife (1940)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

1930s

36 titles · average score 63
Happy Landing
Happy Landing (1938)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

Broadway Melody of 1938
Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937)
GoodWatch score 82

Director

Born to Dance
Born to Dance (1936)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Broadway Melody of 1936
Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

Folies Bergère de Paris
Folies Bergère de Paris (1935)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Bureau of Missing Persons
Bureau of Missing Persons (1933)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Lady Killer
Lady Killer (1933)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Employees' Entrance
Employees' Entrance (1933)
GoodWatch score 85

Director

Winner Take All
Winner Take All (1932)
GoodWatch score 57

Producer, Director

Beauty and the Boss
Beauty and the Boss (1932)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Blonde Crazy
Blonde Crazy (1931)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon (1931)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

1920s

41 titles · average score 71
The Aviator
The Aviator (1929)

Director

Gold Diggers of Broadway
Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

The Desert Song
The Desert Song (1929)

Director

The Terror
The Terror (1928)

Director

The First Auto
The First Auto (1927)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Ham and Eggs at the Front
Ham and Eggs at the Front (1927)

Director

The Little Irish Girl
The Little Irish Girl (1926)

Director

Smile Please
Smile Please (1924)

Director

Skylarking
Skylarking (1923)

Director

Nip and Tuck
Nip and Tuck (1923)

Director

Be Reasonable
Be Reasonable (1921)

Director

Love and Doughnuts
Love and Doughnuts (1921)

Director

1910s

1 title · average score 51
Wife and Auto Trouble
Wife and Auto Trouble (1916)
GoodWatch score 51

Scenario Writer