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Tag Archives: J. Walter Ruben
Gold Rush Maisie (1940) Edwin L. Marin, J. Walter Ruben, Ann Sothern, Lee Bowman, Slim Summerville
Maisie becomes attached to a dirt-poor farmer and his family Read More »
No Marriage Ties (1933) J. Walter Ruben, Richard Dix, Elizabeth Allan, Doris Kenyon
Foster is fired when he is found drunk in a bar instead of covering the biggest fight of the year. Read More »
The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) J. Walter Ruben, Ricardo Cortez, Karen Morley, Anita Louise
Jenny Wren coerces banker Priam Andes to have a dinner party at his shorefront estate Crestwood Read More »
Ace of Aces (1933) J. Walter Ruben, Richard Dix, Elizabeth Allan, Ralph Bellamy
A sculptor who doesn’t want to have any part of World War I is shamed Read More »
Trouble for Two (1936) J. Walter Ruben, Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell, Frank Morgan
The Crown Prince is to marry the Princess Brenda of Irania, but the Princess declines the arranged marriage. Read More »
No Other Woman (1933) J. Walter Ruben, Irene Dunne, Charles Bickford, Gwili Andre
A steelworker and his aspiring wife make millions when they become partners in a dyeworks. Read More »
The Roadhouse Murder (1932) J. Walter Ruben, Dorothy Jordan, Eric Linden, Purnell Pratt
Chick Brian, overeager cub reporter, is stranded during a storm with his girlfriend Mary Read More »
Riffraff (1936) J. Walter Ruben, Jean Harlow, Spencer Tracy, Una Merkel
Fisherman Dutch marries cannery worker Hattie. He quits his poorly paid job Read More »
Where Sinners Meet (1934) J. Walter Ruben, Diana Wynyard, Clive Brook, Billie Burke
Leonard and Anne are taking the lovers road to Dover where they will board the boat and go to Paris. Read More »
Java Head (1934) J. Walter Ruben, Anna May Wong, Elizabeth Allan, John Loder
The port city of Bristol, England, in the 1800s is home to Java Head, a sailing ship line company. Read More »
The Bad Man of Brimstone (1937) J. Walter Ruben, Wallace Beery, Virginia Bruce, Dennis O’Keefe, Western
An outlaw re-unites with his long-lost son, steers him away from a boxing career and sends him to law school. When his son returns, a lot has changed. Read More »
Secret Service (1931) J. Walter Ruben, Richard Dix, William Post Jr., Shirley Grey, Drama, History, Romance, War, Western
Lewis Dumont, a Northern officer in the American Civil War, works undercover behind Confederate lines in an attempt to lead Southern forces away from an area in which a Northern attack is planned. Read More »
Public Hero Number 1 (1935) J. Walter Ruben, Lionel Barrymore, Jean Arthur, Chester Morris, Crime, Drama
G-Man Chester Morris poses as a crook to infiltrate the notorious Purple Gang, a band of hoodlums which preys upon other hoodlums. Read More »
The Public Defender (1931) J. Walter Ruben, Richard Dix, Shirley Grey, Purnell Pratt
Rich playboy Pike Winslow dons the mantle of ‘The Reckoner’, a mysterious avenger, when he learns that his lady friend Barbara Gerry’s father has been framed in a bank embezzlement scandal. Using meticulous planning and split-second timing, Pike, along with his associates, the erudite ‘Professor’ and tough-guy scrapper ‘Doc’, attempt to find proof that will clear Gerry and identify the real culprits.
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