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Tag Archives: Wesley Ruggles
I Met Him in Paris (1937) Wesley Ruggles, Claudette Colbert, Melvyn Douglas, Robert Young
Kay Denham is off for a ‘fling’ in Paris, leaving her staid suitor Berk behind. Read More »
Slightly Dangerous (1943) Wesley Ruggles, Lana Turner, Robert Young, Walter Brennan
Peggy is 21 and bored. She has just been awarded a certificate Read More »
Street Girl (1929) Wesley Ruggles, Betty Compson, John Harron, Jack Oakie
Jobless, homeless and starving Freddie Joyzelle is saved by Mike Fall from the clutches of a masher Read More »
True Confession (1937) Wesley Ruggles, Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, John Barrymore
Helen and Ken are a pretty strange couple. She is a pathological liar, and he is a scrupulously honest (and therefore unsuccessful) lawyer. Read More »
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (1936) Wesley Ruggles, Gladys George, Arline Judge, John Howard
Gladys George, a superlative actress often wasted in secondary roles Read More »
Mississippi (1935) A. Edward Sutherland, Wesley Ruggles, Bing Crosby, W.C. Fields, Joan Bennett
A young pacifist after refusing on principle to defend her sweetheart’s honor and being banished in disgrace, joins a riverboat troupe as a singer Read More »
Arizona (1940) Wesley Ruggles, Jean Arthur, William Holden, Warren William
Phoebe Titus is a tough, swaggering pioneer woman, but her ways become decidedly more feminine Read More »
Condemned! (1929) Wesley Ruggles, Ronald Colman, Ann Harding, Dudley Digges
Suave thief Colman is sent to Devil’s Island, where he becomes romantically involved with the wife of sadistic warden Digges. Read More »
Shoot the Works (1934) Wesley Ruggles, Jack Oakie, Ben Bernie, Dorothy Dell
Jack Oakie stars as seedy sideshow barker Nicky, who uses everyone he meets to get ahead. Read More »
Somewhere I’ll Find You (1942) Wesley Ruggles, Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Robert Sterling
Two brothers, both war correspondents, vie for the affection of the same girl at the beginning of World War II Read More »
See Here, Private Hargrove (1944) Wesley Ruggles, Robert Walker, Donna Reed, Keenan Wynn
Journalist Marion Hargrove enters the Army intending to supplement his income by writing about his training experiences. Read More »
The Sea Bat (1930) Lionel Barrymore, Wesley Ruggles, Raquel Torres, Charles Bickford, Nils Asther, Action, Romance, Thriller
The West Indies island of Portuga is chiefly for sponge diving. Read More »
Bolero (1934) Wesley Ruggles, Mitchell Leisen, George Raft, Carole Lombard, Sally Rand, Drama, Music
This is the story of an egotistical nightclub dance performer named Raoul, his determination to succeed at all costs Read More »
Sing, You Sinners (1938) Wesley Ruggles, Bing Crosby, Fred MacMurray, Donald O’Connor, Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Of the singing Beebe brothers, young Mike just wants to be a kid; responsible Dave wants to work in his garage and marry Martha; but feckless Joe thinks his only road to success is through swapping and gambling. Read More »