List of the best Roy Del Ruth movies: It Happened on 5th Avenue(1947), Employees' Entrance(1933), On Moonlight Bay(1951), The Little Giant(1933), Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back(1934), Blessed Event(1932), Lady Killer(1933), Beauty and the Boss(1932), On the Avenue(1937), Private Number(1936), Broadway Melody of 1936(1935), Broadway Melody of 1938(1937) ... ...
7.7/10
Other, Comedy
USA
1947
115 Minutes
Director
Don DeFore Ann Harding Victor Moore Charles Ruggles Gale Storm Grant Mitchell Edward Brophy Alan Hale Jr. Dorothea Kent
businessman wealthy man drifter veteran daughter ex-wife touching charming amusing uplifting manhattan, n.y. townhouse park virginia greed homelessness father/daughter relationship class distinctions business deal second chance
Two homeless men move into a mansion while its owners are wintering in the South.
7.2/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1933
75 Minutes
Director
Warren William Loretta Young Wallace Ford Alice White Albert Gran Allen Jenkins Marjorie Gateson Hale Hamilton Ruth Donnelly Zita Moulton Frank Reicher
manager wife salesman owner board member model amusing melodramatic spirited department store new york city work-life balance secret marriage workplace romance money affair wretched excess forbidden love 1930s
A working girl is menaced by her tyrannical employer.
7.1/10
Romance
USA
1951
95 Minutes
Director
Doris Day Gordon MacRae Jack Smith Leon Ames Rosemary DeCamp Mary Wickes Ellen Corby Billy Gray Esther Dale Eddie Marr Sig Arno
During World War I, a teenage girl begins a romance with a college student, but his unconventional attitudes cause friction with her father.
7.1/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1933
75 Minutes
Director
Edward G. Robinson Mary Astor Helen Vinson Kenneth Thomson Russell Hopton Shirley Grey Don Dillaway Berton Churchill Helen Mann Selmer Jackson Louise Mackintosh
When Prohibition ends, a beer baron sees the writing on the wall, quits the rackets, and tries to break into California society.
7.0/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1934
83 Minutes
Director
Ronald Colman Loretta Young Warner Oland Charles Butterworth
captain prince niece cheeky suspenseful mansion boat london murder smuggling romance adventure mystery 1930s
Algy, Bulldog Drummond's right-hand-man, is getting married. Bulldog attends; on the way home, in the fog, he enters the (apparently deserted) mansion of Prince Achmed in search of a phone.... See full summary »
7.0/10
Comedy
USA
1932
84 Minutes
Director
Al Roberts writes a gossip column for the Daily Express. He will write about anyone and everyone as long as he gets the credit. He gets into a little difficulty with a hood named Goebel who... See full summary »
7.0/10
Comedy
USA
1933
76 Minutes
Director
James Cagney Mae Clarke Leslie Fenton Margaret Lindsay Henry O'Neill Raymond Hatton George Chandler Douglas Dumbrille
usher police detective criminal gangster actor movie star confident charming crafty los angeles hollywood, calif. movie studio crime ring hollywood investigation escape acting adventure escape pursuit
A former gangster makes it big in Hollywood, but his old life catches up with him.
6.9/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1932
75 Minutes
Director
Marian Marsh Warren William Charles Butterworth Frederick Kerr Mary Doran Lilian Bond Polly Walters Robert Greig Yola d'Avril Barbara Leonard
An executive hires a mousy, plain woman as his secretary so she will not divert him from his work, but she still becomes determined to win his heart.
6.8/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
90 Minutes
Director
socialite writer singer father daughter playful lighthearted stage backstage new york city theater love triangle unlikely romance humiliation jealousy love rivalry quest 1930s
Broadway producer satirizes an important New York family. The family sues but their daughter falls in love with producer.
6.8/10
Drama
USA
1936
80 Minutes
Director
Robert Taylor Loretta Young Patsy Kelly Basil Rathbone Joe E. Lewis Marjorie Gateson Paul Harvey Jane Darwell Paul Stanton John Miljan Monroe Owsley
A maid secretly marries the son of her wealthy boss.
6.8/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
105 Minutes
Director
Jack Benny Eleanor Powell Robert Taylor Una Merkel Sid Silvers Buddy Ebsen June Knight Vilma Ebsen Nick Long Jr. Robert Wildhack Paul Harvey
singer dancer producer widow columnist secretary amusing witty new york city broadway theater dance show business love deception quest rise love rivalry 1930s
Bob Gordon is staging a new Broadway Show. He gets an offer of money by Lillian, if she can dance in his show. Gordon's old class mate Irene, tries to get the leading role in this show, but Lillian insists in getting this part herself.
6.7/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
110 Minutes
Director
Robert Taylor Eleanor Powell Judy Garland George Murphy Binnie Barnes Buddy Ebsen Sophie Tucker Raymond Walburn Robert Benchley Charley Grapewin Robert Wildhack
songwriter dancer producer wealthy woman partner horse trainer cheery playful engaging new york city broadway theater baltimore racetrack train stage musical revue financial crisis dance romance deception
Steve Raleigh wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee, however his wife Caroline Whipple forces Steve to use a known star, not a... See full summary »
6.7/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1933
75 Minutes
Director
Pat O'Brien Bette Davis Lewis Stone Allen Jenkins Ruth Donnelly Hugh Herbert Glenda Farrell Alan Dinehart George Chandler
Butch Saunders has been transferred to Missing Persons because he was too brutal in other police work. He regards the assignment as "kindergarten" work. When a young woman asks him to help ... See full summary »
6.7/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1936
105 Minutes
Director
Eleanor Powell James Stewart Virginia Bruce Una Merkel Sid Silvers Frances Langford Raymond Walburn Alan Dinehart Buddy Ebsen Juanita Quigley Reginald Gardiner
dancer sailor manager lighthearted playful club city submarine dance show business romance sabotage love pursuit 1930s
Sailor Ted meets at the Lonely Hearts Club of his friend Gunny's wife, Jenny, a girl, Nora Paige, and falls in love. Nora wants to become a dancer on Broadway. Ted rescues the Pekinese of ... See full summary »
6.5/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
87 Minutes
Director
Dick Powell Ann Dvorak Fred Allen Patsy Kelly Raymond Walburn David Rubinoff Benny Baker Andrew Tombes Alan Dinehart Paul Harvey Edwin Maxwell
singer dancer manager politician wife rival playful cheeky engaging bus new york city town rally hotel ambition politics radio romance performance rise
Entertainers enter a political rally to get out of the rain and become part of the show. One of them (Powell) gives a speech in place of the besotted candidate (Walburn) and is chosen to be... See full summary »
6.5/10
Musical
USA
1946
110 Minutes
Director
George Sidney William Powell Charles Walters Vincente Minnelli Judy Garland Fred Astaire Lucille Ball Fanny Brice Lena Horne
singer dancer actor actress comedian spirited spectacular charming lighthearted theater new york city song and dance show business love 1940s
The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. looks down from Heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.
6.5/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1934
90 Minutes
Director
Eddie Cantor Ann Sothern Ethel Merman Jesse Block
con artist sheik heir son madcap lighthearted cheeky egypt new york city ship treasure travel inheritance politics con game archaeology adventure pursuit rivalry underdog
A musical comedy about a Brooklyn boy (Eddie Cantor) who inherits a fortune from his archaeologist father, but has to go to Egypt to claim it.
6.4/10
Drama
USA
1927
75 Minutes
Director
Barney Oldfield Patsy Ruth Miller Russell Simpson Charles Emmett Mack
father son horse driver mayor amusing melodramatic detroit small town racetrack cars horses father/son relationship racing sabotage transformation adventure 1900s
Hank owns horses, stables horses and races horses. He favorite horse always wins and he is prosperous and will known. His son (Bob), however dreams only of the future of the horseless ... See full summary »
6.3/10
Musical, Romance
USA
1938
102 Minutes
Director
band leader manager ice skater girlfriend charming lighthearted amusing norway village new york city skating rink unlikely romance ice skating aspirations rags to riches flying pursuit transformation 1930s
Bandleader (Romero and manager (Ameche) discover skater (Henie) in Norway. They become rivals as she returns with them to America.
6.3/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1943
101 Minutes
Director
Red Skelton Lucille Ball Gene Kelly Douglas Dumbrille Rags Ragland Donald Meek George Givot Zero Mostel Tommy Dorsey Virginia O'Brien Louise Beavers
singer dancer nightclub employee louis xv madame du barry charming new york city nightclub french royal court love triangle unrequited love marrying for money performance sacrifice temptation rivalry french revolution
A night club's coatroom attendant who's in-love with the club's singer accidentally sips a drugged drink that makes him dream he's French King Louis XV courting the infamous Madame Du Barry.
6.2/10
Western
USA
1944
87 Minutes
Director
Wallace Beery Binnie Barnes John Carradine Chill Wills Frances Rafferty Bruce Kellogg Henry O'Neill Ray Collins
Honest Plush Brannon is a con-man thrown out of the Barbary Coast in San Francisco in the 1880s and headed for the gold rush region of Nevada. He discovers a real mine which lead to several complications.
6.2/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1953
95 Minutes
Director
Three navy men run into a shady producer who convinces them to invest into his new show. When they meet the show's female star attraction, they're sold. Have they become the latest showbiz players or just three more suckers?
6.0/10
Musical
USA
1944
114 Minutes
Director
George Murphy Ginny Simms Charles Winninger Gloria DeHaven Nancy Walker Ben Blue Lena Horne Eddie Anderson
producer actress vaudevillian daughter dancer amusing spectacular spirited new york city theater theater production family feud broadway song and dance quest rivalry 1940s
A reluctantly retired vaudevillian clashes with his producer son who thinks his father's entertainment is passe and audiences need something more sophisticated. Meanwhile the producer's father and sister secretly produce their own show.
6.0/10
Musical, Romance
USA
1938
84 Minutes
Director
teacher son storekeeper young woman campy charming university department store apartment love triangle ambition advertising ice skating rivalry forbidden love temptation 1930s
The son (Romero) of a department store owner enrolls the store's sports clerk (Henie) at a university to use her as an advertisement for their fashion department. She falls for a teacher (... See full summary »
5.9/10
Comedy
USA
1949
115 Minutes
Director
vaudevillian comedian dancer fiancée amusing playful sad witty new jersey vaudeville show apartment stage broadway theater new york city infidelity vaudeville success comedy show business love triangle
A young comic plays second-rate nightclubs and chintzy resorts in his struggle to break into the big time.
5.9/10
Musical
USA
1939
94 Minutes
Director
Bing Crosby Louise Campbell Linda Ware Ned Sparks Laura Hope Crews Janet Waldo
This is a film about the life of Gus Edwards, a well known vaudeville composer, entertainer, and producer.
5.9/10
Musical
USA
1951
103 Minutes
Director
Janice Rule Dick Wesson Ron Hagerthy Richard Webb Hayden Rorke Howard St. John
pilot movie star friend soldier performer crew member cheery lighthearted patriotic air force base san francisco hollywood, calif. musical performance korean war publicity deception love quest 1950s
To impress a movie star, a U.S. Air Force crewman pretends he is soon to see combat. When his lie gets out, chaos ensues.
5.2/10
Biography
USA
1948
106 Minutes
Director
William Bendix Claire Trevor Charles Bickford Sam Levene William Frawley Gertrude Niesen Fred Lightner Stanley Clements Bobby Ellis Lloyd Gough Matt Briggs
The famed slugger is played by Bendix, who resembles Ruth slightly in looks and not at all in baseball ability. The film traces the "life and times" of Ruth, including his famous "called ... See full summary »
War
1933
72 Minutes
Director
Leslie Howard Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Paul Lukas Margaret Lindsay Arthur Hohl Robert Barrat John Bleifer Phillip Faversham Frank Reicher Joyce Coad William LeMaire
british soldier best friend frenchman wife guard brooding tense germany prison camp england love triangle prisoners of war betrayal military life world war i forbidden love escape rivalry 1910s
Two World War I soldiers (Leslie Howard, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) land in a German prison camp run by one's friend (Paul Lukas) from Oxford.
Comedy
1942
85 Minutes
Director
Ann Sothern Red Skelton Leo Gorcey Allen Jenkins Donald Meek Lloyd Corrigan Fritz Feld Walter Catlett Ben Welden Rags Ragland Frank Jenks
showgirl comedian supervisor building owner con artist fiancée lighthearted amusing cheery chicago apartment building coffee shop nightclub atlanta employment career change mix-up romance unlikely allies scams
Maisie (Ann Sothern) falls on hard times and works at several odd jobs before she meets aspiring comedian Hap (Red Skelton).
Musical
1941
102 Minutes
Director
Nelson Eddy Rise Stevens Nigel Bruce Florence Bates Dorothy Gilmore Nydia Westman Max Barwyn Charles Judels Jack "Tiny" Lipson Leon Belasco Sig Arno
husband wife friend lady maid soldier playful cheery vienna theater café apartment jealousy actors impersonation singing romance secret love temptation
An opera singer (Nelson Eddy) poses as a Russian in Vienna to test his wife's (Rise Stevens) fidelity; she plays along.
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