Direction: J. Walter Ruben

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by J. Walter Ruben. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


The Public Defender

1931 · Movie · 69 min. · United States

Direction J. Walter Ruben

Cast Richard Dix · Shirley Grey · Purnell Pratt · Boris Karloff

Synopsis 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...

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The Phantom of Crestwood

1932 · Movie · 76 min. · United States

Direction J. Walter Ruben

Cast Ricardo Cortez · Anita Louise · Karen Morley · Pauline Frederick

Synopsis Jenny Wren coerces banker Priam Andes to have a dinner party at his shorefront estate Crestwood, and instructs him to invite three other men, each of whom she plans to extort money from. Jenny plans to retire to Europe after...

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No Other Woman

1933 · Movie · 58 min. · United States

Direction J. Walter Ruben

Cast Irene Dunne · Charles Bickford · Gwili Andre · Eric Linden

Synopsis A steelworker and his aspiring wife make millions when they become partners in a dyeworks. Unfortunately, success does not bring happiness.

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Man of Two Worlds

1934 · Movie · 92 min. · United States

Direction J. Walter Ruben

Cast Francis Lederer · Elissa Landi · Henry Stephenson · J. Farrell MacDonald

Synopsis A British explorer in the Arctic hires a local Eskimo as an assistant. The earnest but unsophisticated young man happens to see a photograph of the explorer's beautiful daughter and falls in love with her. Soon afterwards a medical emergency...

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Public Hero #1

1935 · Movie · 89 min. · United States

Direction J. Walter Ruben

Cast Lionel Barrymore · Jean Arthur · Chester Morris · Joseph Calleia

Synopsis A G-man goes undercover to infiltrate a gang, helping the group's leader escape from prison to gain his trust.

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Riffraff

1936 · Movie · 94 min. · United States

Direction J. Walter Ruben

Cast Jean Harlow · Spencer Tracy · Una Merkel · Joseph Calleia

Synopsis Fisherman Dutch marries cannery worker Hattie. After he is kicked out of his union and fired from his job he leaves Hattie who steals money for him and goes to jail. He gets a new job, foils a plot to...

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Old Hutch

1936 · Movie · 80 min. · United States

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Java Head

1934 · Movie · 85 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Thorold Dickinson · J. Walter Ruben

Cast Anna May Wong · Elizabeth Allan · John Loder · Edmund Gwenn

Synopsis The port city of Bristol, England, in the 1800s is home to Java Head, a sailing ship line company. The owner has two sons. One, a handsome seafarer, is in love with a local girl, but cannot marry her due...

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Success at Any Price

1934 · Movie · 74 min. · United States

Direction J. Walter Ruben

Cast Douglas Fairbanks Jr. · Genevieve Tobin · Frank Morgan · Colleen Moore

Synopsis Joe comes from a rough neighborhood and when his brother Mike is gunned down in 1927, he decides to go into legitimate business. He wants to make a lot of money and fast so he is ambitious and rude. He...

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Gold Rush Maisie

1940 · Movie · 82 min. · United States

Direction Edwin L. Marin · J. Walter Ruben · Norman Taurog

Cast Ann Sothern · Lee Bowman · Slim Summerville · Virginia Weidler

Synopsis Maisie becomes attached to a dirt-poor farmer and his family as they try to make ends meet joining hundreds of others digging for gold in a previously panned-out ghost town.

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Where Sinners Meet

1934 · Movie · 72 min. · United States

Direction J. Walter Ruben

Cast Diana Wynyard · Clive Brook · Billie Burke · Reginald Owen

Synopsis A pair of lovers are secreting away to Paris for a quick divorce and marriage when they find themselves trapped in a “hotel” where they are forced to get to know each other better and reconsider their plans. They learn...

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Trouble for Two

1936 · Movie · 75 min. · United States

Direction J. Walter Ruben

Cast Robert Montgomery · Rosalind Russell · Frank Morgan · Reginald Owen

Synopsis The Crown Prince is to marry the Princess Brenda of Irania, but the Princess declines the arranged marriage. Relieved, Florizel heads for London, with the Colonel, where he seeks adventure and a good time. Talking with a stranger, he learns...

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No Marriage Ties

1933 · Movie · 72 min. · United States

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Good Old Soak

1937 · Movie · 67 min. · United States

Direction J. Walter Ruben

Cast Wallace Beery · Una Merkel · Eric Linden · Judith Barrett

Synopsis A small town drunk beats a teetotal banker guilty of a shady transaction.

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Ace of Aces

1933 · Movie · 76 min. · United States

Direction J. Walter Ruben

Cast Richard Dix · Elizabeth Allan · Ralph Bellamy · Theodore Newton

Synopsis A sculptor who doesn't want to have any part of World War I is shamed by his girlfriend into joining the army. He becomes a fighter pilot, and undergoes a complete personality change.

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