Screenplay: J. Walter Ruben

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by J. Walter Ruben. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


Symphony of Six Million

1932 · Movie · 94 min. · United States

Direction Gregory La Cava

Cast Ricardo Cortez · Irene Dunne · Anna Appel · Gregory Ratoff

Plot A brilliant young doctor (Cortez) grows away from his family and his community in his drive to succeed. When tragedy strikes his family, he sees where his obligations lie, but...

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The Last Outlaw

1927 · Movie · 63 min. · United States

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Lovin' the Ladies

1930 · Movie · 65 min. · United States

Direction Melville W. Brown

Cast Richard Dix · Lois Wilson · Allen Kearns · Rita La Roy

Plot Jimmy Farnsworth (Allen Kearns) bets his friend $5,000 that he can get any two people, under the proper environment, to fall in love and become engaged within a month.

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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

Plot 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...

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The Fleet's In

1942 · Movie · 93 min. · United States

Direction Victor Schertzinger

Cast Dorothy Lamour · William Holden · Eddie Bracken · Betty Hutton

Plot Shy sailor Casey Kirby suddenly becomes known as a sea wolf when his picture is taken with a famous actress. His buddies then make a bet with some other sailors...

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High Stakes

1931 · Movie · 72 min. · United States

Direction Lowell Sherman

Cast Lowell Sherman · Mae Murray · Karen Morley · Edward Martindel

Plot After Richard "Dick" Lennon, a middle-aged rubber magnate and widower, marries young, silly Dolly Jordan, he is criticized by his butler, Murray, and his alcoholic brother Joe. Although Dick maintains...

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Shooting Straight

1930 · Movie · 72 min. · United States

Direction George Archainbaud

Cast Richard Dix · Mary Lawlor · James Neill · Matthew Betz

Plot Larry Sheldon is a gambler and during an argument he accidentally shoots a man. Fleeing he changes his identity, pretending to be a minister. Things are complicated when he meets...

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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

Plot 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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Young Donovan's Kid

1931 · Movie · 77 min. · United States

Direction Fred Niblo

Cast Richard Dix · Marion Shilling · Jackie Cooper · Frank Sheridan

Plot A crusader tries to keep a dope dealer from corrupting children.

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Dance Hall

1929 · Movie · 59 min. · United States

Direction Melville W. Brown

Cast Olive Borden · Arthur Lake · Ralph Emerson · Margaret Seddon

Plot A dance trophy winning young couple is temporarily split up when a playboy aviator leads the girl to believe he's in love with her.

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Behind Office Doors

1931 · Movie · 82 min. · United States

Direction Melville W. Brown

Cast Mary Astor · Robert Ames · Ricardo Cortez · Catherine Dale Owen

Plot Mary Linden is the secretary who is the unheralded power behind successful executive James Duneen. He takes her for granted until rival Wales tries to take her away from him.

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She's My Weakness

1930 · Movie · 71 min. · United States

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Bachelor Apartment

1931 · Movie · 76 min. · United States

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The Marriage Playground

1929 · Movie · 70 min. · United States

Direction Lothar Mendes

Cast Mary Brian · Fredric March · Lilyan Tashman · Huntley Gordon

Plot Martin Boyne (Fredric March), a man in his forties, comes to Europe after 5 years, to meet Rose Sellers with who he has been distantly in love for years, exchanging...

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The Bad Man of Brimstone

1937 · Movie · 89 min. · United States

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Thoroughbreds Don't Cry

1937 · Movie · 80 min. · United States

Direction Alfred E. Green

Cast Judy Garland · Mickey Rooney · Ronald Sinclair · Sophie Tucker

Plot Cricket West is a hopeful actress with a plan and a pair of vocal chords that bring down the house. Along with her eccentric aunt, she plays host to the...

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Jazz Heaven

1929 · Movie · 68 min. · United States

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The Royal Bed

1931 · Movie · 75 min. · United States

Direction Lowell Sherman

Cast Lowell Sherman · Mary Astor · Anthony Bushell · Hugh Trevor

Plot The hapless king of a small European nation must put up with a domineering queen, a daughter who wants to elope with her boyfriend, a peasant revolt and a scheming...

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The Getaway

1941 · Movie · 89 min. · United States

Direction Edward Buzzell

Cast Robert Sterling · Charles Winninger · Donna Reed · Henry O'Neill

Plot In order to get the goods on mobster Sonny Black (Dailey), G-man Jeff Crane (Sterling) has himself thrown into prison, where Black is currently doing time on a lesser charge....

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