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
Direction Arthur Rosson
Cast Gary Cooper · Jack Luden · Betty Jewel · Herbert Prior
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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
Direction Melville W. Brown
Cast Arthur Lake · Sue Carol · Lucien Littlefield · William Collier Sr.
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Bachelor Apartment
1931 · Movie · 76 min. · United States
Direction Lowell Sherman
Cast Lowell Sherman · Irene Dunne · Mae Murray · Ivan Lebadeff
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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
Direction J. Walter Ruben
Cast Wallace Beery · Virginia Bruce · Dennis O'Keefe · Joseph Calleia
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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
Direction Melville W. Brown
Cast Johnny Mack Brown · Sally O'Neil · Clyde Cook · Joseph Cawthorne
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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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