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J. Walter Ruben

Screenwriter / Film Director / Film Producer | * 08/14/1899 († 43, 08/16/1942) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Jacob Walter Ruben (August 14, 1899 – September 4, 1942) was an American screenwriter, film director and producer. He wrote for more than 30 films between 1926 and 1942. He also directed 19 films between 1931 and 1940. His great-grandson is actor Hutch Dano. He was born in New York City and died in Hollywood. He is interred at Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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After he stumbles across a murder, a young reporter devises an elaborate scene to keep his newspaper stories about the crime front-page news. Eric Linden, Dorothy Jordan, Bruce Cabot, Roscoe Ates, Ros ...

The Roadhouse Murder

Certification unknown

1932 | 1.8/5 | 1h 12min
Thriller
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G-Man Jeff Crane poses as a crook to infiltrate the notorious Purple Gang, a band of hoodlums which preys upon other hoodlums. Orchestrating the jailbreak of the gang's leader, Crane joins him in a Di ...

Public Hero Number 1

NR

1935 | 3.3/5 | 1h 29min
Crime, Drama
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A jailed cop befriends a mob chieftain and stages a breakout with him. ...

The Get-Away

NR

1941 | 2.4/5 | 1h 29min
Crime
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Five men have to prove their innocence when a blackmailer is murdered. ...

The Phantom of Crestwood

NR

1932 | 3.1/5 | 1h 16min
Crime, Mystery
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Movies with J. Walter Ruben as Actor(2)

as himself1940 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as himself1938 Hollywood Goes to Town

Movies with J. Walter Ruben as Crew(72)

Production/Producer1943 Assignment in Brittany
Writing/Story1942 The Fleet's In
Production/Producer1942 Tennessee Johnson
Production/Producer1942 Mokey
Production/Producer1942 Her Cardboard Lover
Production/Producer1942 Maisie Gets Her Man
Production/Producer1942 The Bugle Sounds
Production/Producer1941 The Get-Away
Production/Producer1941 Maisie Was a Lady
Production/Producer1941 Ringside Maisie
Production/Producer1941 The Bad Man
Production/Producer1940 20 Mule Team
Production/Producer1940 Congo Maisie
Production/Producer1940 Gold Rush Maisie
Production/Producer1939 Sergeant Madden
Production/Producer1939 Thunder Afloat
Production/Producer1939 Maisie
Production/Associate Producer1939 Stand Up and Fight
Directing/Director1937 The Bad Man of Brimstone
Writing/Story1937 The Bad Man of Brimstone
Writing/Original Story1937 Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
Directing/Director1937 The Good Old Soak
Directing/Director1936 Old Hutch
Directing/Director1936 Trouble for Two
Directing/Director1936 Riffraff
Directing/Director1935 Public Hero Number 1
Writing/Story1935 Public Hero Number 1
Directing/Director1934 Java Head
Directing/Director1934 Man of Two Worlds
Directing/Director1934 Success at Any Price
Directing/Director1934 Where Sinners Meet
Directing/Director1933 No Other Woman
Writing/Story1933 Racetrack
Directing/Director1933 The Great Jasper
Directing/Director1933 Ace of Aces
Directing/Director1933 No Marriage Ties
Directing/Director1932 The Roadhouse Murder
Writing/Screenplay1932 The Roadhouse Murder
Writing/Screenplay1932 Symphony of Six Million
Directing/Director1932 The Phantom of Crestwood
Writing/Story1932 The Phantom of Crestwood
Writing/Screenplay1931 White Shoulders
Writing/Screenplay1931 Young Donovan's Kid
Writing/Screenplay1931 The Royal Bed
Writing/Writer1931 High Stakes
Directing/Director1931 The Public Defender
Writing/Adaptation1931 Bachelor Apartment
Directing/Director1931 Secret Service
Writing/Adaptation1931 Behind Office Doors
Writing/Writer1931 Behind Office Doors
Writing/Screenplay1930 She's My Weakness
Writing/Adaptation1930 Lovin' the Ladies
Writing/Screenplay1930 Lovin' the Ladies
Writing/Writer1930 Shooting Straight
Writing/Adaptation1929 The Love Doctor
Writing/Screenplay1929 Jazz Heaven
Writing/Screenplay1929 Dance Hall
Writing/Writer1929 Stairs of Sand
Writing/Adaptation1929 Sunset Pass
Writing/Screenplay1929 Sunset Pass
Writing/Writer1929 The Marriage Playground
Writing/Story1928 The Fleet's In
Writing/Screenplay1928 The Fleet's In
Writing/Screenplay1928 Fools for Luck
Writing/Screenplay1928 Under the Tonto Rim
Writing/Writer1928 Avalanche
Writing/Adaptation1927 Shootin' Irons
Writing/Screenplay1927 Shootin' Irons
Writing/Writer1927 The Gay Retreat
Writing/Adaptation1927 The Last Outlaw
Writing/Screenplay1927 The Last Outlaw
Writing/Writer1926 Golf Widows

Full Name: J. Ruben
Born: Monday, 08/14 1899 (August) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 08/16 1942 (August) in Hollywood (aged: 43)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Spouses (current/former): Virginia Bruce
J. Walter Ruben frequently works together with these people:
Cedric Gibbons (22x, Crew)
Edwin B. Willis (18x, Crew)
Max Rée (14x, Crew)
Dolly Tree (13x, Crew)
Douglas Shearer (11x, Crew)
Wells Root (10x, Crew)
Wallace Beery (10x, Actor)
Richard Dix (9x, Actor)
Max Steiner (9x, Crew)
Frank Sullivan (8x, Crew)
William LeBaron (8x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:16314, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/27/2024