Hampton Del Ruth
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Hampton Del Ruth | |
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![]() Del Ruth in 1919 | |
Born | Delaware, U.S. | September 7, 1879
Died | March 15, 1958 Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 78)
Occupation | Actor, director, screenwriter, producer |
Years active | 1913–33 |
Spouse(s) | Helen Carlyle Alta Allen (m. 1920 – ?) |
Hampton Del Ruth (September 7, 1879 – May 15, 1958) was an American film actor, director, screenwriter, and film producer. Among other work, he wrote the intertitles for the final American studio-made silent film Legong: Dance of the Virgins (1935).
Del Ruth began working in film in 1913 and continued until the early 1930s. He also wrote at least two novels: Port o' Heart's Desire (1926) and Without Restraint (1936). He was the older brother of film director Roy Del Ruth and uncle of Cinematographer Thomas Del Ruth.
Selected filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1913 | His Father | ||
The Tie of the Blood | Writer | ||
1914 | Love and Politics | Story | |
Tillie's Punctured Romance | Tall Secretary Searching for Tillie | Writer (uncredited) | |
1915 | The Great Vacuum Robbery | Scenario | |
1917 | Are Waitresses Safe? | Director | |
Done in Oil | Writer | ||
1918 | Watch Your Neighbor | Director | |
She Loved Him Plenty | Director | ||
She Loved Him Plenty | Scenario | ||
1919 | The Roaming Bathtub | Story | |
1920 | A Lightweight Lover | Story | |
Chicken à la Cabaret | Director | ||
1921 | Skirts | Director | |
The Invisible Fear | Story | ||
1922 | The Marriage Chance | Director, writer | |
1923 | A Friendly Husband | Writer | |
1924 | Smile Please | Director | |
Just a Good Guy | Director | ||
1925 | The Soapsuds Lady | Story | |
1926 | Transcontinental Limited | Adaptation | |
1927 | Naughty | Writer, director | |
Blondes by Choice | Director | ||
1928 | A Simple Sap | Director, writer | |
1929 | The Old Barn | Writer | |
The Bees' Buzz | Writer | ||
Girl Crazy | Story | ||
1930 | Sugar Plum Papa | Writer | |
The Love Punch | Writer | ||
1931 | In Old Mazuma | Writer | |
The Mystery Train | Story, scenario | ||
Air Eagles | Scenario | ||
1932 | A Strange Adventure | Dialogue, director | |
1933 | Goodbye Love | Story, writer |
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- Male actors from Delaware
- 20th-century American male actors
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