Ruth Dwyer (actress)
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| Born | January 25, 1898 Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Died | March 2, 1978 (aged 80) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1919 - 1943 (film) |
Ruth Dwyer (1898 – 1978) was an American film actress.[1] She had a number of starring roles in the silent era, most famously as Buster Keaton's leading lady in Seven Chances (1925). Dwyer mostly retired in 1928 and played a number of uncredited roles in sound films, but retired from the film business completely in the 1940s.
Selected filmography[]
- The Evil Eye (1920)
- The Stealers (1920)
- Clay Dollars (1921)
- Second Hand Love (1923)
- His Mystery Girl (1923)
- After a Million (1924)
- Broadway or Bust (1924)
- Jack O'Clubs (1924)
- The Reckless Age (1924)
- Dark Stairways (1924)
- The Covered Trail (1924)
- Cornered (1924)
- The Gambling Fool (1925)
- Going the Limit (1925)
- Seven Chances (1925)
- The Fear Fighter (1925)
- Crack o' Dawn (1925)
- The Canvas Kisser (1925)
- (1925)
- The Patent Leather Pug (1926)
- Stepping Along (1926)
- The Brown Derby (1926)
- A Man of Quality (1926)
- A Hero for a Night (1927)
- The Lost Limited (1927)
- White Pants Willie (1927)
- The Racing Fool (1927)
- The Nest (1927)
- A Perfect Gentleman (1928)
- Sailors' Wives (1928)
- Alex the Great (1928)
References[]
- ^ Munden p. 390
Bibliography[]
- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
External links[]
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- Ruth Dwyer at IMDb
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