Hampton Del Ruth
Appearance
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Hampton Del Ruth | |
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Born | Delaware, U.S. | September 7, 1879
Died | March 15, 1958 | (aged 78)
Occupation(s) | 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
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1913 | His Father | —
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The Tie of the Blood | —
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Writer | |
1914 | Love and Politics | —
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Story |
Tillie's Punctured Romance | Tall Secretary Searching for Tillie | Writer (uncredited) | |
1915 | The Great Vacuum Robbery | —
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Scenario |
1917 | Are Waitresses Safe? | —
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Director |
Done in Oil | —
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Writer | |
1918 | Watch Your Neighbor | –
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Director |
She Loved Him Plenty | —
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Director | |
She Loved Him Plenty | —
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Scenario | |
1919 | The Roaming Bathtub | —
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Story |
1920 | A Lightweight Lover | —
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Story |
Chicken à la Cabaret | —
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Director | |
1921 | Skirts | —
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Director |
The Invisible Fear | —
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Story | |
1922 | The Marriage Chance | —
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Director, writer |
1923 | A Friendly Husband | —
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Writer |
1924 | Smile Please | —
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Director |
Just a Good Guy | —
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Director | |
1925 | The Soapsuds Lady | —
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Story |
1926 | Transcontinental Limited | —
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Adaptation |
1927 | Naughty | —
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Writer, director |
Blondes by Choice | —
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Director | |
1928 | A Simple Sap | —
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Director, writer |
1929 | The Old Barn | —
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Writer |
The Bees' Buzz | —
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Writer | |
Girl Crazy | —
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Story | |
1930 | Sugar Plum Papa | —
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Writer |
The Love Punch | —
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Writer | |
1931 | In Old Mazuma | —
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Writer |
The Mystery Train | —
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Story, scenario | |
Air Eagles | —
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Scenario | |
1932 | A Strange Adventure | —
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Dialogue, director |
1933 | Goodbye Love | —
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Story, writer |
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- Film directors from Delaware
- American male film actors
- Film producers from Delaware
- American male screenwriters
- American male silent film actors
- Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
- 1879 births
- 1958 deaths
- American silent film directors
- Silent film screenwriters
- Male actors from Delaware
- 20th-century American male actors
- 20th-century American male writers
- 20th-century American screenwriters
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