Harry Ruskin (1894–1969) was an American

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

and lyricist. He worked for a variety of

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studios over the course of several decades. For MGM he co-wrote several entries in the

Andy Hardy Andrew "Andy" Hardy is a fictional character best known for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer series of 16 films in which he was played by Mickey Rooney. The films were released from 1937 to 1946, except for a final one made in 1958 in an unsuccessful att ...

and Dr. Kildare series. He wrote the lyrics for the 1929 hit song " I May Be Wrong (but I Think You're Wonderful)".Dietz p.537 In a 2020 interview, former Golden-Age-of-Hollywood child actress Cora Sue Collins alleged, when she was 15 years-old, Ruskin, then 55 years-old, tried to force her to have sex with him in exchange for a good movie role{{cite web, url=https://www.yahoo.com/now/former-30s-child-star-cora-130059948.html. she refused and told Louis B. Mayer about what had happened, who was nonchalant and dismissive about it.{{cite web, url=https://www.image.ie/self/cora-sue-collins-my-life-162334, title=Cora Sue Collins, publisher=Image, date=September 19, 2020, access-date=October 2, 2021

Selected filmography

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King of Jazz '' King of Jazz'' is a 1930 American pre-Code color musical film starring Paul Whiteman and his orchestra. The film title refers to Whiteman's popular cultural appellation. At the time the film was made, "jazz", to the general public, meant jazz ...

'' (1930) * ''

Smoke Lightning ''Smoke Lightning'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code Western film directed by David Howard and written by Sidney D. Mitchell and Gordon Rigby. The film stars George O'Brien, Nell O'Day, Betsy King Ross, Frank Atkinson, Clarence Wilson and Morgan ...

'' (1933) * '' Too Much Harmony'' (1933) * ''

Six of a Kind ''Six of a Kind'' is an American 1934 pre-Code comedy film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Charles Ruggles, Mary Boland, W.C. Fields, George Burns, and Gracie Allen. It is a whimsical and often absurd road movie about two couples who decid ...

'' (1934) * '' Two for Tonight'' (1935) * '' The Glass Key'' (1935) * '' Lady Be Careful'' (1936) * '' Great Guy'' (1936) * '' The Big Noise'' (1936) * '' Bad Guy'' (1937) * '' The Hit Parade'' (1937) * '' Beg, Borrow or Steal'' (1937) * '' The Women Men Marry'' (1937) * '' Married Before Breakfast'' (1937) * '' Young Dr. Kildare'' (1938) * '' Paradise for Three'' (1938) * '' Love Is a Headache'' (1938) * '' Honolulu'' (1939) * '' Miracles for Sale'' (1939) * '' The Secret of Dr. Kildare'' (1939) * ''

Calling Dr. Kildare ''Calling Dr. Kildare'' is a 1939 film in the Dr. Kildare series. Directed by Harold S. Bucquet, it stars Lew Ayres as the young Dr. Kildare and Lionel Barrymore as Dr. Gillespie, his mentor. The second of MGM's series of Kildare films, it intro ...

'' (1939) * ''

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case ''Dr. Kildare's Strange Case'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Harold S. Bucquet. This was the fifth of a total of ten Dr. Kildare pictures. Horace MacMahon joined the cast regulars in the series as taxi driver "Foghorn" Murphy. Plot D ...

'' (1940) * ''

Keeping Company ''Keeping Company'' is a 1940 drama film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Frank Morgan as a real estate broker with three daughters who all have their own problems. The film was followed by ''This Time for Keeps ''This Time for Keeps'' ...

'' (1940) * ''

Dr. Kildare Goes Home ''Dr. Kildare Goes Home'' is a 1940 American Drama (genre), drama film directed by Harold S. Bucquet, starring Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore and Laraine Day. It is the fifth in the MGM series of nine films with Lew Ayres as Dr. Kildare made from 193 ...

'' (1940) * ''

Dr. Kildare's Crisis ''Dr. Kildare's Crisis'' is a 1940 drama film directed by Harold S. Bucquet, starring Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore and Laraine Day. Mary Lamont's (Laraine Day) financier brother Douglas Lamont (Robert Young (actor), Robert Young) is subject to sei ...

'' (1940) * '' The Ghost Comes Home'' (1940) * '' Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day'' (1941) * ''

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary ''Andy Hardy's Private Secretary'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Kathryn Grayson, Ann Rutherford and Fay Holden. It was the tenth of the 16-film Andy Hardy series. Marian Ha ...

'' (1941) * '' The People vs. Dr. Kildare'' (1941) * '' The Penalty'' (1941) * ''

Dr. Kildare's Victory ''Dr. Kildare's Victory'' is a 1942 film directed by W. S. Van Dyke. It stars Lew Ayres and Lionel Barrymore. It is the ninth and last of the MGM Dr. Kildare movie series. Plot summary Dr. Kildare (Lew Ayres) is involved in a dispute between t ...

'' (1942) * '' This Time for Keeps'' (1942) * '' Tish'' (1942) * '' Calling Dr. Gillespie'' (1942) * ''

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant ''Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant'' is a 1942 feature film from MGM in their long-running Dr. Kildare series. Directed by Willis Goldbeck, it introduced two new doctors, Dr. Randall Adams (Van Johnson) and Dr. Lee Wong How (Keye Luke). Plot Physic ...

'' (1942) * ''

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case ''Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case'' is a 1943 film in the Dr. Kildare series. Based on characters created by Max Brand. The third of MGM's Dr. Gillespie series (6 in all) to dispense with the services of Dr. Kildare (Lew Ayres) (8 in all) after '' ...

'' (1943) * '' Rationing'' (1944) * ''

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble ''Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble'' is a 1944 romantic comedy film directed by George B. Seitz. It is the fourteenth link starring Mickey Rooney as Andy Hardy. In the film, Andy goes to college, but soon gets in trouble with some pretty co-eds. Pl ...

'' (1944) * '' Lost in a Harem'' (1944) * '' Barbary Coast Gent'' (1944) * ''

Three Men in White ''Three Men in White'' is a 1944 American comedy-drama film in the Dr Kildare series directed by Willis Goldbeck. It stars Lionel Barrymore, Van Johnson, and Marilyn Maxwell. Ava Gardner has a supporting role. The plot threads include the compet ...

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The Hidden Eye ''The Hidden Eye'' is a 1945 American mystery film directed by Richard Whorf and written by George Harmon Coxe and Harry Ruskin. It is the sequel to the 1942 film ''Eyes in the Night''. The film stars Edward Arnold, Frances Rafferty, Ray Collin ...

'' (1945) * '' Between Two Women'' (1945) * '' Love Laughs at Andy Hardy'' (1946) * '' The Postman Always Rings Twice'' (1946) * '' Dark Delusion'' (1947) * '' Tenth Avenue Angel'' (1948) * '' Julia Misbehaves'' (1948) * '' Watch the Birdie'' (1950) * '' The Happy Years'' (1950) * '' Lady Godiva of Coventry'' (1955) * ''

The Girl in the Kremlin ''The Girl in the Kremlin'' is a 1957 American film noir mystery film directed by Russell Birdwell and starring Lex Barker, Zsa Zsa Gabor and Jeffrey Stone. Plot In Moscow, four terrified women prisoners are brought to the office of Joseph Sta ...

'' (1957) * '' Andy Hardy Comes Home'' (1958) {{div col end

References

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Bibliography

* Dietz, Dan. ''The Complete Book of 1920s Broadway Musicals''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2019. * Scott, Ian. ''In Capra's Shadow: The Life and Career of Screenwriter Robert Riskin''. University Press of Kentucky, 2014.

External links

*{{IMDb name, 0071849 1894 births 1969 deaths American screenwriters People from Cincinnati {{US-film-bio-stub