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
Hutch Dano ( ; born May 21, 1992) is an American actor. He is known for playing co-lead character Zeke Falcone in the Disney Channel comedy series ''Zeke and Luther''.
Early life
Dano was born in Santa Monica, California. He comes from a fami ...
. He was born in New York City and died in
Hollywood. He is interred at
Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
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History
The company was founded by a group of ...
.
Selected filmography
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Shootin' Irons
''Shootin' Irons'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Richard Rosson and starring Jack Luden, Sally Blane and Fred Kohler.Munden, p. 710
Cast
* Jack Luden as Pan Smith
* Sally Blane as Lucy Blake
* Fred Kohler as Dick Hardman ...
'' (1927)
* ''
Under the Tonto Rim'' (1928)
* ''
Sunset Pass'' (1929)
* ''
She's My Weakness
''She's My Weakness'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Melville W. Brown (assisted by Dewey Starkey) and starring Sue Carol and Arthur Lake. The screenplay was written by J. Walter Ruben, based on the Broadway play ...
'' (1930)
* ''
Shooting Straight'' (1930)
* ''
Young Donovan's Kid
''Young Donovan's Kid'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code melodrama film directed by Fred Niblo, from a screenplay by J. Walter Ruben, based upon the short story, ''Big Brother'', by Rex Beach. It was a remake of a 1923 Big Brother ...
'' (1931)
* ''
The Public Defender
''The Public Defender'' is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film directed by J. Walter Ruben, starring Richard Dix and featuring Boris Karloff. Rich playboy Pike Winslow dons the mantle of 'The Reckoner', a mysterious avenger, when he learns that ...
'' (1931)
* ''
The Phantom of Crestwood
''The Phantom of Crestwood'' is a 1932 American pre-Code murder-mystery film released by Radio Pictures, directed by J. Walter Ruben, and starring Ricardo Cortez, Karen Morley, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, Anita Louise, H.B. Warner, and Pauli ...
'' (1932)
* ''
Ace of Aces'' (1933)
* ''
Where Sinners Meet
''Where Sinners Meet'' is a 1934 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by J. Walter Ruben and starring Diana Wynyard, Clive Brook and Billie Burke. It was adapted by writer Henry William Hanemann from Clara Beranger's 1927 movie ''The L ...
'' (1934)
* ''
Man of Two Worlds'' (1934)
* ''
Java Head
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'' (1934)
* ''
Riffraff
Riff Raff, Riffraff, or Riff-Raff, a term for the common people but with negative connotations, may refer to:
In music
* Riff Raff (rapper), from Texas
* Riff Raff (band), a UK progressive rock band
* Riff Raff, a band formed by Billy Bragg
* ' ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Trouble for Two
''Trouble for Two'' is a 1936 American mystery film directed by J. Walter Ruben and starring Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell. It is based on '' The Suicide Club'', a short story collection by Robert Louis Stevenson. A European prince, un ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Old Hutch
''Old Hutch'' is a 1936 American romantic comedy film directed by J. Walter Ruben and starring Wallace Beery as a man who finds $100,000 in the depths of the Depression. It is a remake of the 1920 Will Rogers film '' Honest Hutch.''
Cast
*Wall ...
'' (1936)
* ''
The Good Old Soak
''The Good Old Soak'' is a 1937 drama film starring Wallace Beery and directed by J. Walter Ruben from a screenplay by A. E. Thomas based upon the 1922 stage play of the same name by Don Marquis. The picture's supporting cast features Una Merk ...
'' (1937)
* ''
The Bad Man of Brimstone
''The Bad Man of Brimstone'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by J. Walter Ruben and starring Wallace Beery, Virginia Bruce and Dennis O'Keefe. The screenplay was written by Cyril Hume and Richard Maibaum, from a story by Ruben and Maur ...
'' (1937)
* ''
Maisie
Maisie Ravier is a fictional character, the leading character of ten films (1939–1947) and the radio show ''The Adventures of Maisie'' (broadcast 1945–1947, 1949–1953). She was played by actress Ann Sothern (1909–2001). Eight of the ten ...
'' (1939)
* ''
Tennessee Johnson
''Tennessee Johnson'' is a 1942 American film about Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by William Dieterle and written by Milton Gunzburg, Alvin Meyers, John Balderston, and We ...
'' (1942)
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1899 births
1942 deaths
American film directors
American film producers
American male screenwriters
Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
20th-century American male writers
20th-century American screenwriters
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