Ruth Royce (February 6, 1893 – May 7, 1971) was an American

vaudeville Vaudeville (; ) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment born in France at the end of the 19th century. A vaudeville was originally a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comical situation: a dramatic composition ...

performer and

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...

actress from

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Career

Royce appeared in the serial, ''

The Vanishing Dagger ''The Vanishing Dagger'' is a 1920 American adventure film serial directed by Edward A. Kull, J. P. McGowan, and Eddie Polo. It is presumed to be a lost film. Portions of this serial were filmed in England. The film had the working title ''The ...

'' (1920), which starred

Eddie Polo Eddie Polo (1 February 1875 – 14 June 1961) was an Austrian-American actor of the silent era. He was of Jewish descent.Siegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933'', Berghahn B ...

and C. Norman Hammond. In 1923, Royce, along with other Hollywood actors, participated in a vaudeville show at Universal City. Royce assisted Joe Bonomo with a Strong Man act. She performed in a number of western movies over the years like ''California in '49'' (1924), ''Warrior Gap'' (1925), ''Fort Frayne'' (1926), '' The Oregon Trail'' (1923), '' In the Days of Buffalo Bill'' (1922), ''

Perils of the Yukon ''Perils of the Yukon'' is a 1922 American Northern silent film serial directed by Jay Marchant, J. P. McGowan and Perry N. Vekroff. This serial was presumabed to be lost, but a copy is preserved by the Belgian Cinematek in Brussels. Cast * ...

'' (1922), ''Rawhide'' (1926), ''Wolves of the Desert'' (1926), and ''Code of the Cow Country'' (1927). The latter was Royce's final film. Ruth Royce died in

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on May 7, 1971.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Girl in Number 29 ''The Girl in Number 29'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by John Ford based on the novel ''The Girl in the Mirror'' (1919) by Elizabeth Jordan. The film is presumed to be lost. Plot As summarized in a film publication, Laurie D ...

'' ( 1920) * ''

'' (1920) * ''

Blue Streak McCoy ''Blue Streak McCoy'' is a lost 1920 American silent Western film starring Harry Carey. Cast * Harry Carey as Job McCoy * Lila Leslie as Eileen Marlowe * Charles Arling Charles Arling (22 August 1875 – 21 April 1922) was a Canad ...

'' (1920) * ''

'If Only' Jim ''If Only' Jim'' is a 1920 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Jacques Jaccard and starring Harry Carey (actor born 1878), Harry Carey. The film is based on Philip Verrill Mighel's 1904 novel ''Bruvver Jim's Ba ...

'' (1920) * '' The Man Trackers'' (1921) * '' All Dolled Up'' (1921) * ''

'' (

1922 Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éireann, the day after Éamon de Valera ...

) * '' In the Days of Buffalo Bill'' (1922) * '' Caught Bluffing'' (1922) * '' The Oregon Trail'' (

1923 Events January–February * January 9 – Lithuania begins the Klaipėda Revolt to annex the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory). * January 11 – Despite strong British protests, troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area, t ...

) * '' In the Days of Daniel Boone'' (1923) * '' Beasts of Paradise'' (1923) * '' Riders of the Plains'' (

1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China holds ...

) * '' The Empty Saddle'' (1925) * ''

Tonio, Son of the Sierras ''Tonio, Son of the Sierras'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Wilson, Neva Gerber, Robert Walker and Ruth Royce.Connelly p.422 It is based on the novel of the same name by Charles King. Cast * ...

'' (1925) * ''

Officer 444 ''Officer 444'' is a 1926 film serial directed by Francis Ford and Ben F. Wilson, produced by Goodwill Productions and released by the independent Davis Distributing Division. Plot Officer 444, a heroic policeman, does battle with The Frog, ...

'' (

1926 Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece. * January 8 **Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz. ** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne, the last monarch of Viet ...

) * '' Rawhide'' (1926) * '' Wolves of the Desert'' (1926) * ''

Fort Frayne ''Fort Frayne'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Wilson, Neva Gerber, Ruth Royce, and Lafe McKee. It is based on the 1901 novel of the same name by Charles King. It is now considered to be a lost ...

'' (1926) * '' The Gallant Fool'' (1926) * '' Thunderbolt's Tracks'' (1927)

References

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'', ''Adds New Stars To His List'', December 7, 1919, Page III17. *''Los Angeles Times'', ''Universal Players In Vaudeville'', August 3, 1923, Page II9.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Royce, Ruth American film actresses American silent film actresses People from Versailles, Missouri Actresses from Missouri Western (genre) film actresses 1893 births 1971 deaths Vaudeville performers 20th-century American actresses