Ralph Staub (July 21, 1899 in
Chicago, Illinois
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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– October 22, 1969,
Los Angeles, California
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) was a movie director, writer and producer.
Three of his short subjects in the ''
Screen Snapshots'' series have been nominated for the
Academy Award
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and he was awarded a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame
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at 1752 Vine Street in
Hollywood,
California
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, USA.
Partial filmography
* As Director
** ''
What, No Men!'' (
1934)
** ''
Art Trouble
''Art Trouble'' is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy short directed by Ralph Staub and starring Harry Gribbon and Shemp Howard. The film is notable for featuring an uncredited James Stewart in his first screen role.
Gribbon was one of several c ...
'' (1934) short; film debut of
James Stewart
** ''
Keystone Hotel'' (1935)
** ''
Carnival Day
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Cast
* Manuel Arbó
* Pedro Beltrán as Isidoro
* Juan Bienvenida
* Pilar Cansino as Rosa
* José Luis Coll
* Irene D ...
'' (1936)
** ''
Sitting on the Moon
''Sitting on the Moon'' is a 1936 American musical film directed by Ralph Staub and released by Republic Pictures.
Plot
Songwriter Danny West wakes up with an unknown woman in a taxi outside the film studio Regent Pictures Inc. where he wor ...
'' (1936)
** ''
Country Gentlemen'' (1936)
** ''
The Mandarin Mystery
''The Mandarin Mystery'' is a 1936 American film directed by Ralph Staub, loosely based on ''The Chinese Orange Mystery'', a novel featuring detective character Ellery Queen.
Plot summary
Two murders are committed and a $50,000 Chinese Mandar ...
'' (1936)
** ''
Join the Marines
''Join the Marines'' is a 1937 American action film directed by Ralph Staub and written by Joseph Krumgold and Olive Cooper. The film stars Paul Kelly, June Travis, Purnell Pratt, Reginald Denny, Warren Hymer and Irving Pichel. It was released ...
'' (1937)
** ''
Navy Blues'' (1937)
** ''
Affairs of Cappy Ricks
''Affairs of Cappy Ricks'' is a 1937 American comedy-drama film directed by Ralph Staub and starring Walter Brennan, Mary Brian, Lyle Talbot, Frank Shields, and Frank Melton. The plot is about a captain who returns home from a long voyage and ...
'' (1937)
** ''
Meet the Boyfriend
''Meet the Boyfriend'' is a 1937 American film directed by Ralph Staub.
Plot summary
A heartthrob singer, Tony Page, also known as "America's Boyfriend", decides to wed a Swedish actress. His manager doesn't want this because he is afraid of ...
'' (1937)
** ''
Mama Runs Wild'' (1937)
** ''
Prairie Moon
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'' (1938)
** ''
Western Jamboree'' (1938)
** ''Swing Hotel'' (1939)
** ''
Chip of the Flying U
''Chip of the Flying U'' is a 1926 American silent Western comedy film based on a novel by Bertha Muzzy Sinclair. It was directed by Lynn Reynolds and starred Hoot Gibson. Universal Pictures produced and released the film.
A print is preser ...
'' (1939)
** ''
Yukon Flight
''Yukon Flight '' (also known as ''Renfrew of the Royal Mounted in Yukon Flight'') is a 1940 American Western film directed by Ralph Staub and starring James Newill, Louise Stanley, Dave O'Brien and William Pawley. Released by Monogram Pictur ...
'' (1940)
** ''
Danger Ahead'' (1940)
** ''
Sky Bandits'' (1940)
** ''
Hollywood in Uniform'' (1943)
External links
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References
1899 births
1969 deaths
Writers from Chicago
American film directors
20th-century American male writers
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