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Ruth Gillette
Actress 1906 - 1994

Ruth Gillette

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Filmography

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11 titles
Going Ape!

Going Ape!

Jeremy Joe Kronsberg 1981 1h 27m 4.0

When 80-year-old Max Sabatini dies, he leaves his three prized orangutans in the care of his only son, Foster. To inherit his father's $5-million fortune, Foster must take care of the apes for the next five years.

In a Lonely Place

In a Lonely Place

Nicholas Ray 1950 1h 33m 8.3

A violent screenwriter and a female neighbor fall in love after she clears him of murder, but she begins to have second thoughts.

The Monster and the Girl

The Monster and the Girl

Stuart Heisler 1941 1h 5m 8.0

After a young woman is coerced into prostitution and her brother framed for murder by an organized crime syndicate, retribution in the form of an ape visits the mobsters.

The Return of the Cisco Kid

The Return of the Cisco Kid

Herbert I. Leeds 1939 1h 10m

In Arizona a young woman who's being manipulated by an evil businessman is helped by the Cisco Kid who happens to be there on holiday.

Made for Each Other

Made for Each Other

John Cromwell 1939 1h 32m 5.5

A couple struggle to find happiness after a whirlwind courtship.

Slander House

Slander House

Charles Lamont 1938 1h 5m

Owner of salon catering to fat society dames must deal with a dull fiance, a romantic stranger, the jealous blond who loves him, and the lecherous husband of a client.

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Allan Dwan 1938 1h 20m 6.0

Rebecca's Uncle Harry leaves her with Aunt Miranda who forbids her to associate with show people. But neighbor Anthony Kent is a talent scout who secretly set it up for her to broadcast.

Saratoga

Saratoga

Jack Conway 1937 1h 32m 6.0

A horse breeder's (Lionel Barrymore) granddaughter (Jean Harlow) falls in love with a gambler (Clark Gable) in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

In Old Chicago

In Old Chicago

Henry King 1937 1h 51m 7.0

The O'Leary brothers--honest Jack and roguish Dion--become powerful figures, and eventually rivals, in Chicago on the eve of its Great Fire.

The Spanish Cape Mystery

The Spanish Cape Mystery

Lewis D. Collins 1935 1h 14m

Detective Ellery Queen's vacation is interrupted when murder strikes next door to his oceanside cabin.

Woman in the Dark

Woman in the Dark

Phil Rosen 1934 1h 8m 6.0

A recently released prisoner lives alone in his cabin so that his bad temper won't get him back in any more trouble, but his peaceful existence is disrupted when a mysterious woman arrives.

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