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Wesley Ruggles
Director 1889 - 1972

Wesley Ruggles

Los Angeles, California, USA

Wesley Ruggles (June 11, 1889 – January 8, 1972) was an American film director. He was born in Los Angeles, a younger brother of actor Charles Ruggles. He began his career in 1915 as an actor, appearing in a dozen or so silent films, on occasion with Charles Chaplin. In... Read full bio →

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8 titles
London Town

London Town

Wesley Ruggles 1946 2h 6m 5.0

Veteran music-hall entertainer Jerry Stanford a washed-up comedian hopes to stage a comeback in a glittering new revue. Alas, Stanford is hired as merely an understudy and bit player. His faithful daughter pulls a few fast ones in order to get her dad back on stage in a starring role....

See Here, Private Hargrove

See Here, Private Hargrove

Wesley Ruggles 1944 1h 41m

Journalist Marion Hargrove enters the Army intending to supplement his income by writing about his training experiences. He muddles through basic training at Fort Bragg with the self-serving help of a couple of buddies intent on cutting themselves in on that extra income.

Somewhere I'll Find You

Somewhere I'll Find You

Wesley Ruggles 1942 1h 48m

Brothers feud over a girl they both fall for while covering World War II.

Arizona

Arizona

Wesley Ruggles 1940 2h 5m

As the first female resident of a rowdy Old West settlement, tough-talking, sharpshooting Phoebe Titus (Jean Arthur) can hold her own against any man -- until she meets California-bound drifter Peter Muncie (William Holden), whose rugged charm prompts the plucky pioneer to soften her edges.

True Confession

True Confession

Wesley Ruggles 1937 1h 25m 6.5

A writer takes a job as a secretary because her scrupulous husband isn't bringing in the dough as an attorney. When her new employer is murdered, she can't seem to make up her mind as to whether she "dunnit" or not.

I'm No Angel

I'm No Angel

Wesley Ruggles 1933 1h 27m 6.0

The bold Tira works as dancing beauty and lion tamer at a fair. Out of an urgent need of money, she agrees to a risky new number: she'll put her head into a lion's muzzle! With this attraction the circus makes it to New York and Tira can persue her dearest occupation: flirting with rich men and accepting expensive presents.

Cimarron

Cimarron

Wesley Ruggles 1931 2h 3m 5.8

A newspaper editor settles in an Oklahoma boom town with his reluctant wife at the end of the nineteenth century.

The Plastic Age

The Plastic Age

Wesley Ruggles 1925 1h 13m 7.0

Hugh Carver is an athletic star and a freshman at Prescott College. He falls in love with Cynthia Day, a popular girl who loves to go to parties. He finds that it is impossible to please her and still keep up with his studies and his athletic training, and soon the two face some difficult decisions.

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