Ruth Taylor

Known for Acting

1/13/1905

Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Biography

Ruth Taylor was an American actress in silent films and early talkies. Her son was the writer/comic/actor Buck Henry (real name Henry Zuckerman).

Known For (26 credits)

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The Queen's Husband

1946

The hapless king of a small European nation must put up with a domineering queen, a daughter who wants to elope with her boyfriend, a peasant revolt and a scheming son who wants to be king himself and is plotting to take advantage of the situation.

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This Thing Called Love

1929

A romance runs into difficulties because the girl has seen a great deal of the turbulence in her sister's household, and has no illusions about married bliss.

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The College Coquette

1929

Betty Forrester, a college flirt who is determined to attract Harvey Porter, the school coach, starts playing around to make him jealous. Her roommate, Doris Marlowe, is a naive girl who falls madly in love with Tom, a sophisticated playboy who leads Doris on until he tires of her. At this point Doris pleads with Tom to love her, but he refuses. Betty, afraid for Doris' welfare, tries to save her from Tom by falsely attracting him to herself. Doris, crestfallen, leaves them and accidentally tumbles into an elevator shaft and dies. Harvey is furiously jealous and determines never to see Betty again until he learns the real reason for her actions with Tom; then he asks her to marry him.

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A Hint to Brides

1929

When a newly married couple go back to their apartment, they discover a robbery is in progress.

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Just Married

1928

After many outrageous moments, a young girl marries her former acquaintance, not with her fiancee.

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1928

Gold digging blonde Lorelei and her brunette friend Dorothy are searching for rich husbands. This film is believed lost.

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For Sale, a Bungalow

1927

For Sale, a Bungalow is a 1927 comedy short

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The College Kiddo

1927

The College Kiddo is a 1927 comedy short.

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Cured in the Excitement

1927

Professor Brawn has been swinging a dumbbell for so long he looks like one!

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The Pride of Pikeville

1927

Unlikely Lothario, the less-than-dashing crossed-eyed Ben Turpin, finds himself pursued by many beautiful ladies.

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Broke in China

1927

Donald Drake, a deep sea gondolier ex soda jerk, arrives at the All Nation Cafe in Shanghai. The proprietor believes he's a penniless ne'er-do-well - which he is - but he unexpectedly comes into a small windfall. So the proprietor orders slightly rough around the edges Maud and Mollie, two of his American good time girls working their way around the world, to get him to spend all his money while there. As Donald ends up telling the two good time girls his life story - most specifically about the blonde he let slip through his fingers, she who was the love of his life - a few revelations and the errant coin he left at the roulette wheel betting table change his life.

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The Jolly Jilter

1927

Silent comedy short film starring Ben Turpin