Ruth TaylorFilmography

Born:: January 13, 1908 in Grand Rapids, MI
Occupation:: Actor
Biography:: A vivacious blond Mack Sennett comedienne, Ruth Taylor nabbed the most sought-after role of 1928, that of Lorelei Lee in the screen version of Anita Loos' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. According to Taylor, she was one of 200 hopefuls testing for the role. Taylor had been in the Follies prior to...Read More

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It's a Grand Life

Synopsis: Frank Randle tones down the impurities of his music hall routines in the British service comedy It's a Grand Life. Randle plays a put-upon private, while zaftig Diana Dors co-stars as a female corporal. Surprise: Randle's not in love with Dors, but his friend Dan Young is head over heels. Read More

1953
The Double Event

1934
Excess Baggage

Synopsis: In this British comedy, a ghost hunter believing he accidentally shot his boss, stuffs the body into a steamer trunk and races to the river where he will dispose of the body. Unfortunately before he can, the trunk gets mixed up with an exact duplicate. The one containing the body is taken by a Read More

1933
Here's George

Synopsis: This comic farce tells of Clarke attempting to impress his future in-laws through the use of a borrowed apartment with numerous gadgets and devices. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

1932
The New Hotel

Synopsis: This musical concerns the opening of a luxury hotel and some of its residents, including an alcoholic who is being blackmailed and a wallet-stealing prostitute. ~ Steve Huey, All Movie Guide Read More

1932
This Thing Called Love

Actors: Edmund Lowe, Constance Bennett, Roscoe Karns, ZaSu Pitts, Carmelita Geraghty

Synopsis: In this comedy, a lonesome fellow returns from Peru with a fortune and begins looking for a wife. While still single, he has a real estate agent show him a home or two. The agent invites him to dinner. During the meal the agent and his wife bicker constantly, causing the poor fellow to rethink the Read More

1929
The College Coquette

Actors: Ruth Taylor, William Collier, Jr., Jobyna Ralston, John Holland, Adda Gleason

Synopsis: Demure college coed Doris Marlowe (Jobyna Ralston) wants desperately to be accepted by her peers, so she links up with campus "coquette" Betty Forrester (Ruth Taylor). Unfortunately, Betty plays fast and loose, keeping company with such unsavory types as lothario Tom Marion (William Collier Jr.) Read More

1929
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Actors: Ruth Taylor, Alice White, Ford Sterling, Holmes Herbert, Mack Swain

Synopsis: The present unavailability of 1928's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is especially frustrating for those who'd like to compare this first version of the classic Anita Loos comic novel to the 1953 Marilyn Monroe-Jane Russell remake. The blonde in question is Miss Lorelei Lee, a dumb-like-a-fox golddigger Read More

1928
Just Married

Actors: James Hall, Ruth Taylor, Harrison Ford, William Austin, Ivy Harris

Synopsis: In this low-budget romantic comedy, a beautiful model from Paris sets her sights on the heart of an American ex-lover and so sets sail to stop him from marrying his newest girl friend. During the long voyage, the model must evade the persistent romantic advances of a passenger head-over-heels in Read More

1928
Wild Honey

Synopsis: Told in flashback by an aging clergyman, Wild Honey is the story of the relationship between young frontier pastor Holbrook (Frank Mills and a raucous dance-hall gal named Wild Honey (Doris Kenyon). Sunday after Sunday, Holbrook denounces the "sinful" heroine from the pulpit, but for some reason Read More

1919
Jack Spurlock, Prodigal

Synopsis: George Walsh plays the "prodigal" hero in this fast-moving star vehicle from the Fox factory. An incurable cut-up, Jack Spurlock throws a college campus in an uproar when he shows up the first day of classes with his pet bear. Needless to say, Jack is immediately booted out of college, infuriating Read More

1918

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Ruth TaylorFilmography

It's a Grand Life

The Double Event

Excess Baggage

Here's George

The New Hotel

This Thing Called Love

The College Coquette

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Just Married

Wild Honey

Jack Spurlock, Prodigal

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