Ruth Dwyer
Actor · 1898 – 1978 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
Movies24
Movie7.5ComedyRomanceStruggling stockbroker Jimmie Shannon learns that, if he gets married by 7 p.m. on his 27th birthday -- which is today -- he'll inherit $7 million from an eccentric relative.
Seven Chances
1925 · 342 votes
Movie6.5RomanceWarTwo vaudeville performers fall in love, but find their relationship tested by the arrival of WWI.
For Me and My Gal
1942 · 54 votes
Movie8.0MysterySheldon Polk's father, a wealthy banker, agrees to make a loan to Frank Farnsworth. Sheldon is robbed while delivering the money and is arrested for theft on circumstantial evidence.
Dark Stairways
1924 · 1 votes
Movie6.0ComedyRomanceSmall-town soda-jerk Peggy Evans quits her dead-end job and moves to New York where she invents a new identity.
Slightly Dangerous
1943 · 8 votes
Movie6.0DramaRomanceJessie, a young working class woman, seeks to improve her life by marrying her boyfriend, only to find out that he is no better than what she left behind.
Mannequin
1938 · 22 votes
- Movie9.0Drama
A mother discovers her daughter Susan is marrying an insufferable social-climber. Already horrified by the idea, she also finds out her son Martin has gone into a life of crime. She decides to head to Paris to forget about her domestic troubles. She marries Richard Elliot, the executor of her late husband's estate.
The Nest
1 votes
Movie7.0Edward Everett Horton and Ruth Dwyer are in love and expect to get married as soon as one of them mentions it to the other. In the meantime, Lolita Lee accepts Horton's proposal, which he doesn't recall making, and Miss Dwyer is invited to be a bridesmaid. So he tells Miss Dwyer that it's Stanley Taylor she's marrying, and hopes no one spills the beans before Taylor shows up in a false beard to spike the proceedings.
Scrambled Weddings
1928 · 1 votes
Movie8.0DramaThe morning after his engagement party, wealthy young New York playboy Billy Hepburn awakens, battered and bruised, but without any memory of what happened the night before. Billy's valet then informs him that he and prize fighter Battling Burke had gotten into a brawl over Billy's fiancée, and Burke won. Determined to regain his honor, Billy goes into training, with his valet's help.
The Patent Leather Pug
1925 · 1 votes
Movie5.7ComedyDramaLord Harrowby takes out an $100,000 insurance policy to be paid if his wedding to Cecilia Meyrick is cancelled. The insurance company sends Dick Minot to make sure the wedding takes place, but he falls in love with the bride.
The Reckless Age
1924 · 3 votes
Movie7.0ActionDramaThis serial, starring boxer Leslie King, is presumed lost.
The Evil Eye
1920 · 1 votes
Movie7.0WesternVirginia Redding inherits a fortune and goes to New York, leaving behind her suitor Dave, a rancher. Good fortune strikes Dave when radium deposits are discovered on his ranch, and he and his partner sell out, go to New York, and become society sensations.
Broadway or Bust
1924 · 1 votes
Movie9.0ActionDramaRacing driver Jack Harlowe falls in love with Helen Drake, the daughter of his father's rival automobile manufacturer. Having promised his father to drive in the big race, Howes must refuse the girl's request that he drive for her father, but when he learns that another man (who has his eye on the girl) plans to drive for her father and throw the race, Howes receives parental permission to win the race for the rival.
The Racing Fool
1927 · 1 votes
Movie6.5ComedyTommy Burke, a good-natured young plumber who refers to his monkey wrench as his pipe organ, is unaware of his inferiority complex. One day he learns that an eccentric uncle has died, leaving him a brown derby said to bring good luck to its wearer. Meanwhile Edith Worthing and her Aunt Anna are expecting Edith's wealthy uncle, Adolph Plummer, from Australia. On a call to their house, Tommy is mistaken for the uncle, being announced as "a plumber," and soon a mutual romance develops with Edith. They are wedded by mistake when serving as witnesses to marriage by elopement. Farrell, a rival for Edith, learns of Tommy's deception and persuades Edith to elope with him; but Tommy follows in hot pursuit, in his pajamas and derby. At the last minute, a message arrives telling Edith that she and Tommy are already married.
The Brown Derby
1926 · 2 votes
Movie6.0DramaThe Thompson-Thorpe automobile was once a great car but dissension between the owners led to the break-up of the company, and Thompson and Thorpe have each started their own car-manufacturing company. Not knowing his true identity, Earle Thorpe Jr. has been hired by Henry Thompson to drive his new car in an upcoming race. Unknown to Thompson has two crooked mechanic/engineers on his payroll who plan to make their own car, using Thompson's plans, and win the big race themselves. Etta, Thompson’s daughter, and Earle team up to re-unite Thompson and Thorpe Sr. by taking the best features of both cars and combine them into one super car.
Crack O' Dawn
1926 · 2 votes
Movie8.0ActionDramaJimmy, a prizefighter of considerable prowess, earns an easy living by betting on his opponents and intentionally losing. He is reformed by the exacting influence of his girl friend, Ruth, and retires from the ring. Jimmy's sudden honesty arouses the suspicion and enmity of his manager, placing him in considerable danger.
The Canvas Kisser
1925 · 1 votes
- Movie8.0ActionThriller
Learning his father's railroad business from the ground up, layabout Leonard Hathaway undertakes to win a large ore-hauling contract by making his the company with the fastest train. No trick is overlooked by the villain, Thomas Webber, but the hero thwarts his opponents and proves himself worthy.
The Lost Limited
1927 · 1 votes
Movie9.0ActionAdventureThe Lurking Peril
1919 · 1 votes
Movie10.0DramaRev. Robert Martin is an ex-minister who has lost his faith because of his wife's faithlessness, and taken up a life of crime as head of a band of pickpockets masquerading as religious workers who ply their trade in the wake of a traveling carnival company. He tries to keep the true nature of his work secret from his daughter Julie, but she learns the truth while traveling with his band for a week.
The Stealers
1920 · 1 votes
Movie8.0DramaAndy Hanks is an itinerant fix-it man who comes to town with his horse and dog as his only pals. He falls in love with Angela Trent, a young woman with an air of mystery about her.
Second Hand Love
1923 · 1 votes
Movie8.0ComedyDramaA young Russian countess is told that she must marry an American within a certain period of time in order to inherit a substantial fortune. At the same time, a young American man is informed that he will come into a large sum of money if he reaches a certain bank by a given date. The two must overcome a variety of obstacles that stand in the way of their getting the money.
After a Million
1924 · 1 votes
- Movie9.0Comedy
A country boy travels to the city to make his fortune and prove his worth to the people back home
Alex The Great
1928 · 1 votes
- Movie7.0Drama
A criminal gang gains the confidence of a superstitious San Francisco millionaire Lorenzo Hayward by posing as clairvoyants. Having acquired his power of attorney, the swindlers then kidnap the millionaire's daughter Helen. Dick, a young man in love with Helen sets out after the kidnappers.
Going the Limit
1925 · 1 votes
Movie9.0AdventureFamilySilent version of the classic Jack London tale.
White Fang
1925 · 1 votes
Movie7.0ComedyCameraman Eddie is sent to photograph a socialite at a private lecture on morals. The young woman's guardian will have none of it however, and Eddie resorts to a number of deceptions in order to get a picture.
No Publicity
1927 · 3 votes