Ruth Robinson
Actor · 1887 – 1966 · Topeka, Kansas, USA
Movies24
Movie8.0DramaComedyLem Schofield, a lawyer in a one-time small-town turned industrialized big city, runs his firm on examples set by Abraham Lincoln and is a friend to the poor. Clay Clinton, his late partner's son joins the firm but is anxious for fast success and considers Schofield's old-fashioned principles antiquated. Being in love with Schofield's daughter and impatient for success he moves to offices supplied by the city's most powerful industrialist, J.T. Tapley, who has plans to use Clay's good family lineage as a stepping stone to political power. The unscrupulous Tapley precipitates a strike in his factory mill which causes a rupture between the former partners. Schofield sets out to bring Tapley and his political henchmen to justice.
Our Leading Citizen
1939 · 2 votes
Movie6.8AdventureRomanceIn 17th century France, young D'Artagnan wants to join the King's Musketeers, but instead befriends three legendary musketeers—Athos, Porthos, and Aramis—and together, they become embroiled in the political intrigue surrounding King Louis XIII and his adversaries, particularly the powerful Cardinal Richelieu.
The Three Musketeers
1948 · 165 votes
Movie7.1ComedyDramaIn 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954 · 584 votes
Movie7.5ComedyRomanceAlice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the match. When the Kirbys are invited to dinner to become better acquainted with their future in-laws, things don't turn out the way Alice had hoped.
You Can't Take It with You
1938 · 467 votes
Movie6.3DramaHistoryAlexander Graham Bell falls in love with deaf girl Mabel Hubbard while teaching the deaf and trying to invent means for telegraphing the human voice. She urges him to put off thoughts of marriage until his experiments are complete. He invents the telephone, marries and becomes rich and famous, though his happiness is threatened when a rival company sets out to ruin him.
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939 · 22 votes
Movie6.1DramaThe story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.
Knute Rockne All American
1940 · 27 votes
Movie6.3CrimeHorrorDown-on-his-luck John Ellman is framed for a judge's murder. After he's convicted and sentenced to death, witnesses come forth and prove his innocence. But it was too late for a stay to be granted and Ellman is executed. A doctor uses an experimental procedure to restore him to life, though the full outcome is other than expected.
The Walking Dead
1936 · 97 votes
Movie7.0AdventureDramaCultured Mario and outlaw Lucien, twins separated at birth, join forces to avenge their parents' death at the hands of evil Colonna. Because each feels all the same sensations experienced by the other, swordplay is difficult for them. Worse yet, raised very differently, they struggle to find common ground between their conflicting personalities. But to defeat their enemy, the two will have to overcome the obstacles and work as a team.
The Corsican Brothers
1942 · 10 votes
Movie7.0CrimeDramaA wealthy society doctor decides to research the medical aspects of criminal behaviour by becoming one himself. He joins a gang of thieves and proceeds to wrest leadership of the gang away from its extremely resentful leader.
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938 · 62 votes
Movie4.6HistoryRomanceBased on the story of the famous Mormon leader, it follows Brigham Young and his challenge to transport his people across the Rocky mountains to settle in Salt Lake City. The plot focuses on two fictitious characters, Jonathan Kent and Zina Webb and the hardships they have to face along the way.
Brigham Young
1940 · 17 votes
Movie6.9DramaHistoryA true story about Louis Pasteur, who revolutionized medicine by proving that much disease is caused by microbes, that sanitation is paramount and that at least some diseases can be cured by vaccinations.
The Story of Louis Pasteur
1936 · 57 votes
Movie6.9DramaWarThe story of a small town in Norway that resists German occupation during World War II. Based on a John Steinbeck novel.
The Moon Is Down
1943 · 14 votes
Movie7.2FamilyComedyThe last of the four "Five Little Peppers" films finds the children having a hard time adjusting to their new boarding school.
Five Little Peppers in Trouble
1940 · 5 votes
Movie6.9DramaEpisodic look at the life of a minister and his family as they move from one parish to another.
One Foot in Heaven
1941 · 23 votes
Movie7.0CrimeDramaWhen her husband is accused of murder, an actress tries to prove his innocence.
On Such a Night
1937 · 1 votes
Movie6.8ActionCrimeTorchy Blane and Steve McBride try to nab a gangster by tracking his moll.
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939 · 5 votes
Movie6.8DramaA young doctor gives up big-city success to help his father set up a small-town clinic.
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940 · 8 votes
Movie5.9ComedyMysteryRadio crime show host 'The Fox' along with his fiancée and ex-girlfriend are kidnapped by a larcenous cult who demand that he help them plan a perfect murder.
Whistling in the Dark
1941 · 15 votes
Movie5.5CrimeDramaThe wedding of Ellen and David is halted by a stranger who insists that the bride is already married to someone else. Though the flabbergasted Ellen denies the charge, the interloper produces enough evidence that his accusation must be investigated. Ellen and David travel to the small coastal town where her first wedding allegedly occurred. There, they meet a number of individuals whose stories make Ellen question her own sanity.
The Secret Fury
1950 · 17 votes
Movie10.0DramaA country girl is seduced by a criminal and moves with him to the big city. When she sees him with another woman, she leaves him and goes to work in a brothel, where she contracts a venereal disease.
Scarlet Youth
1928 · 1 votes
Movie6.8HorrorThrillerA young girl goes to work as a live-in caretaker for a spooky old woman. She doesn't know that every night, the woman drains some blood from her to feed her strange plant.
The Spider Woman Strikes Back
1946 · 13 votes
Movie6.1ThrillerDramaAfter surviving a murder attempt, an auto magnate goes into hiding so his wife can pay for the crime.
Impact
1949 · 67 votes
Movie7.2MysteryComedyPerry and Della are finally married by his old friend, Judge Mary. They plan to go on a honeymoon, but before it can start, Perry is retained by a woman with a gun and $5000.
The Case of the Velvet Claws
1936 · 6 votes
Movie8.0DramaA physician in a small town suddenly finds himself the object of vilification and persecution when one of his patients commits suicide.
Outcast
1937 · 1 votes
Series1
- TV7.3Comedy
The Beulah Show
1950 · 3 votes