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1. Cimarron (1931)
Passed | 123 min | Drama, Western
A newspaper editor settles in an Oklahoma boom town with his reluctant wife at the end of the nineteenth century.
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Richard Dix, Irene Dunne, Estelle Taylor, Nance O'Neil
Votes: 6,946
2. I'm No Angel (1933)
Passed | 87 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Circus performer Tira seeks a better life pursuing the company of wealthy New York men with improbable comic complications along the way.
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Mae West, Cary Grant, Gregory Ratoff, Edward Arnold
Votes: 3,985 | Gross: $6.21M
3. Arizona (1940)
Passed | 125 min | Drama, Western
In Tucson of the 1860s, a pioneer woman struggles to succeed in the freight and cattle business while at risk at the hands of corrupt and violent local businessmen and rampaging Indians.
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Jean Arthur, William Holden, Warren William, Porter Hall
Votes: 1,495
4. You Belong to Me (1941)
Passed | 94 min | Comedy, Romance
A jealous and insecure newlywed man interferes with his wife's medical work in order to prevent her from seeing attractive male patients.
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Edgar Buchanan, Roger Clark
Votes: 840
5. A Burlesque on Carmen (1915)
Passed | 31 min | Short, Comedy
A gypsy seductress is sent to sway a goofy officer to allow a smuggling run.
Directors: Charles Chaplin, Leo White | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Ben Turpin, Lawrence A. Bowes
Votes: 1,890
6. This Is Your Life (1950–1993)
30 min | Biography, Family, Reality-TV
Each week, an unsuspecting celebrity would be lured by some ruse to a location near the studio. The celebrity would then be surprised with the news that they are to be the featured guest. ... See full summary »
Stars: Ralph Edwards, Bob Warren, Eddie Cantor, Bob Hope
Votes: 315
7. Too Many Husbands (1940)
Passed | 81 min | Comedy, Romance
Long-missing Bill Cardew returns to find his wife Vicky remarried...and in no hurry to settle for just one husband.
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Jean Arthur, Fred MacMurray, Melvyn Douglas, Harry Davenport
Votes: 1,699
8. No Man of Her Own (1932)
85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An on-the-lam New York card shark marries a small-town librarian who thinks he's a businessman.
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Clark Gable, Carole Lombard, Dorothy Mackaill, Grant Mitchell
Votes: 1,691
9. Somewhere I'll Find You (1942)
Passed | 108 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Two brother, rival correspondents, find themselves fighting their conservative editor over stories and each other of over the affections of a pretty blonde journalist.
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Robert Sterling, Patricia Dane
Votes: 977
10. Bolero (1934)
Passed | 85 min | Drama, Music
Egotistical nightclub dance performer Raoul has the determination to succeed at all costs, and the only woman in his life who truly matters to him is a dancing partner named Helen.
Directors: Wesley Ruggles, Mitchell Leisen | Stars: George Raft, Carole Lombard, Sally Rand, Frances Drake
Votes: 385
11. True Confession (1937)
Approved | 85 min | Comedy, Crime
A lawyer defends his wife, a pathological liar, in a murder trial.
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, John Barrymore, Una Merkel
Votes: 1,780
12. The Gilded Lily (1935)
Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Romance
A stenographer becomes a famed entertainer and is courted by an English nobleman and an informal American reporter.
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray, Ray Milland, C. Aubrey Smith
Votes: 794
13. Mississippi (1935)
Passed | 73 min | Comedy, Musical
Crosby plays a Philadelpia Quaker engaged to a Southern belle. He becomes a social outcast when he refuses to fight a duel. Fields then hires him to perform on his riverboat, promoting him ... See full summary »
Directors: A. Edward Sutherland, Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Bing Crosby, W.C. Fields, Joan Bennett, Queenie Smith
Votes: 592
14. Condemned! (1929)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama
Suave thief Colman is sent to Devil's Island, where he becomes romantically involved with the wife of sadistic warden Digges.
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Ronald Colman, Ann Harding, Louis Wolheim, William Elmer
Votes: 587
15. The Bride Comes Home (1935)
Approved | 83 min | Comedy, Romance
A penniless socialite is hired by two young men as a front in their plan to start a magazine. Soon, however, they find themselves more interested in her than in their publishing venture.
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray, Robert Young, William Collier Sr.
Votes: 260
16. The Floorwalker (1916)
TV-G | 29 min | Short, Comedy
The Tramp is tricked into impersonating an embezzling floorwalker in a department store.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Eric Campbell, Edna Purviance, Lloyd Bacon
Votes: 2,701
17. Slightly Dangerous (1943)
Passed | 94 min | Comedy, Romance
Peggy is 21 and bored. She has just been awarded a certificate for starting work on time for 1000 days. She decides that she needs a change so she leaves a note, which is taken to be ... See full summary »
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Lana Turner, Robert Young, Walter Brennan, May Whitty
Votes: 882
18. Behind the Screen (1916)
TV-G | 30 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
Charlie is an overworked labourer at a film studio who helps a young woman find work even while his coworkers strike against his tyrannical boss.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell, Albert Austin
Votes: 3,033
19. The Monkey's Paw (1933)
Passed | 58 min | Horror
A mother wishes for the return of her dead son--a wish that is granted by the severed paw of a dead monkey.
Directors: Wesley Ruggles, Ernest B. Schoedsack | Stars: Ivan F. Simpson, Louise Carter, C. Aubrey Smith, Bramwell Fletcher
Votes: 123
20. The Plastic Age (1925)
Not Rated | 73 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
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 ... See full summary »
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Donald Keith, Clara Bow, Mary Alden, Henry B. Walthall
Votes: 376
21. College Humor (1933)
Passed | 80 min | Action, Comedy, Music
A college professor and the school's star football player are both rivals for the same beautiful coed.
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Bing Crosby, Jack Oakie, Richard Arlen, Mary Carlisle
Votes: 242
22. Triple Trouble (1918)
Not Rated | 23 min | Comedy, Short
Foreign agents try to steal a wireless explosive from an inventor. Only the clueless Little Tramp and the Keystone Cops can stop them.
Directors: Charles Chaplin, Leo White | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Billy Armstrong, Albert Austin
Votes: 1,204
23. Roar of the Dragon (1932)
Passed | 69 min | Adventure, Romance
A boatload of Westerners is trapped in Manchuria as bandits led by Russian renegade Voronsky ravage the area. Seeking refuge in a fortified inn, the group is led by the boat's Captain ... See full summary »
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Richard Dix, Gwili Andre, Edward Everett Horton, Arline Judge
Votes: 252
24. Police (1916)
34 min | Comedy, Short
Charles Chaplin, a convict, is given $5.00 and released from prison after having served his term. He meets a man of the church who makes him weep for his sins and while he is weeping takes ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Wesley Ruggles, John Rand
Votes: 2,007
25. Street Girl (1929)
Passed | 87 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A homeless and destitute violinist joins a combo to bring it success, but has problems with her love life.
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Betty Compson, John Harron, Jack Oakie, Ned Sparks
Votes: 478
26. The Bank (1915)
TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Short
Charlie does everything but an efficient job as janitor. Edna buys her fiance, the cashier, a birthday present. Charlie thinks "To Charles with Love" is for him. He presents her a rose ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Billy Armstrong, Carl Stockdale
Votes: 2,222
27. Uncharted Seas (1921)
60 min | Drama, Romance
Persuaded by her father-in-law to give her negligent and drunken husband one more chance, Lucretia Eastman accompanies him on an expedition to the Arctic Circle, but Eastman turns back out ... See full summary »
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Alice Lake, Carl Gerard, Rudolph Valentino, Robert Alden
Votes: 21
28. I Met Him in Paris (1937)
Passed | 86 min | Comedy, Romance
Kay Denham, romanced in Paris by friends Gene and George, can't figure out why George disapproves of Gene.
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Melvyn Douglas, Robert Young, Lee Bowman
Votes: 484
29. Sing, You Sinners (1938)
Approved | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Of the singing Beebe brothers, young Mike just wants to be a kid; responsible Dave wants to work in his garage and marry Martha; but reckless Joe thinks his only road to success is through ... See full summary »
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Bing Crosby, Fred MacMurray, Donald O'Connor, Elizabeth Patterson
Votes: 256
30. Accent on Youth (1935)
Approved | 77 min | Comedy, Romance
A young secretary falls in love with her boss, a middle-aged playwright. Complications ensue when her boss tries to fix her up with a man closer to her age and already in love with her.
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Sylvia Sidney, Herbert Marshall, Phillip Reed, Holmes Herbert
Votes: 133
31. London Town (1946)
126 min | Comedy, Musical
An aging music-hall performer returns to London believing he's the star of a new show. When he discovers that he's only slated to be the understudy, his daughter sabotages the revue's star in order to get him back into the spotlight.
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Sid Field, Greta Gynt, Tessie O'Shea, Claude Hulbert
Votes: 106
32. Shanghaied (I) (1915)
TV-G | 27 min | Short, Comedy
Intent on scuttling his ship, a financially-pressed shipowner conspires with the vessel's captain to collect the insurance money, unbeknownst to him that his daughter and her beau, Charlie, are aboard. Will they get away with it so easily?
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Billy Armstrong, Lawrence A. Bowes, Fred Goodwins
Votes: 1,693
33. Honey (1930)
Passed | 75 min | Comedy, Musical
A once-wealthy sister and brother rent out their Southern mansion and stay on as cook and butler.
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Nancy Carroll, Harry Green, Lillian Roth, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher
Votes: 90
34. Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (1936)
Approved | 110 min | Drama, Romance
Gladys George, a superlative actress often wasted in secondary roles, carries her starring assignment in Valiant is the Word for Carrie with singular brilliance. George plays the town ... See full summary »
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Gladys George, Arline Judge, John Howard, Dudley Digges
Votes: 237
35. See Here, Private Hargrove (1944)
Passed | 101 min | Comedy, Romance, War
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 ... See full summary »
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Robert Walker, Donna Reed, Keenan Wynn, Grant Mitchell
Votes: 555
36. The Sea Bat (1930)
Passed | 58 min | Action, Romance, Thriller
The West Indies island of Portuga exists mainly for sponge diving. But the best area of collection is frequented by a very large manta ray. Nina loses her brother to the creature and is ... See full summary »
Directors: Lionel Barrymore, Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Raquel Torres, Charles Bickford, Nils Asther, George F. Marion
Votes: 298
37. A Submarine Pirate (1915)
Not Rated | 24 min | Comedy, Short
An inventor and his accomplice plan to rob a ship carrying gold bullion by using a submarine. A waiter overhears their plans, buys himself an admiral's uniform, tricks his way into command of the sub and plots to take the ship himself.
Directors: Charles Avery, Syd Chaplin | Stars: Syd Chaplin, Phyllis Allen, Glen Cavender, Wesley Ruggles
Votes: 194
38. Are These Our Children (1931)
Passed | 84 min | Drama
A good kid with no record commits a robbery, kills an old man and winds up on death row. The authorities try to figure out why he went bad.
Directors: Wesley Ruggles, Howard Estabrook | Stars: Eric Linden, Beryl Mercer, Billy Butts, Rochelle Hudson
Votes: 222
39. Invitation to Happiness (1939)
Approved | 97 min | Drama, Romance
An egotistical boxer romances a rich backer's daughter.
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Irene Dunne, Fred MacMurray, Charles Ruggles, Billy Cook
Votes: 184
40. The Incredible World of James Bond (1965 TV Movie)
51 min | Documentary
This promotional film was aired on American television on 26 November 1965, one month before the release of Thunderball (1965). Narrated by Alexander Scourby, the 48 minute documentary ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Haley Jr. | Stars: Alexander Scourby, Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Joseph Wiseman
Votes: 88
41. Shoot the Works (1934)
64 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Nicky Nelson runs a small carnival on New York's 42nd Street under the auspices of Nicky Nelson Enterprises, which consists of Joe Davis and his band, stunt man "Sailor" Burke and his gold ... See full summary »
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Jack Oakie, Ben Bernie, Dorothy Dell, Alison Skipworth
Votes: 72
42. Beatrice Fairfax (1916)
300 min | Action, Adventure
Serial in 15 parts about a female crime-fighting reporter.
Directors: Leopold Wharton, Theodore Wharton | Stars: Harry Fox, Grace Darling, Allan Murnane, Nigel Barrie
Votes: 77
43. Gussle's Wayward Path (1915)
13 min | Short, Comedy
Directors: Charles Avery, Syd Chaplin | Stars: Syd Chaplin, Phyllis Allen, Wesley Ruggles, Billie Brockwell
Votes: 62
44. Her Torpedoed Love (1917)
Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Comedy
A young woman works as a cook as the sole means of support for herself and her husband, who, because of the nature of his profession, only works one day a year. She is unaware that her ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Griffin | Stars: Louise Fazenda, Ford Sterling, Wayland Trask, Harry Booker
Votes: 93
45. A Lover's Lost Control (1915)
Not Rated | 22 min | Short, Comedy
Mr. Gussle takes Mrs. Gussle to the department store to do some shopping. While Mrs. Gussle goes about her shopping errands, Mr. Gussle can't help but cause havoc for the store employees ... See full summary »
Directors: Charles Avery, Syd Chaplin | Stars: Syd Chaplin, Phyllis Allen, Frank Alexander, Joy Lewis
Votes: 133
46. The Age of Innocence (1924)
70 min | Drama
Newland Archer is engaged to May Mingott of a prominent New York family. Shortly after the engagement is announce, Newland finds himself attracted to May's older married cousin Countess Ellen Olenska.
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Edith Roberts, Elliott Dexter, Willard Louis, Fred Huntley
Votes: 46
47. Port of Dreams (1928)
Passed | 80 min | Drama
A young man is sentenced to prison for eight years, yet he's allowed out if he promises not to get married for those eight years, lest he be forced to complete his sentence behind bars. He ... See full summary »
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Mary Philbin, Fred MacKaye, Otis Harlan, Francis McDonald
48. For France (1917)
50 min | Drama, War
When World War I breaks out, young West Point cadet Gerald Ackland, who is studying in Paris, joins the French army as a fighter pilot. His French fiancee, Martha Landeau, and her father ... See full summary »
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Edward Earle, Betty Howe, Arthur Donaldson, Mary Maurice
49. Scandal (1929)
70 min | Drama
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Laura La Plante, Huntley Gordon, John Boles, Jane Winton
50. A Night in the Show (1915)
Not Rated | 24 min | Comedy, Short
Mr. Pest tries several theatre seats before winding up in front in a fight with the conductor. He is thrown out. In the lobby he pushes a fat lady into a fountain and returns to sit down by... See full summary »
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Phyllis Allen, Lloyd Bacon, Lawrence A. Bowes
Votes: 2,389