Ruth Lee
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ruth Lee (September 14, 1895 - August 3, 1975) was an American film and stage actress. In film she played primarily uncredited parts. As a stage actress she acted in stock theater with the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. Lee died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California. She was married to the actor Grandon Rhodes.
Born: September 14, 1895
Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Known For
Hi, Beautiful
Part of the series of Universal B-musicals teaming Martha O'Driscoll and Noah Beery Jr., this film is also a remake of the 1937 comedy Love in a Bungalow. Patty Callahan (O'Driscoll) offers residence in a model home to soldier Jeff (Beery) and soon falls in love with him. Although the pair are unmarried, they enter a marital contest intended to celebrate the "Happiest G.I. Couple." Winning the contest brings on all sorts of farcical troubles until the couple are able to be united for real. Songs include "Don't Sweetheart Me" and "Best of All."
The Forgotten Man
Robert Benchley's wry forerunner to "Father of the Bride" detailing his perspective of the upcoming nuptials.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
Monsieur Verdoux
The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To make money for his wife and child, he marries wealthy widows and then murders them. His crime spree eventually works against him when two particular widows break his normal routine.
Shadow of a Doubt
In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie’s world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie arrives for a long visit. But as his behavior grows increasingly strange, she begins to suspect that her beloved uncle may be hiding a terrible secret—and that danger has quietly entered her home.
The Stranger
An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi, who may be hiding out in a small town in the guise of a distinguished professor engaged to the Supreme Court Justice’s daughter.
The Abbott and Costello Show
Bud and Lou are unemployed actors living in Mr. Fields’ boarding house. Lou’s girlfriend Hillary lives across the hall. Many situations arise leading to slapstick and puns.
Crime Wave
Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter. The other two former cellmates then attempt to force him into doing a bank job.
My Tomato
Joe Doakes is lamenting to his wife the lack of variety in his meals. In particular, he misses eating stewed tomatoes, the fruit which he believes incorrectly is being rationed as a war measure. Mrs. Doakes knows that tomatoes aren't rationed, but she doesn't correct him, especially after he announces that he will grow enough tomatoes to feed the entire block. As he proceeds with his tomato garden, he, unaware of what it actually takes to grow tomato plants successfully, accepts advice from the many people who are willing to give it. The problem ends up being that much of the advice is conflicting. But at the end of the process, Joe is pleased with the fact of having grown a fruit to maturity - regardless of the actual yield of the garden - until someone else, or something else, has a say in what happens to that fruit.
The Judge Steps Out
A judge flees the pressures of professional and family life for a job as a short-order cook.
Filmography
as Mom Middleton (archive footage)
as Girl
as Wife - Circus Spectator
as Mrs. Gates
as Party Guest
as Ruth (Jazz Festival Organizer) (uncredited)
as Neighbour
as Mrs. Moffit
as Mrs. Tewitt (uncredited)
as Third Police Broadcaster (uncredited)
as Myra
as Secretary (uncredited)
as Wife
as Bully's Mother
as Miss Pringle
as Matron (uncredited)
as Mrs. McCall
as Miss Hubert
as Miss Hall (uncredited)
as Miss Brand (uncredited)
as Miss Collins - Prof. Greenleaf's Secretary (uncredited)
as Mrs. Abbey
as Schoolteacher
as Mrs. Nesbitt
as Welfare Worker (uncredited)
as Gossipy Woman Hanging Clothes (uncredited)
as Lita Andrews
as Mother (uncredited)
as Mrs. Aldrich
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
as Laura Cooper
as Miss Martha Thurston
as Landlady (uncredited)
as Liz Smith
as Kindergarten Teacher (uncredited)
as Mabel
as Barbara (uncredited)
as Townswoman (uncredited)
as Mom Christie
as Classroom Instructor (uncredited)
as Aunt Harriett
as Mother (uncredited)
as Lucille Conway
as Mrs. Wenworth
as Woman in Sedan (uncredited)
as Hannah Rogers
as Helen (uncredited)
as Mrs. Doakes
as Miss Crawford
as Mrs. Martin
as Mrs. MacCurdy (uncredited)
as Woman
as Jennie Purcell
as Mrs. Doakes
as Mother
as Mrs. Doakes (uncredited)
as Mrs. Doakes
as Radio Actress (uncredited)
as Mrs. Joe Doakes
as Mrs. Doakes
as Wife
as Second Gossiper in 1920 (uncredited)