Jacob Walter Ruben (August 14, 1899 – September 4, 1942) was an American screenwriter, film director and producer. He wrote for more than 30 films between 1926 and 1942. He also directed 19 films between 1931 and 1940. His great-grandson is actor

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. He was born in New York City and died in

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. He is interred at Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.

Selected filmography

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Shootin' Irons ''Shootin' Irons'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Richard Rosson and starring Jack Luden, Sally Blane and Fred Kohler.Munden, p. 710 Plot Cast * Jack Luden as Pan Smith * Sally Blane as Lucy Blake * Fred Kohler as Dick ...

'' (1927) * '' Under the Tonto Rim'' (1928) * '' Sunset Pass'' (1929) * ''

She's My Weakness ''She's My Weakness'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Melville W. Brown (assisted by Dewey Starkey) and starring Sue Carol and Arthur Lake (actor), Arthur Lake. The screenplay was written by J. Walter Ruben, based on ...

'' (1930) * '' Shooting Straight'' (1930) * ''

Young Donovan's Kid ''Young Donovan's Kid'' is a 1931 American pre-Code melodrama film directed by Fred Niblo, from a screenplay by J. Walter Ruben, based upon the short story, ''Big Brother'', by Rex Beach. It was a remake of a 1923 silent film of the same, pro ...

'' (1931) * '' The Public Defender'' (1931) * ''

The Phantom of Crestwood ''The Phantom of Crestwood'' is a 1932 American pre-Code murder-mystery film released by Radio Pictures, directed by J. Walter Ruben, and starring Ricardo Cortez, Karen Morley, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, Anita Louise, H.B. Warner, and Pauli ...

'' (1932) * '' Ace of Aces'' (1933) * ''

Where Sinners Meet ''Where Sinners Meet'' is a 1934 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by J. Walter Ruben and starring Diana Wynyard, Clive Brook and Billie Burke. It was adapted by writer Henry William Hanemann from Clara Beranger's 1927 movie '' The ...

'' (1934) * '' Man of Two Worlds'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' Riffraff'' (1936) * ''

Trouble for Two ''Trouble for Two'' is a 1936 American mystery film directed by J. Walter Ruben and starring Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell. It is based on '' The Suicide Club'', a short story collection by Robert Louis Stevenson. A European prince, un ...

'' (1936) * ''

Old Hutch ''Old Hutch'' is a 1936 American romantic comedy film directed by J. Walter Ruben and starring Wallace Beery as a man who finds $100,000 in the depths of the Depression. It is a remake of the 1920 Will Rogers film '' Honest Hutch.'' The supporti ...

'' (1936) * '' The Good Old Soak'' (1937) * ''

The Bad Man of Brimstone ''The Bad Man of Brimstone'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by J. Walter Ruben and starring Wallace Beery, Virginia Bruce and Dennis O'Keefe. The screenplay was written by Cyril Hume and Richard Maibaum, from a story by Ruben and Ma ...

'' (1937) * '' Maisie'' (1939) * ''

Tennessee Johnson ''Tennessee Johnson'' is a 1942 American film about Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by William Dieterle. The screenplay was written by Milton Gunzburg, Alvin Meyers, John Bald ...

'' (1942)

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