Ralph Staub (July 21, 1899 in
Chicago, Illinois
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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– October 22, 1969,
Los Angeles, California
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) was a movie director, writer and producer.
Three of his short subjects in the ''
Screen Snapshots
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'' series have been nominated for the
Academy Award
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and he was awarded a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame
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at 1752 Vine Street in
Hollywood
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* Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California
* Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States
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,
California
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, USA.
Partial filmography
* As Director
** ''
What, No Men!
''What, No Men?'' is a 1934 American short comedy film directed by Ralph Staub and starring El Brendel, Wini Shaw, and Phil Regan. It was filmed in Technicolor. In 1934, it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Comedy) at ...
'' (
1934
Events
January–February
* January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established.
* January 15 – The 8.0 Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a max ...
)
** ''
Art Trouble
''Art Trouble'' is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy short directed by Ralph Staub and starring Harry Gribbon and Shemp Howard. The film is notable for featuring an uncredited James Stewart in his first screen role.
Gribbon was one of several ...
'' (1934) short; film debut of
James Stewart
** ''
Keystone Hotel'' (1935)
** ''
Carnival Day'' (1936)
** ''
Sitting on the Moon
''Sitting on the Moon'' is a 1936 American musical film directed by Ralph Staub and released by Republic Pictures.
Plot
Songwriter Danny West wakes up with an unknown woman in a taxi outside the film studio Regent Pictures Inc. where he wor ...
'' (1936)
** ''
Country Gentlemen'' (1936)
** ''
The Mandarin Mystery
''The Mandarin Mystery'' is a 1936 American film directed by Ralph Staub, loosely based on ''The Chinese Orange Mystery'', a novel featuring detective character Ellery Queen.
Plot summary
Two murders are committed and a $50,000 Chinese Mandar ...
'' (1936)
** ''
Join the Marines'' (1937)
** ''
Navy Blues'' (1937)
** ''
Affairs of Cappy Ricks
''Affairs of Cappy Ricks'' is a 1937 American comedy-drama film directed by Ralph Staub and starring Walter Brennan, Mary Brian, Lyle Talbot, Frank Shields, and Frank Melton. The plot is about a captain who returns home from a long voyage and ha ...
'' (1937)
** ''
Meet the Boyfriend'' (1937)
** ''
Mama Runs Wild'' (1937)
** ''
Prairie Moon'' (1938)
** ''
Western Jamboree'' (1938)
** ''Swing Hotel'' (1939)
** ''
Chip of the Flying U'' (1939)
** ''
Yukon Flight'' (1940)
** ''
Danger Ahead'' (1940)
** ''
Sky Bandits'' (1940)
** ''
Hollywood in Uniform'' (1943)
External links
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References
1899 births
1969 deaths
Writers from Chicago
American film directors
20th-century American male writers
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