Harry Ruskin

Movies

The Girl In The Kremlin
Story
In Moscow 1953, four terrified women prisoners are brought before Joseph Stalin, who chooses the beautiful Dasha. He punishes her by shaving off her long hair. Moments later, a plastic surgeon leads Stalin into the operating room and transforms his face so that he is unrecognizable. He vanishes, but OSS agent Steve Anderson searches for him in Europe.
Lady Godiva of Coventry
Writer
Fictionalized account of events leading up the famous nude ride (alas, her hair covers everything) of the militant Saxon lady.
Watch the Birdie
Screenplay
A photographer falls for a rich girl and gets mixed up with crooks.
The Happy Years
Screenplay
Based on a collection of stories with the focus on young John Humperkink "Dink" Stover, a student at the Lawrenceville Prepatory School, in 1896, whose family, in Eastcester, New York, have just about given up on his education because he is an incorrigible student. He gets into one situation after another and incurs the dislike of his classmates, who think he is cowardly but he changes their opinion when he challenges several of them to a fight. When he returns home for the summer, he meets Miss Dolly Travers and increases his 'hatred of women' because she does not accept his schoolboy pranks. Back at school, in the fall, he is more difficult than ever until his philosophy is changed by a teacher.
Tenth Avenue Angel
Writer
Flavia's been told that her Aunt Susan's fiancé, Steve, has been on a trip around the world, but in truth he's finished his prison term. Steve wonders how he can make some money and is approached by his old associates. When Flavia discovers the truth about Steve, she loses all faith in her family and in God, and it will take a miracle to restore Flavia's belief and Steve out of trouble.
Dark Delusion
Screenplay
Spoiled socialite Cynthia Grace is suffering from a blood clot. Not unexpectedly, Tommy Coalt falls in love with Cynthia, much to her parents' dismay. Soon he's drawing up plans to marry the girl and setting up private practice in a smaller town.
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
Screenplay
Andy Hardy goes to college after serving in the war and finds his sweetheart is engaged to someone else.
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Screenplay
A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.
The Hidden Eye
Screenplay
A perfumed message provides the only clue for a blind detective bent on clearing a man accused of murder.
Between Two Women
Writer
A young doctor proves his worth at a metropolitan hospital.
Lost in a Harem
Screenplay
Two bumbling magicians help a Middle Eastern prince regain his rightful throne from his despotic uncle.
Barbary Coast Gent
Screenplay
Honest Plush Brannon is a con-man thrown out of the Barbary Coast in San Francisco in the 1880s and headed for the gold rush region of Nevada. He discovers a real mine which lead to several complications.
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Screenplay
Andy is going to Wainwright College as did his father. He sees a pretty blonde on the train and he is alternately winked at or slapped every time he sees her. Andy is clueless. On the train Andy meets Kay and Dr. Standish who are both headed for Wainwright. Andy likes Kay, but Dr. Standish also seems to take an interest in her. Things are going well at College with Kay, but the blonde is nice one minute and ignores Andy the next. When Andy finds out that the blonde is really identical twins, he tries to help them out with their father but gets caught at their rooming house after midnight.
Rationing
Screenplay
A small-town butcher has problems coping with meat rationing.
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Screenplay
In this 13th entry to the Dr. Kildare series, the medical staff of Blair General hospital are challenged with further dilemmas, not the least of which includes a prison inmate who Dr. Gillespie believes belongs instead in an insane asylum.
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
Screenplay
The doctor (Lionel Barrymore) has a Kansan (Van Johnson), an Australian and an Asian from Brooklyn to choose from.
Tish
Screenplay
In this comedy, the town gossip fills her time running the lives of others. Naturally, she is also a matchmaker.
Calling Dr. Gillespie
Screenplay
Dr. Kildare's friend Dr. Gillespie is called in to investigate when a young man suffering from mental problems disappears on a killing spree.
This Time for Keeps
Screenplay
A young newlywed (Robert Sterling) finds working for his nasty father-in-law difficult.
Dr. Kildare's Victory
Screenplay
Dr. Gillespie supports Kildare's crusade against their hospital's deal with a rival hospital.
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
Screenplay
A variety of predicaments arise to distract Dr. Kildare from his wedding to Nurse Mary Lamont.
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
Screenplay
An ice skater sues Kildare (Lew Ayres) for malpractice after his roadside first aid leaves her paralyzed.
The Penalty
Screenplay
In this crime drama, a ruthless gangster's son is soon following in his father's footsteps. When his daddy kills an FBI agent and a cabby, the boy sees it all. Fortunately the courts intervene and send the lad off to live with a family of farmers.
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
Screenplay
All set to graduate from high school , Andy Hardy flunks his English exam -- in spite of the fact that Aunt Milly is his teacher, and that the Judge has gone to all the trouble of getting him his very own private secretary.
Keeping Company
Screenplay
Wholesome comedy about newlyweds (and the bride's understanding--but sometimes interfering--parents) discovering married life isn't always bliss.
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Screenplay
Jimmy Kildare's impending nuptials are jeopardized by a diagnosis of possible epilepsy in his fiancee's brother.
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Screenplay
A young doctor gives up big-city success to help his father set up a small-town clinic.
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Screenplay
Kildare tries brain surgery, advised by Dr. Gillespie, and faces a rival for nurse Lamont.
The Ghost Comes Home
Screenplay
Comic mayhem results when a small town pet store owner, mistakenly believed killed during a sea voyage, turns up very much alive. Director William Thiele's 1940 film stars Frank Morgan, Billie Burke, Ann Rutherford, John Shelton, Harold Huber, Donald Meek, Nat Pendleton, Renie Riano, Frank Albertson, Reginald Owen, Ann Morriss and Richard Carle.
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
Screenplay
Intern Kildare heals a millionaire's daughter and tricks Dr. Gillespie into taking a vacation.
Miracles for Sale
Screenplay
A maker of illusions for magicians protects an ingenue likely to be murdered.
Calling Dr. Kildare
Screenplay
Following an argument with his young protege, the curmudgeonly Dr. Gillespie dumps Jimmy Kildare in a street clinic, hoping to teach him a lesson. While working there Kildare meets pretty nurse Mary Lamont, and ends up treating a hoodlum with a gunshot wound. He purposely fails to write a report on it, and soon finds himself in a heap of trouble. Who else would come to his rescue but good old Dr. Gillespie?
Young Dr. Kildare
Writer
A medical school graduate takes an internship at a big city hospital, only to be subjected to a rigorous (and sometimes embarrassing) testing of his knowledge by the hospital's top dog, Dr. Leonard Gillespie.
The Chaser
Screenplay
A sleazy lawyer gains clients by showing up at terrible accidents. His boss, determined to stop him, hires a pretty girl to cozy up and coerce the truth out of the ambulance-chaser. Unfortunately, the boss doesn't count on the romance factor and sure enough, love blossoms between the girl and the shyster.
Paradise for Three
Screenplay
A businessman mingles with German laborers to learn more about their lives.
Love Is a Headache
Screenplay
A press agent for a Broadway actress whose career is going downhill, attempts to get her some publicity by having her adopt two orphans, without her knowledge.
Beg, Borrow or Steal
Screenplay
We find con-man Ingraham Steward living by his wits by steering wealthy Paris visitors to sellers of fake paintings and other assorted dodges. He and his wife, Agatha, have been separated for 15 years, but he promises to give their daughter, Joyce, a lavish wedding at his "château" in France. The fact that he doesn't have a château in France is just a minor trifle. He induces the caretaker, Bill Cherau, of a large country estate to allow it to be used for the wedding. The wedding party arrives and Bill falls madly in love with Joyce and she with him, but a gal has gotta do what a gal has gotta do, and her intended marriage to stuffed-shirt Horace Miller stays on the books. But Steward has a change of heart and he tells one and all that he and his friends, Von Gersdorff, Lefevre, Iznamof, Clifton Summitt and Sasch, are all frauds and crooks. Horace and his family stalk out, which is just fine with Joyce as her true love, the caretaker, is waiting on the grounds.
The Women Men Marry
Screenplay
A newsman (George Murphy) with a no-good wife (Claire Dodd) exposes a religious racket with a newswoman (Josephine Hutchinson) who loves him.
Bad Guy
Screenplay
A power-company troubleshooter has his brother get him out of prison by running high voltage to the bars of his cell.
Married Before Breakfast
Story
A madcap inventor tries to market a razor-less shaving cream.
The Hit Parade
Additional Dialogue
Agent Pete Garland is fired by society singer Monica Barrett after he got her a new radio contract, because she thinks her lawyer friend Teddy Leeds fits in better with her social status. To get even, Pete wants to make an unknown singer into a star. He finds Ruth Allison, drives her hard through rehearsals and makes her a star. But she is worried about her past, something she hasn't told Pete: She's an ex-convict and jumped bail in order to keep her partners in crime out of it. Further she's in love with Pete, but feels that he's still carrying a torch for Monica. When Monica's popularity is decreasing, Pete is able to get Ruth a stint on the program, the result is Monica is fired and Ruth get her job, but Monica takes revenge by revealing Ruth's past. Ruth considers it is best for her to disappear before being arrested, but she has become a star in public opinion. Will she get Pete or will she go to prison again?
23 1/2 Hours Leave
Writer
Army training Sgt. Gray makes a bet that he can get himself invited to breakfast with his commanding officer, General Markley. But he gets into an unhappy tangle with a couple of enemy spies (and a happy tangle with the general's daughter) before the bet is finally decided.
Great Guy
Dialogue
A meat inspector sets out to rid his town of payoff deals affecting the quality of meat being sold to the public.
The Big Noise
Story
A clerk in an oil company is promoted ostensibly to take the blame when it looks like the bosses' dodgy dealings will be found out by the authorities.
Two for Tonight
Writer
A songwriter has to come up with a full-length theatrical piece within a few days.
The Glass Key
Additional Dialogue
When Paul Madvig, a successful politician who fights his rivals to seize the city, becomes implicated in a murder, Ed Beaumont, his friend and right-hand man, must decide which side he is on.
Six of a Kind
Screenplay
The Whinneys share expenses for their trip to Hollywood with George and Gracie and their great Dane. A clerk in Whinney's bank has put fifty thousand dollars in a suitcase, hoping to rob Whinney on the road, but instead Whinney takes another road and is himself arrested in Nevada.
Too Much Harmony
Dialogue
A singer is involved with two women in his life, one a "good" girl and one a "bad" one."
King of Jazz
Writer
Made during the early years of the movie musical, this exuberant revue was one of the most extravagant, eclectic, and technically ambitious Hollywood productions of its day. Starring the bandleader Paul Whiteman, then widely celebrated as the King of Jazz, the film drew from Broadway variety shows to present a spectacular array of sketches, performances by such acts as the Rhythm Boys (featuring a young Bing Crosby), and orchestral numbers—all lavishly staged by veteran theater director John Murray Anderson.