Mel Ruick

Nacimiento : 1898-07-08, Boise, Idaho, USA

Muerte : 1972-12-24

Películas

Taxi
George (uncredited)
A New York cab driver helps an Irish immigrant with a baby locate her missing husband.
El beso de la muerte
Moremann's Assistant (uncredited)
Un delincuente de Nueva York, Nick Bianco (Victor Mature) es herido y arrestado durante el asalto a una joyería. Tras ser condenado, el fiscal Louis D'Angelo (Brian Donlevy) le ofrece conseguirle la libertad condicional, si le entrega los nombres de sus compinches. Bianco se debate entre la lealtad que debe a sus compañeros de fechorías y el deber que tiene para con su esposa y dos hijas... pero deberá tomar una decisión.
There's One Born Every Minute
Radio Announcer
A nine-year-old Elizabeth Taylor made her film debut in this lively comedy. She plays the spoiled-brat daughter of a pudding manufacturer who has been entered into the town's mayoral race by some of the local businessmen. They have chosen him because they think he is easy to manipulate. As a sales gimmick, the pudding magnate advertises that his product contains the highly nutritious "Vitamin Z." He suddenly begins selling pudding like crazy and soon his political campaign is well-funded. Unfortunately, there is no "Vitamin Z" and when this is discovered, the town fathers try to dump him and show that he is a fake.
Anillos en sus dedos
Susan Miller trabaja detrás del mostrador en unos grandes almacenes, y sueña con ropa bonita y el glamour que nunca puede aspirar a tener. Cuando un par de timadores que estafan a millonarios convence a Susan de que puede cumplir todos sus sueños, el trío se dirige a Palm Beach. Susan conoce a John, que dice que está buscando comprar un velero. Creen que él es millonario, los estafadores tratan de venderle un barco que no es suyo, y se apropian de sus ahorros. Hay una petición de boda y la trama se complica.
Man From Headquarters
District Attorney Johnson
A police reporter solves a murder case in Chicago, then moves on to St. Louis-but not voluntarily, since he has been kidnapped by the minions of the Windy City gang leader (Max Hoffman Jr.) against whom he is scheduled to testify.
Remember the Day
Hotel Clerk
Elderly schoolteacher Nora Trinell, waiting to meet presidential nominee Dewey Roberts, recalls him as her student back in 1916 and his relation to Dan Hopkins, the man she married and lost.
Sun Valley Serenade
Jimmy Norton
When Phil Corey's band arrives at the Idaho ski resort its pianist Ted Scott is smitten with a Norwegian refugee he has sponsored, Karen Benson. When soloist Vivian Dawn quits, Karen stages an ice show as a substitute.
Man-Made Monster
Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Mad scientist turns a man into an electrically-controlled monster to do his bidding.
Espejismo de amor
Bandleader and Violinist (uncredited)
A Kitty Foyle, una humilde chica de Filadelfia, Wyn Strafford, el rico heredero de una influyente familia de la ciudad, le ofrece el puesto de secretaria en la revista que dirige. Jefe y empleada se enamoran, pero las diferencias sociales serán durante años un obstáculo difícil de sortear. Con motivo de una de sus rupturas, Kitty se traslada a Nueva York y se pone a trabajar de dependienta en una perfumería. Allí conoce a Mark, un modesto médico que se enamora de ella, pero Wyn vuelve a irrumpir en su vida.
Little Nellie Kelly
Bandleader (uncredited)
La joven irlandesa Nellie se enamora de Jerry, un guapo muchacho, pero sus padres se oponen a la relación. Ambos deciden casarse y mudarse a Nueva York.
We Who Are Young
Police Radio Operator (uncredited)
Cuando se casa, un hombre contraviene la política de su empresa.
La nueva melodía de Broadway
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Johnny Brett y King Shaw son dos ambiciosos bailarines que buscan la fama en Broadway, y que trabajan como empleados en el café de una sala de espectáculos. Uno de ellos es elegido para el papel principal de un gran musical, pero se confunden de nombres y escogen al compañero. Desde entonces son rivales en la carrera hacia el éxito...
He Married His Wife
Orchestra Leader
Race horse owner pays so much attention to business he winds up divorced from his wife. His alimony payments are so steep he plots with his lawyer to get her married off.
Music in My Heart
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Robert (Tony Martin) va a ser deportado, por lo que se apresura a ir al puerto para abordar un barco. Compartiendo su taxi está Patricia (Rita Hayworth), una mujer que se apresura a casarse con un hombre rico (Alan Mowbray). Sin embargo, cuando hay un accidente y el taxi se retrasa, ambos pierden el barco y este suceso cambia el resto de sus vidas.
Navy Blues
Lawson
A sailor bets his friends he can get a date with any woman they choose. They pick out a librarian with glasses and a bookish appearance. When he pursues her, he discovers that she is quite beautiful and that he has competition -- but his rival has more sinister intentions than anyone imagines.
Torture Money
Henchman Red (uncredited)
In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, police go after a fraud operation that stages automobile accidents to collect insurance money.
Sinner Take All
Gangster (uncredited)
A young lawyer is determined to identify who is murdering members of a wealthy New York publishing family.
The President's Mystery
Andrew
The screenplay for this mystery is based upon a story suggested to Liberty Magazine by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It is the tale of a prominent lawyer who shocks his snooty friends, family and colleagues by abruptly abandoning his successful practice and his wife to find true happiness. He soon falls in love with another woman and continues to keep a low profile until he learns that his first wife stands accused of murdering him
Shipmates Forever
Band Leader (uncredited)
An admiral's son with no interest in carrying on the family tradition is a successful crooner. He finally joins the Navy to prove he can, but with no real love in it.