Ruby Miller Movies

In this drama, an amnesiac gardener, who lost his memory after he was buried alive during WW I, works for a wealthy man whose son is about to marry an actress. When he is accused of stealing, the honest gardener becomes so upset that his memory returns. He then remembers that he is a wealthy military officer. He also realizes that the actress is none other than his own daughter. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Never mind that first name; Bunny Doyle is the male protagonist of the British Facing the Music. Doyle plays a clumsy munitions worker, who is incredibly put in charge of a major war plant. Well, maybe it's not so incredible at that; Doyle's plant is actually a decoy, set up to confuse potential enemy saboteurs. Though obviously regarded as expendable by his employers, Doyle emerges as a hero when the Nazis come calling. Future Hollywood starlet Chili Bouchier, billed under her real name of Dorothy, appears as an alluring secret agent in Facing the Music. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In this crime drama, a renowned eye surgeon goes mad and murders the lover of his wife. He is later given a life-sentence to be spent in a mental hospital. He thinks he truly is in for life, but then his assistant busts him out so he can save the eyesight of the prosecuting attorney (the assistant's father) who put him there. The operation is successful, but does not go without a hitch as the doctor again goes bananas for a time. Later his loyal assistant continues to try to get the doctor released. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

An industrialist's secretary is guilty of fatally shooting a crooked lawyer as proven by a photograph taken by an unemployed, foolish reporter. ~ Rovi

The troubles of two brothers living in a tiny English village are chronicled in this family drama. The trouble begins when a single mother and her newborn begin staying in their home. One of the brothers gets involved with a gold-digger who succeeds in absconding with much of the brother's money. Fortunately, the other brother comes to his rescue. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

The venerable Warwick Deeping story Sorrell and Son was dusted off again for this 1934 screen incarnation. Repeating his role from the 1927 film version, H.B. Warner plays Captain Stephen Sorrell, a WW I hero reduced to scrubbing floors in a hotel. This he does for the sake of his beloved son Kit (Hugh Williams), who thanks to his father's sacrifices becomes a successful surgeon. The film's emotional undercurrents boil over in the climax, when Kit must decide whether or not to put his father out of his misery when the old man is stricken with a fatal disease. The most memorable characterization is delivered by Wally Patch as a sadistic bellboy, whose bullying of Sorrell senior literally makes the flesh creep. Featured in a minor role is Louis Hayward, just before embarking upon his Hollywood career. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Warner Baxter lifts himself up from poverty to unlimited riches. The audience knows that Baxter couldn't have done it without the help and support of his wife Grace Darmond. When Baxter starts cheating on her, she divorces him, receiving an enornous settlement. Reduced to penury by various spendthrift mistresses, Baxter is rescued once more by Darmond, who once more guides him to success-and remarries him, this time on her terms. Alimony was directed by James W. Horne, who seemed a lot more comfortable with his subsequent Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy comedies. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Author E. Phillips Oppenheim proves here that a good novelist does not necessarily make a great screenwriter. He penned this shallow and uninteresting story specifically for the screen. Minor silent star Dave Powell both directed and starred in the British-made production. Although Gerald Dombey (Powell) is engaged to Lady Susan Farrington (Mary Glynne), he has an affair with Vera Lypasht (Ruby Miller), a girl from the village. Then, while driving to Nice, he and his friend, Christopher Went (Pardoe Woodman), see an unconscious girl by the road. She is Myrtle Sargot (Nadja Ostrovska), a peasant girl who has run away from her abusive family. Dombey decides to give the girl the riches she has always longed for, and convinces Susan to take her into her home. Susan is not thrilled with the idea, and also finds herself being more and more attracted to Went. Dombey encounters Vera once again and discovers that she is involved with Luigi (Percy Darrell Standing), who runs a gambling house. Dombey contemplates suicide, but realizes he loves Myrtle. Lady Susan, meanwhile, ends up with Went. ~ Janiss Garza, Rovi