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Director

J. Walter Ruben

Directing
1935 — 1936 · 2 films
Lived
14 August 1899 — d. 1942
Career Signature

How J. Walter Ruben’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.

working-class realism
kinetic urgency
rise-and-fall tragedy
bittersweet
heavy emotional

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every directed film.

Tonal kin

LSLewis Seiler8 filmsAnthony MannAnthony Mann32 filmsRWRichard Wilson3 filmsTigmanshu DhuliaTigmanshu Dhulia2 filmsWilliam A. WellmanWilliam A. Wellman32 filmsCy EndfieldCy Endfield5 filmsJules DassinJules Dassin12 filmsGeorge W. HillGeorge W. Hill4 films

Filmography

Riffraff

1936

Public Hero Number 1

1935