Ruth Chatterton

Ruth Chatterton

1892-12-23 New York City, New York, USA 29 Credits

Biography

Ruth Chatterton (December 24, 1892 – November 24, 1961) was an American stage, film, and television actress. She was at her most popular in the early to mid-1930s, and in the same era gained prominence as an aviator, one of the few female pilots in the United States at the time. In the late 1930s, Chatterton retired from film acting but continued her career on the stage. She had several TV roles beginning in the late 1940s and became a successful novelist in the 1950s.

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Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

2008

as Alison Drake (archive footage)

6.4
Acting

A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934.

Complicated Women

Complicated Women

2003

as Self (archive footage)

6.7
Acting

Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered fi...

A Royal Divorce

A Royal Divorce

1938

as Joséphine de Beauharnais

Acting

The love affair between the French Emperor Napoleon and the lady Josephine leads through Napoleon's rise to power and their eventual divorce.

The Rat

The Rat

1937

as Zelia de Chaumont

7.5
Acting

Jean Boucheron the cat burglar is the darling of the Montmartre whores--and catches the eye of slumming socialite Zelia de Chaumont, who decides to "r...

Dodsworth

Dodsworth

1936

as Fran Dodsworth

7.1
Acting

A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life.

Girls' Dormitory

Girls' Dormitory

1936

as Professor Anna Mathe

5.9
Acting

When a busybody teacher in a girls' finishing school finds a love letter from a student to an unknown man, a minor scandal erupts.

Lady of Secrets

Lady of Secrets

1936

as Celia Whittaker

6.0
Acting

Because of a very unhappy affair she had earlier in her life, a woman shuts herself off from the rest of the world.

Journal of a Crime

Journal of a Crime

1934

as Francoise Mollet

5.7
Acting

A woman murders her husband's mistress and someone else gets accused of the crime.

Female

Female

1933

as Alison Drake

6.3
Acting

Alison Drake, the tough-minded executive of an automobile factory, succeeds in the man's world of business until she meets an independent design engin...

Lilly Turner

Lilly Turner

1933

as Lilly 'Queenie' Turner Dixon

5.6
Acting

One woman faces many trials on the road to romance after unwittingly marrying a bigamist, then a carnival's barker and then falling for a young engine...

Frisco Jenny

Frisco Jenny

1933

as Frisco Jenny Sandoval

6.3
Acting

Jenny is carrying the child of a young man who dies in the San Francisco earthquake (1906). After giving birth, she decides to place her child in the ...

The Crash

The Crash

1932

as Linda Gault

4.8
Acting

Linda Gault is a luxury loving wife who casually seduces other men while getting investment tips from one of her lovers.

The Rich Are Always with Us

The Rich Are Always with Us

1932

as Caroline Van Dyke Grannard

5.2
Acting

A wealthy couple's marriage is falling apart due to the man's infidelity. The wife's male friend has long loved her and sees his big opportunity.

Tomorrow and Tomorrow

Tomorrow and Tomorrow

1932

as Eve Redman

Acting

A young wife wants to have children, but her husband neglects her. She confides her longings to a handsome brain surgeon. Complications ensue.

Once a Lady

Once a Lady

1931

as Anna Keremazoff

3.5
Acting

A young Russian woman marries a wealthy Englishman, and has a daughter with him. After she has an affair with one of his friends, she is forced to lea...

The Magnificent Lie

The Magnificent Lie

1931

as Poll

Acting

A nightclub singer, taking pity on a blind soldier, pretends that she is the woman he once loved before he was wounded.

The House That Shadows Built

The House That Shadows Built

1931

as (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

The House That Shadows Built (1931) is a short feature, roughly 48 minutes long, from Paramount Pictures made to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the...

Unfaithful

Unfaithful

1931

as Lady Fay Kilkerry

Acting

In this society drama set in contemporary England, a noblewoman pretends to be an adulteress in order to protect her sister-in-law, who actually is.

The Right to Love

The Right to Love

1930

as Brooks Evans / Naomi Kellogg

5.3
Acting

A woman becomes estranged from her daughter when the girl learns that she is illegitimate.

Anybody's Woman

Anybody's Woman

1930

as Pansy Gray

5.9
Acting

A lawyer, left by his wife, gets drunk and marries a chorus girl, or so he learns the morning after.

The Lady of Scandal

The Lady of Scandal

1930

as Elsie

5.1
Acting

A famous British actress gets involved with two members of a reserved British noble family, whose plan to get rid of her backfires.

Paramount on Parade

Paramount on Parade

1930

as Floozie

6.1
Acting

This 1930 film, a collection of songs and sketches showcasing Paramount Studios' contract stars, credits 11 directors

Sarah and Son

Sarah and Son

1930

as Sarah Storm

5.2
Acting

A ne'er-do-well husband, after years of abusing his wife, disappears with their son, and winds up selling him to a wealthy family. Years later, the wi...

The Laughing Lady

The Laughing Lady

1929

as Marjorie Lee

6.0
Acting

A society woman wrongly -- and very publicly -- accused of infidelity is dropped by her friends, spurned by her husband, and faced with the loss of he...

Madame X

Madame X

1929

as Jacqueline Floriot

6.1
Acting

A young, unfaithful wife and mother is thrown out by her cold, unforgiving husband, the Attorney General of France. She is barred from ever seeing her...

Charming Sinners

Charming Sinners

1929

as Kathryn Miles

Acting

Charming Sinners was a stilted adaptation of Somerset Maugham's play The Constant Wife. Robert Miles (Clive Brook) starts the ball rolling when he fal...

The Dummy

The Dummy

1929

as Agnes Meredith

Acting

The title character is office-boy Barney. Pretending to be a deaf-mute, Barney tries to trump his detective boss Walter Babbing by tracking down the p...

The Doctor's Secret

The Doctor's Secret

1929

as Lillian Garson

Acting

Young Englishwoman Lillian Garson is unhappy with her marriage and decides to elope with another man. However he is killed in a car accident and she r...

Sins of the Fathers

Sins of the Fathers

1928

as Greta Blanke

6.0
Acting

A married restaurant owner is persuaded to become a bootlegger by a beautiful young girl. When he starts making money at it, she steals it, then runs ...