Acting

Ruth Maitland

Born 1880-02-03 · London, England, UK

Acting credits

The Farmer's Wife poster
5.6

Successful middle-aged farmer Samuel Sweetland becomes widowed, then his daughter marries and leaves home. Deciding he wishes to remarry, Sweetland pursues some local women he considers prospects.

The Farmer's Wife

1928

No artwork available
8.0

A notorious swindler who returns from abroad and decides to reform his life for the sake of his estranged family.

It Happened to One Man

1940

The Only Girl poster
7.0

English-language version of Ich und die Kaiserin. 'Germany, 1890. Duke falls in love with voice which is not that of empress, but of hairdresser.' (British Film Catalogue)

The Only Girl

1933

No artwork available
7.0

A concert pianist loses his hearing but finds a new sense of purpose by helping others. A British drama film directed by F.W. Kraemer.

Tin Gods

1932

The Second Mr. Bush poster
7.5

A writer poses as a shy butterfly hunter who has a fortune and is hounded by reporters.

The Second Mr. Bush

1940

At the Villa Rose poster
10.0

A gang of clever thieves kill a wealthy woman in hopes of stealing her gems. But the thieves aren't clever enough to ascertain the location of those gems, so they consult a phony spiritualist. Then they decide to dispose of the mystic by framing her for the murder.

At the Villa Rose

1940

Old Mother Riley in Business poster
8.0

Old Mother Riley starts a new business.

Old Mother Riley in Business

1941

Aren't Men Beasts! poster
7.0

Two businessmen have the shock of their lives when a woman appears out of their past bearing a 23 year old son - and one of them may be the father!

Aren't Men Beasts!

1937

Bed and Breakfast poster
10.0

A newlywed couple have a fight, and in order to get even with one another, each decides to take up with a lover but without actually going through with "the deed".

Bed and Breakfast

1930

No artwork available
8.0

A naval captain returns and jilts a socialite to take care of his bastard daughter.

The Faithful Heart

1922

No artwork available
7.7

Old Mother Riley does the laundry for the dancers in the pantomime "Aladdin", where her daughter Kitty works as a chorus girl. Sneaking a peek at the show one day, Mother Riley accidentally pops up through a trap door onto the stage. Accosted by the angry star, Mother Riley’s belligerent responses have the audience in stitches. Outraged, the star walks out, leaving Kitty to take over the leading role, to great success.

Old Mother Riley in Society

1940

Going Gay poster
7.0

Musical where two friends fall for the same lady and work to make her a star.

Going Gay

1933

No artwork available
NR

Skulduggery is on the menu after a bishop hands over a cathedral’s rebuilding fund to a shady businessman. The bishop’s secretary is entrusted with overseeing the investment, but is soon out of his depth as the money is swept up in a brandy and silk underwear smuggling racket.

A Spot of Bother

1938

No artwork available
9.0

A sacked engineer stows away on another vessel

Rolling Home

1935