| Along Came Ruth | |
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| Directed by | Edward F. Cline |
| Written by | Winifred Dunn |
| Based on | Along Came Ruth byHolman Francis Day La Demoiselle de magasin by Jean François Fonson and Fernand Wicheler |
| Starring | Viola Dana |
| Cinematography | John Arnold |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn |
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Running time | 53 minutes (5reels) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (Englishintertitles) |
Along Came Ruth is a 1924 Americancomedy film starringViola Dana. The film was directed byEdward F. Cline and written byWinifred Dunn, based onHolman Francis Day's play of the same name, itself based on the playLa Demoiselle de magasin by Belgians Frantz Fonson and Fernand Wicheler.[1][2] Viola Dana was one of the top stars of the newly amalgamated MGM, a lively comedian who enjoyed a long career that faded with the emergence of the talkies.[3]
Ruth (Viola Dana) is a small-town live-wire who takes over a furniture shop and its owner's nephew.
With no prints ofAlong Came Ruth located in any film archives,[4] it islost film.
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