Ruth Roland
American actress and film producer. Most famous for her starring roles in adventures serials produced by her own production company.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.2128 |
| Birthday | 1892-08-24 |
| Place of Birth | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Also Known As | Рут Роланд, |
1912
In Peril of Their Lives
9/1
A California fisherman starts with his family for a trip up the coast. When the party finds a desirable location, the girls begin to gather shellfish...
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In Peril of Their Lives
1913
The Hobo and the Myth
9/1
Bill interrupts a dress rehearsal in a wooded section, being held by several society girls who are to give classical dances at an entertainment. The g...
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The Hobo and the Myth
1915
While Father Telephoned
7/1
Marlin takes his daughter, Ethel, to the seashore in hopes that she will annex a rich husband. The father meets Bill, who looks like "ready money." Ma...
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While Father Telephoned
1910
Her Indian Mother
9/2
The scenes are laid in the Hudson Bay country in comparatively recent years and cover the life of a Hudson Bay factor, showing him as a young man assu...
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Her Indian Mother
1916
The Sultana
10/1
Rich young playboy Gregory Kirkland reads a newspaper story about a daring robbery, and bets his friends that he can steal a famous diamond tiara, The...
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The Sultana
1917
The Stolen Play
0/1
A blind playwright is engaged to his assistant, and the two are close to completion of a new play, which is so dark and morbid that they find themselv...
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The Stolen Play
2022
Copyright Comedies and More
0/0
A compilation of thirteen rare silent films digitized by the Library of Congress, selected for the 2022 Domitor conference theme “Copy/Rights and Earl...
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Copyright Comedies and More
1913
The Sheriff of Stone Gulch
7.5/2
In this rare, surviving one-reel Western from the pioneering Kalem company, Ruth Roland's fiancé, Dick, is falsely accused of robbing a bank, a dirty...
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The Sheriff of Stone Gulch
1942
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
0/0
The edition of Screen Snapshots celebrates 25 years of production. It looks at the content of edition #1, then a tribute to movie people who have died...
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Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1915
The Girl Detective
5.8/3
A series of 2-reel thrillers in which a society girl has a position as a special investigator for the police and works on various cases where her uniq...
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The Girl Detective
1922
The Timber Queen
9/1
The Timber Queen follows Ruth Rowland as the inheritor of a wealthy timber business who tries to stay independent of a cruel man who wants to marry h...
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The Timber Queen
1928
The Circus: Premiere
5.4/5
Footage from the premiere of Charlie Chaplin's 1928 film 'The Circus'.
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The Circus: Premiere
1912
'Walk, -- You, Walk!'
6.5/2
The concept for Walk,—You, Walk! is as old as the battle of the sexes: When Rose’s date tries to get fresh, she walks out and teaches him a lesson, wi...
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'Walk, -- You, Walk!'
1916
The Matrimonial Martyr
8/1
Erma Desmond leaves her uncle and aunt to visit a friend, Phyllis, in the city. There, she finds work as the companion to the highly temperamental Mrs...
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The Matrimonial Martyr
1914
Sherlock Bonehead
9/1
Chief of Police Ivorytop and Chief of Detectives Sherlock Bonehead, of Rottenport, fall in love with Helen, a girl from the city
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Sherlock Bonehead
1961
Days of Thrills and Laughter
6/3
An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century through the 1920s.
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Days of Thrills and Laughter
1912
The Peace Offering
9/1
Arthur, who has been out the night before, is late to breakfast, much to the annoyance of his wife. When he finally makes his appearance in the dining...
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The Peace Offering
1913
The Burglar and the Baby
9/1
Driven to desperation by his wife's nagging, Mr. Nag, who ordinarily is as meek as any lamb, rebels, and is ordered to leave the house. He does, and w...
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The Burglar and the Baby
1936
From Nine to Nine
7/2
Ruth Roland in her last role alongside Roland Drew in a mystery about murder, blackmail and stolen jewels.
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From Nine to Nine
1919
The Adventures of Ruth
0/0
Daniel Robin has become mixed up with a band of criminals known as "the 13," and is shot when he refuses to do their bidding. His daughter Ruth, broug...
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The Adventures of Ruth
1930
Reno
10/1
Felicia Brett is married to Alexander W. Brett, a bullying and unfaithful man who openly flaunts his affair with Rita. Pushed to her limit, Felicia tr...
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Reno
1915
Who Pays?
0/0
Who Pays? was a series of twelve three-reel dramas, released between March and July 1915. Henry King and Ruth Roland starred in each episode, playing...
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Who Pays?
1914
Don't Monkey with the Buzz Saw
10/1
After he learns hypnotism, a husband uses it on his wife and mother-in-law. While they're in a trance, he goes out on the town with other women.
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Don't Monkey with the Buzz Saw
1919
The Tiger's Trail
8/1
A cult of Hindu tiger worshippers and a gang of Western outlaws try to cheat a young woman out of rich mines that belong to her.
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The Tiger's Trail
1918
Hands Up
7/1
A newspaperwoman finds trouble aplenty when an Inca tribe believes her to be the reincarnation of their long-lost princess.
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Hands Up
1927
The Masked Woman
10/1
Baron Tolento lusts for Diane Delatour, his physician's wife, and donates money to their favorite charity, a children's home, in hope of gaining her f...
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The Masked Woman
1908
The Scarlet Letter
9/1
"The Scarlet Letter" is a story of early Puritan days in New England. Hester, a beautiful young Englishwoman, is sent to America by her husband, with...
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The Scarlet Letter
1918
Cupid Angling
0/0
Cupid Angling is a 1918 silent film starring Ruth Roland and Albert Morrison, with walk-on appearances by Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. It was...
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Cupid Angling
1917
The Neglected Wife
0/0
A 1917 movie serial
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The Neglected Wife
1925
Where the Worst Begins
8/1
Jane Brower wants nothing more than to leave behind her ranch life in the West and go East. When she happens upon a party in the private railroad car...
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Where the Worst Begins
1915
The Red Circle
0/0
The Red Circle is a birthmark, on the hand of the heroine, noticeable only in times of stress and excitement, which forces her to steal, leading to no...
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The Red Circle
1920
Ruth of the Rockies
7/1
A young woman finds a trunk full of stolen diamonds, takes them and heads westward, pursued by the thief.
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Ruth of the Rockies
1917
The Devil's Bait
0/0
A father's strict upbringing of his beautiful but innocent young daughter may backfire on him when he finds she is being pursued by a lecherous cad wh...
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The Devil's Bait
1962
The Great Chase
6.429/7
A rollicking compendium of the greatest hits of silent-cinema chase sequences
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The Great Chase
1955
All in Good Fun
4/1
Bob Monkhouse introduces the golden age of slapstick comedy.
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All in Good Fun
1923
Haunted Valley
8/1
Ruth, the owner of Haunted Valley, borrows a million dollars in order to finish a dam. The terms of the loan specify that if she doesn't pay it back i...
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Haunted Valley
1921
The Avenging Arrow
7/1
A young woman tries to find out the reason behind why all of her female ancestors have been killed before they reach their 21st birthday.
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The Avenging Arrow
1922
White Eagle
8/1
Two factions struggle to gain and keep possession of a pool of molten gold.
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White Eagle
1923
Ruth of the Range
7/1
A young woman attempts to rescue her father from a gang that has kidnapped him in order to find out his secret for making "Fuelite," a substitute for...
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Ruth of the Range
1930
The Voice of Hollywood No. 13
0/0
Ruth Roland comes in crashing in on George E. Stone as the host for the 13th installment of The Voice of Hollywood, with Charles Irwin, Davey Lee and...
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The Voice of Hollywood No. 13
1925
Dollar Down
7/1
Just before he propelled the crime melodrama to new, macabre heights in The Unholy Three, Browning directed this partially lost morality tale pertaini...
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Dollar Down
1912
The Girl Bandits' Hoodoo
0/0
While Tom boasts of his bravery and marksmanship the stagecoach arrives and excited passengers tell of a recent hold-up. Tom is inclined to laugh at t...
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