A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Ralph B. Staub
Birthplace:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Born:
July 21, 1899
Died:
October 22, 1969
Director:
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 11
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 14
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 18
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 21
1931 Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
1932 Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)
1934 A Penny a Peep
1934 Art Trouble
1934 Corn on the Cop
1934 Daredevil O'Dare
1934 Movie Memories
1934 Mushrooms
1934 My Mummy's Arms
1934 Radio Scout
1934 Screen Snapshots No. 11
1934 Very Close Veins
1935 A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
1935 Gypsy Sweetheart
1935 Keystone Hotel
1935 Okay, José
1935 Show Kids
1935 What, No Men?
1936 Carnival Day
1936 Country Gentlemen
1936 Echo Mountain
1936 King of the Islands
1936 Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936 Sitting on the Moon
1936 The Mandarin Mystery
1937 Affairs of Cappy Ricks
1937 Join the Marines
1937 Mama Runs Wild
1937 Meet the Boy Friend
1937 Navy Blues
1937 Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12
1938 Personality Parade
1938 Prairie Moon
1938 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
1938 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6
1938 Western Jamboree
1939 Boy Meets Joy
1939 Chip of the Flying U
1939 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
1939 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1
1940 Danger Ahead
1940 Sky Bandits
1940 Yukon Flight
1941 Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1942 Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1943 Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
1943 Screen Snapshots (Series 23, no. 3)
1944 Screen Snapshots' 50th Anniversary of Motion Pictures
1945 Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1947 Screen Snapshots: Laguna U.S.A.
1949 Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner
1950 Screen Snapshots: Famous Cartoonists
1952 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the Ball
1952 Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson
1952 Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians
1953 Screen Snapshots: Mickey Rooney, Then and Now
1953 Screen Snapshots: Spike Jones in Hollywood
Director of Photography:
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 11
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 14
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 18
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 21
1931 Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
1932 Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)
1934 A Penny a Peep
1934 Art Trouble
1934 Corn on the Cop
1934 Daredevil O'Dare
1934 Movie Memories
1934 Mushrooms
1934 My Mummy's Arms
1934 Radio Scout
1934 Screen Snapshots No. 11
1934 Very Close Veins
1935 A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
1935 Gypsy Sweetheart
1935 Keystone Hotel
1935 Okay, José
1935 Show Kids
1935 What, No Men?
1936 Carnival Day
1936 Country Gentlemen
1936 Echo Mountain
1936 King of the Islands
1936 Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936 Sitting on the Moon
1936 The Mandarin Mystery
1937 Affairs of Cappy Ricks
1937 Join the Marines
1937 Mama Runs Wild
1937 Meet the Boy Friend
1937 Navy Blues
1937 Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12
1938 Personality Parade
1938 Prairie Moon
1938 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
1938 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6
1938 Western Jamboree
1939 Boy Meets Joy
1939 Chip of the Flying U
1939 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
1939 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1
1940 Danger Ahead
1940 Sky Bandits
1940 Yukon Flight
1941 Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1942 Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1943 Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
1943 Screen Snapshots (Series 23, no. 3)
1944 Screen Snapshots' 50th Anniversary of Motion Pictures
1945 Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1947 Screen Snapshots: Laguna U.S.A.
1949 Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner
1950 Screen Snapshots: Famous Cartoonists
1952 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the Ball
1952 Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson
1952 Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians
1953 Screen Snapshots: Mickey Rooney, Then and Now
1953 Screen Snapshots: Spike Jones in Hollywood
Producer:
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 11
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 14
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 18
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 21
1931 Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
1932 Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)
1934 A Penny a Peep
1934 Art Trouble
1934 Corn on the Cop
1934 Daredevil O'Dare
1934 Movie Memories
1934 Mushrooms
1934 My Mummy's Arms
1934 Radio Scout
1934 Screen Snapshots No. 11
1934 Very Close Veins
1935 A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
1935 Gypsy Sweetheart
1935 Keystone Hotel
1935 Okay, José
1935 Show Kids
1935 What, No Men?
1936 Carnival Day
1936 Country Gentlemen
1936 Echo Mountain
1936 King of the Islands
1936 Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936 Sitting on the Moon
1936 The Mandarin Mystery
1937 Affairs of Cappy Ricks
1937 Join the Marines
1937 Mama Runs Wild
1937 Meet the Boy Friend
1937 Navy Blues
1937 Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12
1938 Personality Parade
1938 Prairie Moon
1938 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
1938 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6
1938 Western Jamboree
1939 Boy Meets Joy
1939 Chip of the Flying U
1939 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
1939 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1
1940 Danger Ahead
1940 Sky Bandits
1940 Yukon Flight
1941 Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1942 Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1943 Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
1943 Screen Snapshots (Series 23, no. 3)
1944 Screen Snapshots' 50th Anniversary of Motion Pictures
1945 Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1947 Screen Snapshots: Laguna U.S.A.
1949 Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner
1950 Screen Snapshots: Famous Cartoonists
1952 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the Ball
1952 Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson
1952 Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians
1953 Screen Snapshots: Mickey Rooney, Then and Now
1953 Screen Snapshots: Spike Jones in Hollywood
Screenplay:
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 11
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 14
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 18
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 21
1931 Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
1932 Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)
1934 A Penny a Peep
1934 Art Trouble
1934 Corn on the Cop
1934 Daredevil O'Dare
1934 Movie Memories
1934 Mushrooms
1934 My Mummy's Arms
1934 Radio Scout
1934 Screen Snapshots No. 11
1934 Very Close Veins
1935 A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
1935 Gypsy Sweetheart
1935 Keystone Hotel
1935 Okay, José
1935 Show Kids
1935 What, No Men?
1936 Carnival Day
1936 Country Gentlemen
1936 Echo Mountain
1936 King of the Islands
1936 Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936 Sitting on the Moon
1936 The Mandarin Mystery
1937 Affairs of Cappy Ricks
1937 Join the Marines
1937 Mama Runs Wild
1937 Meet the Boy Friend
1937 Navy Blues
1937 Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12
1938 Personality Parade
1938 Prairie Moon
1938 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
1938 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6
1938 Western Jamboree
1939 Boy Meets Joy
1939 Chip of the Flying U
1939 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
1939 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1
1940 Danger Ahead
1940 Sky Bandits
1940 Yukon Flight
1941 Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1942 Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1943 Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
1943 Screen Snapshots (Series 23, no. 3)
1944 Screen Snapshots' 50th Anniversary of Motion Pictures
1945 Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1947 Screen Snapshots: Laguna U.S.A.
1949 Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner
1950 Screen Snapshots: Famous Cartoonists
1952 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the Ball
1952 Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson
1952 Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians
1953 Screen Snapshots: Mickey Rooney, Then and Now
1953 Screen Snapshots: Spike Jones in Hollywood
Writer:
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 11
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 14
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 18
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 21
1931 Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
1932 Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)
1934 A Penny a Peep
1934 Art Trouble
1934 Corn on the Cop
1934 Daredevil O'Dare
1934 Movie Memories
1934 Mushrooms
1934 My Mummy's Arms
1934 Radio Scout
1934 Screen Snapshots No. 11
1934 Very Close Veins
1935 A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
1935 Gypsy Sweetheart
1935 Keystone Hotel
1935 Okay, José
1935 Show Kids
1935 What, No Men?
1936 Carnival Day
1936 Country Gentlemen
1936 Echo Mountain
1936 King of the Islands
1936 Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936 Sitting on the Moon
1936 The Mandarin Mystery
1937 Affairs of Cappy Ricks
1937 Join the Marines
1937 Mama Runs Wild
1937 Meet the Boy Friend
1937 Navy Blues
1937 Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12
1938 Personality Parade
1938 Prairie Moon
1938 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
1938 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6
1938 Western Jamboree
1939 Boy Meets Joy
1939 Chip of the Flying U
1939 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
1939 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1
1940 Danger Ahead
1940 Sky Bandits
1940 Yukon Flight
1941 Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1942 Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1943 Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
1943 Screen Snapshots (Series 23, no. 3)
1944 Screen Snapshots' 50th Anniversary of Motion Pictures
1945 Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1947 Screen Snapshots: Laguna U.S.A.
1949 Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner
1950 Screen Snapshots: Famous Cartoonists
1952 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the Ball
1952 Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson
1952 Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians
1953 Screen Snapshots: Mickey Rooney, Then and Now
1953 Screen Snapshots: Spike Jones in Hollywood
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