From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Harry Ruby (January 27, 1895 – February 23, 1974) was a Jewish American composer and screenwriter, who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. He was married to actress Eileen Percy. Ruby was born in New York City. After failing at his early ambition to become a professional baseball player, he toured the vaudeville circuit as a pianist with the Bootblack Trio and the Messenger Boys Trio until meeting the man who would become his longtime partner, lyricist Bert Kalmar. Kalmar and Ruby were a successful songwriting team for nearly three decades until Kalmar's death in 1947, a partnership portrayed in the 1950 MGM musical Three Little Words, starring Fred Astaire as Kalmar and Red Skelton as Ruby.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 27, 1895
- February 23, 1974 (aged 79)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Writer and composer
- 12 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
What are Harry Ruby's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 4 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 7 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 1 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 6 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 5
A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 3
Casual 6 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 7 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy6
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Harry Ruby's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Harry Ruby's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
24 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Let's Make Love(1960)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
The Danny Thomas Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Lovely to Look At(1952)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Three Little Words(1950)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
A Night in Casablanca(1946)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Maisie Goes to Reno(1944)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
The Life of the Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Walking on Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Bright Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
A Night at the Opera(1935)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Kentucky Kernels(1934)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
The Circus Clown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Thirty Day Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Hips, Hips, Hooray! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Duck Soup(1933)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
So This Is Africa(1933)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
The Kid from Spain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
Horse Feathers(1932)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Broadminded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
The Life of the Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
Check and Double Check (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
Animal Crackers(1930)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
The Cuckoos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
Career shape
A full career of 23 titles from 1930 to 1976.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Harry Ruby's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 84th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th4
Shape of the crowd
None of their 12 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved4
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 68/100 and the plot and story 34/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Harry Ruby's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Harry Ruby work with?
People who share at least 2 of Harry Ruby's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bert Kalmar shares the most, 5.
Writers
- Bert KalmarShared titles: A Night at the Opera (1935), Kentucky Kernels (1934), Duck Soup (1933), Horse Feathers (1932), Animal Crackers (1930)See all 5 shared titles with Bert Kalmar
- George S. KaufmanShared titles: A Night at the Opera (1935), Animal Crackers (1930)See all 2 shared titles with George S. Kaufman
- Morrie RyskindShared titles: A Night at the Opera (1935), Animal Crackers (1930)See all 2 shared titles with Morrie Ryskind
- Arthur SheekmanShared titles: Duck Soup (1933), Horse Feathers (1932)See all 2 shared titles with Arthur Sheekman
Actors
- Chico MarxShared titles: A Night at the Opera (1935), Duck Soup (1933), Horse Feathers (1932), Animal Crackers (1930)See all 4 shared titles with Chico Marx
- Groucho MarxShared titles: A Night at the Opera (1935), Duck Soup (1933), Horse Feathers (1932), Animal Crackers (1930)See all 4 shared titles with Groucho Marx
- Harpo MarxShared titles: A Night at the Opera (1935), Duck Soup (1933), Horse Feathers (1932), Animal Crackers (1930)See all 4 shared titles with Harpo Marx
- Margaret DumontShared titles: A Night at the Opera (1935), Kentucky Kernels (1934), Duck Soup (1933), Animal Crackers (1930)See all 4 shared titles with Margaret Dumont
Composers and cinematographers
- George J. FolseyShared titles: Lovely to Look At (1952), Animal Crackers (1930)See all 2 shared titles with George J. Folsey
- John LeipoldShared titles: Duck Soup (1933), Horse Feathers (1932)See all 2 shared titles with John Leipold
Producers
- Herman J. MankiewiczShared titles: Duck Soup (1933), Horse Feathers (1932)See all 2 shared titles with Herman J. Mankiewicz
