
Ruth Terry
Actor · Died March 11, 2016, aged 95 · Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ruth Terry, born Ruth McMahon (born 21 October 1920), is a retired American singer and TV and screen actress from the 1930s to the 1960s. She claimed her stage name came from Walter Winchell, who combined the names of two then-famous baseball players, Babe Ruth and Bill Terry. Description above from the Wikipedia Ruth Terry licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 21, 1920
- March 11, 2016 (aged 95)
- Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
- Actor
- 14 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
What are Ruth Terry's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 8
Light 8 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 7 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 7 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 6 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2
A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
Casual 9 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 9 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Herald: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.
- Tricksteras Ann Seymour in Slightly Honorable (1939)
- Threshold guardianas Valerie Blayne in An Angel from Texas (1940)
- Allyas Katherine 'Kit' Carson in Call of the Canyon (1942)
- Heraldas Mary Lou Popen in Heart of the Golden West (1942)
- Heraldas Kim Adams in Hands Across the Border (1943)
Moods and endings
- Happy9
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 Ruth Terry's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
- The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) · actor · free
- The Real McCoys (1957) · actor · free
- Call of the Canyon (1942) · actor · free
- The Donna Reed Show (1958) · actor · free
- Man from Music Mountain (1943) · actor · free
- Hands Across the Border (1943) · actor · free
- Slightly Honorable (1939) · actor · free
- Heart of the Golden West (1942) · actor · free
Subscription and free streaming for Ruth Terry'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
39 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Hand of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

Coronado 9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

77 Sunset Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

Behind Closed Doors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

The Donna Reed Show(1958)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
The Real McCoys(1957)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Maverick(1957)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Smoky River Serenade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

Tell It to a Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

The Cheaters(1945)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Steppin' in Society (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

Lake Placid Serenade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

My Buddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

Sing, Neighbor, Sing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

Three Little Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

Goodnight, Sweetheart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

Jamboree(1944)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Hands Across the Border(1943)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Pistol Packin' Mama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Mystery Broadcast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Man from Music Mountain(1943)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Heart of the Golden West(1942)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Youth on Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

Call of the Canyon(1942)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

Sleepytime Gal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

Appointment for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Rookies on Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Blondie Goes Latin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

An Angel from Texas(1940)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Slightly Honorable(1939)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Hotel for Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Wife, Husband and Friend(1939)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Hold That Co-ed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Alexander's Ragtime Band(1938)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
International Settlement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Love and Hisses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Career shape
Star power in the 51st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 39 titles from 1937 to 1962.
Film career
- 1938Screen debut· Alexander's Ragtime Band
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 Ruth Terry's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 54. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
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.
Who does Ruth Terry work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ruth Terry's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joseph Kane shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Joseph KaneShared titles: The Cheaters (1945), Hands Across the Border (1943), Man from Music Mountain (1943), Heart of the Golden West (1942)See all 4 shared titles with Joseph Kane

- Joseph SantleyShared titles: Jamboree (1944), Call of the Canyon (1942)See all 2 shared titles with Joseph Santley

Writers
- Bradford RopesShared titles: Hands Across the Border (1943), Man from Music Mountain (1943)See all 2 shared titles with Bradford Ropes
- J. Benton CheneyShared titles: Hands Across the Border (1943), Man from Music Mountain (1943)See all 2 shared titles with J. Benton Cheney
Actors
- Paul HarveyShared titles: Jamboree (1944), Man from Music Mountain (1943), Heart of the Golden West (1942)See all 3 shared titles with Paul Harvey

- Roy RogersShared titles: Hands Across the Border (1943), Man from Music Mountain (1943), Heart of the Golden West (1942)See all 3 shared titles with Roy Rogers

- Ann GillisShared titles: The Cheaters (1945), Man from Music Mountain (1943)See all 2 shared titles with Ann Gillis

- Eugene PalletteShared titles: The Cheaters (1945), Wife, Husband and Friend (1939)See all 2 shared titles with Eugene Pallette

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Reggie LanningShared titles: The Cheaters (1945), Hands Across the Border (1943), Call of the Canyon (1942)See all 3 shared titles with Reggie Lanning
- Richard L. Van EngerShared titles: The Cheaters (1945), Jamboree (1944), Heart of the Golden West (1942)See all 3 shared titles with Richard L. Van Enger
- William BradfordShared titles: Jamboree (1944), Man from Music Mountain (1943)See all 2 shared titles with William Bradford
- Mort GlickmanShared titles: Hands Across the Border (1943), Heart of the Golden West (1942)See all 2 shared titles with Mort Glickman
Producers
- Harry GreyShared titles: Hands Across the Border (1943), Man from Music Mountain (1943), Call of the Canyon (1942)See all 3 shared titles with Harry Grey

