Patsy Ruth Miller

Born: 1904-01-17

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Patsy Ruth Miller (born Ruth Mae Miller; January 17, 1904 – July 16, 1995) was an American film actress. After being discovered by actress Alla Nazimova at a Hollywood party, Miller got her first break with a small role in Camille, which starred Rudolph Valentino. Her roles gradually improved, and she was chosen as a WAMPAS Baby Star in 1922. In 1923, she was acclaimed for her performance as Esmeralda in The Hunchback of Notre Dame opposite Lon Chaney. In the later part of the decade Miller appeared chiefly in light romantic comedies, opposite such actors as Clive Brook and Edward Everett Horton. Among her film credits in the late 1920s are Broken Hearts of Hollywood (1926), A Hero for a Night (1927), Hot Heels (1928), and The Aviator (1929). Miller retired from films in 1931. She made a cameo appearance in the 1951 film Quebec, and came out of retirement to do the film Mother in 1978. Miller later achieved recognition as a writer. She won three O. Henry Awards for her short stories, wrote a novel, radio scripts, and plays. In 1988, BearManor Media published her autobiography My Hollywood: When Both of Us Were Young.


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The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as Esmeralda
Released: 1923-09-06

In 15th century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and...

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Lonely Wives

as Kitty 'Minty' Minter
Released: 1931-02-15

A highly respectable lawyer becomes a sexual animal after working hours; His live-in...

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Camille

as Nichette
Released: 1921-09-26

Camille is a courtesan in Paris. She falls deeply in love with a young man of promise, Armand...

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Quebec

as Germaine
Released: 1951-03-15

Story of a revolt against England in 1830s Canada.

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Souls for Sale

as Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)
Released: 1923-04-22

A young woman hits Hollywood, determined to become a star.

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Camille: The Fate of a Coquette

as Sadie
Released: 1926-01-01

A home movie version of the Dumas play. A young woman becomes a courtesan and tragedy befalls...

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So This Is Paris

as Mme. Suzanne Giraud
Released: 1926-07-31

Paul and Suzanne Giraud are happily married and living in a quiet neighborhood. When Suzanne...

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Show of Shows

as Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'If I Could Learn to Love' Numbers
Released: 1929-11-21

Now hear this. The studio that gave the cinema its voice offered 1929 audiences a chance to see...

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That's Dancing!

as From 'So This is Paris' (archive footage)
Released: 1985-01-18

A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the...

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The Tragedy of Youth

as Paula Wayne
Released: 1928-03-01

Neglected by shallow husband Dick, young bride Paula Wayne seeks male companionship outside the...

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So Long Letty

as Grace Miller
Released: 1929-10-16

Uncle Claude comes to the Ardmore Beach Hotel to see Tommy and his wife. At the hotel, with his...

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Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

as Self
Released: 2000-10-24

Lon Chaney, the silent movie star and makeup artist, renowned for his various characterizations...

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We Americans

as Beth Levine
Released: 1928-05-06

We Americans was based on the Broadway play of the same name. Returning to the "melting pot"...

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Tropical Nights

as Mary Hale
Released: 1928-12-10

Patsy Ruth Miller stars as the romantic bone of contention between pearl divers Malcolm McGregor...

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Night Beat

as Eleanor Patterson
Released: 1931-12-26

A young couple finds themselves mixed up with mobsters planning to rob a warehouse.

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Wide Open

as Julia Faulkner
Released: 1930-02-01

An eccentric, fluttery bachelor is dismayed to discover an undressed woman in his apartment.

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Oh! What a Nurse!

as uncredited
Released: 1926-03-07

Oh! What a Nurse! is a 1926 American comedy film directed by Charles Reisner and written by...

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The First Auto

as Rose Robbins
Released: 1927-06-27

The transition from horses to automobiles at the turn of the century causes problems between a...

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Singer Jim Mckee

as Betty Gleason
Released: 1924-03-03

Jim McKee and his friend Buck rob a stagecoach to get money to support Buck's daughter. Buck is...

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Head Winds

as Patricia Van Felt
Released: 1925-03-29

Peter kidnaps Patricia to prevent her from marrying the wrong man.

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One a Minute

as Assembly Line Worker (uncredited)
Released: 1921-06-19

An excellent silent comedy starring unjustly forgotten star Douglas MacLean. Its indictment of...

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The Sap

as Betty
Released: 1929-11-09

A small town dimwit takes the blame for his brother-in-law's crime.

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The Last of the Lone Wolf

as Stephanie
Released: 1930-08-26

In this entry in the Lone Wolf series, the first to have a soundtrack, the jealousies of the...

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Red Hot Tires

as Elizabeth Lowden
Released: 1925-10-31

The first time Al Jones sees Elizabeth Lowden, he becomes so distracted that he runs his car...

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Rose of the World

as Rose Kirby
Released: 1925-11-09

In India, Rosamond English learns that her husband Capt. Harry English has been killed in...

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Remembrance

as Mab
Released: 1922-10-01

Although he graduated from that time-worn university, the college of hard knocks, the tireless...

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The Aviator

as Grace Douglas
Released: 1929-12-14

Misadventures of a bogus flyer.

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Why Girls Go Back Home

as Marie Downey
Released: 1926-03-01

Trusting country girl Marie Downey falls in love with touring stage-actor Clifford Dudley. As he...

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The Circus: Premiere

as Self
Released: 1928-01-13

Footage from the premiere of Charlie Chaplin's 1928 film 'The Circus'.

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The Yankee Consul

as Margarita
Released: 1924-02-24

A whale of a comedy thriller. It's a Niagra of roaring laughter Faster Than the Wind!

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Private Izzy Murphy

as Eileen Cohannigan
Released: 1926-10-30

Isadore "Izzy" Goldberg changes his name to I. Patrick Murphy because his store is in an...

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The Great Junction Hotel

as The Bride
Released: 1931-10-26

A Masquers' Club spoof short. Newly-weds spend their wedding night in a run-down hotel, watched...

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Broken Hearts of Hollywood

as Betty Anne Bolton
Released: 1926-08-14

Virginia Perry, a former movie star, leaves her family and returns to Hollywood to make a...

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Handle with Care

as Marian
Released: 1922-01-22

Handle with Care is a 1922 silent comedy.

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Watch Your Step

as Margaret Andrews
Released: 1922-02-16

Elmer Slocum has just served a jail sentence for speeding. On his first day of liberty he...

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The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922

as Self
Released: 1922-03-15

The WAMPAS Baby Stars was a promotional campaign sponsored by the United States Western...

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Lorraine of the Lions

as Lorraine
Released: 1925-10-11

A ship carrying a touring circus troupe sinks at sea, and Lorraine, a young girl, is washed up...

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The Fall of Eve

as Eve Grant
Released: 1929-06-17

The Fall of Eve

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Trimmed

as Alice Millard
Released: 1922-07-03

Returning from service in the A. E. F., Dale Garland is given a rousing reception by his...

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The Fighting Edge

as uncredited
Released: 1926-01-08

Juan de Dios O'Rourke, an American Secret Service, of Spanish-Irish descent, leads the cattle...

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Omar the Tentmaker

as Little Shireen
Released: 1922-12-22

About Omar Khayyam of Persia, the poet and mathematician, who wrote the Iranian first solar...

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The Girl I Loved

as Mary
Released: 1923-02-15

John Middleton is distressed to learn that his family is taking in an orphan girl named Mary. He...

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Where's my Wandering Boy Tonight?

as uncredited
Released: 1922-02-05

Garry Beecher, forgetting his mother and sweetheart, Lorna, falls in love with Veronica, a...

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Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask

as Self
Released: 1995-01-01

A documentary on the life and career of actor Lon Chaney, with clips from his films and...

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For Big Stakes

as Dorothy Clark
Released: 1922-06-18

"Clean-Up" Sudden is a drifter restoring law and order to a small farming community run by a...

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The Fighting Streak

as Ann Withero
Released: 1922-05-13

Based on a 1921 story by George Owen Baxter (alias Frederick Faust and Max Brand)

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Hell-Bent for Heaven

as uncredited
Released: 1926-05-01

Sid Hunt and Jude Lowery are Carolina sweethearts but hired-hand Rufe Pryer also has his eyes on...

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The King of the Turf

as Kate Fairfax
Released: 1926-02-28

Genteel southern horse-breeder Col. Richard Fairfax is framed on the charge of embezzlement by...

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Red Riders of Canada

as Joan Duval
Released: 1928-04-04

Mountie does battle with half-breed trappers.

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