Murray Roth
American film director

Murray Roth

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American film director
Gender:
Male
Birth:
1893
Death:
1938
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Murray Roth (November 2, 1893 - 1938) was a writer and director of films in the United States. Roth was the writer for film producer and director Bryan Foy, and by late the 1920s began directing shorts in Brooklyn such as Lamchops.He directed several short films for Vitaphone before moving to features including his first in 1933, Don't Bet on Love. Roth also wrote the lyrics to George Gershwin's first published song, "When You Want 'Em, You Can't Get 'Em" .

Filmography

  • Vitaphone Varieties (1927), author of some of the stories
  • Lights of New York (1928 film), co-writer with comedian Hugh Herbert
  • Lambchops (film) (1929), director (uncredited)
  • Yamekraw (1930), director (short film)
  • Don't Bet on Love (1933), director and co-writer
  • Palooka (film) (1934), co-author of adaptation
  • Million Dollar Ransom (1934), director
  • Harold Teen (1934 film) (1934), director
  • Chinatown Squad (1935), director
  • Flying Hostess (1936), director
  • Ripley's Believe It or Not!, director of first five shorts
  • Flying Hostess (1936, director)
  • Pepper (film) (1936), writer with Jefferson Parker and Lamar Trotti
  • She's Dangerous (1937), original story

Discography

  • "My Runaway Girl", lyrics