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Ralph Block(1889-1974)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Editorial Department
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Ralph Block was born on 21 June 1889 in Cherokee, Iowa, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Sea Wolf (1930), In Caliente (1935) and His First Command (1929). He was married to Mary Greenacre. He died on 2 January 1974 in Wheaton, Maryland, USA.
BornJune 21, 1889
DiedJanuary 2, 1974(84)
BornJune 21, 1889
DiedJanuary 2, 1974(84)
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    • 1 win total

Known for

Jane Keithley and Milton Sills in The Sea Wolf (1930)
The Sea Wolf
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1930
Edward Everett Horton, Pat O'Brien, Dolores Del Río, Leo Carrillo, and Glenda Farrell in In Caliente (1935)
In Caliente
5.9
  • Writer
  • 1935
William Boyd in His First Command (1929)
His First Command
5.5
  • Producer
  • 1929
Richard Barthelmess in Massacre (1934)
Massacre
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1934

Credits

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Writer

  • Nancy Goes to Rio (1950)
    Nancy Goes to Rio
    6.4
    • based on a story by
    • 1950
  • Donald Cook, Frances Dee, Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, and Andrew Tombes in Patrick the Great (1944)
    Patrick the Great
    6.8
    • story
    • 1944
  • Deanna Durbin, Lewis Howard, and Walter Pidgeon in It's a Date (1940)
    It's a Date
    6.4
    • original story
    • 1940
  • Spy for a Day (1940)
    Spy for a Day
    7.5
    • screenplay collaboration
    • 1940
  • Edward Everett Horton, Cesar Romero, Glenda Farrell, Diana Gibson, and Warren Hymer in Nobody's Fool (1936)
    Nobody's Fool
    7.2
    • screenplay
    • 1936
  • Ross Alexander and Patricia Ellis in Boulder Dam (1936)
    Boulder Dam
    6.2
    • screen play
    • 1936
  • George Houston and Josephine Hutchinson in The Melody Lingers On (1935)
    The Melody Lingers On
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • 1935
  • Edward Everett Horton, Pat O'Brien, Dolores Del Río, Leo Carrillo, and Glenda Farrell in In Caliente (1935)
    In Caliente
    5.9
    • adaptation by
    • story by
    • 1935
  • George Brent and Josephine Hutchinson in The Right to Live (1935)
    The Right to Live
    6.1
    • screen play
    • 1935
  • Mary Astor, Ricardo Cortez, and Irving Pichel in I Am a Thief (1934)
    I Am a Thief
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1934
  • Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea in Gambling Lady (1934)
    Gambling Lady
    6.5
    • screen play
    • 1934
  • Edward G. Robinson and Genevieve Tobin in Dark Hazard (1934)
    Dark Hazard
    6.3
    • screen play by
    • 1934
  • Richard Barthelmess in Massacre (1934)
    Massacre
    6.9
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1934
  • Warner Oland and Dorothy Wilson in Before Dawn (1933)
    Before Dawn
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 1933
  • Sally Eilers and George O'Brien in A Holy Terror (1931)
    A Holy Terror
    5.2
    • adaptation
    • 1931

Producer

  • John Wayne and Virginia Cherrill in Girls Demand Excitement (1931)
    Girls Demand Excitement
    5.9
    • associate producer
    • 1931
  • Edmund Lowe in Scotland Yard (1930)
    Scotland Yard
    5.4
    • producer
    • 1930
  • William Boyd and Dorothy Sebastian in Officer O'Brien (1930)
    Officer O'Brien
    5.1
    • producer
    • 1930
  • William Boyd in His First Command (1929)
    His First Command
    5.5
    • associate producer
    • 1929
  • Constance Bennett and Edmund Lowe in This Thing Called Love (1929)
    This Thing Called Love
    5.9
    • associate producer
    • 1929
  • Constance Bennett and Regis Toomey in Rich People (1929)
    Rich People
    7.1
    • associate producer
    • 1929
  • Carole Lombard and Robert Armstrong in The Racketeer (1929)
    The Racketeer
    5.3
    • producer
    • 1929
  • Carole Lombard and Robert Armstrong in Big News (1929)
    Big News
    5.4
    • producer
    • 1929
  • Carole Lombard, William Boyd, and Owen Moore in High Voltage (1929)
    High Voltage
    5.3
    • associate producer
    • 1929
  • The Spieler (1928)
    The Spieler
    6.5
    • producer
    • 1928
  • Show Folks (1928)
    Show Folks
    5.9
    • producer
    • 1928
  • Lina Basquette in Celebrity (1928)
    Celebrity
    6.4
    • producer
    • 1928
  • John Boles, Leatrice Joy, Seena Owen, Paul L. Stein, and H.B. Warner in Man-Made Women (1928)
    Man-Made Women
    • producer
    • 1928
  • Alan Hale, William Boyd, Tay Garnett, Frank Hagney, and Howard Higgin in Power (1928)
    Power
    6.2
    • producer
    • 1928
  • William Boyd in The Cop (1928)
    The Cop
    6.1
    • producer
    • 1928

Editorial Department

  • Adolphe Menjou in Serenade (1927)
    Serenade
    • editor-in-chief (uncredited)
    • 1927
  • Mary Brian and Richard Dix in Shanghai Bound (1927)
    Shanghai Bound
    7.0
    • editor-in-chief (uncredited)
    • 1927
  • Adolphe Menjou in A Gentleman of Paris (1927)
    A Gentleman of Paris
    6.8
    • editor-in-chief (uncredited)
    • 1927
  • W.C. Fields in Running Wild (1927)
    Running Wild
    6.9
    • editor-in-chief (uncredited)
    • 1927
  • Gilda Gray in Cabaret (1927)
    Cabaret
    • editor-in-chief (uncredited)
    • 1927
  • Forrest James and Helen Mundy in Stark Love (1927)
    Stark Love
    6.4
    • editor-in-chief (uncredited)
    • 1927
  • Evelyn Brent in Love's Greatest Mistake (1927)
    Love's Greatest Mistake
    3.8
    • editor-in-chief (uncredited)
    • 1927
  • Richard Dix in Paradise for Two (1927)
    Paradise for Two
    5.2
    • editor-in-chief (uncredited)
    • 1927
  • The Potters (1927)
    The Potters
    5.4
    • editor-in-chief (uncredited)
    • 1927
  • Thomas Meighan in The Canadian (1926)
    The Canadian
    7.3
    • production editor
    • 1926
  • Greta Nissen in The Popular Sin (1926)
    The Popular Sin
    • editor-in-chief (uncredited)
    • 1926
  • Lois Moran and Jack Mulhall in God Gave Me Twenty Cents (1926)
    God Gave Me Twenty Cents
    4.8
    • editor-in-chief (uncredited)
    • 1926
  • W.C. Fields, Frederick Burton, Charles Byer, Marcia Harris, Alice Joyce, Frank Montgomery, Julia Ralph, Kittens Reichert, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Jerry Sinclair, Walter Walker, and William 'Shorty' Blanche in So's Your Old Man (1926)
    So's Your Old Man
    6.5
    • editor-in-chief (uncredited)
    • 1926
  • Harry Beresford, Richard Dix, and Esther Ralston in The Quarterback (1926)
    The Quarterback
    7.3
    • supervising editor (uncredited)
    • 1926
  • Susan Fleming, Alice Joyce, and Adolphe Menjou in The Ace of Cads (1926)
    The Ace of Cads
    • editor-in-chief (uncredited)
    • 1926

Personal details

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  • Born
    • June 21, 1889
    • Cherokee, Iowa, USA
  • Died
    • January 2, 1974
    • Wheaton, Maryland, USA
  • Spouse
    • Mary Greenacre
  • Other works
    Story: "Caliente" (filmed as In Caliente (1935))
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    • 8 Articles

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