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Sydney Greenstreet, Lucille Bremer, Louis Hayward, Diana Lynn, Zachary Scott, and Martha Vickers in Ruthless (1948)

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Ruthless

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Director

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  • Edgar G. Ulmer
    Edgar G. Ulmer

Writers

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(WGA)
  • Dayton Stoddart
    Dayton Stoddart
    novel "Prelude to Night"
  • S.K. Lauren
    S.K. Lauren
    screenplay and
  • Gordon Kahn
    Gordon Kahn
    screenplay
  • Alvah Bessie
    Alvah Bessie
    screenplay (originally uncredited)

Cast

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(in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
  • Zachary Scott
    Zachary Scott
    Zachary Scott
    Horace Woodruff Vendig
  • Louis Hayward
    Louis Hayward
    Louis Hayward
    Vic Lambdin
  • Diana Lynn
    Diana Lynn
    Diana Lynn
    Martha Burnside
    /Mallory Flagg
  • Sydney Greenstreet
    Sydney Greenstreet
    Sydney Greenstreet
    Buck Mansfield
  • Lucille Bremer
    Lucille Bremer
    Lucille Bremer
    Christa Mansfield
  • Martha Vickers
    Martha Vickers
    Martha Vickers
    Susan Duane
  • Edith Barrett
    Edith Barrett
    Edith Barrett
    Mrs. Burnside
  • Dennis Hoey
    Dennis Hoey
    Dennis Hoey
    Mr. Burnside
  • Raymond Burr at an event for Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter (1991)
    Raymond Burr
    Raymond Burr
    Pete Vendig
  • Joyce Arling
    Joyce Arling
    Joyce Arling
    Kate Vendig
  • Charles Evans
    Charles Evans
    Charles Evans
    Bruce McDonald
  • Robert J. Anderson in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
    Robert J. Anderson
    Robert J. Anderson
    Horace Vendig as Child
    (as Bob Anderson)
  • Arthur Stone
    Arthur Stone
    Vic Lambdin as Child
  • Ann Carter in The Curse of the Cat People (1944)
    Ann Carter
    Ann Carter
    Martha Burnside as Child
  • Edna Holland in The Masked Rider (1919)
    Edna Holland
    Edna Holland
    Libby Sims
  • Frederick Worlock in Dressed to Kill (1946)
    Frederick Worlock
    Frederick Worlock
    J. Norton Sims
    (as Fred Worlock)
  • John Good
    John Good
    Bradford Duane
  • Claire Carleton
    Claire Carleton
    Claire Carleton
    Bella
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Ed Agresti
    Ed Agresti
    Doorman
    (uncredited)
  • Edward Biby
    Edward Biby
    Edward Biby
    Board Member
    (uncredited)
  • Dick Cherney
    Dick Cherney
    Audience Member
    (uncredited)
  • Harry Cheshire
    Harry Cheshire
    Harry Cheshire
    Lawyer Nevin
    (uncredited)
  • Bud Cokes
    Bud Cokes
    Audience Member
    (uncredited)
  • Oliver Cross
    Oliver Cross
    Political Dinner Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Dick Earle
    Dick Earle
    Board Member
    (uncredited)
  • Douglas Evans in The Addams Family (1964)
    Douglas Evans
    Douglas Evans
    George
    (uncredited)
  • Adolph Faylauer
    Adolph Faylauer
    Adolph Faylauer
    Political Dinner Guest
    (uncredited)
  • George Ford
    George Ford
    George Ford
    Restaurant Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Rudy Germane
    Rudy Germane
    Audience Member
    (uncredited)
  • Joe Gilbert
    Joe Gilbert
    Political Dinner Guest
    (uncredited)
  • James Gonzalez
    James Gonzalez
    James Gonzalez
    Political Dinner Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Jesse Graves
    Jesse Graves
    Jesse Graves
    Phillips
    (uncredited)
  • Stuart Hall in Man with a Camera (1958)
    Stuart Hall
    Stuart Hall
    Restaurant Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Sam Harris
    Sam Harris
    Sam Harris
    Man in Office
    (uncredited)
  • Stuart Holmes
    Stuart Holmes
    Stuart Holmes
    Board Member
    (uncredited)
  • Carl M. Leviness
    Carl M. Leviness
    Carl M. Leviness
    Man in Office
    (uncredited)
  • Robert Locke Lorraine
    Robert Locke Lorraine
    Restaurant Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Wilbur Mack
    Wilbur Mack
    Wilbur Mack
    Political Dinner Guest
    (uncredited)
  • George McDonald in Fighting Father Dunne (1948)
    George McDonald
    George McDonald
    Freddie Atwood
    (uncredited)
  • Russell Meeker
    Russell Meeker
    Doorman
    (uncredited)
  • Harold Miller
    Harold Miller
    Harold Miller
    Restaurant Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Bert Moorhouse
    Bert Moorhouse
    Bert Moorhouse
    Prescott
    (uncredited)
  • Forbes Murray
    Forbes Murray
    Forbes Murray
    Lawyer
    (uncredited)
  • Richard Neill
    Richard Neill
    Richard Neill
    Board Member
    (uncredited)
  • Fred Nurney in A Scandal in Paris (1946)
    Fred Nurney
    Fred Nurney
    Mrs. Vendig's Lover
    (uncredited)
  • William H. O'Brien
    William H. O'Brien
    William H. O'Brien
    Servant
    (uncredited)
  • Hamil Petroff
    Hamil Petroff
    Audience Member
    (uncredited)
  • Paul Power
    Paul Power
    Paul Power
    Paul
    (uncredited)
  • Suzanne Ridgway in Calamity Jane (1953)
    Suzanne Ridgway
    Suzanne Ridgway
    Political Dinner Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Clark Ross in The Monkees (1965)
    Clark Ross
    Clark Ross
    Elevator Passenger
    (uncredited)
  • Dick Ryan
    Dick Ryan
    Servant
    (uncredited)
  • Ed Scarpa
    Ed Scarpa
    Waiter
    (uncredited)
  • Charles Sherlock
    Charles Sherlock
    Charles Sherlock
    Official
    (uncredited)
  • Larry Steers
    Larry Steers
    Larry Steers
    Political Dinner Guest
    (uncredited)

Producers

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  • Joseph Justman
    Joseph Justman
    associate producer
  • Arthur S. Lyons
    Arthur S. Lyons
    producer

Composer

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  • Werner Janssen
    Werner Janssen

Cinematographer

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  • Bert Glennon
    Bert Glennon
    director of photography

Casting Director

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  • Barbara Canterbury
    Barbara Canterbury

Art Director

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  • Frank Paul Sylos
    Frank Paul Sylos
    art director (as Frank Sylos)

Costume Designer

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  • Don Loper
    Don Loper

Makeup Department

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  • Helen Lierly
    Helen Lierly
    hair stylist (as Helen Lierley)
  • Robert Littlefield
    Robert Littlefield
    makeup artist (as Bob Littlefield)

Second Unit or Assistant Director

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  • Marty Moss
    Marty Moss
    assistant director

Art Department

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  • Edward R. Robinson
    Edward R. Robinson
    set dresser (as Ray Robinson)

Sound Department

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  • Max M. Hutchinson
    Max M. Hutchinson
    sound director (as Max Hutchinson)

Special Effects

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  • William Simpson
    William Simpson
    special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Wilbur Bradley
    Wilbur Bradley
    camera operator (uncredited)
  • C.O. Morris
    C.O. Morris
    grip (uncredited)
  • Morrison B. Paul
    Morrison B. Paul
    still photographer (uncredited)

Editorial Department

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  • Francis D. Lyon
    Francis D. Lyon
    supervising editor

Music Department

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  • Paul Dessau
    Paul Dessau
    musical supervisor / composer: additional music (uncredited)
  • Werner Janssen
    Werner Janssen
    conductor: The Janssen Symphony Orchestra of Los Angeles
  • Janssen Symphony Orchestra
    Janssen Symphony Orchestra
    musicians: orchestra (as The Janssen Symphone Orchestra of Los Angeles)

Script and Continuity Department

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  • Shirley Ulmer
    Shirley Ulmer
    script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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  • Hugh MacMullan
    Hugh MacMullan
    special assistant to director
Crew believed to be complete

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