page_title: Hampton Del Ruth
hierarchical_section_title: Hampton Del Ruth
caption_attribution_description: English: American film director Hampton Del Ruth, on page 1664 of the August 23, 1919 Motion Picture News.
context_page_description: Hampton Del Ruth was an American film actor, director, screenwriter, and film producer. Among other work, he wrote the intertitles for the final American studio-made silent film Legong: Dance of the Virgins.
  Del Ruth began working in film in 1913 and continued until the early 1930s. He also wrote at least two novels: Port o' Heart's Desire and Without Restraint. He was the older brother of film director Roy Del Ruth and uncle of Cinematographer Thomas Del Ruth.
context_section_description: Hampton Del Ruth (September 7, 1879 – May 15, 1958) was an American film actor, director, screenwriter, and film producer.  Among other work, he wrote the intertitles for the final American studio-made silent film Legong: Dance of the Virgins (1935).
  Del Ruth began working in film in 1913 and continued until the early 1930s.  He also wrote at least two novels: Port o' Heart's Desire (1926) and Without Restraint (1936).  He was the older brother of film director Roy Del Ruth and uncle of Cinematographer Thomas Del Ruth.
caption: Del Ruth in 1919
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