Robert Ellis

Writing • 164 Credits

🎬 Directed Titles (10)

Directorial Filmography
A Double Elopement

A Double Elopement

1916 ⭐ 4.0
The Menace

The Menace

1916 ⭐ 5.0
The Daughter Pays

The Daughter Pays

1920 ⭐ 3.5
The Imp

The Imp

1919 ⭐ 5.0
A Divorce of Convenience

A Divorce of Convenience

1921 ⭐ 3.5
The Tiger's Trail

The Tiger's Trail

1919 ⭐ 4.0
A Fool and His Money

A Fool and His Money

1920 ⭐ 4.5
The Woman Who Fooled Herself

The Woman Who Fooled Herself

1922 ⭐ 4.5
The Figurehead

The Figurehead

1920 ⭐ 4.5
The Ventures of Marguerite

The Ventures of Marguerite

1915

✍️ Written & Story Credits (57)

Screenplay, Novel & Story
Hello, Frisco, Hello

Hello, Frisco, Hello

1943 ⭐ 3.2
Screenplay
Charlie Chan in Egypt

Charlie Chan in Egypt

1935 ⭐ 3.5
Screenplay
Sun Valley Serenade

Sun Valley Serenade

1941 ⭐ 3.5
Screenplay
Charlie Chan at the Circus

Charlie Chan at the Circus

1936 ⭐ 3.2
Writer
Charlie Chan's Secret

Charlie Chan's Secret

1936 ⭐ 3.5
Screenplay
Charlie Chan at the Olympics

Charlie Chan at the Olympics

1937 ⭐ 3.5
Screenplay
Charlie Chan on Broadway

Charlie Chan on Broadway

1937 ⭐ 3.6
Story
Charlie Chan at the Race Track

Charlie Chan at the Race Track

1936 ⭐ 3.5
Screenplay
The Monster Walks

The Monster Walks

1932 ⭐ 2.1
Story
City in Darkness

City in Darkness

1939 ⭐ 3.3
Writer
Pin Up Girl

Pin Up Girl

1944 ⭐ 3.1
Screenplay
Susannah of the Mounties

Susannah of the Mounties

1939 ⭐ 3.3
Screenplay
Something for the Boys

Something for the Boys

1944 ⭐ 3.1
Screenplay
Tin Pan Alley

Tin Pan Alley

1940 ⭐ 2.8
Screenplay
I'll Get By

I'll Get By

1950 ⭐ 3.0
Story
The Great American Broadcast

The Great American Broadcast

1941 ⭐ 3.0
Writer
Born Reckless

Born Reckless

1937 ⭐ 2.7
Screenplay
Do You Love Me

Do You Love Me

1946 ⭐ 2.4
Screenplay
By Appointment Only

By Appointment Only

1933 ⭐ 3.3
Screenplay
Twin Husbands

Twin Husbands

1933 ⭐ 2.4
Story
Lucky Cisco Kid

Lucky Cisco Kid

1940 ⭐ 3.0
Screenplay
Star Dust

Star Dust

1940 ⭐ 2.9
Screenplay
The Lady in Scarlet

The Lady in Scarlet

1935 ⭐ 2.3
Screenplay
Song of the Islands

Song of the Islands

1942 ⭐ 3.5
Screenplay
Red Lights Ahead

Red Lights Ahead

1936 ⭐ 2.8
Screenplay
Four Jills in a Jeep

Four Jills in a Jeep

1944 ⭐ 3.4
Screenplay
Iceland

Iceland

1942 ⭐ 3.3
Writer
If I'm Lucky

If I'm Lucky

1946 ⭐ 3.4
Writer
Dance, Girl, Dance

Dance, Girl, Dance

1933 ⭐ 3.1
Writer
In the Money

In the Money

1933 ⭐ 2.9
Screenplay
In Love with Life

In Love with Life

1934 ⭐ 2.9
Screenplay
Port of Lost Dreams

Port of Lost Dreams

1934 ⭐ 3.6
Story
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1940 ⭐ 2.6
Writer
Fugitive Road

Fugitive Road

1934 ⭐ 3.0
Screenplay
Happiness C.O.D.

Happiness C.O.D.

1935 ⭐ 3.8
Screenplay
A Trip to Paris

A Trip to Paris

1938 ⭐ 2.8
Screenplay
Big Town Girl

Big Town Girl

1937 ⭐ 3.5
Writer
Chasing Danger

Chasing Danger

1939 ⭐ 4.0
Writer
The Escape

The Escape

1939 ⭐ 3.1
Screenplay
Laughing at Trouble

Laughing at Trouble

1936 ⭐ 4.0
Screenplay
Speed to Burn

Speed to Burn

1938 ⭐ 3.8
Screenplay
Rascals

Rascals

1938 ⭐ 3.5
Writer
Footlight Serenade

Footlight Serenade

1942 ⭐ 3.3
Writer
Big Business

Big Business

1937 ⭐ 3.8
Writer
A Man of Sentiment

A Man of Sentiment

1933 ⭐ 3.5
Screenplay
Too Busy to Work

Too Busy to Work

1939 ⭐ 5.0
Writer
The Quitter

The Quitter

1934 ⭐ 4.5
Screenplay
Love on a Budget

Love on a Budget

1938 ⭐ 4.0
Writer
Federal Agent

Federal Agent

1936 ⭐ 4.0
Story
Sharpshooters

Sharpshooters

1938 ⭐ 4.0
Screenplay
Pardon Our Nerve

Pardon Our Nerve

1939 ⭐ 4.0
Screenplay
Hitch Hike To Heaven

Hitch Hike To Heaven

1936 ⭐ 5.0
Writer
Insure Your Wife

Insure Your Wife

1935 ⭐ 3.5
Screenplay
Down on the Farm

Down on the Farm

1938 ⭐ 5.0
Writer
Back to Nature

Back to Nature

1936 ⭐ 4.5
Writer
Off to the Races

Off to the Races

1937 ⭐ 5.0
Writer
The Woman Who Fooled Herself

The Woman Who Fooled Herself

1922 ⭐ 4.5
Writer

🎭 Acting Roles (30)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
American Madness

American Madness

1932 ⭐ 3.5
as Dude Finlay (uncredited)
Call Her Savage

Call Her Savage

1932 ⭐ 2.9
as Hotel Manager (Uncredited)
Broadway

Broadway

1929 ⭐ 2.8
as Steve Crandall
The Sphinx

The Sphinx

1933 ⭐ 2.5
as Inspector James Riley
Murder at Midnight

Murder at Midnight

1931 ⭐ 2.9
as Duncan Channing
The Devil Plays

The Devil Plays

1931 ⭐ 2.3
as Gordon Stiles
Behind Stone Walls

Behind Stone Walls

1932 ⭐ 2.4
as Jack Keene - Man-about-Town
The Love Trap

The Love Trap

1929 ⭐ 3.0
as Guy Emory
The Phantom Express

The Phantom Express

1932 ⭐ 2.5
as Reynolds
I've Got Your Number

I've Got Your Number

1934 ⭐ 3.4
as Turk Garrison
Broadway to Cheyenne

Broadway to Cheyenne

1932 ⭐ 2.5
as Butch Owens
The Constant Woman

The Constant Woman

1933 ⭐ 2.5
as Leading Man
Slightly Married

Slightly Married

1932 ⭐ 3.1
as Brandon
Night Parade

Night Parade

1929 ⭐ 2.6
as Mr. John W. Zelli
Officer Thirteen

Officer Thirteen

1932 ⭐ 3.3
as Jack Blake
The Good Bad Girl

The Good Bad Girl

1931 ⭐ 3.3
as Dapper Dan Tyler
Friends of Mr. Sweeney

Friends of Mr. Sweeney

1934 ⭐ 3.4
as Casino Manager
The Thrill Hunter

The Thrill Hunter

1933 ⭐ 3.3
as Al Blake
The Penal Code

The Penal Code

1932 ⭐ 3.4
as James Forrester
A Girl of the Limberlost

A Girl of the Limberlost

1934 ⭐ 1.5
as Frank Comstock
Notorious But Nice

Notorious But Nice

1933 ⭐ 3.4
as Prosecuting Attorney
One Man Law

One Man Law

1931 ⭐ 3.1
as Jonathan P. Streeter
Reform Girl

Reform Girl

1933 ⭐ 3.5
as Kellar
What Men Want

What Men Want

1930 ⭐ 1.6
as Howard LeMoyne
The Lifted Veil

The Lifted Veil

1917 ⭐ 0.5
as Leslie Palliser
The Squealer

The Squealer

1930 ⭐ 4.0
as Valleti
A Man's Land

A Man's Land

1932 ⭐ 3.8
as John Thomas (as Bob Ellis)
Women Won't Tell

Women Won't Tell

1932 ⭐ 3.5
as District Attorney
The Important Witness

The Important Witness

1933 ⭐ 3.8
as Jack (Duke) Farnham
Undertow

Undertow

1930 ⭐ 3.3
as Jim Paine