Harry Ruskin

Harry Ruskin (November 30, 1894 – November 16, 1969) was an American screenwriter and lyricist. He worked for a variety of Hollywood studios over the course of several decades. For MGM he co-wrote several entries in the Andy Hardy and Dr. Kildare series.

He wrote the lyrics for the 1929 hit song "I May Be Wrong (but I Think You're Wonderful)", with music by Henry Sullivan, utilised in the musical revue Murray Andersons Almanac.

In a 2020 interview, former Golden-Age-of-Hollywood child actress Cora Sue Collins alleged, when she was 15 years-old, Ruskin, then 55 years-old, tried to force her to have sex with him in exchange for a good movie role. she refused and told studio boss Louis B. Mayer about what had happened, who was nonchalant and dismissive about it.

Selected filmography

 * King of Jazz (1930)
 * Smoke Lightning (1933)
 * Too Much Harmony (1933)
 * Six of a Kind (1934)
 * Two for Tonight (1935)
 * The Glass Key (1935)
 * Lady Be Careful (1936)
 * Great Guy (1936)
 * The Big Noise (1936)
 * Bad Guy (1937)
 * The Hit Parade (1937)
 * Beg, Borrow or Steal (1937)
 * The Women Men Marry (1937)
 * Married Before Breakfast (1937)
 * Young Dr. Kildare (1938)
 * Paradise for Three (1938)
 * Love Is a Headache (1938)
 * Honolulu (1939)
 * Miracles for Sale (1939)
 * The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939)
 * Calling Dr. Kildare (1939)
 * Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)
 * Keeping Company (1940)
 * Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)
 * Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940)
 * The Ghost Comes Home (1940)
 * Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941)
 * Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941)
 * The People vs. Dr. Kildare (1941)
 * The Penalty (1941)
 * Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)
 * This Time for Keeps (1942)
 * Tish (1942)
 * Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942)
 * Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (1942)
 * Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943)
 * Rationing (1944)
 * Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)
 * Lost in a Harem (1944)
 * Barbary Coast Gent (1944)
 * Three Men in White (1944)
 * The Hidden Eye (1945)
 * Between Two Women (1945)
 * Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946)
 * The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
 * Dark Delusion (1947)
 * Tenth Avenue Angel (1948)
 * Julia Misbehaves (1948)
 * Watch the Birdie (1950)
 * The Happy Years (1950)
 * Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)
 * The Girl in the Kremlin (1957)
 * Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958)