Along Came Ruth

{{short description|1924 film by Edward F. Cline}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Along Came Ruth

| image = Along Came Ruth poster.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Edward F. Cline

| producer =

| writer = Winifred Dunn

| based_on = {{based on|Along Came Ruth|Holman Francis Day}}
{{basedon|La Demoiselle de magasin|Jean François Fonson and Fernand Wicheler}}

| starring = Viola Dana

| music =

| cinematography = John Arnold

| editing =

| distributor = Metro-Goldwyn

| released = {{Film date|1924|11|3}}

| runtime = 53 minutes (5 reels)

| country = United States

| language = Silent (English intertitles)

| budget =

}}

Along Came Ruth is a 1924 American comedy film starring Viola Dana. The film was directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Winifred Dunn, based on Holman Francis Day's play of the same name, itself based on the play La Demoiselle de magasin by Belgians Frantz Fonson and Fernand Wicheler.[http://silentera.com/PSFL/data/A/AlongCameRuth1924.html Progressive Silent Film List: Along Came Ruth] at silentera.com[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=2566 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Along Came Ruth] Viola Dana was one of the top stars of the newly amalgamated MGM, a lively comedian who enjoyed a long career that faded with the emergence of the talkies.Eames, John Douglas (1975). This Is MGM's First Ever Film, The MGM Story: The Complete History of Fifty Roaring Years. Octopus Books, p. 13. {{ISBN|0-904230-14-7}}