The Ruling Voice

{{short description|1931 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = The Ruling Voice

| image = Doris Kenyon-Walter Huston in The Ruling Voice trailer.jpg

| caption = Doris Kenyon and Walter Huston in
The Ruling Voice

| director = Rowland V. Lee

| producer =

| story = {{ubl|Rowland V. Lee|Donald W. Lee}}

| screenplay = Byron Morgan

| writer = Robert Lord (adaptation)

| starring = {{ubl|Walter Huston|Loretta Young|Doris Kenyon}}

| music = David Mendoza

| cinematography = Sol Polito

| editing = George Amy

| studio = First National Pictures

| distributor = Warner Bros.

| released = {{film date|1931|10|31}}

| runtime = 76 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

The Ruling Voice is a 1931 American pre-Code gangster drama directed by Rowland V. Lee, starring Walter Huston, Loretta Young, and Doris Kenyon. It had an alternate title Upper Underworld, and was produced by First National Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros.[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=6409 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893–1993: The Ruling Voice], afi.com; accessed August 10, 2015.