Ruth Selwyn

Ruth Selwyn carved a notable niche in early Hollywood as a contract player for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Making her debut in Marion Davies's "Five and Ten" (1931), she quickly earned her first credited role in "Polly of the Circus" (1932). Selwyn's most enduring performance came as Pansy Peets in the 1933 comedy "Speak Easily," where she shared the screen with le... moregends Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante. After appearing in her husband Edgar Selwyn's "Men Must Fight" (1933), she retired from acting following "Baby Face Harrington" (1935), leaving behind a brief but memorable cinematic footprint. less