Murray Roth

Murray Roth (November 2, 1893 - 1938) was a writer and director of films in the United States.[1] Roth was the writer for film producer and director Bryan Foy, and by the late 1920s began directing shorts in Brooklyn such as Lamchops.[2] He directed several short films for Vitaphone before moving to features including his first in 1933, Don't Bet on Love.[3] Roth also wrote the lyrics to George Gershwin's first published song, "When You Want 'Em, You Can't Get 'Em" .[4]

  1. ^ "Roth, Murray 1893-1938 [WorldCat Identities]".
  2. ^ Koszarski, Richard (2008). Hollywood on the Hudson : film and television in New York from Griffith to Sarnoff. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press. pp. 154–157. ISBN 978-0-8135-4552-3. OCLC 289908131.
  3. ^ "Don't Bet on Love. 1933. Directed by Murray Roth | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art.
  4. ^ Payne, Robert (2014). Gershwin. New York: J. Boylston & Company, Publishers. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-883283-93-3. OCLC 1082202452.