Ruth Gaunt — Ride Him, Cowboy Character Profile

About Ruth Gaunt

Initially grateful to Drury for saving Duke. Later crucial to the plot when she arrives with a witness testimony clearing Drury's name, and is subsequently kidnapped by Simms.

Character Facts

Played by

Ruth Hall

Appears in

Ride Him, Cowboy (1932)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Ruth Gaunt — Conflict Kidnapper — Henry Sims / The Hawk (Frank Hagney)

  Sims abducts Ruth as a strategic move during his escape from the law.

• Ruth Gaunt — Romantic Love Interest — John Drury (John Wayne)

  Romantic bond initiated through Drury's courageous act of taming Duke, earning Ruth's affection.

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More characters from Ride Him, Cowboy

• John Drury (John Wayne)
• Duke - Gaunt's Horse (Duke)
• Judge E. Clarence 'Necktie' Jones (Otis Harlan)
• Deputy Sheriff Clout (Harry Gribbon)
• John Gaunt (Henry B. Walthall)
• Guitar Player (uncredited) (Chuck Baldra)
• Vigilante Member (uncredited) (Bob Burns)
• Jury Foreman (uncredited) (Edward Burns)
• Vigilante Member (uncredited) (Fred Burns)
• Henry Sims / The Hawk (Frank Hagney)
• Townswoman at Dance with Clout (uncredited) (Helen Dickson)
• Rancher's Wife (uncredited) (Adabelle Driver)