The Ruling Voice

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.^[1]

The Ruling Voice
Doris Kenyon and Walter Huston in The Ruling Voice
Directed by	Rowland V. Lee
Written by	Robert Lord (adaptation)
Screenplay by	Byron Morgan
Story by	Rowland V. Lee Donald W. Lee
Starring	Walter Huston Loretta Young Doris Kenyon
Cinematography	Sol Polito
Edited by	George Amy
Music by	David Mendoza
Production company	First National Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	October 31, 1931 (1931-10-31)
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Walter Huston as Jack Bannister
• Loretta Young as Gloria Bannister
• Dudley Digges as Abner Sneed
• David Manners as Dick Cheney
• Doris Kenyon as Mary Stanton
• John Halliday as Dexter Burroughs
• Willard Robertson as Ed Bailey
• Gilbert Emery as Andrew Gregory
• Douglas Scott as Malcolm Stanton

Preservation status

A copy of The Ruling Voice is preserved at the Library of Congress.^[2]