---
title: 'The Ruling Voice (1931)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Rowland V. Lee'
released: '1931-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 76
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-ruling-voice-1931'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022331/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Ruling Voice (1931)

1931 · 76 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

The Ruling Voice is a 1931 American pre-Code gangster drama film 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. Pictures.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Rowland V. Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/rowland-v-lee)
- **Screenplay:** [Rowland V. Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/rowland-v-lee), [Robert Lord](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-lord)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sol Polito](https://cinepixo.com/people/sol-polito)
- **Editor:** [George Amy](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-amy)

## Cast

- [Doris Kenyon](https://cinepixo.com/people/doris-kenyon)
- [Loretta Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/loretta-young)
- [Willard Robertson](https://cinepixo.com/people/willard-robertson)
- [Dudley Digges](https://cinepixo.com/people/dudley-digges)
- [Francis McDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-mcdonald)
- [Nora Cecil](https://cinepixo.com/people/nora-cecil)
- [Nat Pendleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/nat-pendleton)
- [Tom Ricketts](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-ricketts)
- [Walter Huston](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-huston)
- [Charles Middleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-middleton)
- [Carl Stockdale](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-stockdale)
- [John Halliday](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-halliday)
- [David Manners](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-manners)
- [Gilbert Emery](https://cinepixo.com/people/gilbert-emery)
- [Jack Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-richardson)

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