While not achieving huge financial success with his ventures his films were sold and distributed widely within Australia and overseas.

In 1999 he was recognised for his lifelong contributions with a one-hour special by Ray Martin at the end of Channel 9's "Our Century" series, as he supplied a lot of historical footage for that program.

The area underneath his parents home at East Brisbane was soon converted into a small theatrette and signwriting workshop.

He married wife Iris in 1942 and they built their family home in Norman Park which included space for his signwriting business, a 32-seat theatrette and various studio areas for film production including a darkroom, sound proof recording booth, film vault and editing bench.

His first films, none of which survive, were shot in 35mm, but he soon went to 16mm format becoming a dedicated fan of the Swiss made Paillard Bolex cameras.

These films, notably "The Little Menace" and "Handyman" achieved some commercial success with many copies being sold for distribution in Australia and overseas.

[4] The success of his early nature films inspired him to do more in that regard and he produced a series of documentaries specifically designed for screenings in Queensland schools.

In 2007, a year after his death, a final tribute was made when researchers from Griffith University and the Museum of Brisbane held a historic film night.

About two-thirds of Paul Ruckert's productions survive in the family collection, only 11 of the documentaries are preserved in the National Film and Sound Archive in Canberra.