Ruth Etting
Biography: From Wikipedia Ruth Etting (November 23, 1896 – September 24, 1978) was an American singing star and actress of the 1920s and 1930s, who had over 60 hit recordings and worked in stage, radio, and film. She is known as "America's sweetheart of song". Her signature tunes were "Shine On, Harvest Moon", "Ten Cents a Dance" and "Love Me or Leave Me". Her other popular recordings included "Button Up Your Overcoat", "Mean to Me", "Exactly Like You" and "Shaking the Blues Away". In Hollywood, Etting made a long series of movie shorts between 1929 and 1936, and three feature movies in 1933 and 1934. In 1936, she appeared in London in Ray Henderson's Transatlantic Rhythm. Her life was the basis for the fictionalized 1955 film Love Me or Leave Me, which starred Doris Day (as Etting), James Cagney (as Snyder) and Cameron Mitchell (as Alderman). Etting, Myrl Alderman and Moe Snyder all sold their rights to the story to MGM. Shortly before her death, Etting said she thought the screen portrayal of her was too tough and that Jane Powell would have been a better choice for the lead. For her work in films, Etting has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located on the north side of the 6500 block of Hollywood Boulevard.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: November 22, 1896
Deathday: September 24, 1978
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Roman Scandals
1933-11-27
Roman Scandals
Overview: A kind-hearted young man is thrown out of his corrupt home town of West Rome, Oklahoma. He falls asleep and dreams that he is back in the days of olden Rome, where he gets mixed up with court intrigue and a murder plot against the Emperor.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-11-27
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Mr. Broadway
1933-09-12
Mr. Broadway
Overview: Ed Sullivan shows night spots all over New York in this movie, joking and listening to stories the patrons tell.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-09-12
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One Good Turn
1930-12-09
One Good Turn
Overview: Singer Ruth Eton, of the singing team of Eton and Farrell, is told by her agents to get rid of her partner if she wants to advance her career. Instead, she gives him singing lessons. After a few months of training, he is good enough to be on his own and dumps Eton. When he loses his voice suddenly, he finds out who his true friends are.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-12-09
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Bye-Gones
1933-01-13
Bye-Gones
Overview: A Ruth Etting musical short. The songs - "Smiles", "I'll Follow You", "My Melancholy Baby" and "When My Baby Smiles at Me".
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-01-13
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No Contest!
1934-10-06
No Contest!
Overview: Ruth Etting is the star attraction on the Albertson Travel Agency radio show. When her producers learn that her recordings are on another program at the same time, they devise a contest, based on the words in a song she sings, in which the winner gets Etting's services at a banquet.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-10-06
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The Song of Fame
1934-07-06
The Song of Fame
Overview: A Ruth Etting musical short - The songs "Shine On, Harvest Moon", "I Cried For You", "I Wanna Be Loved" and "Green Eyes".
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-07-06
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Melody in May
1936-04-30
Melody in May
Overview: A Ruth Etting musical short - The songs - "St. Louis Blues" & "It Had to Be You".
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-04-30
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Old Lace
1931-08-04
Old Lace
Overview: Old Lace is a 1931 Musical short.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-08-04
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Broadway's Like That
1930-03-04
Broadway's Like That
Overview: A girl who works in a music store discovers, on the eve of her wedding, that her intended husband already has a wife.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-03-04
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Hips, Hips, Hooray!
1934-02-02
Hips, Hips, Hooray!
Overview: Hips, Hips, Hooray! is a 1934 slapstick comedy film starring Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Ruth Etting, Thelma Todd, and Dorothy Lee.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-02-02
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An Old Spanish Onion
1935-03-01
An Old Spanish Onion
Overview: Ruth Etting sings "Ay, Ay, Ay" in this 1935 film with Mario Álvarez, along with other songs.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-03-01
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A Modern Cinderella
1932-11-05
A Modern Cinderella
Overview: Anita Ragusa, the daughter of a costume company owner, delivers a dress for a costume ball at the last minute. The snobbish customer doesn't like the design at first, but agrees to let Anita model it for her to decide whether to keep it. Charlie, a drunk partygoer, sees Anita in the dress and invites her to attend the festivities. She reluctantly agrees and sings for the other guests.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-11-05
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Roseland
1930-09-07
Roseland
Overview: A pretty dance hall girl is looking for the right guy.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-09-07
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Ruth Etting in Favorite Melodies
1929-03-15
Ruth Etting in Favorite Melodies
Overview: Singer Ruth Etting sings two popular tunes of 1929. The whole short is filmed in one take.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-03-15
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Gift of Gab
1934-09-01
Gift of Gab
Overview: Conceited radio announcer irritates everyone else at the station.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-09-01
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I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket
1933-01-23
I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket
Overview: Walter Winchell meets a budding country journalist and shows her around the Biltmore Hotel.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-01-23
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Words & Music
1931-11-01
Words & Music
Overview: Singer Ruth Eton is looking for some new songs to use in her act. Don Hopkins is a songwriter who wants to break into the business, but knows it is difficult to get music publishers to consider new talent. Don sees Ruth having dinner at a night club and asks for her help.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-11-01
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A Regular Trouper
1932-04-17
A Regular Trouper
Overview: Ruth Eton (Ruth Etting), a singer with a traveling show troupe, is engaged to the troupe manager, Joe Grant (Edward Leiter), but when Ruth's younger sister, Laura (Wanda Perry) arrives, fickle Joe transfers his attentions and intentions to her. For the sake of her sister and the show, Ruth accepts her tough break philosophically, and sings "Why Did It Have To Be Me?"...because she is a real trouper.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-04-17
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Artistic Temper
1932-04-17
Artistic Temper
Overview: Ruth Etting shows how she make a perfect three minute egg by singing a song with a length of exactly three minutes.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-04-17
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Along Came Ruth
1933-05-06
Along Came Ruth
Overview: Miss Etting plays herself, and the clever opening sequence conveys two messages: 1) that she's very much in demand, and 2) that the grind of stardom is wearing her down. We watch as Ruth gamely performs her signature song "Shine On, Harvest Moon," first in a recording studio, mid-day, then at a radio station in the evening, and finally on the Broadway stage that same night.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-05-06
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Freshman Love
1931-04-13
Freshman Love
Overview: In this 100% fictional-plot short a fictional freshman, played by an actor named Don Tomkins), becomes smitten with and writes letters to a singer, Ruth Etting (Ruth Etting), on a fictional radio station. His fictional 1930s nerdy friends take her answering letters in return and torment him about no response. The fictional Ruth Etting (played by the real Ruth Etting) meets him and helps him turn the tables on his tormentors.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-04-13
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