Ruth Etting

Ruth Etting

Born: November 22, 1896
Died: September 24, 1978
in David City, Nebraska, USA
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.

Movies for Ruth Etting...

Melody in May
Title: Melody in May
Released: April 30, 1936
Type: Movie
A Ruth Etting musical short - The songs - "St. Louis Blues" & "It Had to Be You".
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An Old Spanish Onion
Title: An Old Spanish Onion
Released: March 1, 1935
Type: Movie
Ruth Etting sings "Ay, Ay, Ay" in this 1935 film with Mario Álvarez, along with other songs.
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No Contest!
Title: No Contest!
Character: Ruth
Released: October 6, 1934
Type: Movie
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.
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Gift of Gab
Title: Gift of Gab
Character: Ruth
Released: September 1, 1934
Type: Movie
Conceited radio announcer irritates everyone else at the station.
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The Song of Fame
Title: The Song of Fame
Released: July 6, 1934
Type: Movie
A Ruth Etting musical short - The songs "Shine On, Harvest Moon", "I Cried For You", "I Wanna Be Loved" and "Green Eyes".
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Hips, Hips, Hooray!
Title: Hips, Hips, Hooray!
Character: Ruth Etting
Released: February 2, 1934
Type: Movie
Hips, Hips, Hooray! is a 1934 slapstick comedy film starring Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Ruth Etting, Thelma Todd, and Dorothy Lee.
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Roman Scandals
Title: Roman Scandals
Character: Olga
Released: November 27, 1933
Type: Movie
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.
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Mr. Broadway
Title: Mr. Broadway
Character: Ruth Etting
Released: September 12, 1933
Type: Movie
Ed Sullivan shows night spots all over New York in this movie, joking and listening to stories the patrons tell.
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I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket
Title: I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket
Character: Self
Released: January 23, 1933
Type: Movie
Walter Winchell meets a budding country journalist and shows her around the Biltmore Hotel.
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Bye-Gones
Title: Bye-Gones
Released: January 13, 1933
Type: Movie
A Ruth Etting musical short. The songs - "Smiles", "I'll Follow You", "My Melancholy Baby" and "When My Baby Smiles at Me".
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A Modern Cinderella
Title: A Modern Cinderella
Character: Anita Ragusa
Released: November 5, 1932
Type: Movie
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.
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A Regular Trouper
Title: A Regular Trouper
Character: Ruth Eton
Released: April 17, 1932
Type: Movie
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.
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Artistic Temper
Title: Artistic Temper
Character: Ruth
Released: April 17, 1932
Type: Movie
Ruth Etting shows how she make a perfect three minute egg by singing a song with a length of exactly three minutes.
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Words & Music
Title: Words & Music
Character: Ruth Eton
Released: November 1, 1931
Type: Movie
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.
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Old Lace
Title: Old Lace
Released: August 4, 1931
Type: Movie
Old Lace is a 1931 Musical short.
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One Good Turn
Title: One Good Turn
Character: Ruth Eton
Released: December 9, 1930
Type: Movie
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.
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Roseland
Title: Roseland
Character: Helen Leslie
Released: September 7, 1930
Type: Movie
A pretty dance hall girl is looking for the right guy.
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Broadway's Like That
Title: Broadway's Like That
Character: Ruth
Released: March 4, 1930
Type: Movie
A girl who works in a music store discovers, on the eve of her wedding, that her intended husband already has a wife.
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Ruth Etting in Favorite Melodies
Title: Ruth Etting in Favorite Melodies
Character: Herself
Released: March 15, 1929
Type: Movie
Singer Ruth Etting sings two popular tunes of 1929. The whole short is filmed in one take.