Ruth Etting

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Roman Scandals
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Roman Scandals

Nov 27, 1933
Un jeune homme au bon cœur est expulsé de sa ville natale corrompue de West Rome, Oklahoma. Il s'endort et rêve qu'il est de retour à l'époque de la Rome antique, où il se mêle d'intrigues de cour et d'un complot de meurtre contre l'Empereur.
Music
Mr. Broadway
1

Mr. Broadway

Sep 12, 1933
Ed Sullivan shows night spots all over New York in this movie, joking and listening to stories the patrons tell.
Comedy
One Good Turn
1

One Good Turn

Dec 09, 1930
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.
Music
No Contest!
1

No Contest!

Oct 06, 1934
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.
Music
Melody in May
1

Melody in May

Apr 30, 1936
A Ruth Etting musical short - The songs - "St. Louis Blues" & "It Had to Be You".
Music
Bye-Gones
1

Bye-Gones

Jan 13, 1933
A Ruth Etting musical short. The songs - "Smiles", "I'll Follow You", "My Melancholy Baby" and "When My Baby Smiles at Me".
The Song of Fame
2

The Song of Fame

Jul 06, 1934
A Ruth Etting musical short - The songs "Shine On, Harvest Moon", "I Cried For You", "I Wanna Be Loved" and "Green Eyes".
Old Lace
1

Old Lace

Aug 04, 1931
Old Lace is a 1931 Musical short.
Music
Hips, Hips, Hooray!
5.8

Hips, Hips, Hooray!

Feb 02, 1934
Hips, Hips, Hooray! is a 1934 slapstick comedy film starring Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Ruth Etting, Thelma Todd, and Dorothy Lee.
Music
A Modern Cinderella
4

A Modern Cinderella

Nov 05, 1932
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.
Music
Roseland
3.5

Roseland

Sep 07, 1930
A pretty dance hall girl is looking for the right guy.
Music
Gift of Gab
1

Gift of Gab

Sep 01, 1934
Conceited radio announcer irritates everyone else at the station.
Music
Words & Music
1

Words & Music

Nov 01, 1931
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.
Music
A Regular Trouper
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A Regular Trouper

Apr 17, 1932
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.
Music
Artistic Temper
5

Artistic Temper

Apr 17, 1932
Ruth Etting shows how she make a perfect three minute egg by singing a song with a length of exactly three minutes.
Music
Along Came Ruth
1

Along Came Ruth

May 06, 1933
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.
Comedy
Freshman Love
1

Freshman Love

Apr 13, 1931
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.
Music
Knee Deep In Music
1

Knee Deep In Music

Aug 04, 1933
A canned fish tycoon wants a smash hit song to sell his fish. Ruth Etting is the perfect singer - but can they find a song worthy of her?