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Overview

Date of Death:
24 September 1978, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA more
Mini Biography:
Celebrated singing star of US stage, radio and recordings, she popularized... more
Trivia:
Portrayed by Doris Day in Love Me or Leave Me (1955).
STARmeter: ?
Down 20% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
The Elton John Story?
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 13 October 2003)


Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actress, Soundtrack, Self, Archive Footage
Actress:
  1. Sleepy Time (1936)
  2. Alladin from Manhattan (1936)
  3. Tuned Out (1935)
  4. Ticket or Leave It (1935)
  5. An Old Spanish Onion (1935)
  6. Bandits and Ballads (1934)
  7. Southern Style (1934)
  8. Gift of Gab (1934) .... Ruth
  9. Derby Decade (1934) .... Della Delmar
  10. The Song of Fame (1934) .... Ruth Eaton
    ... aka Broadway Brevities: The Song of Fame (USA: series title)
  11. A Torch Tango (1934)
  12. Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934) .... Ruth Etting
  13. Roman Scandals (1933) .... Olga
  14. California Weather (1933)
  15. Crashing the Gate (1933)
  16. Along Came Ruth (1933)
  17. Bye-Gones (1933)
  18. Knee Deep in Music (1933)
  19. A Modern Cinderella (1932) .... Anita Ragusa
  20. A Mail Bride (1932)
  21. A Regular Trouper (1932) .... Ruth Eton
  22. Artistic Temper (1932) .... Ruth Whitney/Ruth White
    ... aka Artistic Temperament
  23. Old Lace (1931)
  24. Radio Salutes (1931)
  25. Words & Music (1931) .... Ruth Eton
  26. One Good Turn (1930) .... Ruth Eton
  27. Roseland (1930) .... Helen Leslie
  28. Broadway's Like That (1930) .... Ruth
    ... aka Ruth Etting in Broadway's Like That (USA: copyright title)

  29. Booklovers (1929) (voice)
  30. Blue Songs (1929)
Soundtrack:
  1. Road to Perdition (2002) (performer: "Whose Honey Are You?" (1935))

  2. King of the Hill (1993) (writer: "Maybe Who Knows" (1929)) (performer: "Nevertheless (I'm in Love with You)" (1931))
  3. Rambling Rose (1991) (performer: "IF I COULD BE WITH YOU ONE HOUR TONIGHT")

  4. Shy People (1987) (performer: "Body and Soul")

  5. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) (performer: "Ten Cents a Dance")

  6. Melody in May (1936) (performer: "St. Louis Blues", "It Had to Be You")
  7. Tuned Out (1935) (performer: "Shine On, Harvest Moon")
  8. An Old Spanish Onion (1935) (performer: "Those Endearing Young Charms")
  9. No Contest! (1934) (performer: "Easy Come, Easy Go" (uncredited), "Shine On, Harvest Moon" (1908) (uncredited), "Dancing in the Moonlight" (uncredited), "A Thousand Good-nights" (uncredited))
  10. Gift of Gab (1934) (performer: "Talking to Myself", "Tomorrow, Who Cares?")
  11. Derby Decade (1934) (performer: "A Bird in a Gilded Cage", "After the Ball")
  12. The Song of Fame (1934) (performer: "Shine On, Harvest Moon", "I Cried For You" (1923), "I Wanna Be Loved" (1932))
    ... aka Broadway Brevities: The Song of Fame (USA: series title)
  13. A Torch Tango (1934) (performer: "Shine On, Harvest Moon", "Don't Blame Me")
  14. Roman Scandals (1933) (performer: "No More Love")
  15. California Weather (1933) (performer: "Shine On, Harvest Moon")
  16. Along Came Ruth (1933) (performer: "Daisy Bell (A Bicycle Built For Two)", "Shine On, Harvest Moon", "Sidewalks of New York" (1894))
  17. Bye-Gones (1933) (performer: "I'll Follow You")
  18. Knee Deep in Music (1933) (performer: "Shine On, Harvest Moon", "You've Got Me Crying Again", "We Couldn't Do Better Than That")
  19. A Modern Cinderella (1932) (performer: "Little Cinderella", "It Was So Beautiful (And You Were Mine)")
  20. Artistic Temper (1932) (performer: "That's What Heaven Means to Me", "What a Life! (Trying to Live Without You)", "Loveable")
    ... aka Artistic Temperament
  21. Freshman Love (1931) (performer: "She's Funny That Way", "Love Is Like That")
  22. Radio Salutes (1931) (performer: "You're Always Sure of My Love")
  23. Words & Music (1931) (performer: "Still I'm Falling In Love", "Now That You're Gone")
  24. One Good Turn (1930) (performer: "The Kiss Waltz", "If I Could Be with You")
  25. Roseland (1930) (performer: "Let Me Sing and I'm Happy", "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes)
  26. Broadway's Like That (1930) (performer: "The Right Kind of Man, "From the Bottom of My Heart")
    ... aka Ruth Etting in Broadway's Like That (USA: copyright title)

  27. Ruth Etting, the Sweetheart of Columbia Records, Glorifying the Popular Song (1929) (performer: "That Wonderful Boyfriend of Mine", "Pretty Little You", "All I Want Is Y-O-U")
  28. Ruth Etting in Favorite Melodies (1929) (performer: "My Mother's Eyes", "That's Him Now")
    ... aka Paramount Movietone: Ruth Etting in Favorite Melodies (USA: series title)
  29. Ruth Etting (1928) (performer: "Roses of Yesterday", "Because My Baby Don't Mean 'Maybe' Now")
Self:
  1. Melody in May (1936) .... Herself
  2. No Contest! (1934) .... Herself
  3. Hollywood on Parade No. B-6 (1934) .... Herself
  4. Hollywood on Parade (1934)
  5. Mr. Broadway (1933) .... Herself
  6. Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (1933) (uncredited) .... Herself
  7. I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket (1933) .... Herself - Ruth Etting
  8. Seasons Greetings (1931) .... Herself
  9. Freshman Love (1931) .... Herself

  10. Ruth Etting, the Sweetheart of Columbia Records, Glorifying the Popular Song (1929) .... Herself
  11. Ruth Etting in Favorite Melodies (1929) .... Herself
    ... aka Paramount Movietone: Ruth Etting in Favorite Melodies (USA: series title)
  12. Melancholy Dame (1929) .... Herself
  13. Ruth Etting (1928) .... Herself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Stage: Appeared in "9:15 Revue," "Simple Simon," vaudeville act with Lou Holtz at the NY Palace, 1930. more
Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 2 Print Biographies | 1 Magazine Cover Photo more
Genres:
Short | Musical | Music | Comedy more

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