Ruth Etting
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 22, 1896, David City, Nebraska, USA
- Died
- September 24, 1978
- Movies
- 23
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1997 | Vaudeville | Self (archive footage) |
| 1936 | Melody in May | Ruth Etting |
| 1935 | An Old Spanish Onion | |
| 1934 | No Contest! | Ruth |
| 1934 | Gift of Gab | Ruth |
| 1934 | The Song of Fame | |
| 1934 | Hips, Hips, Hooray! | Ruth Etting |
| 1933 | Roman Scandals | Olga |
| 1933 | Mr. Broadway | Ruth Etting |
| 1933 | Knee Deep In Music | Self |
| 1933 | Along Came Ruth | Ruth Etting a.k.a. Ruth Eldridge |
| 1933 | I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket | Self |
| 1933 | Bye-Gones | |
| 1932 | A Modern Cinderella | Anita Ragusa |
| 1932 | A Regular Trouper | Ruth Eton |
| 1932 | Artistic Temper | Ruth |
| 1931 | Words & Music | Ruth Eton |
| 1931 | Old Lace | |
| 1931 | Freshman Love | Ruth Eton |
| 1930 | One Good Turn | Ruth Eton |
| 1930 | Roseland | Helen Leslie |
| 1930 | Broadway's Like That | Ruth |
| 1929 | Ruth Etting in Favorite Melodies | Herself |
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