Ruby Keeler
Ruby Keeler, born Ethel Hilda Keeler, (August 25, 1910 – February 28, 1993) was an actress, singer, and dancer most famous for her on-screen coupling with Dick Powell in a string of successful early musicals at Warner Brothers, particularly 42nd Street (1933). From 1928 to 1940, she was married to legendary singer Al Jolson. She retired from show business in the 1940s but made a widely publicized comeback on Broadway in 1971. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ruby Keeler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
42nd Street
as Peggy SawyerA producer puts on what may be his last Broadway show, and at the last moment a chorus girl has...
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Gold Diggers of 1933
as Polly ParkerDuring the Great Depression, all Broadway shows are closed down. A group of desperate unemployed...
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Footlight Parade
as Bea ThornA fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife...
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That's Dancing!
as From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage)A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the...
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Dames
as Barbara HemingwayA reformer's daughter wins the lead role in a scandalous Broadway show.
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Ready, Willing and Able
as JaneTwo starving songwriters will only get funding if they get British actress Jane Clarke to star...
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Mother Carey's Chickens
as Kitty CareyA financially-strapped mother and her children relocate from the city to a small rural town.
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American...
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Beverly Hills Brats
as GoldieA rich young boy arranges to be kidnapped so he'll get more attention from his parents.
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A Day at Santa Anita
as Ruby Keeler (uncredited)Orphaned horse-trainer's little daughter has reciprocated bond with horse, which needs her...
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Show Girl in Hollywood
as Ruby KeelerBroadway actress leaves New York to become a star in Hollywood, and succeeds despite sleazy...
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Hollywood Handicap
as HerselfA group of stable hands is given a race horse when its owner retires from the business. They...
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The Phynx
as Ruby KeelerA rock band is invented by the government as a cover to find hostages in a remote castle in...
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Flirtation Walk
as Kathleen "Kit" FittsA private stationed in Hawaii gets involved with the general's engaged daughter. In order to...
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And She Learned About Dames
as HerselfStudents at New York's Rovina Finishing School for Girls send their photographs to the makers of...
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42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
as Self (archive footage)Making-of documentary about the 1933 musical, 42nd Street.
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Go Into Your Dance
as Dorothy 'Dot' WayneAn irresponsible Broadway star gets mixed up with gambling and gangsters.
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Shipmates Forever
as June BlackburnAn admiral's son with no interest in carrying on the family tradition is a successful crooner....
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Colleen
as Colleen ReillyMusical about dingaling millionaire businessman Cedric Ames and his various employees
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Sweetheart of the Campus
as Betty BlakeRuby Keeler teams with the Nelsons (of TV and radio fame) as the singer in Ozzie's band. The...
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Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
as Self (archive footage)Short documentary about the Great Depression's impact on film, specifically Berkeley musicals.
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Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star
as Self (archive footage)Profile of famed dance director Busby Berkeley's career, in particular "The Gang's All Here"
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Six Hits and a Miss
as HerselfA musical which begins with six men and a woman singing; then a dance number; finally, the six...
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Tony Awards
as Self - PerformerThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as SelfThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
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The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - GuestThe Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various...
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