Rudy Vallee
Rudy Vallee started his career as a saxophone player and singer and later became a band leader. In the 1920s and early 30s he had a hit radio program, The Fleishmann's Yeast Hour (where he was hated by his cast and crew due to his explosive ego-driven personality). In the early 1930's he was ranked with the likes of Bing Crosby and the tragic Russ Columbo in the Hit Parade. A huge hit on radio in 1933 with his program, initially known as 'The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour,' Vallee was considered a slave driver by his staff. He was known to instigate fist fights with virtually anyone who got on his nerves. During the run of his show he slugged photographers, threw sheet music in the faces of pianists' heads and if provoked, would sock hecklers in the nose. While audiences loved him, he was hated by most of his staff. As a very popular star in night clubs and on records, as well as in movies, he helped other singers like Alice Faye - who was for a while his band singer - and Frances Langford to start their careers. In his early movies he often played the romantic lead, but he switched later to stuffy and comic parts. He also appeared on Broadway. The mid-60's Broadway hit "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" was filmed in 1967 with him in his original Broadway role.
The Palm Beach Story
as John D. Hackensacker IIIA New York inventor, Tom Jeffers, needs cash to develop his big idea, so his adoring wife,...
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
as Jasper B. BiggleyA young but bright former window cleaner rises to the top of his company by following the advice...
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Unfaithfully Yours
as August HenshlerBefore he left for a brief European visit, symphony conductor Sir Alfred De Carter casually...
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Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Autograph HoundA would-be filmmaker and actress shake up the industry with a trick dog who gets discovered by a...
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The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
as Tommy ChamberlainTeenager Susan Turner, with a severe crush on playboy artist Richard Nugent, sneaks into his...
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I Remember Mama
as Dr. JohnsonNorwegian immigrant Marta Hanson keeps a firm but loving hand on her household of four children,...
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The Helen Morgan Story
as HimselfTorch singer Helen Morgan rises from sordid beginnings to fame and fortune only to lose it all...
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The Night They Raided Minsky's
as Opening Narrator (voice)Rachel arrives in New York from her Amish community intent on becoming a dancer. Unfortunately...
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Live a Little, Love a Little
as Louis PenlowPhotographer Greg Nolan moonlights in two full-time jobs to pay the rent, but has trouble...
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Gold Diggers in Paris
as Terry MooreWhen the representative of the Paris International Dance Exposition arrives in New York to...
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Father Was a Fullback
as Mr. JessupCoach George Copper's college football team is losing game after game, much to the dismay of...
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The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
as Lynn SargentTwenty-three years after scoring the winning touchdown for his college football team...
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My Dear Secretary
as Charles HarrisA budding young writer thinks it's her lucky day when she is chosen to be the new secretary for...
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Man Alive
as Gordon TolliverA reportedly dead man haunts his wife and her boyfriend.
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Sweet Music
as Skip HoustonA midwest band leader and his lead singer share a love-hate relationship as they try for success...
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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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Glorifying the American Girl
as SelfA young woman, who wants to be in the Follies, is making ends meet by working at a department...
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International House
as HimselfForeign investors converge on a luxury hotel in China to bid on a new kind of radioscope. But,...
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Things You Never See on the Screen
as SelfFlubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1935.
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Slashed Dreams
as ProprietorA couple on vacation in the woods is stalked by a pair of rapists.
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Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
as uncreditedNarrator Hopper covers two war benefit affairs, a garden party and a USO fashion show, at...
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Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
as Rudy ValleeTwo Broadway showgirls, who are also sisters, are sick and tired of New York as well as not...
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Breakdowns of 1938
as Rudy (archive footage) (uncredited)Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1938.
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It's in the Bag!
as Rudy ValleeThe ringmaster of a flea circus inherits a fortune...if he can find which chair it's hidden in.
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The Admiral Was a Lady
as Peter PedigrewEx-WAVE encounters four fun-loving, work-hating men, all of whom want to marry her.
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The Golden Twenties
as Self (archive footage)Feature-length compilation of 1920s newsreel footage, with commentary about news, sports,...
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Men Who Rate a 10
as SelfVariety special hosted by Barbara Eden, Gloria Swanson, and Brooke Shields that celebrates the...
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People Are Funny
as Ormsby JamisonA comedy based on NBC's "People Are Funny" radio (and later television) program with Art...
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The Phynx
as Rudy ValleeA rock band is invented by the government as a cover to find hostages in a remote castle in...
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Time Out for Rhythm
as Daniel 'Danny' CollinsA producer and his partner clash over two women in show business.
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The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
as Charles HinglemanSaloon-bar singer Freddie gets very angry whenever boyfriend Blackie seems to be playing around....
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Mother Is a Freshman
as John HeaslipWidow Abby Abbott is having serious money problems and has to dip into the family trust in order...
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The Vagabond Lover
as Rudy BronsonA zany musical about an amateur musician in search of work who impersonates a big band leader.
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Second Fiddle
as Roger MaxwellStudio publicist discovers Minnesota skating teacher and takes her to Hollywood. She goes back...
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The Fabulous Suzanne
as Hendrick Courtney Jr.Suzanne, a waitress, comes up with a sure-fire method for winning at the racetrack and, later,...
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Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they...
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Rodeo Dough
as Rudy ValleeAfter a trip to Hollywood, two young ladies attempt to hitchhike home but end up at a...
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A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
as Himself (uncredited)This short shows the entrances of the various Hollywood studios, then specifically visits Warner...
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Rudy Vallee Melodies
as SelfBetty Boop, trying to keep a party lively, is aided by Rudy Vallee, who comes to live-action...
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Happy Go Lucky
as Alfred MonroeA gold-digger hopes to land a rich husband in Trinidad, but gets mixed up with a beach boy and...
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Ricochet Romance
as Worthington HiggenmacherMarjorie Main is the whole show in the Universal programmer Ricochet Romance. Playing the...
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George White's Scandals
as Jimmy MartinReporter Miss Lee is looking for a story and approaches George White as he's assembling the...
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So This Is New York
as Herbert DaleyA small town man inherits a significant fortune and takes his family to New York City whereupon...
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Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
as Self (archive footage)From the A&E "Biography" series, a review of the birth, development and cinematic history of...
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Betty Co-ed
as HimselfA young dog calls on Betty but fraternity hazers kidnap him. With a Bouncing Ball, Rudy Vallee...
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Jazz Ball
as Self (archive footage)A made-for-TV musical revue, compiled from soundies and film and TV performances by jazz greats...
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Kitty from Kansas City
as Singer with Handlebar MoustacheSun bonneted Betty Boop takes a train to "Rudy Valley" where she gains weight and Rudy Vallee...
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Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
as Self (archive footage)A retrospective of Chita Rivera's film, television and stage career, including interviews with...
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11th. Naval District "United States Coast Guard Band"
as Himself - BandleaderA patriotic wartime short showcasing the U.S. Coast Guard Band, led by singer Rudy Vallee, and...
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Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
as HimselfActors are seen in their new roles as military men during WWII: Robert Stack displaying his...
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Hollywood on Parade No. B-9
as SelfJimmy Durante asks popular song writing team Mack Gordon and Harry Revel to demonstrate some of...
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as SelfThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...
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The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-HostThe Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...
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Batman
as Lord Marmaduke FfoggWealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually...
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The Merv Griffin Show
as SelfThe Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran...
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Petticoat Junction
as uncreditedThe Bradley family are proud owners of the Shady Rest Hotel. Kate and her three young daughters...
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The Name of the Game
as Myron LesserThe Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and...
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Night Gallery
as uncreditedRod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a...
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The Colgate Comedy Hour
as SelfThe Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC...
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What's My Line?
as SelfFour panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...
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What's My Line?
as Self - PanelistFour panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...
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Alias Smith and Jones
as uncreditedAlias Smith and Jones is an American Western series that originally aired on ABC from 1971 to...
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December Bride
as uncreditedDecember Bride is an American sitcom that aired on the CBS television network from 1954 to 1959,...
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Ellery Queen
as Alvin WinerEllery Queen is an American television detective mystery series based on the fictional character...
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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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CHiPs
as Arthur ForbingerLighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main...
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Your Show of Shows
as uncreditedYour Show of Shows was a live 90-minute variety show that was broadcast weekly in the United...
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Kraft Television Theatre
as BromleyKraft Television Theatre is an American drama/anthology television series
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The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
as Rudy ValleeThe Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour is a collection of thirteen one-hour specials airing occasionally from...
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The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
as SelfEd Asner tells the story of RKO Pictures from the 1920s to the 1960s.
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