Ruth Hiatt

Born: 1906-01-06

From Wikipedia Ruth Hiatt (January 6, 1906 – April 21, 1994) was an actress in motion pictures beginning in the silent film era. She is best known for performing in 1920s comedies directed by Jack White, Norman Taurog, and Mack Sennett. As teenager she was discovered by comedian Lloyd Hamilton. She became his leading lady at United Artists studios in 1922. Hiatt was a former classic dancer who was Hamilton's successor to Irene Dalton. Their first work together is the short comedy The Speeder (1922). It is a production of the Hamilton Comedy Film Company. In Smith's Baby (1925) Hiatt is the female lead with Raymond McKee. Sennett cast Hiatt and McKee with Our Gang child star Mary Ann Jackson in 1927. The short comedies continued the Jimmy Smith series with titles like Smith's Pony (1927), Smith's Cook (1927), Smith's Cousin (1927), and Smith's Modiste Shop (1927). The movies were produced by Pathe Pictures. She appeared in the second chapter of the Ken Maynard Sunset Trail (1932). Hiatt's film career endured through 1941. Some of her later appearances were in the Three Stooges comedy Men In Black, the Our Gang entry Beginner's Luck, Just Speeding (1936) and Double Trouble (1941). In August 1922, Hiatt modeled for Beckman Furs of West 7th Street in Los Angeles, California. She won first prize for beauty at the annual Venice Beach bathing beauties parade in August 1923. She wore a costume of black and white checkered silk, with hat and slippers that matched. The Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers (WAMPAS) selected Hiatt among its thirteen baby star actresses for 1924. Blanche Mahaffey, Carmelita Geraghty, and Clara Bow were also chosen. Hiatt was blonde but one reporter covering the WAMPAS banquet in San Francisco, in December 1923, wrote that she was brunette. Ruth Hiatt died in Montrose, California in 1994 of congestive heart failure.


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Saturday Afternoon

as Pearl
Released: 1926-01-31

Harry and his friend have planned to go out for an afternoon of fun. But first, Harry must...

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The Drunkard

as Secretary
Released: 1935-04-03

An unscrupulous lawyer uses alcohol to swindle an innocent family.

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Double Trouble

as Blonde Assembly Line Worker
Released: 1941-11-21

Harry Langdon and Charley Rogers star in this 1941 Monogram comedy, about two bumbling brothers...

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Fast and Furious

as The Boss's Daughter
Released: 1924-10-11

Lige Conley stars in "Fast and Furious" (1924), a fast-paced silent comedy. Conley's sidekick in...

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Family Life

as Ruth Duff
Released: 1924-03-29

The Duff family can't seem to get along with their neighbors, an obsessed policeman and his wife.

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Ridin' Thru

as Dolores Brooks
Released: 1934-03-15

Dad Brooks is in financial trouble and needs to sell a lot of horses. But they are being rustled...

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Beginner's Luck

as Daisy's Mother
Released: 1935-02-23

Spanky's mother pushes him to join a local theater amateur night.

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Wandering Willies

as Ruth
Released: 1926-03-28

Percy Nudge (Australian-born Billy Bevan) and Dusty Duncan (Scotsman Andy Clyde) are two hoboes...

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The Burglar

as Mabel Smith
Released: 1928-09-12

A man, accidentally locked out of his house is mistaken for a burglar as he attempts to re-enter...

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Smith's Army Life

as Mabel Smith
Released: 1928-02-06

19th release in 'The Smith Family' series of 2-reel comedies.

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Smith's Restaurant

as Mabel Smith
Released: 1928-08-19

The Smiths open a restaurant, but can’t pay their bills because all of their customers won’t pay...

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Shanghai Rose

as Diane Avery
Released: 1929-01-01

Shanghai Rose is the proprietress of a gin mill which doubles as a bordello. A murder occurs,...

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His First Flame

as Mary Morgan
Released: 1927-05-02

Fire chief Amos McCarthy, a confirmed misogynist, counsels his nephew Harry Howells to avoid...

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The Rodeo

as Mabel Smith
Released: 1929-03-24

The film begins with a family at home having a meal. The biggest laugh involved some candles...

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Little Papa

as Mother
Released: 1935-09-21

The gang wants Spanky to come out and play football, but he has to make sure his baby sister is...

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The Chinatown Mystery

as Sally Warren, Chemist
Released: 1928-09-01

Restored by the George Eastman House in 2001, this 1928 serial was considered a “last hurrah”...

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The Speeder

as uncredited
Released: 1922-09-24

The Speeder is a 1922 comedy short

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Smith's Baby

as Mabel Smith
Released: 1926-07-25

Baby Bubbles torments her babysitting grandmother (Sunshine Hart) while her parents enjoy a rare...

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The Sunset Trail

as Molly Mason
Released: 1932-02-07

Jim and Buddy decide to follow their pal Tater-bug who left them for another job. No sooner do...

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Life in Hollywood No. 2

as Herself (as Ruth Hyatt)
Released: 1927-08-25

Part of a 7-part series exploring all aspects of Hollywood.

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That's Funny

as uncredited
Released: 1924-12-21

A Mermaid Comedy

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Isn't Love Cuckoo?

as Bebe Lodge
Released: 1925-11-22

An auto salesman fall in love with a rich girl but she is already engaged.

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Fifty Million Husbands

as Pansy Chase
Released: 1930-05-23

An estranged couple visit their old apartment, which is now occupied by Charley and his wife....

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Smith's Customer

as Mabel Smith
Released: 1927-02-06

Eighth release in 'The Smith Family' series of 2-reel comedies. Bubbles is up to mischief.

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The Big Flash

as Betty, Hinkle's Secretary
Released: 1932-11-05

Would-be photographer Harry gets his big chance when a newspaper wants pictures of a prominent...

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The Missing Link

as Beatrice Braden
Released: 1927-05-06

Arthur Wells, an impoverished poet, impersonates a big-game hunter in an attempt to locate the...

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Smith's Uncle

as Mabel Smith
Released: 1926-11-14

Here it's Andy Clyde in a long beard as Raymond McKee's rich uncle Dan. He quickly becomes...

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