
Ruby Keeler
Actor · 1910 – 1993 · Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
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.
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Movie6.5DocumentaryTV MovieGene Kelly is a legend of the heyday of the Hollywood musical. His name stands for masterpieces such as "Singin' in the Rain" and "An American in Paris". As a singer, dancer, actor, choreographer and director, he was a true all-round artist who revolutionized the world of dance in particular. Kelly, who loved to experiment, explored new forms of dance expression and helped a whole generation of young talents to fame. From his beginnings in cabarets and on Broadway to his recognition as a choreographer and director, the documentary shows how the good-looking star with a charming smile expanded the boundaries of dance expression: He danced in the open air in the streets of New York, with a cartoon character or his own reflection. But this dazzling entertainer image should not obscure the fact that Kelly, as a staunch supporter of the American civil rights movement, also saw dancing as a political statement.
Movie6.9ComedyDramaBroadway director Julian Marsh needs just one more hit show so he can retire and recover his health. It looks like he just may pull it off until temperamental star Dorthy Brock breaks her ankle on the eve of the show's premiere and has to be replaced by her understudy Peggy.
42nd Street
1933 · 224 votes
Movie6.0FamilyDocumentaryA TV special on the 100th anniversary of the birth of film.
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987 · 7 votes
Movie6.8ComedyMusicA fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when he tries to produce live musicals for movie-going audiences.
Footlight Parade
1933 · 106 votes
Movie7.2ComedyDramaWhen all Broadway shows are shut down during the Depression, a trio of desperate showgirls scheme to bilk a repugnant high society man of his money to keep their show going.
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933 · 182 votes
Movie6.3DocumentaryHistoryPeriod music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 · 9 votes
Movie6.9DocumentaryMusicA documentary film about dancing on the screen, from its origins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s, up to the break dance and music videos from the 80s.
That's Dancing!
1985 · 22 votes
Movie6.5RomanceMusicA reformer's daughter wins the lead role in a scandalous Broadway show.
Dames
1934 · 43 votes
Movie5.8ComedyDramaBroadway actress leaves New York to become a star in Hollywood, and succeeds despite sleazy directors and her own ego.
Show Girl in Hollywood
1930 · 10 votes
Movie5.4RomanceComedyTwo starving songwriters will only get funding if they get British actress Jane Clarke to star in their show.
Ready, Willing and Able
1937 · 8 votes
Movie7.2MusicDramaAn irresponsible Broadway star gets mixed up with gambling and gangsters.
Go Into Your Dance
1935 · 5 votes
Movie5.8MusicRomanceA private stationed in Hawaii gets involved with the general's engaged daughter. In order to avoid a scandal, the pair break up, but meet again years later when he's at West Point producing the annual play that turns out to star her.
Flirtation Walk
1934 · 16 votes
Movie5.8DramaRomanceMusical about dingaling millionaire businessman Cedric Ames and his various employees
Colleen
1936 · 4 votes
Movie5.0ComedyA rich young boy arranges to be kidnapped so he'll get more attention from his parents.
Beverly Hills Brats
1989 · 12 votes
Movie4.8ComedyMusicA group of stable hands is given a race horse when its owner retires from the business. They raise money to run the horse in the Hollywood Derby at Santa Anita race track. Many Hollywood personalities attend the event.
Hollywood Handicap
1938 · 14 votes
Movie6.0RomanceDramaA financially-strapped mother and her children relocate from the city to a small rural town.
Mother Carey's Chickens
1938 · 6 votes
Movie6.0DocumentaryMaking-of documentary about the 1933 musical, 42nd Street.
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006 · 2 votes
- MovieDocumentary
A short promotional film about Ruby Keeler and her upcoming film "Flirtation Walk." It provides a brief look at her career on Broadway, early films, and personal life away from the studio before showing a trailer for the new film.
Movie3.6ComedyA rock band is invented by the government as a cover to find hostages in a remote castle in Albania held by communist enemies of the USA.
The Phynx
1970 · 12 votes
Movie4.9DocumentaryShort documentary about the Great Depression's impact on film, specifically Berkeley musicals.
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
2006 · 8 votes
Movie7.0MusicStudents at New York's Rovina Finishing School for Girls send their photographs to the makers of Claybury's Beauty Soap, in the hope of being chosen as "Miss Complexion of 1934." Martha Howson wins the contest, which includes a trip to Hollywood and a tour of the Warner Brothers lot with Lyle Talbot. When she gets to the studio, all she wants to do is meet Dick Powell, star of the new Warner Brothers film Dames (1934).
And She Learned About Dames
1934 · 3 votes
Movie5.8ComedyRomanceRuby Keeler teams with the Nelsons (of TV and radio fame) as the singer in Ozzie's band. The setting is a college campus which is suffering from monetary woes, but somehow Ozzie's band manages to attract enough attention to increase the enrollment and keep the school from having to shut down.
Sweetheart of the Campus
1941 · 4 votes
MovieDocumentaryProfile of famed dance director Busby Berkeley's career, in particular "The Gang's All Here"
Movie6.0DramaOrphaned horse-trainer's little daughter has reciprocated bond with horse, which needs her presence to win races.
A Day at Santa Anita
1937 · 2 votes
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TV6.8Talk ShowThe Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · 22 votes
TVTalk ShowThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre.
Tony Awards
1956
TV6.8ComedyTalk ShowThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · 23 votes
- TV7.5Drama
Johnny Slate successfully manages his circus as it moves from town to town.
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963 · 2 votes
- TV8.0ComedyCrime
The concept of the series was the showing of unaired and unsold television pilots that did not make the television lineup for CBS. The show was successful during its first few seasons due to the fact that the show's concept, airing unsold and unaired television pilots, was a popular concept in the 1960s. But during its last two seasons on the air, the series did find some trouble due to the fact that the series were running out of pilots to air and, in their 4th season, they began airing repeats from the three seasons prior. During its 1966 summer run, the series aired eights new pilots and two repeats and during its last year airing five new pilots and four repeats.
Vacation Playhouse
1963 · 2 votes