Ruby Keeler

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.

Title: Ruby Keeler
Popularity: 10.602
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1910-08-25
Place of Birth: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Homepage:
Also Known As: Ethel Ruby Keeler

Ruby Keeler Movies

1933
Movies

42nd Street

42nd Street

6.889 1933 HD

A producer puts on what may be his last Broadway show, and at the last moment a chorus girl has to replace the star.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Warner Baxter

1933
Movies

Gold Diggers of 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933

7.168 1933 HD

During the Great Depression, all Broadway shows are closed down. A group of desperate unemployed showgirls find hope when a wealthy songwriter...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Joan Blondell

1933
Movies

Footlight Parade

Footlight Parade

6.9 1933 HD

A 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...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: James Cagney

1934
Movies

Dames

Dames

6.3 1934 HD

A reformer's daughter wins the lead role in a scandalous Broadway show.

Genre: Romance

Cast: Joan Blondell

1938
Movies

Hollywood Handicap

Hollywood Handicap

4.5 1938 HD

A 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...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Charles Ruggles

1936
Movies

Colleen

Colleen

5.3 1936 HD

Musical about dingaling millionaire businessman Cedric Ames and his various employees

Genre: Drama

Cast: Dick Powell

1935
Movies

Shipmates Forever

Shipmates Forever

6.5 1935 HD

An admiral's son with no interest in carrying on the family tradition is a successful crooner. He finally joins the Navy to prove he can, but with no...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Dick Powell

1935
Movies

Go Into Your Dance

Go Into Your Dance

7.5 1935 HD

An irresponsible Broadway star gets mixed up with gambling and gangsters.

Genre: Music

Cast: Al Jolson

1938
Movies

Mother Carey's Chickens

Mother Carey's Chickens

5.2 1938 HD

A financially-strapped mother and her children relocate from the city to a small rural town.

Genre: Romance

Cast: Fay Bainter

1930
Movies

Show Girl in Hollywood

Show Girl in Hollywood

5.8 1930 HD

Broadway actress leaves New York to become a star in Hollywood, and succeeds despite sleazy directors and her own ego.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Alice White

1941
Movies

Sweetheart of the Campus

Sweetheart of the Campus

5 1941 HD

Ruby 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...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Ruby Keeler

1937
Movies

Ready, Willing and Able

Ready, Willing and Able

5 1937 HD

Two starving songwriters will only get funding if they get British actress Jane Clarke to star in their show.

Genre: Romance

Cast: Ruby Keeler

1942
Movies

Calling All Girls

Calling All Girls

1 1942 HD

The process by which girls are chosen for chorus line members in movie musical is shown. Numbers from popular 1930s musicals are then presented....

Genre: Music

Cast: Owen Crump

1934
Movies

Flirtation Walk

Flirtation Walk

5.4 1934 HD

A 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...

Genre: Music

Cast: Dick Powell

1937
Movies

A Day at Santa Anita

A Day at Santa Anita

5 1937 HD

Orphaned horse-trainer's little daughter has reciprocated bond with horse, which needs her presence to win races.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Sybil Jason

1934
Movies

And She Learned About Dames

And She Learned About Dames

6 1934 HD

Students 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...

Genre: Music

Cast: Lyle Talbot

1942
Movies

Six Hits and a Miss

Six Hits and a Miss

4.5 1942 HD

A musical which begins with six men and a woman singing; then a dance number; finally, the six men and woman sing again.

Genre: Music

Cast: Six Hits and a Miss

1989
Movies

Beverly Hills Brats

Beverly Hills Brats

5.5 1989 HD

A rich young boy arranges to be kidnapped so he'll get more attention from his parents.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Burt Young

1975
Movies

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

5.7 1975 HD

Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Laverne Andrews

1965
Movies

The Love Goddesses

The Love Goddesses

6.3 1965 HD

This insightful documentary features some of the major and most beautiful actresses to grace the silver screen. It shows how the movie industry...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Carl King

1985
Movies

That's Dancing!

That's Dancing!

7 1985 HD

A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Mikhail Baryshnikov

1934
Movies

Studio Highlights

Studio Highlights

1 1934 HD

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,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Warner Baxter

1970
Movies

The Phynx

The Phynx

3.5 1970 HD

A 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.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Michael A. Miller

2006
Movies

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

6 2006 HD

Making-of documentary about the 1933 musical, 42nd Street.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Martin Rubin

2006
Movies

Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

5.7 2006 HD

Short documentary about the Great Depression's impact on film, specifically Berkeley musicals.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Richard Barrios

1964
S1 E30

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

5 1964 HD

Johnny Slate successfully manages his circus as it moves from town to town.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Jack Palance

1967
S5 E5

Vacation Playhouse

Vacation Playhouse

1 1967 HD

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...

Genre: Comedy

Cast:

2023
S60 E2

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

5 2023 HD

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The...

Genre:

Cast:

1995
S12 E100

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

6.559 1995 HD

The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.

Genre: Talk

Cast: Dick Cavett

1971
S24 E26

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.529 1971 HD

The 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...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Ed Sullivan