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Puttin' on the Ritz

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Original title

Puttin' on the Ritz

Year

1930

Running time

88 min.

Country

United States

Director

Edward Sloman

Screenwriter

William K. Wells, James Gleason. Story: John W. Considine Jr.

Cast

Music

Hugo Riesenfeld

Cinematography

Ray June (B&W)

Producer

Joseph M. Schenck Productions, Art Cinema Corporation, United Artists

Genre

Musical. Romance

Synopsis

Crooner Harry Raymond and best friend James Tierney are working for a musical promoter when they meet Dolores Fenton who is trying to make ends meet by selling one of her songs. Raymond collaborates with Miss Fenton on her music but gets fired overzealoulsy selling it to his boss. Raymond and Tierney, along with their girlfriends, work in vaudeville until they are separated by a Broadway offer for Raymond and girlfriend Dolores. Success comes to the crooning Raymond in New York. He starts hobnobbing with high society, drinking heavily, and forgetting his old friends. It's a formula for a big fall.

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Puttin' on the Ritz

1930

Edward Sloman