Puttin' on the Ritz

"HARRY RICHMAN The IDOL of BROADWAY former Star of "George White's Scandals""

Mar 1 1930 Passed 1h 28m
Music, Romance

A vaudeville and nightclub performer becomes successful and forgets who his friends really are.

Plot

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.

Written by

Billy K. Wells, James Gleason, John W. Considine Jr.

Directed by

Edward Sloman

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Joseph M. Schenck Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
198
Average Rating
5.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA