Ruth Hiatt

Ruth Hiatt

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.

  • Title : Ruth Hiatt
  • Popularity : 2.707
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1906-01-06
  • Place of Birth : Cripple Creek, Colorado, USA
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  • Also Known As : Ruth Redfern
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Ruth Hiatt Movies

  • 1928
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    Smith's Restaurant

    Smith's Restaurant

    1 1928 HD

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

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  • 1926
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    Wandering Willies

    Wandering Willies

    1 1926 HD

    Percy Nudge (Australian-born Billy Bevan) and Dusty Duncan (Scotsman Andy Clyde) are two hoboes playing “hooky from the hoosegow” (that's...

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  • 1926
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    Love's Last Laugh

    Love's Last Laugh

    1 1926 HD

    Ruth Hiatt is the object of Raymond McKee's affections, but her mother, Sunshine Hart, and a bogus Baron, Kewpie Morgan, are providing him reasons to...

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  • 1922
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    The Speeder

    The Speeder

    1 1922 HD

    The Speeder is a 1922 comedy short

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  • 1936
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    The Broken Coin

    The Broken Coin

    1 1936 HD

    A police chief and two security agencies work to find out who is behind a recent rash of hijackings.

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  • 1928
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    The Chinatown Mystery

    The Chinatown Mystery

    1 1928 HD

    Restored by the George Eastman House in 2001, this 1928 serial was considered a “last hurrah” for the silent-era serial, and brought...

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  • 1924
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    Motor Mad

    Motor Mad

    1 1924 HD

    A Mermaid Comedy

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  • 1929
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    Shanghai Rose

    Shanghai Rose

    1 1929 HD

    Shanghai Rose is the proprietress of a gin mill which doubles as a bordello. A murder occurs, and she is put on trial for her life. A series of...

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  • 1935
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    The Drunkard

    The Drunkard

    1 1935 HD

    An unscrupulous lawyer uses alcohol to swindle an innocent family.

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  • 1927
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    The Missing Link

    The Missing Link

    2 1927 HD

    Arthur Wells, an impoverished poet, impersonates a big-game hunter in an attempt to locate the missing link. However, the poet has an aversion to...

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  • 1925
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    Isn't Love Cuckoo?

    Isn't Love Cuckoo?

    1 1925 HD

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

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  • 1923
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    Oh! Shoot

    Oh! Shoot

    1 1923 HD

    Short silent comedy starring Chaplin imitator Bobby Dunn.

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  • 1930
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    Won by a Neck

    Won by a Neck

    1 1930 HD

    Won by a Neck is a 1930 Comedy short.

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  • 1929
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    The Voice of Hollywood No. 1

    The Voice of Hollywood No. 1

    1 1929 HD

    Radio announcer Lloyd Hamilton tries on straw boaters while various performers do things on the mythical station STAR. They include Dorothy Burgess,...

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  • 1924
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    Fast and Furious

    Fast and Furious

    3.8 1924 HD

    Lige Conley stars in "Fast and Furious" (1924), a fast-paced silent comedy. Conley's sidekick in this film, as with several in this series of...

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  • 1931
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    Taxi Troubles

    Taxi Troubles

    1 1931 HD

    Cabbie gets mixed up with gangster's wife.

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  • 1935
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    Little Papa

    Little Papa

    7 1935 HD

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

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  • 1934
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    Wedding Belles

    Wedding Belles

    1 1934 HD

    Lloyd stows away on a ship to be near his girlfriend.

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  • 1925
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    Rock Bottom

    Rock Bottom

    1 1925 HD

    An employee is harassed by his co-workers. Later, they ambush him and try to steal the company's money.

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  • 1928
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    Smith's Army Life

    Smith's Army Life

    1 1928 HD

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

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  • 1924
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    Family Life

    Family Life

    5 1924 HD

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

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  • 1932
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    The Sunset Trail

    The Sunset Trail

    10 1932 HD

    Jim and Buddy decide to follow their pal Tater-bug who left them for another job. No sooner do they arrive than Tater-bug gets shot in the back. Jim...

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  • 1926
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    Saturday Afternoon

    Saturday Afternoon

    5.6 1926 HD

    Harry and his friend have planned to go out for an afternoon of fun. But first, Harry must figure out how to slip away from his domineering wife with...

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  • 1927
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    Smith's Pony

    Smith's Pony

    1 1927 HD

    The Smith's visit San Francisco to attend a horse show only to have their precocious daughter cause some minor comical mishaps and their over-sized...

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  • 1926
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    Smith's Uncle

    Smith's Uncle

    1 1926 HD

    Here it's Andy Clyde in a long beard as Raymond McKee's rich uncle Dan. He quickly becomes entangled with Carmelita Geraghty, the vamp next door, and...

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  • 1929
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    The Rodeo

    The Rodeo

    1 1929 HD

    The film begins with a family at home having a meal. The biggest laugh involved some candles being substituted for asparagus and the hilarity that...

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  • 1932
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    The Big Flash

    The Big Flash

    4.5 1932 HD

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

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  • 1941
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    Double Trouble

    Double Trouble

    1 1941 HD

    Harry Langdon and Charley Rogers star in this 1941 Monogram comedy, about two bumbling brothers who take jobs at a New York food cannery and...

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  • 1927
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    His First Flame

    His First Flame

    5.5 1927 HD

    Fire chief Amos McCarthy, a confirmed misogynist, counsels his nephew Harry Howells to avoid matrimony at all costs. Still, the lovestruck Harry is...

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  • 1932
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    Love Pains

    Love Pains

    1 1932 HD

    Mickey and Grady are left behind when a new kid comes to town and all the girls fall for him.

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  • 1930
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    Fifty Million Husbands

    Fifty Million Husbands

    3.25 1930 HD

    An estranged couple visit their old apartment, which is now occupied by Charley and his wife. Charley's wife, however, misunderstands the purpose of...

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  • 1928
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    The Burglar

    The Burglar

    5 1928 HD

    A man, accidentally locked out of his house is mistaken for a burglar as he attempts to re-enter the house. The gag is that the person mistaking...

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  • 1935
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    Beginner's Luck

    Beginner's Luck

    7 1935 HD

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

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  • 1929
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    The New Aunt

    The New Aunt

    1 1929 HD

    28th release in 'The Smith Family' series of 2-reel comedies.

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  • 1926
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    Smith's Picnic

    Smith's Picnic

    1 1926 HD

    The accident-prone Smith family (Raymond McKee, Ruth Hiatt, and Mary Ann Jackson) head to the beach in this Mack Sennett comedy directed by Alf...

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  • 1932
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    Honeymoon Beach

    Honeymoon Beach

    1 1932 HD

    Glenn Tryon is at his Bachelor's Dinner, attended only by a dozen of his girl friends, prior to marrying Connie Watts but Ma Watts has plans for...

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  • 1923
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    This Way Out

    This Way Out

    1 1923 HD

    A rival courtships in a variety of absurd situations.

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  • 1928
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    The Bargain Hunt

    The Bargain Hunt

    1 1928 HD

    The Smith Family goes for bargain hunt at a warehouse sale.

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  • 1926
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    Smith's Baby

    Smith's Baby

    1 1926 HD

    Baby Bubbles torments her babysitting grandmother (Sunshine Hart) while her parents enjoy a rare night out at the movies.

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  • 1926
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    Smith's Landlord

    Smith's Landlord

    1 1926 HD

    Third release in 'The Smith Family' series of 2-reel comedies. Omar the dog, usually the most sedate member of the Smith family, has a starring role...

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  • 1927
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    Smith's Candy Shop

    Smith's Candy Shop

    1 1927 HD

    13th release in 'The Smith Family' series of 2-reel comedies. The Smiths at the candy shop.

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  • 1927
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    Smith's Cook

    Smith's Cook

    1 1927 HD

    The Smiths' cook, exasperated by giving up her day off in order to cook for an unappreciative guest, decides to leave her employment in order to get...

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  • 1927
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    Smith's Customer

    Smith's Customer

    1 1927 HD

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

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  • 1927
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    Smith's Fishing Trip

    Smith's Fishing Trip

    1 1927 HD

    Twelfth release in 'The Smith Family' series of 2-reel comedies and the family gos fishing while their house is renovated.

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  • 1927
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    Smith's New Home

    Smith's New Home

    1 1927 HD

    Ninth release in 'The Smith Family' series of 2-reel comedies and the family buys a new home.

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  • 1934
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    Ridin' Thru

    Ridin' Thru

    1 1934 HD

    Dad Brooks is in financial trouble and needs to sell a lot of horses. But they are being rustled and needing help, he sends for Tom. Tom looks for...

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  • 1927
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    Life in Hollywood No. 2

    Life in Hollywood No. 2

    1 1927 HD

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

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  • 1930
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    Night Work

    Night Work

    6.25 1930 HD

    Willie, as an assistant window-dresser, is the lowest man on the totem pole at a department store. To add insult-to-injury Willie is also the store's...

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  • 1930
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    Good Morning Sheriff

    Good Morning Sheriff

    1 1930 HD

    When the mayor fires the lazy sheriff, lucky Lloyd happens to be at the wrong place at the wrong time and ends up with a star badge on his chest. He...

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  • 1929
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    Grass Skirts

    Grass Skirts

    1 1929 HD

    Lloyd Hamilton stars in this Educational short.

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