Rudy Vallee
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Rudy Vallee

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Biography

Rudy Vallee started his career as a saxophone player and singer and later became a band leader. In the 1920s and early 30s he had a hit radio program, The Fleishmann's Yeast Hour (where he was hated by his cast and crew due to his explosive ego-driven personality). In the early 1930's he was ranked with the likes of Bing Crosby and the tragic Russ Columbo in the Hit Parade. A huge hit on radio in 1933 with his program, initially known as 'The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour,' Vallee was considered a slave driver by his staff. He was known to instigate fist fights with virtually anyone who got on his nerves. During the run of his show he slugged photographers, threw sheet music in the faces of pianists' heads and if provoked, would sock hecklers in the nose. While audiences loved him, he was hated by most of his staff. As a very popular star in night clubs and on records, as well as in movies, he helped other singers like Alice Faye - who was for a while his band singer - and Frances Langford to start their careers. In his early movies he often played the romantic lead, but he switched later to stuffy and comic parts. He also appeared on Broadway. The mid-60's Broadway hit "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" was filmed in 1967 with him in his original Broadway role.

Films Featuring Rudy Vallee

International House

19335.5

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

19476.4

People Are Funny

19465.7

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

19676.7

The Palm Beach Story

19427.0

Unfaithfully Yours

19487.2

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

19476.9

I Remember Mama

19487.2

The Admiral Was a Lady

19506.4

Second Fiddle

19395.1

The Phynx

19703.6

Live a Little, Love a Little

19685.6

My Dear Secretary

19486.1

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

19495.9

Hansel and Gretel

Hansel and Gretel

1958

Time Out for Rhythm

19416.7

So This Is New York

19486.7

Slashed Dreams

19753.7

Mother Is a Freshman

19499.0

Father Was a Fullback

19496.3

Rudy Vallee Melodies

19325.0

Betty Co-ed

19315.7

Gold Diggers in Paris

19386.8

Glorifying the American Girl

19295.6

George White's Scandals

19345.4

Happy Go Lucky

19435.5

11th. Naval District "United States Coast Guard Band"

19445.6

The Vagabond Lover

19294.7

Sweet Music

19356.8

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

19958.0

Man Alive

19455.6

Going Hollywood: The '30s

19849.0

The Golden Twenties

19507.0

Rodeo Dough

19406.4

It's in the Bag!

19456.3

Gentlemen Marry Brunettes

19555.3

Too Many Blondes

Too Many Blondes

19418.0

Men Who Rate a 10

19809.0

Hollywood on Parade No. B-9

1934

Ricochet Romance

19548.0

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

19355.9

Breakdowns of 1938

19385.8

Things You Never See on the Screen

19355.3

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

19756.3

The Fabulous Suzanne

19465.7

Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform

19437.0

Jazz Ball

19568.0

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

19426.0

Kitty from Kansas City

19315.4

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do

2015

The Musical Doctor

The Musical Doctor

19326.5

The Night They Raided Minsky's

19685.5

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

19764.4

Radio Rhythm

Radio Rhythm

19299.0

The Perfect Woman

19813.0

Campus Sweethearts

Campus Sweethearts

193010.0

Lydia

The Helen Morgan Story

19575.3