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- Actress
- Additional Crew
Pert, curly-haired Ruth Hiatt was born Ruth Redfern, a WAMPAS Baby Star of 1924, former child actress, dancer and comedienne. She had moved with her family from San Diego and made her screen bow at age eleven. Ruth was briefly under contract with the Lubin company in 1915, later moving on to Educational and then to Mack Sennett's Keystone. Gravitating towards comedy, she was helped along the way by a close friendship with the writer/director Lloyd Bacon, who introduced her to star comedian Lloyd Hamilton. Hamilton, who had been looking for a suitable leading lady, was impressed after meeting the personable, dimple-cheeked and (most of all) photogenic,lass.
One of Ruth's first feature film roles was a small part in Douglas Fairbanks's epic swashbuckler Robin Hood (1922). However, she established herself primarily as a leading lady of one- and two-reelers, often cast in slapstick farce opposite comics like Hamilton (Going East (1924)) or Harry Langdon (Saturday Afternoon (1926)). At the height of her popularity, she co-starred in all 23 instalments of the 'Smith Family' series of domestic comedies (1926-28).
As the 1920's drew to a close, Ruth wisely varied her repertoire and managed to weather the transition from silent pictures to sound. She now showed up in anything from crime dramas (Shanghai Rose (1929)) to Ken Maynard westerns (Sunset Trail (1932)). Ruth continued on in supporting roles of ever diminishing size until 1941, notably as the 'whispering nurse' in The Three Stooges Oscar-nominated short Men in Black (1934). After her retirement from acting, she established a make-up business.- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Edmond Keosayan was born on 9 October 1936 in Leninakan, Armenian SSR, TSFSR, USSR [now Gyumri, Armenia]. He was a director and writer, known for Neulovimye mstiteli (1967), Novye priklyucheniya neulovimykh (1968) and The Men (1973). He died on 21 April 1994 in Moscow, Russia.- Karen Kester was born on 14 November 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for The Christmas Carol (1949), The Baron of Arizona (1950) and Hollywood Opening Night (1951). She died on 21 April 1994 in Fullerton, California, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
Walter Pinto was born on 17 February 1913 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was an actor and writer, known for Bububu no Bobobó (1980), Mujeres de fuego (1959) and Samba da Vida (1937). He was married to Íris Bruzzi. He died on 21 April 1994 in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Stefan Topaldjikoff was born on 26 March 1909 in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]. He was a writer and director, known for I leoni di Pietroburgo (1972), Shte doydat novi dni (1945) and Otnovo v zhivota (1947). He died on 21 April 1994 in Sofia, Bulgaria.- Dirk Harvey was born on 27 February 1923 in Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Harum Scarum (1965), The Wild Wild West (1965) and Win, Place or Steal (1974). He died on 21 April 1994 in San Diego, California, USA.
- Barry Fell was born on 6 June 1917 in Lewes, Sussex, England, UK. He died on 21 April 1994 in San Diego, California, USA.
- Production Designer
- Set Decorator
- Art Director
Raúl Soldi was born on 27 March 1905 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a production designer and set decorator, known for The Last Meeting (1938), Carmen (1943) and Honeysuckle (1938). He died on 21 April 1994 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Jacek Stwora was born on 24 March 1918 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Kalosze szczescia (1958). He died on 21 April 1994 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland.
- Marjorie Pointer was born on 12 June 1914 in Holborn, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Much Too Shy (1942). She died on 21 April 1994 in East Sheen, Surrey, England, UK.