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.
Known For | Acting |
---|---|
Most Rating | 3.364 |
Birthday | 1906-01-06 |
Place of Birth | Cripple Creek, Colorado, USA |
Also Known As | Ruth Redfern, |
1924
Fast and Furious
3.8/4
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 "Mermaid...
Watch Now
Fast and Furious
1935
Little Papa
7/2
The gang wants Spanky to come out and play football, but he has to make sure his baby sister is asleep first.
Watch Now
Little Papa
1928
Smith's Army Life
0/0
19th release in 'The Smith Family' series of 2-reel comedies.
Watch Now
Smith's Army Life
1924
Family Life
5/1
The Duff family can't seem to get along with their neighbors, an obsessed policeman and his wife.
Watch Now
Family Life
1932
The Sunset Trail
10/1
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 s...
Watch Now
The Sunset Trail
1926
Saturday Afternoon
5.6/9
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...
Watch Now
Saturday Afternoon
1927
Smith's Pony
0/0
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 ca...
Watch Now
Smith's Pony
1926
Smith's Uncle
0/0
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...
Watch Now
Smith's Uncle
1929
The Rodeo
0/0
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 res...
Watch Now
The Rodeo
1941
Double Trouble
0/0
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 accidenta...
Watch Now
Double Trouble
1927
His First Flame
5.5/2
Fire chief Amos McCarthy, a confirmed misogynist, counsels his nephew Harry Howells to avoid matrimony at all costs. Still, the lovestruck Harry is de...
Watch Now
His First Flame
1932
Love Pains
0/0
Mickey and Grady are left behind when a new kid comes to town and all the girls fall for him.
Watch Now
Love Pains
1930
Fifty Million Husbands
2/1
An estranged couple visit their old apartment, which is now occupied by Charley and his wife. Charley's wife, however, misunderstands the purpose of t...
Watch Now
Fifty Million Husbands
1928
The Burglar
5/1
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 him,...
Watch Now
The Burglar
1935
Beginner's Luck
7/4
Spanky's mother pushes him to join a local theater amateur night.
Watch Now
Beginner's Luck
1929
The New Aunt
0/0
28th release in 'The Smith Family' series of 2-reel comedies.
Watch Now
The New Aunt
1926
Smith's Picnic
0/0
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 Gouldi...
Watch Now
Smith's Picnic
1932
Honeymoon Beach
0/0
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 Conni...
Watch Now
Honeymoon Beach
1923
This Way Out
0/0
A rival courtships in a variety of absurd situations.
Watch Now
This Way Out
1928
The Bargain Hunt
0/0
The Smith Family goes for bargain hunt at a warehouse sale.
Watch Now
The Bargain Hunt
1926
Smith's Baby
0/0
Baby Bubbles torments her babysitting grandmother (Sunshine Hart) while her parents enjoy a rare night out at the movies.
Watch Now
Smith's Baby
1926
Smith's Landlord
0/0
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 i...
Watch Now
Smith's Landlord
1927
Smith's Candy Shop
0/0
13th release in 'The Smith Family' series of 2-reel comedies. The Smiths at the candy shop.
Watch Now
Smith's Candy Shop
1927
Smith's Cook
0/0
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 m...
Watch Now
Smith's Cook
1927
Smith's Customer
0/0
Eighth release in 'The Smith Family' series of 2-reel comedies. Bubbles is up to mischief.
Watch Now
Smith's Customer
1927
Smith's Fishing Trip
0/0
Twelfth release in 'The Smith Family' series of 2-reel comedies and the family gos fishing while their house is renovated.
Watch Now
Smith's Fishing Trip
1927
Smith's New Home
0/0
Ninth release in 'The Smith Family' series of 2-reel comedies and the family buys a new home.
Watch Now
Smith's New Home
1934
Ridin' Thru
0/0
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 the...
Watch Now
Ridin' Thru
1927
Life in Hollywood No. 2
0/0
Part of a 7-part series exploring all aspects of Hollywood.
Watch Now
Life in Hollywood No. 2
1928
Smith's Restaurant
0/0
The Smiths open a restaurant, but can’t pay their bills because all of their customers won’t pay their checks.
Watch Now
Smith's Restaurant
1926
Wandering Willies
0/0
Percy Nudge (Australian-born Billy Bevan) and Dusty Duncan (Scotsman Andy Clyde) are two hoboes playing “hooky from the hoosegow” (that's "jail" to yo...
Watch Now
Wandering Willies
1926
Love's Last Laugh
0/0
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...
Watch Now
Love's Last Laugh
1922
The Speeder
0/0
The Speeder is a 1922 comedy short
Watch Now
The Speeder
1936
The Broken Coin
0/0
A police chief and two security agencies work to find out who is behind a recent rash of hijackings.
Watch Now
The Broken Coin
1928
The Chinatown Mystery
0/0
Restored by the George Eastman House in 2001, this 1928 serial was considered a “last hurrah” for the silent-era serial, and brought together some of...
Watch Now
The Chinatown Mystery
1924
Motor Mad
0/0
A Mermaid Comedy
Watch Now
Motor Mad
1929
Shanghai Rose
0/0
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 flashb...
Watch Now
Shanghai Rose
1935
The Drunkard
0/0
An unscrupulous lawyer uses alcohol to swindle an innocent family.
Watch Now
The Drunkard
1927
The Missing Link
2/1
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 anim...
Watch Now
The Missing Link
1925
Isn't Love Cuckoo?
0/0
An auto salesman fall in love with a rich girl but she is already engaged.
Watch Now
Isn't Love Cuckoo?
1923
Oh! Shoot
0/0
Short silent comedy starring Chaplin imitator Bobby Dunn.
Watch Now
Oh! Shoot
1930
Won by a Neck
0/0
Won by a Neck is a 1930 Comedy short.
Watch Now
Won by a Neck
1929
The Voice of Hollywood No. 1
0/0
Radio announcer Lloyd Hamilton tries on straw boaters while various performers do things on the mythical station STAR. They include Dorothy Burgess, D...
Watch Now
The Voice of Hollywood No. 1
1931
Taxi Troubles
0/0
Cabbie gets mixed up with gangster's wife.
Watch Now
Taxi Troubles
1925
Rock Bottom
0/0
An employee is harassed by his co-workers. Later, they ambush him and try to steal the company's money.
Watch Now
Rock Bottom
1934
Wedding Belles
0/0
Lloyd stows away on a ship to be near his girlfriend.
Watch Now
Wedding Belles
1932
The Big Flash
4.5/2
Would-be photographer Harry gets his big chance when a newspaper wants pictures of a prominent gangster and his girl. Harry and another photographer f...
Watch Now