Ruth Hiatt
Known for Acting · 51 credits
- Born
- 1906-01-06
- Died
- 1994-04-21
- Place of birth
- Cripple Creek, Colorado, USA
- Also known as
- Ruth Redfern
Biography
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).
Known For
Movies (51)
Ridin' Thru
1934
as Dolores Brooks
Night Work
1930
as Violet Harris
The Rodeo
1929
as Mabel Smith
Family Life
1924
as Ruth Duff
Double Trouble
1941
as Blonde Assembly Line Worker
Beginner's Luck
1935
as Daisy's Mother (uncredited)
His First Flame
1927
as Mary Morgan
The Big Flash
1932
as Betty, Hinkle's Secretary
The Burglar
1928
as Mabel Smith
Little Papa
1935
as Spanky's Mother
Good Morning Sheriff
1930
as The mayor's daughter
Long Pants
1927
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Won by a Neck
1930
The Drunkard
1935
as Secretary
Smith's Pony
1927
as Mabel Smith
Wedding Belles
1934
Shanghai Rose
1929
as Diane Avery
The Broken Coin
1936
as Gail Bowman
Love Pains
1932
as Shirley Jean's Mother (uncredited)
Life in Hollywood No. 2
1927
as Herself (as Ruth Hyatt)
Fast and Furious
1924
as The Boss's Daughter
The Sunset Trail
1932
as Molly Mason
Smith's Customer
1927
as Mabel Smith
The Missing Link
1927
as Beatrice Braden
Smith's Cook
1927
as Mabel Smith
Saturday Afternoon
1926
as Pearl
Grass Skirts
1929
Smith's Landlord
1926
as Mabel Smith
The Chinatown Mystery
1928
as Sally Warren, Chemist
Taxi Troubles
1931
as Mrs. Malone
Smith's Uncle
1926
as Mabel Smith
The Bargain Hunt
1928
as Mabel Smith
Isn't Love Cuckoo?
1925
as Bebe Lodge
Wandering Willies
1926
as Ruth
Smith's Baby
1926
as Mabel Smith
Smith's Restaurant
1928
as Mabel Smith
Motor Mad
1924
Smith's Picnic
1926
as Mabel Smith
Smith's New Home
1927
as Mabel Smith
Honeymoon Beach
1932
as Blondie
The Speeder
1922
Smith's Fishing Trip
1927
as Mabel Smith
Smith's Army Life
1928
as Mabel Smith
Fifty Million Husbands
1930
as Pansy Chase
Love's Last Laugh
1926
as Ruth Mason
The New Aunt
1929
as Mabel Smith
Oh! Shoot
1923
The Voice of Hollywood No. 1
1929
This Way Out
1923
as The Girl
Smith's Candy Shop
1927
as Mabel Smith
Rock Bottom
1925
as Foreman's helper's sweetie
About 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 Fi… With 51 credits spanning from 1922 to 1941, Ruth Hiatt has appeared in 51 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Ridin' Thru (1934) — as Dolores Brooks
- Night Work (1930) — as Violet Harris
- The Rodeo (1929) — as Mabel Smith
- Family Life (1924) — as Ruth Duff
- Double Trouble (1941) — as Blonde Assembly Line Worker
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