Rudy Vallee
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KITTY FROM KANSAS CITY - SCREEN SONGS - 1931
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Rudy Vallee was one of the first teen pop stars. After landing his first recording deal in 1928, Vallee pioneered the musical style known as crooning. Some have said that he was the first crooner, and he certainly was the most prominent. He was known for performing at sell-out shows - even in venues that were not equipped with the newly invented electric microphone. Wherever he went, Vallee was mobbed by throngs of flappers.
In 1929, Vallee starred in his first feature film - The Vagabond Lover. Later, in 1931, Vallee was featured in Max Fleischer's Screen Songs cartoon Betty Co-Ed. (No relation to Fleischer's Betty Boop character) Later in 1931, Vallee was again featured in the Screen Songs cartoon Kitty From Kansas City. In the cartoon, Vallee appears mid-film in live-action with his band at the time - The Connecticut Yankees. |
BETTY CO-ED - 1930
SCREEN SONGS 43: BETTY CO-ED
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Rudy Vallee sang fluently in four languages, and he paved the way for crooners like Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Dean Martin and others. In 1934 a caricature of Vallee appeared in Betty Boop's color cartoon short Poor Cinderella. In the film Vallee makes a brief appearance singing through a megaphone.
Vallee hosted a wide variety of radio shows throughout the 1930's and 1940's. In 1937, Vallee insisted that his sponsor hire Louis Armstrong to substitute for him while on vacation. It was the first time that an African-American fronted a radio show. In the 1960's, Vallee appeared in three episodes of the Batman television series as the villain Lord Marmaduke Flogg. Also, in 1971, he appeared in an episode of the horror television series Night Gallery. In later years he made appearances on numerous other television shows, including Here's Lucy and CHiPS. POOR CINDERELLA - 1934
Rudy Vallee was featured in:
THE STEIN SONG (Screen Songs, 1930) BETTY CO-ED (Screen Songs, 1931) RUDY VALLEE MELODIES (Screen Songs, 1932) KITTY FROM KANSAS CITY (Screen Songs, 1931) POOR CINDERELLA (Betty Boop, 1934) |
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THE STEIN SONG - SCREEN SONGS - 1930
FIRST SCREEN SONG WITH RUDY VALLEE RUDY VALLEE MELODIES (SCREEN SONGS) 1932
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MUSICAL JUSTICE - PART 1 - 1931
RUDY VALLEE AS THE JUDGE
RUDY VALLEE AS THE JUDGE
MUSICAL JUSTICE - PART 2 - 1931
RUDY VALLEE AS THE JUDGE, WITH MAE QUESTEL AS BETTY BOOP
RUDY VALLEE AS THE JUDGE, WITH MAE QUESTEL AS BETTY BOOP
LET'S DO IT (LET'S FALL IN LOVE)
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IF I HAD YOU - 1929
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YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY - 1930
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BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME - 1931
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I'M JUST A VAGABOND LOVER - 1929
from the film GLORIFYING THE AMERICAN GIRL YOU'RE JUST ANOTHER MEMORY - 1929
RUDY VALLEE AND HIS CONNECTICUT YANKEES |
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RUDY VALLEE
AND GREAT TAP DANCERS 1936 |
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RUDY VALLEE
ROYAL GELETIN HOUR 1936 |
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JUST
ANOTHER MEMORY |
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BATMAN:
THE BLOODY TOWER |
ROBIN IS TRAPPED BY THE AFRICAN DEATH BEE'S OF LORD FLOGG
PLAYED BY RUDY VALLEE |
BATMAN:
THE FOGGIEST NOTION |
BATGIRL IS CAPTURED BY LORD FLOGG
PLAYED BY RUDY VALLEE |
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