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Al Ritz is a Actor born on 27 august 1901

Al Ritz

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Birth name Albert Joachim
Birth 27 august 1901
Death 22 december 1965 (at 64 years)

Albert "Al" Joachim (August 27, 1901 – December 22, 1965), known professionally as Al Ritz, was an American actor, comedian and entertainer. Ritz was the oldest of the Ritz Brothers.

Biography

Ritz was married once to Annette Ritz. They were married until his death. Ritz did not have any children.

Usually with

Harry Ritz
Harry Ritz
(14 films)
Jimmy Ritz
Jimmy Ritz
(14 films)
Darryl F. Zanuck
Darryl F. Zanuck
(7 films)
Thomas Little
Thomas Little
(6 films)
Tony Martin
Tony Martin
(5 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Al Ritz (14 films)

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Actor

Hi'ya, Chum
Hi'ya, Chum (1943)
, 1h1
Directed by Harold Young
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Jane Frazee, Al Ritz, Jimmy Ritz, Robert Paige, Harry Ritz, June Clyde
Roles Merry Madcap
Rating60% 3.04593.04593.04593.04593.0459
The Gorilla
The Gorilla (1939)
, 1h6
Directed by Allan Dwan
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror, Crime
Themes Films based on plays, Comedy horror films
Actors Jimmy Ritz, Harry Ritz, Al Ritz, Anita Louise, Patsy Kelly, Lionel Atwill
Roles Mulligan - a Ritz Brother
Rating48% 2.4069752.4069752.4069752.4069752.406975
Lorsqu'un gorille de cirque évadé semble s'être livré à un déchaînement meurtrier, un avocat menacé appelle le trio de détectives Garrity, Harrigan et Mullivan à agir en tant que gardes du corps. En peu de temps, nous découvrons que l'avocat a plus à offrir qu'il n'y paraît, et le singe peut être innocent après tout. Quand une jolie jeune héritière fait face au péril, c'est à notre trio héroïque de sauver la situation.
Kentucky Moonshine
Kentucky Moonshine (1938)

Directed by David Butler
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Tony Martin, Marjorie Weaver, Slim Summerville, John Carradine, Berton Churchill, Mary Treen
Roles Mulligan - a Ritz Brother
Rating57% 2.867432.867432.867432.867432.86743
Radio singer Tony Martin's rating are slipping, so he makes travel plans to the Southern United States to find new talent. The Ritz boys get wind of Tony's pending trip. Marjorie Weaver and the Ritz Brothers make a trip to Kentucky. There they pose as hillbillies in order to be discovered.
On the Avenue
On the Avenue (1937)
, 1h25
Directed by Roy Del Ruth, William A. Seiter
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Dick Powell, Madeleine Carroll, Alice Faye, Al Ritz, George Barbier, Jimmy Ritz
Roles Al Ritz
Rating66% 3.3440353.3440353.3440353.3440353.344035
Gary Blake (Dick Powell) stars in a new show, On the Avenue, with Mona Merrick (Alice Faye). The show contains a satire on The Richest Girl in the World, Mimi Carraway (Madeleine Carroll). Mimi and her father (George Barbier) are in the audience on opening night and they feel insulted. She goes backstage and tries to get Gary to take the skit out of the show. He refuses and calls her a "bad sport".
You Can't Have Everything
You Can't Have Everything (1937)
, 1h40
Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Charles Winninger, Gypsy Rose Lee, Jimmy Ritz, Tony Martin
Roles Al Ritz
Rating62% 3.144293.144293.144293.144293.14429
Judith Poe Wells (Alice Faye) is a would-be playwright who has almost no money. As a result of ordering a meal in a restaurant where she cannot afford to pay, she meets George Macrae (Don Ameche), a musical writer with a lot of power. He offers her play North Winds to producer Sam Woods. He knows it isn't any good, but he has fallen in love with her and does it to win her over.
Life Begins in College
Life Begins in College (1937)
, 1h34
Directed by William A. Seiter
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Al Ritz, Joan Davis, Harry Ritz, Tony Martin, Gloria Stuart, Jimmy Ritz
Roles Al Ritz
Rating52% 2.630082.630082.630082.630082.63008
The action takes place at Lombardy College, founded "to give the Indian nations of North America access to higher education". Little Black Cloud (Nat Pendleton) enrolls as "George Black". After being the subject of a hazing prank by football star Bob Hayner (Dick Baldwin), George decides he is too humiliated to stay at school. He first stops to get his ripped pants repaired and meets the Ritz Brothers who convince him to stay.
Sing, Baby, Sing
Sing, Baby, Sing (1936)
, 1h30
Directed by Sidney Lanfield
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Alice Faye, Adolphe Menjou, Gregory Ratoff, Ted Healy, Patsy Kelly, Joseph Kenneth Shovlin
Roles Himself
Rating58% 2.9108252.9108252.9108252.9108252.910825
After Joan Warren (Alice Faye) is fired from her singing job at the Ritz Club, where she performs with the Ritz Brothers, she seeks help from theatrical agent, Nicky Alexander (Gregory Ratoff). Nicky, however, is in the process of being evicted from his office suite, so he tells her to find another agent. When she insists that he represent her, he takes her to Mr. Brewster (Paul Stanton), president of the Federal Broadcasting Company, and Joan auditions, but Brewster refuses to hire her because she is not of the upper class.
Hotel Anchovy
Hotel Anchovy (1934)
, 18minutes
Directed by Al Christie
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Al Ritz, Harry Ritz, Jimmy Ritz, Doris Hill
Roles Al, the house detective
Rating55% 2.773212.773212.773212.773212.77321
A hotel manager (Harry Ritz), house detective (Al Ritz), and bellboy (Jimmy Ritz) try to save a bankrupt hotel.