The interesting history of - Puttin' On The Ritz...

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The interesting history of - Puttin' On The Ritz...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW-1Rr7U670

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsGjFh1ke44

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab7NyKw0VYQ
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Thanks very much...for the first link. Very good.
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Re: The interesting history of - Puttin' On The Ritz...

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Many thanks for posting this. It's also interesting to note that while the song was penned in 1927, it wasn't introduced to the public until 1930 -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puttin%27_On_the_Ritz

Here's the 1930 version of the song from the film...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=66km3m_UE_k
... which also features one of the worst acting performances by a leading man in film history, coupled with a dismal/depressing ending.

Still, Harry Richman does a great job with the song, although I could do without all those "doo, doos." It also features an interracial--albeit segregated--cast of energetic dancers, along with dancing/swaying buildings.

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