Belle of the Nineties
Nightclub entertainer Ruby Carter moves from St. Louis to New Orleans to escape Tiger Kid. At Ace Lamont's club, she gains fame but faces drama with Ace's ex Molly. A jewel theft and fixed fight lead to confrontations.
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Belle of the Nineties performed
Budget
$800,000
Worldwide Gross
$1.3M
Gross Profit
$500,000
Return
1.6× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$187K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Ruby Carter
Mae West
Ruby Carter
Tiger Kid
Roger Pryor
Tiger Kid
Brooks Clayburn
Johnny Mack Brown
Brooks Clayburn
Ace Carter
John Miljan
Ace Carter
Piano Player
Duke Ellington
Piano Player
Molly Brant
Katherine DeMille
Molly Brant
Kirby (Tiger Kid's manager)
James Donlan
Kirby (Tiger Kid's manager)
Dirk
Stuart Holmes
Dirk
Slade
Harry Woods
Slade
Stogie (Ruby's agent)
Edward Gargan
Stogie (Ruby's agent)
Jasmine (Ruby's maid)
Libby Taylor
Jasmine (Ruby's maid)
Blackie
Benny Baker
Blackie
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