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The title derives from the slang expression "to put on the Ritz", meaning to dress very fashionably. This expression was inspired by the opulent Ritz Hotel in London . Hit phonograph records of the tune in its original period of popularity of 1929–1930 were recorded by Harry Richman and by Fred Astaire , with whom the song is particularly ...
A petit maître (little master) – a fashionable French dandy or fop of 1778. To put on airs, also give airs, put in airs, give yourself airs, is an English language idiom and a colloquial phrase meant to describe a person who acts superior, or one who behaves as if they are more important than others.
Puttin' On the Ritz is a 1930 American pre-Code musical film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Harry Richman, Joan Bennett, and James Gleason.The screenplay was written by Gleason and William K. Wells based on a story by John W. Considine Jr.
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Puttin' On the Ritz" is a song written by Irving Berlin. Puttin' On the Ritz may also refer to: Puttin' On the Ritz, a 1930 musical film; Putting on the Ritz, a 1991 book by novelist Joe Keenan; A 1962 episode of the British sitcom Hugh and I
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