Ruby (1992) on Netflix
Jack Ruby owns the Carousel Club, a burlesque house in Dallas, and does favors for his mafia contacts. He gives Sheryl Ann DuJean, who becomes Candy Cane, a place to stay.
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Plot summary
Ruby owns a burlesque house in Dallas, the Carousel Club, and passes information to the FBI while running errands for his mafia contacts. He meets Sheryl Ann DuJean, alone at a diner close to the bus station, offers her food and a room, and tells her the offer is not a sexual advance. She moves into the apartment above the club, and when a scheduled dancer cancels, she goes on as Candy Cane. Ruby sees that she may revive the club.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Ruby (1992)
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- David Fincher was set to make his directorial debut with Ruby in April 1990, but he withdrew from the project and John Mackenzie took over as director.
- Danny Aiello, who played Jack Ruby, did his own research on Ruby and spoke with people who had met him, including singers Jerry Vale and Milton Berle.
- Director John Mackenzie told Danny Aiello his approach: known facts would be used, and where facts were missing, the film would employ theatrical license.
- Robert J. Groden worked as a photographic specialist on Ruby, enhancing the quality of the archival footage the film uses.
