Started in films when sound was on the cutting edge at Paramont Studios with stars like Jeanette MacDonald. In the 40's his career was up and running after a little slow down, as he began to play second banana to major fox stars and with actresses like Alice and Betty Grable.

Film Essentials:

Big Broadcast of 1936
The Great Dictator
Tin Pan Alley
The Great American Broadcast
Hello, Frisco, Hello