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Complete Filmography
Calendar Girl
1947
as Byron Jones
Around the turn of the century, two young men, Johnnie Bennett, a composer and Steve Adams, an artist, go to New York City to make their fortune. They...
The Harvey Girls
1946
as Terry O'Halloran
On a train trip out west to become a mail-order bride, Susan Bradley meets a cheery crew of young women traveling out to open a "Harvey House" restaur...
Doughboys in Ireland
1943
as Danny O'Keefe
According to Doughboys in Ireland, there were those who sang their way through WW2. Radio tenor Kenny Baker plays Manhattan orchestra leading Danny O'...
Stage Door Canteen
1943
as Kenny Baker
A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of the theater and films appear and host a recreati...
Silver Skates
1943
as Danny Donovan
The management of touring ice show faces mounting debts.
Hit Parade of 1941
1940
as David Farraday
In this musical, the second entry in a five-film series, a thrift shop owner sells his business and buys a small time radio station. He begins looking...
At the Circus
1939
as Jeff Wilson
Jeff Wilson, the owner of a small circus, owes his partner Carter $10,000. Before Jeff can pay, Carter's accomplices steal the money so he can take ov...
The Mikado
1939
as Nanki-Poo
In a small Japanese town, Ko-Ko is appointed to the unenviable position of executioner. Knowing he must successfully perform before the appearance of ...
Radio City Revels
1938
as Kenny
A down-on-his-luck songwriter attempts to peddle musical compositions of a naive Arkansas hillbilly under his own name. Comedy.
The Goldwyn Follies
1938
as Danny Beecher
Movie producer chooses a simple girl to be "Miss Humanity" and to critically evalute his movies from the point of view of the ordinary person.
52nd Street
1937
as 'Benny' Zamarelli
The story of how 52nd Street became New York City's "Nightclub Row" in the 1930s.
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
1937
as Claude Dodd
A country bumpkin becomes a singing sensation on the radio.
Turn Off the Moon
1937
as Himself
Department store owner J. Elliott Dinwiddy has waited ten years for the perfect astrological moment to propose to his secretary, Myrtle Tweep. His ast...
The King and the Chorus Girl
1937
as Folies Bergère Soloist
A destitute, bored monarch falls in love with a chorus girl.
King of Burlesque
1936
as Arthur
Warner Baxter plays the ambitious producer of a burlesque show who rises to the big time on Broadway. Alice Faye is the loyal burleycue singer who hel...
The Goddess of Spring
1934
as Singing Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The goddess is greeted by dancing flowers and fairies. The devil comes and takes her away to be his queen. She's despondent, as winter settles in abov...
The Night Before Christmas
1933
as Singing narrator
A narrator sings the opening stanzas of the classic poem while we see the house at rest. Santa lands on the roof, comes down the chimney, and opens hi...