▁then ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁B - western s ▁featuring ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁Ray ▁Cor rig an ▁and ▁Buck ▁Jones . ▁She ▁appeared ▁with ▁dark ▁hair ▁in ▁these ▁early ▁roles , ▁and ▁also ▁appeared ▁occasionally ▁in ▁" main stream " ▁feature ▁films ▁( like ▁ 1 9 3 9 ' s ▁Bl ond ie ▁T akes ▁a ▁V ac ation ). ▁She ▁sang ▁songs ▁such ▁as ▁" The ▁Blue ▁Dan ube " ▁and ▁" V o ices ▁of ▁Spring " ▁in ▁a ▁Vienna - th emed ▁short ▁Sound ies ▁musical ▁film , ▁and ▁her ▁performance ▁was ▁sing led ▁out ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁series . ▁Her ▁singing ▁in ▁this ▁sound ie ▁may ▁have ▁given ▁the ▁Three ▁Sto og es ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁using ▁" V o ices ▁of ▁Spring " ▁in ▁their ▁short ▁film ▁Micro - Ph on ies . ▁ ▁The ▁Three ▁Sto og es ▁and ▁Columbia ▁Pictures ▁It ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁that ▁Columbia ▁Pictures ▁producer ▁Hugh ▁Mc Coll um ▁signed ▁Christ ine ▁Mc Int y re ▁to ▁a ▁de cade - long ▁contract . ▁During ▁her ▁time ▁at ▁Columbia , ▁she ▁appeared ▁in ▁many ▁short ▁subjects ▁st arring ▁Sh emp ▁Howard , ▁Harry ▁Lang don , ▁Andy ▁C ly de , ▁Joe ▁B esser , ▁Bert ▁Whe eler , ▁and ▁Hugh ▁Herbert . ▁The ▁Herbert ▁comedy ▁W ife ▁Dec oy ▁is ▁actually ▁a ▁show case ▁for ▁Mc Int y re , ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁principal ▁character . ▁In ▁this ▁film , ▁she