9 2 3 . ▁He ▁later ▁joined ▁the ▁ranks ▁of ▁scenario ▁writers ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁five ▁years ▁had ▁been ▁turning ▁out ▁screen ▁plays ▁for ▁Warner ▁Brothers ▁First ▁National ▁Pictures . ▁He ▁wrote ▁the ▁script ▁and ▁dialog ue ▁for ▁: The ▁Sing ing ▁F ool ", ▁" The ▁T error ", ▁" My ▁Man ", ▁" T ender lo in ", ▁" Th ose ▁Who ▁Dance ", ▁Fif ty ▁Mill ion ▁French men ", ▁" Sm art ▁M oney " ▁and ▁scores ▁of ▁others . ▁He ▁also ▁was ▁author ▁of ▁many ▁v au dev ille ▁play - lets . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Eth el ▁Sh annon ▁former ▁actress ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁ 4 - year - old ▁son . ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁April ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁at ▁the ▁Wil shire ▁Bou lev ard ▁Cong reg ational ▁Church , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁ ▁Selected ▁film ography ▁▁ ▁Af raid ▁to ▁Love ▁( 1 9 2 7 ) ▁ ▁Hus b ands ▁for ▁R ent ▁( 1 9 2 7 ) ▁ ▁If ▁I ▁W ere ▁Single ▁( 1 9 2 7 ) ▁ ▁The ▁B ark er ▁( 1 9 2 8 ) ▁ ▁Bew are ▁of ▁Bach el ors ▁( 1 9 2 8 ) ▁ ▁Bew are ▁of ▁Mar ried ▁Men ▁( 1 9 2 8 ) ▁ ▁C aught ▁in ▁the ▁F og ▁( 1 9 2 8 ) ▁ ▁The ▁Death ▁Sh ip ▁( 1 9 2 8 ) ▁( short ▁film