. ▁ ▁He ▁began ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁Metro - G old w yn - M ayer ▁for ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁short ▁musical ▁films , ▁under ▁the ▁um bre lla ▁title , ▁Martin ▁Block ▁Pres ents , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁Both ▁Block ▁and ▁Jar vis ▁appeared ▁in ▁Columbia ▁Pictures ' ▁musical ▁comedy ▁feature ▁film , ▁Make ▁Bel ieve ▁Ball room ▁( 1 9 4 9 ), ▁with ▁Frank ie ▁La ine ▁and ▁other ▁recording ▁artists ; ▁the ▁year ▁before , ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁came o ▁role ▁in ▁Musical ▁Mer ry - Go - R ound ▁with ▁Les ▁Brown . ▁ ▁Though ▁the ▁show ▁continued ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁Block ▁was ▁imported ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁by ▁K F W B ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁to ▁do ▁Make ▁Bel ieve ▁Ball room ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁Coast ; ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁contract . ▁ ▁While ▁in ▁California , ▁Block ▁broadcast ▁for ▁Mut ual ▁Broadcast ing ▁System ▁from ▁a ▁studio ▁he ▁owned ▁in ▁his ▁Enc ino ▁home . ▁He ▁began ▁doing ▁a ▁program ▁for ▁the ▁network ▁called ▁Block ▁Party ▁with ▁band le ader ▁Ray ▁Block ▁earlier ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁Block ▁was ▁also ▁able ▁to ▁continue ▁with ▁Ch ester field ▁Su pper ▁Club ▁while ▁in ▁California ▁as ▁the ▁announ cer ▁for ▁the ▁T ues day ▁and ▁Th urs day ▁broadcast s ▁from ▁Hollywood ▁with ▁Jo ▁Staff ord ▁after ▁she ▁moved ▁there . ▁▁▁ ▁On ▁returning ▁from ▁the ▁West ▁Coast , ▁Block