ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɛvən, hiː ɐpˈɪɹd æz dʒˈɛɹəld bɹˈʊks ɪnðə fˈaɪv əklˈɑːk ɡˈɜːl, wɪð mˈɛɹi ˈiːtən ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn, hiː stˈɑːɹd æz bˈɑːb ˈædəmz ɪnðə fˈɪlm vˈɜːʒən ʌvðə mˈɑːɹks bɹˈʌðɚz mjˈuːzɪkəl, ðə kˈoʊkoʊnˌʌts ɐɡˈɛn wɪð mˈɛɹi ˈiːtən.
In 1927, he appeared as Gerald Brooks in The Five O'Clock Girl, with Mary Eaton and in 1929, he starred as Bob Adams in the film version of the Marx Brothers’ musical, The Cocoanuts again with Mary Eaton.