ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi, hiː ɐpˈɪɹd æz tʃˈɑːɹli ɡˈʊdɹɪtʃ ɪnðə vˈɪktɚ jˈʌŋ fˈɪlm, ɹˈɪðəm ɔnðə ɹˈɪvɚ, wɪð bˈɪŋ kɹˈɑːsbi, mˈɛɹi mˈɑːɹtɪn, bˈeɪzəl ɹˈæθboʊn, ænd ˈɑːskɚ ləvˈænt.
In 1940, he appeared as Charlie Goodrich in the Victor Young film, Rhythm on the River, with Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, Basil Rathbone, and Oscar Levant.