ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi, hiː stˈɑːɹd æz tˈɑːd ˈædɪsən ɪnðə lˈæst də sˈɪlvə, bɹˈaʊn ænd hˈɛndɚsən mjˈuːzɪkəl, flˈaɪɪŋ hˈaɪ, wɪð bˈɜːt lˈɑːɹ, ɪnwˌɪtʃ hiː sˈæŋ "θˈæŋk jʊɹ fˈɑːðɚ" ænd "hˈæpi lˈændɪŋ".
In 1930, he starred as Todd Addison in the last De Sylva, Brown and Henderson musical, Flying High, with Bert Lahr, in which he sang "Thank Your Father" and "Happy Landing".