Buddy Ebsen began his career as a dancer in the late 1920s in a Broadway chorus. He later formed a vaudeville act with his sister Vilma Ebsen, which also appeared on Broadway. In 1935 he and his sister went to Hollywood, where they were signed for the first of MGM's Eleanor Powell movies,
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1941They Met in Argentina
(performer: "You've Got the Best of Me" / "North America Meets South America", "I Congratulate You, Mr Cowboy", "You've Got the Best of Me", "Lolita", "Cutting the Cane", "Never Go to Argentina If You Don't Dance")
1939The Wizard of Oz
(performer: "We're Off To See The Wizard" 1939 - uncredited, "If I Only Had the Nerve/We're Off To See The Wizard" 1939 - uncredited)
1937Broadway Melody of 1938
("Yours and Mine" 1937 - uncredited, "Follow in My Footsteps" 1937 - uncredited, "Your Broadway and My Broadway" 1937 - uncredited)
1936Banjo on My Knee
(performer: "With a Banjo on My Knee" 1936)
1936Born to Dance
(performer: "Rolling Home" 1936, "Hey, Babe, Hey" 1936, "Swingin' the Jinx Away" 1936 / "Easy to Love" 1936)
1936Captain January
(performer: "At the Codfish Ball" 1936, "The Sailor's Hornpipe" - uncredited)
1935Broadway Melody of 1936
("Broadway Rhythm" 1935, "Sing Before Breakfast" 1935, "On a Sunday Afternoon" 1935)