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: "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" / "North America Meets South America", "I Congratulate You, Mr Cowboy")
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)
1938The Girl of the Golden West
(performer: "The Wind In The Trees" 1938 - uncredited, "The West Ain't Wild Anymore" 1938 - uncredited)
1937Broadway Melody of 1938
(performer: "Yours and Mine" 1937 - uncredited, "Follow in My Footsteps" 1937 - uncredited, "Your Broadway and My Broadway" 1937 - uncredited)
1936Captain January
(performer: "At the Codfish Ball" 1936, "The Sailor's Hornpipe" - uncredited)
1936Born to Dance
(performer: "Rolling Home" 1936 - uncredited, "Hey, Babe, Hey" 1936, "Easy to Love" 1936 - uncredited, "Swingin' the Jinx Away" 1936 - uncredited)
1936Banjo on My Knee
(performer: "With a Banjo on My Knee" 1936)
1935Broadway Melody of 1936
(performer: "Broadway Rhythm" 1935 - uncredited, "Sing Before Breakfast" 1935 - uncredited, "On a Sunday Afternoon" 1935 - uncredited)
[When he had a lot of time writing, Mark Shera, joined the cast of
Barnaby Jones, as J.R.]: "I said we have two clever people on the show. Lee Meriwether and Mark Shera. I said why don't you do a number of shows in which they carry the load. They agreed to that and it gives me more time to do the things I want to do."
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