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Films
Ali Baba Goes to Town. Twentieth Century-Fox, 1937
Crash Dive. Twentieth Century-Fox, 1943.
Follow the Boys. Universal Pictures, 1944.
Going Hollywood: The War Years. Shanachie Entertainment Corp., 1988. DVD.
Here Come the Waves. Paramount, 1944.
Hollywood Canteen. Warner Bros., 1944.
Shoe Shine Boy. MGM, 1944.
Stage Door Canteen. Warner Bros., 1943.
Thank Your Lucky Stars. Warner Bros., 1943.
This Is the Army. Warner Bros., 1943.
