In olden days a glimpse of stocking was looked on as something shocking but now, God knows, anything goes.

G. His scores include those for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Born to Dance (1936) with James Stewart featuring "You'd Be So Easy to Love" and "I've Got You Under My Skin" and Rosalie (1937) featuring "In the Still of the Night". He hurried back to Indiana to comfort his mother before returning to work.

Classically trained he was drawn towards musical theatre. He also composed scores for films from the 1930s to the 1950s including Born to Dance (1936) which featured the songs "You'd Be So Easy to Love" and "I've Got You Under My Skin"; Rosalie (1937) which featured "In the Still of the Night"; High Society (1956) which included "True Love"; and Les Girls(1957).