 He often worked with his brothers Charles and Henry, writing songs with Charles for the Broadway show "Earl Carroll's Sketch Book" in 1929, and writing Rudy Vallee's hit "Miss You" with both brothers the same year.In 1931, he had success with the song "At Your Command", an early success for Bing Crosby, and also co-wrote "Sweet and Lovely", a hit for Russ Columbo.He wrote or co-wrote the theme songs for many films in the 1930s and 1940s, including "One Rainy Afternoon" (1936), "The Young in Heart" (1938), "Made for Each Other" (1939), "If It Wasn't For The Moon" (1940) and "It's a Date" (1940).