 During the 1940s, Youngman tried to work into films as an actor, but he found little work in Hollywood.He returned to nightclubs and worked steadily, performing as many as 200 shows per year.Working with writer/producer Danny Shapiro, Youngman recorded "The Primitive Sounds of Henny Youngman" a "live" album for National Recording Corporation in 1959 at the Celebrity Club in St. Louis.