 In 1936, he married fellow actor Mirele Gruber and toured with her through Poland for a year.In 1937 he made two movies, the short "I Want to Be a Boarder" (in which he sang his famous song "Trouble") and "I Want to Be a Mother" with Yetta Zwerling.In 1940 he starred in "Amerikaner Shadkhen" (American Matchmaker).