Editing Buddy Ebsen (section)

===MGM signing===
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Ebsen went on to appear in numerous films, both musicals and nonmusicals, including the 1936 ''[[Born to Dance]]'', the 1936 ''[[Captain January (1936 film)|Captain January]]'' (in which he danced with [[Shirley Temple]]),  the 1937 ''[[Broadway Melody of 1938]]'' (with [[Judy Garland]] as his dance partner), and the 1938 ''[[The Girl of the Golden West (1938 film)|The Girl of the Golden West]]''. Ebsen partnered with actresses [[Eleanor Powell]] and [[Frances Langford]], among others, and also danced solo.

Ebsen was noted for his unusual, surreal dancing and singing style (for example, his contribution to the "Swingin' the Jinx Away" finale of ''[[Born to Dance]]''). His abilities might have been a reason filmmaker [[Walt Disney]] chose Ebsen to be filmed dancing in front of a grid as an aid to animating [[Mickey Mouse]]'s dancing in Disney's 1929 to 1939 [[Silly Symphony|Silly Symphonies]] animated short films.