The multi-talented Val Burton kicked off his film career as a musical director for independent productions. In the early 1930s, Burton signed with RKO, where he penned the music and lyrics for such delightful fabrications as Phil Harris' Melody Cruise (1933) and Wheeler and Woolsey's Cockeyed Cavaliers (1934). From 1938 onward, he confined himself to screenwriting. Specializing in comedy, Val...
The multi-talented Val Burton kicked off his film career as a musical director for independent productions. In the early 1930s, Burton signed with RKO, where he penned the music and lyrics for such delightful fabrications as Phil Harris' Melody Cruise (1933) and Wheeler and Woolsey's Cockeyed Cavaliers (1934). From 1938 onward, he confined himself to screenwriting. Specializing in comedy, Val...
