Editing Russ Columbo (section)

===Films===
By 1928, at the age of 20, Columbo began to participate in motion pictures, including a [[Vitaphone]] short in which Columbo appeared as a member of [[Gus Arnheim]] and His Orchestra. Eventually, he obtained some feature work in front of the camera, but he slowed down his activities in cinema to pursue other interests. At the time of his death, Columbo had just completed work on the film ''[[Wake Up and Dream (1934 film)|Wake Up and Dream]]''; he was on his way to stardom when his life was cut short.<ref name="News">{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rvtPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5lQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2128%2C119596|title=Bullet Fired Accidentally Kills Singer|date=September 3, 1934|work=The Evening Independent|access-date=January 1, 2021}}</ref> Among Columbo's other films are: ''Woman to Woman'' (with [[Betty Compton]]), ''[[Wolf Song]]'' (with [[Lupe Vélez]]), ''[[The Texan (1930 film)|The Texan]]'' (with [[Gary Cooper]]), and ''[[Broadway Through a Keyhole|Broadway Thru a Keyhole]]''.<ref name="Croon"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mBYvAAAAIBAJ&pg=5076,498226&dq=russ+columbo&hl=en|title=Theatre Offerings for Next Week: At the Princess|date=November 4, 1933 |work=Montreal Gazette|access-date=June 24, 2010}}</ref>