Broadway Gondolier (Warner Bros., 1935). Yip contributed no lyrics to this feature film. He did, however, co-write the story with Sig Herzig, who with Fred Saidy would co-write the book for the Harburg-Arlen Broadway musical Bloomer Girl in 1944. Not commercially available.

Manhattan Moon (Universal, 1935). Yip contributed one song to this feature: "My Other Me" (with composer Karl Hajos). Not commercially available.

The Affair of Susan (Universal, 1935). Comedy starring ZaSu Pitts. Song: "Something in My Heart" by Yip and Franz Waxman. Not commercially available.

Johnny Green and His Orchestra (Warner Bros., 1935). Musical short subject featuring composer Green leading his orchestra through several of his own songs, including "How Can I Hold You Close Enough?" with lyrics by Yip and Edward Heyman. Part of Warner Home Video's Errol Flynn Signature Collection: Vol. 1, it is part of "Warner Night … Continue Reading ››

The Singing Kid (Warner Bros., 1936). An Al Jolson musical, sections of which were directed by an uncredited Busby Berkeley, contains a bumper crop of Harburg-Arlen songs: “I Love to Sing-a” (with a lavishly staged reprise late in the film), “You're the Cure for What Ails Me” (not to be confused with a 1930 … Continue Reading ››

I Love to Sing-a (Warner Bros., 1936). Cartoon directed by Tex Avery, featuring the character "Owl Jolson" singing the Harburg-Arlen songs "I Love to Sing-a" from The Singing Kid and "Speaking of the Weather" from Golddiggers of 1937. It is part of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2.

Stage Struck (Warner Bros., 1936). Directed by Busby Berkeley, this feature contains two Harburg-Arlen songs: "In Your Own Quiet Way" and "Fancy Meeting You," the latter also known as "The Evolution Song." Not commercially available.

The Gold Diggers of 1937 (Warner Bros., 1936). Another entry in the popular "Gold Diggers" series, part of Warner Home Video's The Busby Berkeley 9-Film Collection. Yip and Harold Arlen contributed "Life Insurance Song," "Let's Put Our Heads Together" and "Speaking of the Weather," the latter also heard in one of the disc's extra features - a cartoon … Continue Reading ››

Merry Go Round of 1938 (1937). Bert Lahr delighted Broadway audiences with his performance of "Song of the Woodman" in the 1936 revue The Show Is On. Luckily, he sang the song on film as well, in this little-known Universal feature. It is one of several art-song parodies created for him over the years by Yip Harburg … Continue Reading ››

The Wizard of Oz (1939). Warner Home Video 65123 (2005). The complete film classic plus extra features. This product is available as both two- and three-disc sets, the latter boasting a new documentary about L. Frank Baum, the author of the book upon which the film was based. Both DVD sets boast a new digital transfer … Continue Reading ››