Houghton (directly behind the fronds on Judy Garland’s costume) in Ziegfeld Girl.

Houghton as a nameless piano in Gold Diggers of 1935.

Elvis in Jailhouse Rock, singing to blasé nightclubbee Houghton.

Houghton, at bottom left, in Judgment at Nuremberg.

Houghton in the crowd of Emerald City citizens in The Wizard of Oz.

An unfed Houghton waltzing in Shadow of a Doubt.

Houghton delivering his first movie line—“Good evening, Mrs. Kirby”—in Topper.