I don’t know when this pictures would have been taken – with such a Christmas feel to it as Roy sings Christmas Carols. Maybe this was taken in the late forties or early fifties but by then he was a very established star – although on looking again, Roy seems a bit older so this could have been around the early to mid fifties.

One thing I often think underlines his place in films,  is that when he appeared in Son of Paleface in 1952 he actually shared star billing alongside Bob Hope and Jane Russell – so at that time he was not second billed to anyone.

I couldn’t resist including below a great Matte shot from Son of Paleface – I just love the technique :-