After singing secondary baritone roles for four seasons at the
Metropolitan Opera (1927 - 31, debut as the Herald in Wagner's
"Lohengrin," 12 November 1927), he made his movie debut in 1930 in the
original operetta "Dixiana." Although the film was a success at the box
office, Marshall preferred to concentrate on the stage, touring
successfully for years in such perennials as Sigmund Romberg's "The
Student Prince" and "Blossom Time."