together as a dance team, the champions performed in mgm musicals of the 1940s and 50s, including their first mgm musical "till the clouds roll by" (1946), "show boat" (1951) and "everything i have is yours" (1952). other films with gower included "mr. music" (1950, with bing crosby), "give a girl a break" (1953), "jupiter's darling" (1955), and "three for the show" (1955). mgm wanted the couple to remake fred astaire and ginger rogers films, but only one, "lovely to look at" (1952), a remake of "roberta" (1935), was completed. the couple refused to remake any of the others, the rights to which were still owned by rko.