The news this week that Vilma Ebsen had died on March 12 at age 96, brought back memories of the only movie she made with her more famous brother, Buddy Ebsen. The two appeared together numerous times on Broadway but only once on the silver screen, in “Broadway Melody of 1936,” which actually was released in 1935. One high point of the musical has the two Ebsens dancing and singing on a rooftop to the bright tune “Sing Before Breakfast.” Jack Benny, Eleanor Powell and Robert Taylor lead the cast.

Tall and lanky Buddy, best known as Jed Clampett on TV’s “Beverly Hillbillies,” died in 2003.