Perky tune was introduced on-screen by Eddie Quillan and Sally O’Neil in the Leo McCarey comedy “The Sophomore.” It was composed by future MGM Music Director Robert Emmett Dolan and actor-songwriter-columnist-broadcaster Walter O’Keefe, who also appeared in the film.
From 78rpm Victor 22088 - Little By Little (O’Keefe-Dolan) by Bernie Cummins and His Biltmore Orchestra, vocal by Bernie Cummins, recorded in NYC August 14, 1929