About

Known credits:
277
Birthday:
1892-10-16
Place of birth:
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Website:
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Leo F. Forbstein

Overview

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Leo Frank Forbstein (October 16, 1892 – March 16, 1948) was an American film musical director and orchestra conductor who worked on more than 550 projects during a twenty-year period.

Forbstein was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He was attracted to music as a child, learning the violin at the age of four. As a conductor at the Royal Theater in St. Joseph, he synchronized the orchestra with the action in silent films; he then became principal conductor at the Newman Theatre in Kansas City, where the organist was future Warner Bros. colleague Carl W. Stalling. In the mid-1920s, Forbstein relocated to Hollywood to head the symphony orchestra at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre.

He signed with Warner Bros. as one of the directors of its Vitaphone Orchestra, alongside Erno Rapee (then Warners' general music director), Louis Silvers, and David Mendoza; Forbstein's first screen credit was The Squall in 1929. In 1931, Warners dismissed Rapee and Mendoza in a consolidation and economy move and Forbstein became the company's general music director.

In 1936, Forbstein and composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold were write-in candidates for the Oscar for Best Music, Score for their work on Captain Blood. The following year, he was nominated officially for The Charge of the Light Brigade and Anthony Adverse, winning for the latter. He was nominated again for The Life of Emile Zola in 1938.

Forbstein was married to the former Bess Gallas from October 16, 1914 until his death from a heart attack in Los Angeles, California. They had one daughter, Harriett (born 1915), who married assistant director Melvin Dellar. Leo Forbstein was entombed in the Corridor of Immortality at Home of Peace Cemetery.

Known for

Acting
1935 Broadway Gondolier Actor Rehearsal Orchestra Leader 58
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Sound
1948 Two Guys from Texas Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1948 The Big Punch Sound Music Director 59
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1948 Romance on the High Seas Sound Music Director 59
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1948 Silver River Sound Music Director 59
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1948 Winter Meeting Sound Music Director 59
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1948 Rope Sound Music Director 75
Good
1948 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Sound Music Director 73
Good
1947 Escape Me Never Sound Music Director 58
Average
1947 The Unsuspected Sound Music Director 59
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1947 Dark Passage Sound Music Director 64
Fair
1947 Cry Wolf Sound Music Director 59
Average
1947 Deep Valley Sound Music Director 59
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1947 The Unfaithful Sound Music Director 59
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1947 Possessed Sound Music Director 60
Fair
1947 Love and Learn Sound Music Director 59
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1947 Stallion Road Sound Music Director 58
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1947 The Two Mrs. Carrolls Sound Music Director 59
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1947 The Beast with Five Fingers Sound Music 59
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1947 Humoresque Sound Music Director 60
Fair
1946 Never Say Goodbye Sound Music Director 58
Average
1946 Shadow of a Woman Sound Music Director 58
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1946 The Big Sleep Sound Music Director 70
Good
1946 A Stolen Life Sound Music Director 59
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1946 Devotion Sound Music Director 59
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1946 Cinderella Jones Sound Music Director 58
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1946 Three Strangers Sound Music Director 59
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1945 Danger Signal Sound Music Director 59
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1945 Mildred Pierce Sound Music Director 66
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1945 Pride of the Marines Sound Music Director 59
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1945 Conflict Sound Music Director 59
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1945 The Corn Is Green Sound Music Director 59
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1945 Hotel Berlin Sound Music Director 59
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1945 To Have and Have Not Sound Music Director 67
Fair
1944 The Doughgirls Sound Music Director 59
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1944 Arsenic and Old Lace Sound Original Music Composer 69
Fair
1944 The Mask of Dimitrios Sound Music Director 60
Fair
1944 Make Your Own Bed Sound Music Director 59
Average
1944 Mr. Skeffington Sound Music Director 59
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1944 Uncertain Glory Sound Music Director 59
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1943 Destination Tokyo Sound Music Director 59
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1943 Northern Pursuit Sound Music Director 59
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1943 Princess O'Rourke Sound Music Director 59
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1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars Sound Music Director 59
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1943 Oklahoma Outlaws Sound Music Director 59
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1943 The Constant Nymph Sound Music Director 59
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1943 Edge of Darkness Sound Music Director 59
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1943 Air Force Sound Music Director 59
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1943 Casablanca Sound Music Director 79
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1943 The Hard Way Sound Music Director 59
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1942 Gentleman Jim Sound Music Director 60
Fair
1942 George Washington Slept Here Sound Music Director 59
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1942 Now, Voyager Sound Music Director 62
Fair
1942 Wings for the Eagle Sound Music Director 59
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1942 The Big Shot Sound Music Director 59
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1942 Spy Ship Sound Music Director 59
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1942 Always in My Heart Sound Music Director 58
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1942 The Male Animal Sound Music Director 58
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1942 Captains of the Clouds Sound Music Director 59
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1941 The Man Who Came to Dinner Sound Music Director 60
Fair
1941 Steel Against the Sky Sound Music Director 58
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1941 The Maltese Falcon Sound Music Director 72
Good
1941 Sergeant York Sound Music Director 62
Fair
1941 Nine Lives Are Not Enough Sound Music Director 59
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1941 Manpower Sound Music Director 59
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1941 Kisses for Breakfast Sound Music Director 59
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1941 Underground Sound Music Director 59
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1941 Affectionately Yours Sound Music Director 58
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1941 The Wagons Roll at Night Sound Music Director 59
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1941 The Great Lie Sound Music Director 59
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1941 The Sea Wolf Sound Music Director 60
Fair
1941 Meet John Doe Sound Music Director 63
Fair
1941 Footsteps in the Dark Sound Music Director 59
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1941 The Strawberry Blonde Sound Music Director 60
Fair
1941 The Great Mr. Nobody Sound Music Director 59
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1941 Flight from Destiny Sound Music Director 58
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1941 Honeymoon for Three Sound Music Director 58
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1941 Four Mothers Sound Music Director 59
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1941 Dive Bomber Sound Music Director 59
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1940 She Couldn't Say No Sound Music Director 59
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1940 The Letter Sound Music Director 63
Fair
1940 Knute Rockne All American Sound Music Director 58
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1940 They Drive by Night Sound Music Director 60
Fair
1940 A Fugitive from Justice Sound Music Director 58
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1940 It All Came True Sound Music Director 59
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1940 Virginia City Sound Music Director 59
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1940 Castle on the Hudson Sound Music Director 59
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1939 Four Wives Sound Music Director 58
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1939 The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex Sound Music Director 59
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1939 Espionage Agent Sound Music Director 59
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1939 Dust Be My Destiny Sound Music Director 59
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1939 Angels Wash Their Faces Sound Music Director 59
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1939 The Old Maid Sound Music Director 59
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1939 Indianapolis Speedway Sound Music Director 58
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1939 Daughters Courageous Sound Music Director 58
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1939 Juarez Sound Music Director 59
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1939 Dark Victory Sound Music Director 61
Fair
1939 Women in the Wind Sound Music Director 59
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1939 Dodge City Sound Music Director 60
Fair
1939 You Can't Get Away with Murder Sound Music Director 58
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1939 Wings of the Navy Sound Music Director 59
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1939 Off the Record Sound Music Director 59
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1939 King of the Underworld Sound Music Director 59
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1938 Going Places Sound Music Director 59
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1938 The Dawn Patrol Sound Music Director 59
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1938 Heart of the North Sound Music Director 58
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1938 Comet Over Broadway Sound Music Director 59
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1938 Angels with Dirty Faces Sound Music Director 65
Fair
1938 Torchy Gets Her Man Sound Music Director 59
Average
1938 The Sisters Sound Music Director 58
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1938 Valley of the Giants Sound Music Director 59
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1938 Secrets of an Actress Sound Music Director 59
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1938 Four Daughters Sound Music Director 59
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1938 Four's a Crowd Sound Music Director 58
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1938 Racket Busters Sound Music Director 58
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1938 My Bill Sound Music Director 59
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1938 Men Are Such Fools Sound Music Director 58
Average
1938 The Adventures of Robin Hood Sound Music Director 68
Fair
1938 Crime School Sound Music Director 59
Average
1938 Jezebel Sound Music Director 61
Fair
1938 A Slight Case of Murder Sound Music Director 59
Average
1938 Hollywood Hotel Sound Music Director 58
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1937 Tovarich Sound Music Director 58
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1937 First Lady Sound Music Director 59
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1937 The Great Garrick Sound Music Director 59
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1937 It's Love I'm After Sound Music Director 59
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1937 The Life of Emile Zola Sound Music Director 60
Fair
1937 Back in Circulation Sound Music Director 59
Average
1937 Confession Sound Music Director 59
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1937 Ever Since Eve Sound Music Director 59
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1937 Another Dawn Sound Music Director 59
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1937 The Go-Getter Sound Music Director 59
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1937 The Prince and the Pauper Sound Music Director 59
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1937 Call It a Day Sound Music Director 59
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1937 Marked Woman Sound Music Director 59
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1937 Ready, Willing and Able Sound Music Director 58
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1937 Green Light Sound Music Director 59
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1937 Stolen Holiday Sound Music Director 59
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1937 God's Country and the Woman Sound Music Director 58
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1936 Gold Diggers of 1937 Sound Music Director 58
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1936 Sing Me a Love Song Sound Music Director N/A
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1936 The Charge of the Light Brigade Sound Music Director 59
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1936 Give Me Your Heart Sound Music Director 59
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1936 Stage Struck Sound Music Director 58
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1936 Earthworm Tractors Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1936 Satan Met a Lady Sound Music Director 58
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1936 The White Angel Sound Music Director 59
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1936 The Singing Kid Sound Conductor 59
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1936 Snowed Under Sound Conductor 59
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1936 Road Gang Sound Music Director 59
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1936 Colleen Sound Conductor 59
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1936 The Story of Louis Pasteur Sound Music Director 59
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1936 King of the Islands Sound Music Director N/A
N/A
1936 The Petrified Forest Sound Music Director 62
Fair
1936 Freshman Love Sound Music Director 59
Average
1936 The Murder of Dr. Harrigan Sound Music Director 59
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1935 Miss Pacific Fleet Sound Music Director 59
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1935 Frisco Kid Sound Music Director 59
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1935 I Found Stella Parish Sound Music Director 59
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1935 Shipmates Forever Sound Music Director 59
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1935 A Midsummer Night's Dream Sound Music Director 59
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1935 The Case of the Lucky Legs Sound Music Director 59
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1935 Keystone Hotel Sound Music Director 59
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1935 The Goose and the Gander Sound Music Director 58
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1935 We're in the Money Sound Music Director 59
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1935 The Irish in Us Sound Music Director 59
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1935 Broadway Gondolier Sound Music Director 58
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1935 Don't Bet on Blondes Sound Music Director 58
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1935 Going Highbrow Sound Music Director 59
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1935 Stranded Sound Music Director 59
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1935 Alibi Ike Sound Music Director 59
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1935 'G' Men Sound Music Director 59
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1935 Go Into Your Dance Sound Music Director 58
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1935 The Case of the Curious Bride Sound Music Director 59
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1935 The Florentine Dagger Sound Music Director 59
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1935 Traveling Saleslady Sound Music Director 59
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1935 A Night at the Ritz Sound Music Director 58
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1935 While the Patient Slept Sound Conductor 59
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1935 Living on Velvet Sound Conductor 59
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1935 Sweet Music Sound Conductor 59
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1935 Maybe It's Love Sound Conductor 59
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1934 The Secret Bride Sound Conductor 59
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1934 Murder in the Clouds Sound Conductor 58
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1934 Babbitt Sound Conductor 59
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1934 The Firebird Sound Music 59
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1934 Happiness Ahead Sound Conductor 59
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1934 Big Hearted Herbert Sound Conductor 58
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1934 The Case of the Howling Dog Sound Conductor 59
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1934 British Agent Sound Conductor 58
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1934 Kansas City Princess Sound Conductor 58
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1934 Dames Sound Conductor 59
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1934 The Dragon Murder Case Sound Conductor 59
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1934 Housewife Sound Conductor 59
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1934 The Man with Two Faces Sound Music Director 59
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1934 Here Comes the Navy Sound Conductor 58
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1934 Midnight Alibi Sound Conductor 59
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1934 Dr. Monica Sound Conductor 58
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1934 He Was Her Man Sound Conductor 59
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1934 Fog Over Frisco Sound Conductor 58
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1934 Upperworld Sound Conductor 59
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1934 Journal of a Crime Sound Conductor 58
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1934 Gambling Lady Sound Conductor 59
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1934 Fashions of 1934 Sound Conductor 59
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1934 Mandalay Sound Conductor 59
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1934 Massacre Sound Conductor 59
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1933 The House on 56th Street Sound Conductor 58
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1933 College Coach Sound Conductor 58
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1933 The Kennel Murder Case Sound Conductor 59
Average
1933 Footlight Parade Sound Conductor 60
Fair
1933 I Loved a Woman Sound Conductor 58
Average
1933 Goodbye Again Sound Conductor 58
Average
1933 The Man from Monterey Sound Music 58
Average
1933 She Had to Say Yes Sound Conductor 59
Average
1933 Baby Face Sound Conductor 61
Fair
1933 The Narrow Corner Sound Conductor 58
Average
1933 Private Detective 62 Sound Conductor 59
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1933 The Silk Express Sound Conductor 58
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1933 Gold Diggers of 1933 Sound Conductor 61
Fair
1933 Lilly Turner Sound Conductor 59
Average
1933 The Mind Reader Sound Conductor 59
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1933 42nd Street Sound Conductor 61
Fair
1933 Girl Missing Sound Conductor 58
Average
1933 The King's Vacation Sound Conductor 59
Average
1933 Blondie Johnson Sound Conductor 59
Average
1933 Mystery of the Wax Museum Sound Conductor 60
Fair
1933 Employees' Entrance Sound Conductor 59
Average
1932 The Match King Sound Conductor 59
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1932 Silver Dollar Sound Conductor 59
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1932 Haunted Gold Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1932 Central Park Sound Conductor 58
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1932 You Said a Mouthful Sound Conductor 58
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1932 Scarlet Dawn Sound Conductor 59
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1932 I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang Sound Original Music Composer 64
Fair
1932 They Call It Sin Sound Conductor 59
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1932 Three on a Match Sound Conductor 59
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1932 The Crash Sound Conductor 58
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1932 One Way Passage Sound Conductor 60
Fair
1932 Tiger Shark Sound Conductor 59
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1932 Big City Blues Sound Conductor 58
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1932 Life Begins Sound Conductor 59
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1932 Doctor X Sound Conductor 59
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1932 The Purchase Price Sound Conductor 59
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1932 Winner Take All Sound Conductor 58
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1932 Jewel Robbery Sound Conductor 59
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1932 Love Is a Racket Sound Music 59
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1932 Street of Women Sound Conductor 58
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1932 The Strange Love of Molly Louvain Sound Orchestrator 59
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1932 Miss Pinkerton Sound Conductor 58
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1932 The Tenderfoot Sound Conductor 59
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1932 The Rich Are Always with Us Sound Conductor 58
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1932 Man Wanted Sound Conductor 58
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1932 Beauty and the Boss Sound Conductor 59
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1932 The Mouthpiece Sound Conductor 59
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1932 The Man Who Played God Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1932 The Woman from Monte Carlo Sound Conductor 59
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1931 Safe in Hell Sound Conductor 59
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1931 Side Show Sound Music Director 58
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1931 The Last Flight Sound Conductor 59
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1931 The Star Witness Sound Music Director 59
Average
1931 Stranger in Town Sound Conductor 58
Average
1931 Night Nurse Sound Conductor 60
Fair
1931 Gold Dust Gertie Sound Conductor 58
Average
1931 Big Business Girl Sound Conductor 59
Average
1931 Smart Money Sound Music Director 59
Average
1931 Too Young to Marry Sound Music Director N/A
N/A
1931 Kiss Me Again Sound Conductor 59
Average
1930 One Night at Susie's Sound Conductor 59
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1930 The Doorway to Hell Sound Music Director 59
Average
1930 The Dawn Patrol Sound Conductor 59
Average
1930 Sweet Mama Sound Conductor N/A
N/A
1930 Numbered Men Sound Conductor 58
Average
1930 The Flirting Widow Sound Conductor 58
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1930 Spring Is Here Sound Conductor 58
Average
1930 Loose Ankles Sound Conductor 58
Average
1930 Playing Around Sound Conductor 58
Average
1929 Broadway Babies Sound Music 58
Average
1929 The Squall Sound Conductor 58
Average