Milton Schwarzwald
Milton Edward Schwarzwald (1891–1950) was a film director and musical theater composer and producer. In the 1930s, he directed nunerous Mentone Productions comedy musical variety films before departing to produce musical theater in 1939.
Leo Feist published sheet music for his operetta Flora Bella in 1916.[1] He and Arthur Francis collaborated on a 1922 musical score.[2]
Playbill and IBDB list him as the musical director of four theatrical productions in the 1920s and as a musical contributor to a couple more.[3][4]
BFI credits him with the music for five films in 1949 and 1950.[5]
His son Arnold Achwarzman was a composer and soundman.
Filmography
- Revue à la Carte (1935)
- Gus Van's Music Shoppe (1935), director
- Gus Van's Garden Party (1936), director[6]
- Musical Airwaves (1936), director of the 10-minute short for Universal Pictures
- Maids and Music (1938), producer
- Rumba Rhythms (1942), musical director[6]
- Top Man (film) (1943), producer
- Girl on the Spot (1945), executive producer
- Illegal Entry (1949), music
- Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950), composer[7]
- The Kid from Texas (1950), musical director[8]
- I Was a Shoplifter (1950), music director
- Outside the Wall (1950), music director
- Woman in Hiding (1950), music director[9]
Discography
- Baby Vampire, sheet music, composer[10]
References
- ^ Schwarzwald, Milton E. (September 8, 1916). "Waltzes from the Melodies of Milton E. Schwarzwald" – via kb.osu.edu.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Schwarzwald, Milton E.; Francis, Arthur (September 8, 1922). "Castles : Come Tumbling Down". Harms Incorporated – via digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu.
- ^ "Milton Schwarzwald". Playbill.
- ^ "Milton Schwarzwald – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
- ^ "Milton Schwarzwald". BFI.
- ^ a b Webb, Graham (July 10, 2020). "Encyclopedia of American Short Films, 1926-1959". McFarland – via Google Books.
- ^ "MA AND PA KETTLE GO TO TOWN". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
- ^ "THE KID FROM TEXAS". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
- ^ schwarzwald, milton. "Search results from Film, Video, 1950, Milton Schwarzwald". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
- ^ "Baby Vampire". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.