Karl Hajos

Karl Hajos
Born	28 January 1889 Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Died	1 February 1950 (aged 61) Los Angeles, United States
Occupation	Composer

Karl Hajos (January 28, 1889 – February 1, 1950) was a Hungarian composer who worked on many film scores. Born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Hajos emigrated to the United States in 1924 and worked in Hollywood. Beginning in the late silent era, he worked on over a hundred films with a variety of directors and studios. He was one of nine composers employed on the 1931 western Fighting Caravans. In 1934 he worked on Cecil B. Demille's thriller Four Frightened People.

Selected filmography

• Loves of an Actress (1928)
• The Woman from Moscow (1928)
• Adoration (1928)
• Beggars of Life (1928)
• The Wolf of Wall Street (1929)
• The Sea God (1930)
• The Right to Love (1930)
• The Night of Decision (1931)
• Fighting Caravans (1931)
• Four Frightened People (1934)
• Werewolf of London (1935)
• Summer Storm (1944)
• Dangerous Intruder (1945)
• The Man Who Walked Alone (1945)
• Fog Island (1945)
• Secrets of Linda Hamilton (1945)
• The Mask of Diijon (1946)
• Wild Country (1947)
• Appointment with Murder (1948)
• The Lovable Cheat (1949)
• Search for Danger (1949)
• It's a Small World (1950)

Bibliography

• Wierzbicki, Eugene. Music, Sound and Filmmakers: Sonic Style in Cinema. Routledge, 2012.

External links

• Karl Hajos at IMDb