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Victor L. Schertzinger (April 8, 1888 – October 26, 1941) was an American composer, film director, film producer, and screenwriter. His films include Paramount on Parade (co-director, 1930), Something to Sing About with James Cagney, and the first two "Road" pictures Road to Singapore and Road to Zanzibar .
IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Pennsylvania-born Victor Schertzinger trained as a violinist and toured internationally, then became a symphonic conductor. His first film credit was for composing the orchestral accompaniment for Civilization (1915). He directed Charles Ray films, among others, during the silent era.
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- Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, USA
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Victor Schertzinger. Victor Schertzinger was a man of many talents who utilized them all to the fullest. He was a musical prodigy who played violin with famous orchestras by the age of eight and toured Europe as a soloist while still in his teens. In 1913 he published his first song, “Marcheta,” for which he also wrote the lyric.
Schertzinger directed 103 films between 1917 and 1942. He won the first Oscar in the Best Original Score category in 1934 for "One Night of Love." He also received a Best Director nomination for the film. But he is likely best remembered as the first director of the "Road" pictures starring Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour.
Victor L. Schertzinger (April 8, 1888 – October 26, 1941) was an American composer, film director, film producer, and screenwriter. His films include Paramount on Parade (co-director, 1930), Something to Sing About (1937) with James Cagney, and the first two "Road" pictures Road to Singapore (1940) and Road to Zanzibar (1941).
Victor L. Schertzinger was an American composer, film director, film producer, and screenwriter. His films include Paramount on Parade , Something to Sing About with James Cagney, and the first two “Road” pictures Road to Singapore and Road to Zanzibar .
Victor Schertzinger. Film: West side of the 1600 block of Vine Street. Composer | Director | Producer | Screenwriter Born April 8, 1888 in Mahanoy City, PA. Died Oct. 26, 1941 in Hollywood, CA....
