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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 .
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- April 8, 1888, Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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- October 26, 1941 (aged 53), Hollywood, California, U.S.
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).
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Director. Music Department. Composer. 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).
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- Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Composer, Film Director, Violinist, Conductor. (1890 - 1941) 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 ...
Schertzinger was a true pioneer in the early film industry. A classically trained musician and composer, he made his mark through many breakthrough initiatives. He is said to be the first composer to write a musical score for a movie, when Thomas Ince commissioned him to write the orchestral accompaniment for his silent film, "Civilization" in ...
It was directed by Victor Schertzinger, who also wrote the music and lyrics of the original songs, as well as the story that Austin Parker's screenplay is based on. Cagney's co-stars are Evelyn Daw and William Frawley, and the film features performances by Gene Lockhart and Mona Barrie .
Victor L. Schertzinger. Birth Place. Mahanoy, Pennsylvania, USA. Born. April 08, 1880. Died. October 26, 1941. Biography. Read More. Former concert pianist who contributed the score to Thomas Ince's "Civilization" (1916), among other silents, and made his directorial debut in 1917.
