Adolph Deutsch
Adolph Deutsch is known for Some Like It Hot (1959), The Apartment (1960), The Maltese Falcon (1941).
Biography
Adolph Sender Charles Deutsch (20 October 1897 – 1 January 1980) was a British-American composer, conductor and arranger.
Born in London, England, he emigrated to the United States in 1911, and settled in Buffalo, New York. His parents, Alex (Alexander) Deutsch and Dena née Gerst, were German Jews.
In 1914, Deutsch was "a Buffalo movie house musician", accompanying silent films. Deutsch began his composing career on Broadway in the 1920s and 1930s, and arranged for several American dance bands such as Paul Whiteman and Paul Ash before working for Hollywood films beginning in the late 1930s. For Broadway, he orchestrated Irving Berlin's As Thousands Cheer and George and Ira Gershwin's Pardon My English.
Deutsch won Oscars for his background music for Oklahoma! (1955), and for conducting the music for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) and Annie Get Your Gun (1950).[1] He was nominated for The Band Wagon (1953) and the 1951 film version of Show Boat, for which he conducted the orchestra. For Broadway and Hollywood, he conducted, composed and arranged music, but did not write songs, not even for the Broadway shows on which he worked. In addition to his music for westerns and his conducting of the scores for musicals, Deutsch composed for films noir, including The Mask of Dimitrios (1944), The Maltese Falcon (1941), and Nobody Lives Forever (1946), as well as Little Women (the 1949 adaptation), and the Billy Wilder comedies Some Like It Hot (1959), and The Apartment (1960). His final film was Go Naked in the World.
Questions about Adolph Deutsch
How many Adolph Deutsch films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 54 films with Adolph Deutsch, from 1929 to 1961.
What is the best rated Adolph Deutsch film?
The best rated Adolph Deutsch film in the catalogue is The Apartment (1960), rated 8.2.
What was the first Adolph Deutsch film?
The first Adolph Deutsch film in the catalogue is They Drive by Night, from 1940.
Who has Adolph Deutsch worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Adolph Deutsch shares the most credits with Humphrey Bogart (6 films), Arthur Edeson (4 films) and Alan Hale (3 films).
People data: TMDb.
Known for
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8.1 Some Like It Hot
1959
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8.2 The Apartment
1960
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7.7 The Maltese Falcon
1941
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7.4 Little Women
1949
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7.1 High Sierra
1941
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7.0 Father of the Bride
1950
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6.9 They Drive by Night
1940
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7.1 Action in the North Atlantic
1943
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7.1 The Mask of Dimitrios
1944
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7.0 Tea and Sympathy
1956
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6.5 Ramrod
1947
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6.6 Across the Pacific
1942
Full filmography
54 films — 54 in the catalogue
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5.9 Torch Song
1953 · Conductor (uncredited)
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5.1 Go Naked in the World
1961
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8.2
The Apartment
1960
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8.1
Some Like It Hot
1959
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7.0
Tea and Sympathy
1956
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6.5 Million Dollar Mermaid
1952
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7.0 Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
1950
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6.4 The Big Hangover
1950
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7.0
Father of the Bride
1950
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7.1 Stars in My Crown
1950
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7.3 Intruder in the Dust
1949
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6.7 The Stratton Story
1949
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7.4
Little Women
1949
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6.5
Ramrod
1947
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6.4 Nobody Lives Forever
1946
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6.0 Danger Signal
1945
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7.3 The Doughgirls
1944
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7.1
The Mask of Dimitrios
1944
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6.7 Uncertain Glory
1944
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6.1 Northern Pursuit
1943
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7.1
Action in the North Atlantic
1943
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6.6
Across the Pacific
1942
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6.2 The Big Shot
1942
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7.1 Larceny, Inc.
1942
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6.7 All Through the Night
1942
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7.7
The Maltese Falcon
1941
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6.5 Manpower
1941
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6.6 Underground
1941
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7.2 Singapore Woman
1941
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6.0 The Great Mr. Nobody
1941
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7.1
High Sierra
1941
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6.0 Tugboat Annie Sails Again
1940
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6.9
They Drive by Night
1940
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7.0 Torrid Zone
1940
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6.9 Saturday's Children
1940
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7.0 Castle on the Hudson
1940
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6.3 Espionage Agent
1939
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6.7 Angels Wash Their Faces
1939
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5.6 Indianapolis Speedway
1939
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6.5 The Kid from Kokomo
1939
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6.7 Valley of the Giants
1938
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5.6 Racket Busters
1938
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7.0 The Honeymoon
1929
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4.5 Soldiers Three
1951
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5.7 Blaze of Noon
1947
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7.0 The Matchmaker
1958
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6.7 Whispering Smith
1948
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6.4 Three Strangers
1946
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5.8 The Fighting 69th
1940
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5.9 They Won't Forget
1937
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6.6 The Rack
1956
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4.5 Shadow of a Woman
1946
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6.6 The Great Garrick
1937
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5.8 Interrupted Melody
1955
People data: TMDb.
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