Milton Schwarzwald

Milton Edward Schwarzwald^[1] (16 September 1891, Detroit – 2 March 1950, Hollywood^[2]) was a film director and musical theater composer and producer. In the 1930s, he directed numerous 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.^[3] He and Arthur Francis collaborated on a 1922 musical score.^[4]

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.^[5]^[6]

BFI credits him with the music for five films in 1949 and 1950.^[7]

His son Arnold Schwarzwald 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^[8]
Musical Airwaves (1936), director of the 10-minute short for Universal Pictures
Maids and Music (1938), producer
Rumba Rhythms (1942), musical director^[8]
Top Man (film) (1943), producer
Girl on the Spot (1945), executive producer
Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949), composer
Illegal Entry (1949), music
The Pecos Pistol (1949), composer
The Story of Molly X (1949), composer
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950), composer^[9]
The Kid from Texas (1950), musical director^[10]
I Was a Shoplifter (1950), music director
Outside the Wall (1950), music director
Woman in Hiding (1950), music director^[11]

Discography

Baby Vampire, sheet music, composer^[12]

References

^ "The Los Angeles Times > March 05, 1950 > Obituary". Newspapers.com. Funeral services for Milton Edward Schwarzwald....
^ The ASCAP Biographical Dictionary of Composers, Authors and Publishers. New York City: Thomas Y. Crowell Company. 1952. p. 444-445.
^ "Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute (TRI) > Sheet Music Collections (TRI) > Sheet Music Collections (TRI) > Waltzes from the Melodies of Milton E. Schwarzwald". Ohio State University.
^ 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. Archived from the original on April 7, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Webb, Graham (July 10, 2020). Encyclopedia of American Short Films, 1926-1959. McFarland. ISBN 9781476639260 – via Google Books.
^ "MA AND PA KETTLE GO TO TOWN". Library of Congress.
^ "THE KID FROM TEXAS". Library of Congress.
^ schwarzwald, milton. "Search results from Film, Video, 1950, Milton Schwarzwald". Library of Congress.
^ "Baby Vampire". Library of Congress.

External links

Discogs catalog
Free scores by Milton Schwarzwald at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)

[1] "The Los Angeles Times > March 05, 1950 > Obituary". Newspapers.com. Funeral services for Milton Edward Schwarzwald....

[2] The ASCAP Biographical Dictionary of Composers, Authors and Publishers. New York City: Thomas Y. Crowell Company. 1952. p. 444-445.

[3] "Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute (TRI) > Sheet Music Collections (TRI) > Sheet Music Collections (TRI) > Waltzes from the Melodies of Milton E. Schwarzwald". Ohio State University.

[4] Schwarzwald, Milton E.; Francis, Arthur (September 8, 1922). Castles : Come Tumbling Down. Harms Incorporated – via digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu.

[5] "Milton Schwarzwald". Playbill.

[6] "Milton Schwarzwald – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.

[7] "Milton Schwarzwald". BFI. Archived from the original on April 7, 2018.

[short-8] Webb, Graham (July 10, 2020). Encyclopedia of American Short Films, 1926-1959. McFarland. ISBN 9781476639260 – via Google Books.

[9] "MA AND PA KETTLE GO TO TOWN". Library of Congress.

[10] "THE KID FROM TEXAS". Library of Congress.

[11] schwarzwald, milton. "Search results from Film, Video, 1950, Milton Schwarzwald". Library of Congress.

[12] "Baby Vampire". Library of Congress.

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