Milton Schwarzwald

Milton Edward Schwarzwald (1891–1950) 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.^[1] He and Arthur Francis collaborated on a 1922 musical score.^[2]

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.^[3]^[4]

BFI credits him with the music for five films in 1949 and 1950.^[5]

His son Arnold Schwarzwald was a composer and soundman.

Filmography[]

(1935)
(1935), director
(1936), director^[6]
(1936), director of the 10-minute short for Universal Pictures
(1938), producer
(1942), musical director^[6]
Top Man (film) (1943), producer
Girl on the Spot (1945), executive producer
Illegal Entry (1949), music
The Pecos Pistol (1949), composer
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950), composer^[7]
The Kid from Texas (1950), musical director^[8]
I Was a Shoplifter (1950), music director
Outside the Wall (1950), music director
Woman in Hiding (1950), music director^[9]

Discography[]

Baby Vampire, sheet music, composer^[10]

References[]

^ Schwarzwald, Milton E. (September 8, 1916). "Waltzes from the Melodies of Milton E. Schwarzwald". hdl:1811/75101 – via kb.osu.edu. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ 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.
^ ^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, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
^ "THE KID FROM TEXAS". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
^ schwarzwald, milton. "Search results from Film, Video, 1950, Milton Schwarzwald". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
^ "Baby Vampire". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.

External links[]

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

[1] Schwarzwald, Milton E. (September 8, 1916). "Waltzes from the Melodies of Milton E. Schwarzwald". hdl:1811/75101 – via kb.osu.edu. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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

[3] "Milton Schwarzwald". Playbill.

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

[5] "Milton Schwarzwald". BFI.

[short-6] Webb, Graham (July 10, 2020). Encyclopedia of American Short Films, 1926-1959. McFarland. ISBN 9781476639260 – via Google Books.

[7] "MA AND PA KETTLE GO TO TOWN". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.

[8] "THE KID FROM TEXAS". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.

[9] schwarzwald, milton. "Search results from Film, Video, 1950, Milton Schwarzwald". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.

[10] "Baby Vampire". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.

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