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Victor Schertzinger is a Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, Sound and Additional Music American born on 8 april 1888 at Mahanoy City (USA)

Victor Schertzinger

Victor Schertzinger
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Nationality USA
Birth 8 april 1888 at Mahanoy City (USA)
Death 26 october 1941 (at 53 years) at Hollywood (USA)

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). His two best-known songs are "I Remember You" and "Tangerine", both with lyrics by Johnny Mercer and both featured in Schertzinger's final film The Fleet's In (1942).

Best films

One Night of Love
One Night of Love
(1934)
(Director) The Love Parade
The Love Parade
(1930)
(Songs) Love Me Forever
Love Me Forever
(1935)
(Director)

Usually with

Thomas H. Ince
Thomas H. Ince
(13 films)
Charles Ray
Charles Ray
(14 films)
Gene Milford
Gene Milford
(5 films)
Otto Hoffman
Otto Hoffman
(8 films)
William LeBaron
William LeBaron
(7 films)
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Filmography of Victor Schertzinger (77 films)

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Director

Road to Zanzibar
Road to Zanzibar (1941)
, 1h31
Directed by Victor Schertzinger, Hal Walker
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Action, Adventure, Musical, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Musical films, Road movies, Buddy films
Actors Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Douglass Dumbrille, Una Merkel, Iris Adrian
Rating66% 3.3470953.3470953.3470953.3470953.347095
The film starts with con-artist Chuck Reardon (Bing Crosby) as a side-show caller at a circus advertising an act featuring his friend Hubert "Fearless" Frazier (Bob Hope), as a human cannonball, with 'Fearless' quickly substituting a dummy at the last minute and hiding in a secret compartment. The flaming dummy sets the big tent on fire and everyone into a panic and the two of them flee. Their subsequent acts show 'Fearless' doing more dangerous acts, usually getting injured. When Chuck brings the next 'great idea', wrestling a live octopus, 'Fearless' finally balks and wants to go back to the states. At a fancy restaurant, they're sent champagne by a wealthy man, diamond baron Charles Kimble (Eric Blore). The festive mood turns sour when the police show up, but Kimble bails them out. They decide to go home to the United States, but when Chuck goes to get the tickets Kimble invites him onto his yacht for a drink.
Birth of the Blues
Birth of the Blues (1941)
, 1h27
Directed by Victor Schertzinger, Hal Walker, Alvin Ganzer
Origin USA
Genres Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, Brian Donlevy, Carolyn Lee, Eddie Anderson, J. Carrol Naish
Rating62% 3.143253.143253.143253.143253.14325
Jeff grandit près de Basin Street à la Nouvelle-Orléans, jouant de sa clarinette avec les dockers. Il monte un groupe, les Basin Street Hot-Shots, qui comprend un joueur de cornet, Memphis. Ils luttent pour que leur musique jazz soit acceptée par la société des cafés de la ville. Betty Lou rejoint leur groupe en tant que chanteuse. Memphis et Jeff tombent amoureux d'elle.
Road to Singapore
Road to Singapore (1940)
, 1h25
Directed by Frank Butler, Victor Schertzinger
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Action, Adventure, Musical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Musical films, Road movies, Buddy films
Actors Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Charles Coburn, Anthony Quinn, Judith Barrett
Rating65% 3.298463.298463.298463.298463.29846
Josh Mallon (Bing Crosby) and Ace Lannigan (Bob Hope) are best friends and work aboard the same ship. As their ship returns to the US after a long voyage, they see all the other sailors being mistreated by their wives and girlfriends, and the two friends pledge never to get involved with women again. Unfortunately, this vow is tested almost immediately. First, Ace is confronted by the family of a former lover, Cherry, who insist he marry her. Then Josh, who is the son of rich shipping magnate (Charles Coburn), has to fend off his fiancee, Gloria (Judith Barrett), and his father's wishes that he settle down and take over the family business.
Rhythm on the River
Rhythm on the River (1940)
, 1h32
Directed by Victor Schertzinger
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, Basil Rathbone, Oscar Levant, Charley Grapewin, William Frawley
Rating67% 3.3900853.3900853.3900853.3900853.390085
Oliver Courtney (Basil Rathbone) is an arrogant composer who lets other people write songs he takes credit for. Bob Sommers (Bing Crosby) writes his tunes with Billy Starbuck (Oscar Levant). At the night of a social Christmas party, Oliver introduces Bob's song "What Would Shakespeare Have Said?" as his own. Later that night, Oliver thanks Bob for his loyalty and offers him a contract for $50 a week for three years. He refuses, saying he would rather have a catboat to visit his uncle at his river hotel, called Nobody's Inn.
Something to Sing About
Something to Sing About (1937)
, 1h20
Directed by Victor Schertzinger
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors James Cagney, William Frawley, Gene Lockhart, Mona Barrie, Philip Ahn, Dwight Frye
Rating61% 3.0990053.0990053.0990053.0990053.099005
"Terry Rooney" (James Cagney) is the stage name of Thaddeus McGillicuddy, a popular New York band leader and hoofer with a radio show, who gets an offer to go to Hollywood to make movies. He leaves behind his fiancee, the band's singer, Rita Wyatt (Evelyn Daw), and finds himself in the hands of studio boss B.O. Regan (Gene Lockhart), who sets a team of studio professionals to mold Rooney into a star. Regan, after struggling with another new talent who quickly developed an uncontrollable ego, also secretly insists that no one praise Rooney's work, on pain of being fired.
Love Me Forever
Love Me Forever (1935)
, 1h31
Directed by Victor Schertzinger
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Actors Grace Moore, Spring Byington, Douglass Dumbrille, Robert (Tex) Allen, Thurston Hall, Luis Alberni
Rating59% 2.998082.998082.998082.998082.99808
Un homme amoureux d'une chanteuse d'opéra est prêt à tout sacrifier pour l'aider dans sa carrière, tout en sachant qu'elle ne l'aime pas.
One Night of Love
One Night of Love (1934)
, 1h24
Directed by Victor Schertzinger
Origin USA
Genres Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Grace Moore, Tullio Carminati, Lyle Talbot, Mona Barrie, Jane Darwell, Jessie Ralph
Rating56% 2.8043952.8043952.8043952.8043952.804395
Opera singer Mary Barrett (Grace Moore) leaves to study music in Milan, Italy to the disappointment of her family in New York City. Mary gets a job at the Cafe Roma, where Giulio Monteverdi (Tullio Carminati), a famous vocal coach, hears her sing. Giulio promises to make Mary a star if she will allow him to control her life. He also tells her that there cannot be any romance between the two of them, as that would distract from the process of growing her talent. Mary discovers she has stagefright as she prepares for a tour of provincial opera houses, however Giulio helps her overcome it.
Beloved
Beloved (1934)
, 1h25
Directed by Victor Schertzinger
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors John Boles, Gloria Stuart, Morgan Farley, Ruth Hall, Albert Conti, Dorothy Peterson
Rating59% 2.9610652.9610652.9610652.9610652.961065
À Vienne en 1838, le baron Franz von Hausmann élève son jeune fils Carl dans l'amour de la musique classique. Dix ans plus tard, Carl joue sa première composition en tant que violoniste. Mais son père est tué pendant la révolution, et Carl doit fuir avec sa mère en Caroline du Sud.