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John Reynders(1888-1953)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Actor
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John Reynders was born on 9 March 1888 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He was a composer and actor, known for Blackmail (1929), Murder! (1930) and The W Plan (1930). He died on 6 January 1953 in Barnet, Middlesex, England, UK.
BornMarch 9, 1888
DiedJanuary 6, 1953(64)
BornMarch 9, 1888
DiedJanuary 6, 1953(64)
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Known for

Blackmail (1929)
Blackmail
6.9
  • Music Department
  • 1929
Murder! (1930)
Murder!
6.3
  • Music Department
  • 1930
The W Plan (1930)
The W Plan
5.3
  • Music Department
  • 1930
Anna May Wong in Der Weg zur Schande (1930)
Der Weg zur Schande
6.5
  • Music Department
  • 1930

Credits

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Music Department



  • Ancient Stones
    4.7
    Short
    • musician (as John Reynders and his Orchestra)
    • 1948
  • Bush Christmas (1947)
    Bush Christmas
    6.1
    • conductor: His Orchestra
    • 1947
  • May Hallatt in The Mysterious Mr. Davis (1940)
    The Mysterious Mr. Davis
    4.5
    • musical director
    • 1940
  • Royal Banners Over Ottawa
    4.6
    Short
    • music director
    • 1939
  • Me and My Pal (1939)
    Me and My Pal
    5.3
    • musical director
    • composer: additional music
    • music arranger (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Save a Little Sunshine (1938)
    Save a Little Sunshine
    4.7
    • musical director
    • 1938
  • Night Alone (1938)
    Night Alone
    5.5
    • musical director
    • 1938
  • Ireland's Border Line (1938)
    Ireland's Border Line
    4.9
    • musical director
    • 1938
  • Almost a Honeymoon
    6.7
    • musical director
    • 1938
  • Little Miss Somebody
    • musical director
    • 1937
  • Charles Farrell, Fritz Kortner, and Margaret Vyner in Bombs Over London (1937)
    Bombs Over London
    6.2
    • musical director (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Take a Chance (1937)
    Take a Chance
    5.8
    • musical director
    • 1937
  • Happy Hampstead! (1936)
    Happy Hampstead!
    6.2
    Short
    • music director
    • 1936
  • Men Against the Sea
    Short
    • musical arrangement
    • 1936
  • The Soul of a Nation
    • musical arrangement
    • 1934

Composer



  • Travelling Around No. 4: So This Is London
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1947
  • Betty Lynne and Robert Newton in Dangerous Masquerade (1939)
    Dangerous Masquerade
    5.6
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Save a Little Sunshine (1938)
    Save a Little Sunshine
    4.7
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Steve's Treasure Hunt
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1937
  • The Forbidden Frontier
    7.1
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1937
  • The Last Chance
    5.7
    • Composer
    • 1937
  • Charles Farrell, Fritz Kortner, and Margaret Vyner in Bombs Over London (1937)
    Bombs Over London
    6.2
    • Composer
    • 1937
  • Steve Cinderella
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1937
  • Steve in Bohemia
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1937
  • Steve of the River
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1937
  • Steve's Cannon Crackers (1937)
    Steve's Cannon Crackers
    4.4
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1937
  • Steve Steps Out
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1936
  • The Immortal Gentleman (1935)
    The Immortal Gentleman
    3.8
    • Composer
    • 1935
  • Why Sailors Leave Home (1930)
    Why Sailors Leave Home
    6.1
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • Anna May Wong in Der Weg zur Schande (1930)
    Der Weg zur Schande
    6.5
    • Composer
    • 1930

Actor



  • Webster Booth in Saturday Night Revue (1937)
    Saturday Night Revue
    6.7
    • John Reynders - Orchestra Leader (as John Reynders and the BBC Orchestra)
    • 1937
  • Out of the Blue (1931)
    Out of the Blue
    5.9
    • Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
    • 1931

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • John Reynders and his Orchestra
  • Born
    • March 9, 1888
    • Hammersmith, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 6, 1953
    • Barnet, Middlesex, England, UK

Did you know

  • Trivia
    For many years the music correspondent for the British trade paper, 'Kinematograph Weekly'.

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