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Walter G. Samuels(1903-1994)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Walter G. Samuels was born on 2 February 1903 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer, known for Hail, Caesar! (2016), Little Miss Broadway (1947) and The Gladiator (1938). He died on 3 June 1994 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornFebruary 2, 1903
DiedJune 3, 1994(91)
BornFebruary 2, 1903
DiedJune 3, 1994(91)
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Known for

George Clooney, Josh Brolin, Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, and Jonah Hill in Hail, Caesar! (2016)
Hail, Caesar!
6.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 2016
Jean Porter, John Shelton, Jerry Wald, and Jerry Wald and His Orchestra in Little Miss Broadway (1947)
Little Miss Broadway
6.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 1947
The Gladiator (1938)
The Gladiator
5.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 1938
Harriet Bennet, Karl Hackett, and Tex Ritter in Rollin' Plains (1938)
Rollin' Plains
4.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 1938

Credits

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  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Paul Winchell, and Jerry Mahoney in Stop! Look! and Laugh! (1960)
    Stop! Look! and Laugh!
    5.6
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Joan Evans, Jeanne Manet, Evy Norlund, Roger Perry, and John van Dreelen in The Flying Fontaines (1959)
    The Flying Fontaines
    5.4
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Jan Sterling, Ida Lupino, and Cleo Moore in Women's Prison (1955)
    Women's Prison
    6.5
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Ladies of the Chorus (1948)
    Ladies of the Chorus
    6.2
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Gene Autry, Gloria Henry, and Champion in The Strawberry Roan (1948)
    The Strawberry Roan
    6.6
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Hey, Rookie (1944)
    Hey, Rookie
    6.8
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Bob Haymes, Lynn Merrick, Till Risso, Al Torrieri, The Vagabonds, Don Germano, Pete Peterson, and Bill Hughes in Swing Out the Blues (1943)
    Swing Out the Blues
    7.7
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Roy Rogers, George 'Gabby' Hayes, and Gale Storm in Jesse James at Bay (1941)
    Jesse James at Bay
    5.8
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Gene Autry and June Storey in South of the Border (1939)
    South of the Border
    6.1
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1939

Composer



  • Alice in Movieland (1940)
    Alice in Movieland
    5.9
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1940

Soundtrack



  • Taraji P. Henson, Fantasia Barrino, and Danielle Brooks in The Color Purple (2023)
    The Color Purple
    6.8
    • writer: "Heaven Help This Heart Of Mine"
    • 2023
  • George Clooney, Josh Brolin, Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, and Jonah Hill in Hail, Caesar! (2016)
    Hail, Caesar!
    6.3
    • writer: "Lazy Old Moon"
    • 2016
  • Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor in Harlem Nights (1989)
    Harlem Nights
    6.1
    • writer: "Heaven Help This Heart Of Mine"
    • 1989
  • Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986)
    Brighton Beach Memoirs
    6.8
    • writer: "Infatuation"
    • 1986
  • Bob Hoskins and Cheryl Campbell in Pennies from Heaven (1978)
    Pennies from Heaven
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "March Winds and April Showers" (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1956)
    The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle"
    • lyrics: "Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle"
    • music: "Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle" (uncredited, uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1958–1959
  • Ranch Party
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle" (introduced as Boots and Saddles)
    • 1957
  • World for Ransom (1954)
    World for Ransom
    5.8
    • writer: "Too Soon"
    • 1954
  • Jean Porter, John Shelton, Jerry Wald, and Jerry Wald and His Orchestra in Little Miss Broadway (1947)
    Little Miss Broadway
    6.6
    • lyrics: "Cheer for the Team"
    • music: "Cheer for the Team"
    • 1947
  • Jack Haley, Frances Langford, Ozzie Nelson, Rudy Vallee, and Helen Walker in People Are Funny (1946)
    People Are Funny
    5.4
    • Soundtrack ("Chuck a Luckin'")
    • 1946
  • Charles Starrett and Betty Jane Graham in Rough Ridin' Justice (1945)
    Rough Ridin' Justice
    7.0
    • writer: "A Spot in Arizona"
    • 1945
  • Rose Hobart and George Macready in The Soul of a Monster (1944)
    The Soul of a Monster
    5.1
    • Soundtrack ("Boogie Woogie Special", uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Barbara Jo Allen, Jane Frazee, Tex Ritter, Charles Starrett, and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams in Cowboy Canteen (1944)
    Cowboy Canteen
    6.5
    • writer: "A Spot in Arizona", "You Man You", "Boogie Woogie Special"
    • 1944
  • Joan Davis and Jane Frazee in Beautiful But Broke (1944)
    Beautiful But Broke
    6.1
    • writer: "Take the Door to the Left" (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Freddy Martin, and Ann Miller in What's Buzzin', Cousin? (1943)
    What's Buzzin', Cousin?
    6.2
    • writer: "Mister President", "By Orders of the Interceptor Command" (uncredited)
    • 1943

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 2, 1903
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • June 3, 1994
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following production:

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