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Frank Spencer(1911-1975)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Frank Spencer was born on 19 July 1911 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He was a composer, known for Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard (1952), The Adventures of P.C. 49: Investigating the Case of the Guardian Angel (1949) and Dick Barton at Bay (1950). He was married to Joanna Miriam Franks. He died in February 1975 in Chelsea, London, England, UK.
BornJuly 19, 1911
DiedFebruary 1975
BornJuly 19, 1911
DiedFebruary 1975
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Known for

Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard (1952)
Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard
6.2
  • Music Department
  • 1952
The Adventures of P.C. 49: Investigating the Case of the Guardian Angel (1949)
The Adventures of P.C. 49: Investigating the Case of the Guardian Angel
5.5
  • Music Department
  • 1949
Dick Barton at Bay (1950)
Dick Barton at Bay
4.3
  • Music Department
  • 1950
Celia (1949)
Celia
6.1
  • Music Department
  • 1949

Credits

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Music Department

  • Geoffrey Johnson Smith in Tonight (1957)
    Tonight
    7.9
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Robert Ayres, Kay Callard, and Barbara Shelley in Cat Girl (1957)
    Cat Girl
    5.4
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Diana Dors, Cicely Courtneidge, Jack Hulbert, and A.E. Matthews in Dead by Morning (1955)
    Dead by Morning
    5.6
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Night of the Silvery Moon
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • The Master Plan (1954)
    The Master Plan
    6.4
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Sebastian Shaw and Ronald Squire in Scotch on the Rocks (1953)
    Scotch on the Rocks
    6.3
    • conductor
    • 1953
  • Death of an Angel (1952)
    Death of an Angel
    5.6
    • musical director
    • 1952
  • Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard (1952)
    Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard
    6.2
    • conductor
    • 1952
  • Diana Dors in Man Bait (1952)
    Man Bait
    6.3
    • musical director
    • 1952
  • The Black Widow (1951)
    The Black Widow
    6.0
    • musical director
    • 1951
  • A Case for PC 49 (1951)
    A Case for PC 49
    5.3
    • musical director
    • 1951
  • Cloudburst (1951)
    Cloudburst
    6.6
    • conductor (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • The Dark Light (1951)
    The Dark Light
    4.7
    • musical director
    • 1951
  • To Have and to Hold (1951)
    To Have and to Hold
    4.9
    • musical director
    • 1951
  • Dick Barton at Bay (1950)
    Dick Barton at Bay
    4.3
    • conductor
    • music arranger
    • 1950

Composer

  • Continental Nights - Nächte Europas
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1958
  • Sebastian Shaw and Ronald Squire in Scotch on the Rocks (1953)
    Scotch on the Rocks
    6.3
    • Composer
    • 1953
  • Death of an Angel (1952)
    Death of an Angel
    5.6
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard (1952)
    Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard
    6.2
    • Composer
    • 1952
  • Diana Dors in Man Bait (1952)
    Man Bait
    6.3
    • Composer
    • 1952
  • A Case for PC 49 (1951)
    A Case for PC 49
    5.3
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Cloudburst (1951)
    Cloudburst
    6.6
    • Composer
    • 1951
  • To Have and to Hold (1951)
    To Have and to Hold
    4.9
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • The Rossiter Case (1951)
    The Rossiter Case
    5.5
    • Composer
    • 1951
  • Dick Barton at Bay (1950)
    Dick Barton at Bay
    4.3
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Room to Let (1950)
    Room to Let
    5.8
    • Composer
    • 1950
  • Someone at the Door (1950)
    Someone at the Door
    4.4
    • Composer
    • 1950
  • Betty Ann Davies, Valentine Dyall, and Hazel Penwarden in The Man in Black (1950)
    The Man in Black
    5.9
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • The Adventures of P.C. 49: Investigating the Case of the Guardian Angel (1949)
    The Adventures of P.C. 49: Investigating the Case of the Guardian Angel
    5.5
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Celia (1949)
    Celia
    6.1
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1949

Soundtrack

  • Ryland Brickson Cole Tews in Hundreds of Beavers (2022)
    Hundreds of Beavers
    7.5
    • music: "Flirty Flutes" (uncredited)
    • 2022
  • Gösta Ekman in Roseanna (1993)
    Roseanna
    6.2
    • arranger: "Where the Bee Sucks" (uncredited)
    • 1993
  • Daniel Day-Lewis and Mirjana Joković in Eversmile New Jersey (1989)
    Eversmile New Jersey
    5.4
    • arranger: "Where the Bee Sucks" (uncredited)
    • 1989
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983)
    The Hound of the Baskervilles
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • arranger: "A Fine Old English Gentleman" (uncredited)
    • 1983
  • Dead Planet (1972)
    Dead Planet
    5.6
    • arranger: "Silent Night", "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen" (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • They All Died Laughing (1964)
    They All Died Laughing
    6.4
    • music: "Tonight and Every Night" (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • The Impersonator (1961)
    The Impersonator
    6.4
    • music: "Preludium Majesto" (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Sykes and A... (1960)
    Sykes and A...
    6.6
    TV Series
    • writer: "Tonight and Every Night" (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Blitz on Britain (1960)
    Blitz on Britain
    6.9
    • arranger: "Silent Night"
    • music: "Wheel of Fate", "Flirty Flutes" (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Geoffrey Johnson Smith in Tonight (1957)
    Tonight
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "Tonight and Every Night" (uncredited)
    • 1957–1965
  • To Have and to Hold (1951)
    To Have and to Hold
    4.9
    • Soundtrack ("A Midsummer Day")
    • 1951

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 19, 1911
    • Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Died
    • February 1975
    • Chelsea, London, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Joanna Miriam Franks

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