Hugo Riesenfeld(1879-1939)

Music Department
Composer
Producer

From 1917-1925 Hugo Riesenfeld was the manager of the Rivoli, Rialto and Criterion Theatres in New York City. A conductor and violinist, Riesenfeld was educated at the Conservatory of Music in Vienna and the University of Vienna. He then conducted with the Imperial Opera House in Vienna. In 1907 he came to the US with Oscar Hammerstein and for four years worked with the Manhattan Opera Company in New York. While on Broadway he demonstrated the artistic and commercial possibilities of using intelligent music to accompany films. In 1928 he was appointed general musical director in charge of musical productions for United Artists Pictures.

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total

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Known for

Make a Wish

5.4

Music Department

1937

A Christmas Fantasy

Producer

1918

Wings

7.5

Soundtrack("Battle Music")

1927

Looping the Loop

7.1

Music Department(US release, uncredited)

1928

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Arctic Fury
5.3
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1951
Federal Operator 99
7.5
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1945
El trovador de la radio
- musical director (as Dr. Hugo Riesenfeld)
- 1938
Sunset Murder Case
4.7
- musical director
- 1938
King of the Sierras
4.9
- musical director
- 1938
Dick Tracy Returns
6.3
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1938
Riders of the Black Hills
6.3
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1938
Wide Open Faces
5.9
- composer: stock music
- musical director (as Dr. Hugo Riesenfeld, uncredited)
- 1938
Rawhide
5.6
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1938
Rose of the Rio Grande
4.1
- composer: stock music
- musical director (uncredited)
- 1938
The Old Barn Dance
5.3
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1938
The Purple Vigilantes
6.5
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1938
Hawaiian Buckaroo
7.9
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1938
Rain for the Earth
Short
- music supervisor
- 1937
Mama Runs Wild
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1937

Composer

Tigerbomb!
Short
- Composer
- 2014
Der letzte Mann - Das Making of
7.2
Video
- Composer
- 2003
Sunset Murder Case
4.7
- Composer (uncredited)
- 1938
King of the Sierras
4.9
- Composer
- 1938
Hawaii Calls
5.7
- Composer
- 1938
Tarzan's Revenge
4.7
- Composer
- 1938
Make a Wish
5.4
- Composer (uncredited)
- 1937
Circus Girl
6.0
- Composer (uncredited)
- 1937
Rainbow on the River
7.1
- Composer
- 1936
White Legion
5.0
- Composer
- 1936
Daniel Boone
5.6
- Composer (uncredited)
- 1936
The Devil on Horseback
4.9
- Composer (uncredited)
- 1936
The President's Mystery
5.6
- Composer (uncredited)
- 1936
Tundra
6.4
- Composer (uncredited)
- 1936
Follow Your Heart
5.8
- Composer (as Dr. Hugo Riesenfeld)
- 1936

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Alternative names
- Dr Hugo Riesenfeld
Born
- January 26, 1879
- Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
Died
- September 10, 1939
- Los Angeles, California, USA(following lengthy illness)
Spouse
- Mabel Gertrude Dunning1912 - ? (1 child)
Other works
Stage: Wrote music for "Betty, Be Good", produced on Broadway. Musical/farce. Book / lyrics by Harry B. Smith. Based on a vaudeville act by 'Eugene Scribe'. Musical Director: Ross Mobley. Costume Design by Kiviette. Scenic Design by P. Dodd Ackerman. Directed by' David Bennett (I)'. Casino Theatre: 4 May 1920-26 Jun 1920 (60 performances). Cast: Irving Beebe (as "Tom Price"), Mabel Benelish (as "Nora"), Frank Crumit (as "Sam Kirby"; Broadway debut), Thy Daly (as "Bernice" / "Gwendoline"), Pauline Delmore (as "Dora"), Grace Duncan (as "Laura" / "Annabel"), Gladys Elliott (as "First Guest"), Jess Fay (as "Moira"), Millie Fillat (as "Cora"), Eddie Garvie (as "Col. Ichabod Starkweather"), Frances Grant (as "Page" / "Dance Specialty"), Grace Hallam (as "First Bridesmaid" / "Belinda"), Louise Hersey (as "Second Guest"), Georgia Hewitt (as "Amy Starkweather"), Thelma Holiday (as "Diana"), Josie Intropodi (as "Mrs. Starkweather"), Dore Leighton (as "Imogene"), Lucille Manion (as "Madame O'Toole"), Peter Mott (as "Percy"), Vivien Oakland (as "Marion Love"), Raymond Oswald (as "Somers Short" / "Guy"), Betty Raedel (as "Clarissa" / "Flora"), Bobbie Rait (as "Eulalie"), Worthington Romaine (as "Philip Fuller"), Frances Romana (as "Muriel"), Josephine Whittell (as "Betty Lee"), Jeannette Wilson (as "Maggie"), Ted Wing (as "Dance Specialty"). Produced by Stewart & Morrison, Inc.
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