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William Axt (April 19, 1888 – February 13, 1959) was an American composer of nearly two hundred film scores.
Born in New York City, Axt graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School in The Bronx and studied at the National Conservatory of Music of America. He served as an assistant conductor for the Hammerstein Grand Opera Company and was the musical director for the Capitol Theatre in Manhattan before joining the music department at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1919. He earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Chicago in 1922.
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Filmography
all 145
Movies 145
Producer 2
Additional Music
Adam's Rib (1949)
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6.13
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Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11 (1946)
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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945)
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Untamed (1940)
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Miracles for Sale (1939)
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Tell No Tales (1939)
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The Kid From Texas (1939)
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Composer
Sergeant Madden (1939)
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Composer
Within the Law (1939)
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Heroes at Leisure (1939)
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Stand Up and Fight (1939)
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The Girl Downstairs (1938)
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Spring Madness (1938)
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Listen, Darling (1938)
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Three Loves Has Nancy (1938)
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Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938)
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Fast Company (1938)
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Woman Against Woman (1938)
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Yellow Jack (1938)
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The First Hundred Years (1938)
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The Bad Man of Brimstone (1937)
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Friend Indeed (1937)
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Beg, Borrow or Steal (1937)
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Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937)
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Big City (1937)
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London by Night (1937)
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Between Two Women (1937)
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Parnell (1937)
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Espionage (1937)
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The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)
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Under Cover of Night (1937)
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Wanted - A Master (1936)
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Mad Holiday (1936)
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All American Chump (1936)
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Libeled Lady (1936)
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6.33
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Old Hutch (1936)
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Suzy (1936)
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Revolt of the Zombies (1936)
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Old Shep (1936)
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The Unguarded Hour (1936)
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The Jonker Diamond (1936)
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Petticoat Fever (1936)
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Three Godfathers (1936)
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The Garden Murder Case (1936)
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Tough Guy (1936)
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Three Live Ghosts (1936)
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Last of the Pagans (1935)
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Whipsaw (1935)
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Rendezvous (1935)
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Trained Hoofs (1935)
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It's in the Air (1935)
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O'Shaughnessy's Boy (1935)
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The Perfect Tribute (1935)
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Woman Wanted (1935)
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The Murder Man (1935)
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Pitcairn Island Today (1935)
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Memories and Melodies (1935)
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Buried Loot (1935)
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Forsaking All Others (1934)
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A Wicked Woman (1934)
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Death on the Diamond (1934)
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Hide-Out (1934)
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Straight Is the Way (1934)
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The Girl from Missouri (1934)
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4
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Paris Interlude (1934)
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Stamboul Quest (1934)
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Operator 13 (1934)
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The Thin Man (1934)
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5.31
Music
Sadie McKee (1934)
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5.75
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Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
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Composer
Men in White (1934)
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Lazy River (1934)
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Goofy Movies Number Two (1934)
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The Mystery of Mr. X (1934)
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This Side of Heaven (1934)
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You Can't Buy Everything (1934)
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Sons of the Desert (1933)
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10
Music
Dinner at Eight (1933)
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4
Music
Should Ladies Behave (1933)
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Original Music Composer
Bombshell (1933)
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Menu (1933)
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Broadway to Hollywood (1933)
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Penthouse (1933)
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Midnight Mary (1933)
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6
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Reunion in Vienna (1933)
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Storm at Daybreak (1933)
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Gabriel Over the White House (1933)
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Fast Workers (1933)
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Today We Live (1933)
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The Secret of Madame Blanche (1933)
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Whistling in the Dark (1933)
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The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
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6
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Microscopic Mysteries (1932)
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Faithless (1932)
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Blondie of the Follies (1932)
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Music Score Producer
The Washington Masquerade (1932)
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As You Desire Me (1932)
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Sea Spiders (1932)
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Letty Lynton (1932)
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The Wet Parade (1932)
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Polly of the Circus (1932)
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Mata Hari (1931)
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Private Lives (1931)
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6
Music
Wild and Woolly (1931)
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Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) (1931)
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Music
Love-Tails of Morocco (1931)
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Sporting Blood (1931)
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Doughboys (1930)
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Romance (1930)
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6
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The Big Dog House (1930)
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When the Wind Blows (1930)
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The Woman Racket (1930)
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Original Music Composer
Chasing Rainbows (1930)
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Music
Navy Blues (1929)
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Music
Untamed (1929)
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Original Music Composer
Speedway (1929)
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Music
The Mysterious Island (1929)
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Original Music Composer
The Unholy Night (1929)
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Music
Our Modern Maidens (1929)
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The Single Standard (1929)
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Music
Where East Is East (1929)
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The Pagan (1929)
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Spite Marriage (1929)
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Tide of Empire (1929)
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West of Zanzibar (1928)
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10
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Show People (1928)
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The Masks of the Devil (1928)
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The Wind (1928)
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1
Original Music Composer
Our Dancing Daughters (1928)
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The Man Who Laughs (1928)
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While the City Sleeps (1928)
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2
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The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1928)
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Camille (1927)
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The Garden of Allah (1927)
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The Fire Brigade (1926)
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Bardelys the Magnificent (1926)
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Don Juan (1926)
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1
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La Bohème (1926)
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4
Original Music Composer
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
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6
Composer
The Big Parade (1925)
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1
Original Music Composer
He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
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Original Music Composer
Greed (1924)
Movie
4.62
Original Music Composer
The Navigator (1924)
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2.67
Original Music Composer
Scaramouche (1923)
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Music
Madame DuBarry (1919)
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Ratings
Average 5.96
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Information
Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1888-04-19
Deathday1959-02-13 (70 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known As Dr. William Axt
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