Biography
Lee Zahler (August 14, 1893 – February 21, 1947) was an American composer and musical director of films, starting in the 1920s and well into the 1940s.
During his career, he composed the music to the 1943 Batman and The Phantom serials for Columbia studios. Zahler directed the music for all Columbia Pictures productions between 1938 and 1947, except for Brenda Starr, Reporter in 1945, which was conducted by Edward J. Kay.
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Filmography
all 88
Movies 88
Director 11
self 1
Composer
Son of the Guardsman (1946)
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Composer
Chick Carter, Detective (1946)
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Composer
Desert Command (1946)
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Composer
Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways (1946)
Movie
Composer
Detour to Danger (1946)
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Composer
Who's Guilty? (1945)
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Composer
Jeep-Herders (1945)
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Composer
Jungle Raiders (1945)
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Composer
Samurai (1945)
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Composer
The White Gorilla (1945)
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Music Director
The Lady Confesses (1945)
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Composer
The Monster and the Ape (1945)
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Music Director
Rogues' Gallery (1944)
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Composer
The Great Mike (1944)
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Music Director
I Accuse My Parents (1944)
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Music Director
Seven Doors to Death (1944)
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Music Director
Delinquent Daughters (1944)
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Music Director
Shake Hands with Murder (1944)
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Music Director
Men on Her Mind (1944)
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Composer
The Return of the Rangers (1943)
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Composer
Tiger Fangs (1943)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Crime Doctor (1943)
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Composer
No Place for a Lady (1943)
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Composer
The Secret Code (1942)
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Composer
Perils of the Royal Mounted (1942)
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Composer
Captain Midnight (1942)
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Composer
Holt Of The Secret Service (1941)
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Original Music Composer
The Iron Claw (1941)
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Composer
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime (1941)
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Music
The Spider Returns (1941)
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Composer
The Great Swindle (1941)
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Composer
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery (1941)
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Composer
The Great Plane Robbery (1940)
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Composer
The Green Archer (1940)
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Composer
The Last Alarm (1940)
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Composer
Passport to Alcatraz (1940)
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Composer
Terry and the Pirates (1940)
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Original Music Composer
Midnight Limited (1940)
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Composer
Hidden Power (1939)
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Composer
Verbena trágica (1939)
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Composer
Phantom Gold (1938)
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Composer
Castles in the Air (1938)
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Music Director
Arizona Gunfighter (1937)
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Original Music Composer
Jungle Menace (1937)
Movie
Music Director
Heroes of the Alamo (1937)
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Original Music Composer
Hills of Old Wyoming (1937)
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Original Music Composer
Borderland (1937)
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Composer
What Becomes of the Children? (1936)
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Original Music Composer
The Unknown Ranger (1936)
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Music Supervisor
West of Nevada (1936)
Movie
Composer
The Penitentes Murder Case (1936)
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Original Music Composer
Ghost Town (1936)
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Original Music Composer
Custer's Last Stand (1936)
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Original Music Composer
Rip Roaring Riley (1935)
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Composer
Melody Trail (1935)
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Music
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty (1935)
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Composer
Western Frontier (1935)
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Composer
Adventurous Knights (1935)
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Conductor
Early in the Mornin' (1935)
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Composer
Night Alarm (1934)
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Original Music Composer
Frontier Days (1934)
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Original Music Composer
The Trail Beyond (1934)
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Original Music Composer
The Lost Jungle (1934)
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Composer
Crack-Up (1934)
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Music Director
The Woman Condemned (1934)
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Music
The Mystery Squadron (1933)
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Composer
The Big Bluff (1933)
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Original Music Composer
In the Money (1933)
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Lee Zahler - Orchestra Leader
Secret Sinners (1933)
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Music
The Wolf Dog (1933)
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Composer
The Flaming Signal (1933)
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Music
Fighting With Kit Carson (1933)
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Composer
Cheating Blondes (1933)
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Music Director
Oil: A Symphony in Motion (1933)
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Original Music Composer
The Three Musketeers (1933)
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Original Music Composer
End of the Trail (1932)
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Composer
The Horror (1932)
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Original Music Composer
The Devil Horse (1932)
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Original Music Composer
Tangled Destinies (1932)
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Music
Slightly Married (1932)
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Music
Gold (1932)
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Original Music Composer
The Hurricane Express (1932)
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Composer
The Silver Lining (1932)
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Composer
Love Bound (1932)
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Original Music Composer
Air Eagles (1931)
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Composer
The Mystery Train (1931)
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Music
The Vanishing Legion (1931)
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Original Music Composer
College Love (1929)
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Ratings
Average 4.25
Based on 15 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1929
1933
1937
1934
1946
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Information
Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1893-08-14
Deathday1947-02-21 (53 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsLeo A. Zahler
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