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The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1970) -- Walter Brennan is back as the clever and funny over the hill Texas Ranger Nash Crawford. This time the gang must face corruption in their own home town...

Suddenly (1954) -- In the city of Suddenly, three gangsters trap the Benson family in their own house, on the top of a hill nearby the railroad station, with the intention of killing the president of the USA.

Overview

Date of Birth:

4 August 1912, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA more

Date of Death:

9 August 2004, Van Nuys, California, USA more

Trivia:

Brother of Ruby Raksin. more

STARmeter:

Up 8% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins more

NewsDesk:

Inside The Business: Nicholas Meyer on The Day After
(From Daily Film Music Blog. 13 April 2009, 12:10 PM, PDT)

Alternate Names:

D. Raksin

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	What's the Matter with Helen? (1971)	(conductor)	1971	-	6.2 (404)

2.	"Lost in Space" (1965)	composer: stock music (1 episode, 1967)	1967	-	7.1 (805)
	1 TV episode: The Toymaker (1967) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
3.	A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)	(conductor)	1966	-	7.2 (1,401)
	AKAs: Big Deal at Dodge City (UK)
4.	"Ben Casey" (1961)	composer: title music (153 episodes, 1961-1966)	1966	-	7.6 (107)
	153 TV episodes: Then, Suddenly, Panic (1966) (composer: title music) Pull the Wool Over Your Eyes, Here Comes the Cold Wind of Truth (1966) (composer: title music) Twenty Six Ways to Spell Heartbreak: A, B, C, D... (1966) (composer: title music) Where Did All the Roses Go? (1966) (composer: title music) Lullaby for a Wind-Up Toy (1966) (composer: title music) 148 episodes not shown.
5.	"Breaking Point" (1963)	composer: theme music (30 episodes, 1963-1964)	1964	-	8.3 (6)
	30 TV episodes: My Hands Are Clean (1964) (composer: theme music) I, the Dancer (1964) (composer: theme music) Confounding Her Astronomers (1964) (composer: theme music) Never Trouble Trouble, Till Trouble Troubles You (1964) (composer: theme music) Glass Flowers Never Drop Petals (1964) (composer: theme music) 25 episodes not shown.
6.	Pay or Die (1960)	(musical director)	1960	-	6.3 (84)

7.	"Five Fingers" (1959)	composer: theme music (1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	9.1 (12)
	1 TV episode: Final Dream (1959) (composer: theme music)
8.	Al Capone (1959)	(conductor) (orchestrator)	1959	-	6.6 (431)

9.	A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (1958)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1958	-	4.8 (26)
	AKAs: How to Rob a Bank
10.	Return to Warbow (1958)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1958	-	4.8 (27)

11.	The Hard Man (1957)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1957	-	5.9 (50)

12.	20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1957	-	6.3 (1,761)
	AKAs: The Beast from Space
13.	Hellcats of the Navy (1957)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1957	-	5.0 (299)

14.	The Way to the Gold (1957)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1957	-	6.9 (13)

15.	The Phantom Stagecoach (1957)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1957	-	-

16.	Zombies of Mora Tau (1957)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1957	-	4.5 (252)
	AKAs: The Dead That Walk (UK)
17.	Oh, Men! Oh, Women! (1957)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1957	-	5.5 (71)

18.	The White Squaw (1956)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1956	-	-

19.	Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1956	-	6.2 (2,233)
	AKAs: Invasion of the Flying Saucers
20.	Wyoming Renegades (1954)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1954	-	5.4 (20)

21.	Bad for Each Other (1953)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1953	-	5.7 (54)

22.	City of Bad Men (1953)	(composer: additional music) (uncredited)	1953	-	6.1 (51)

23.	A Slight Case of Larceny (1953)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1953	-	6.5 (72)

24.	Rogue's March (1953)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1953	-	6.0 (49)

25.	The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)	(conductor) (uncredited) (orchestrator) (uncredited)	1952	-	7.7 (4,042)

26.	Fearless Fagan (1952)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1952	-	5.6 (71)

27.	Right Cross (1950)	(musical director) (uncredited)	1950	-	6.2 (141)

28.	Atom Man vs. Superman (1950)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1950	-	7.2 (157)

29.	Adventures in Silverado (1948)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1948	-	6.2 (7)
	AKAs: Above All Laws (UK)
30.	Superman (1948)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1948	-	7.1 (219)

31.	The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947)	(music supervisor)	1947	-	6.4 (112)

32.	Behind Green Lights (1946)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1946	-	7.0 (55)

33.	Diamond Horseshoe (1945)	(composer: additional music) (uncredited)	1945	-	6.7 (101)
	AKAs: Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe
34.	Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1944)	(composer: additional music) (uncredited)	1944	-	6.1 (73)

35.	Sweet and Low-Down (1944)	(orchestrator) (uncredited)	1944	-	6.2 (43)

36.	Bathing Beauty (1944)	(composer: additional music) (uncredited)	1944	-	6.2 (415)

37.	Buffalo Bill (1944)	(orchestrator) (uncredited)	1944	-	6.5 (384)

38.	The Sullivans (1944)	(orchestrator) (uncredited)	1944	-	7.7 (754)
	AKAs: The Fighting Sullivans (USA: reissue title)
39.	Girl Crazy (1943)	(composer: additional music) (uncredited) (orchestrator) (uncredited)	1943	-	7.1 (451)

40.	Happy Land (1943)	(orchestrator) (uncredited)	1943	-	7.1 (65)

41.	Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943)	(orchestrator) (uncredited)	1943	-	6.9 (66)

42.	Jitterbugs (1943)	(orchestrator) (uncredited)	1943	-	6.0 (241)

43.	Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)	(composer: additional music) (uncredited)	1943	-	6.1 (437)

44.	My Friend Flicka (1943)	(orchestrator) (uncredited)	1943	-	6.6 (275)

45.	Three Hearts for Julia (1943)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1943	-	5.6 (51)

46.	They Came to Blow Up America (1943)	(orchestrator) (uncredited)	1943	-	6.8 (40)

47.	Crash Dive (1943)	(orchestrator) (uncredited)	1943	-	6.5 (399)

48.	Something to Shout About (1943)	(orchestrator)	1943	-	6.7 (6)

49.	Iceland (1942)	(composer: incidental music) (uncredited)	1942	-	5.5 (79)
	AKAs: Katina (UK)
50.	The Night Before the Divorce (1942)	(orchestrator) (uncredited)	1942	-	-

51.	Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)	(composer: additional music) (uncredited)	1942	-	7.1 (421)
	AKAs: The Story of Benjamin Blake
52.	The Perfect Snob (1941)	(orchestrator) (uncredited)	1941	-	6.9 (9)

53.	Cadet Girl (1941)	(composer: incidental music)	1941	-	-

54.	Swamp Water (1941)	(orchestrator) (uncredited)	1941	-	7.2 (332)
	AKAs: The Man Who Came Back (UK)
55.	The Men in Her Life (1941)	(musical director)	1941	-	6.6 (17)

56.	Last of the Duanes (1941)	(orchestrator) (uncredited)	1941	-	7.6 (5)

57.	Sun Valley Serenade (1941)	(orchestrator) (uncredited)	1941	-	7.2 (399)

58.	Men of the Timberland (1941)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1941	-	-

59.	The Great Profile (1940)	(orchestrator) (uncredited)	1940	-	6.0 (56)

60.	Alias the Deacon (1940)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1940	-	-
	AKAs: The Hillbilly Deacon
61.	West of Carson City (1940)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1940	-	-

62.	The Green Hornet (1940)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1940	-	7.1 (174)

63.	Barricade (1939)	(orchestrator) (uncredited)	1939	-	5.8 (46)

64.	Chip of the Flying U (1939)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1939	-	-

65.	Scouts to the Rescue (1939)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1939	-	7.4 (14)

66.	Oklahoma Frontier (1939)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1939	-	7.0 (7)

67.	The Witness Vanishes (1939)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1939	-	4.8 (12)

68.	Susannah of the Mounties (1939)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1939	-	6.6 (170)

69.	The Gorilla (1939)	(orchestrator) (uncredited)	1939	-	4.7 (458)

70.	The Oregon Trail (1939)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1939	-	6.0 (10)

71.	The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)	(music arranger) (uncredited)	1939	$1.82M	6.9 (761)

72.	Love Affair (1939)	(orchestrator) (uncredited)	1939	-	7.3 (1,234)

73.	Trouble at Midnight (1938)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1938	-	-

74.	The Missing Guest (1938)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1938	-	8.1 (13)

75.	Young Fugitives (1938)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1938	-	6.8 (5)

76.	Outlaw Express (1938)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1938	-	-

77.	Western Trails (1938)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1938	-	4.4 (6)

78.	Kentucky Moonshine (1938)	(orchestrator) (uncredited)	1938	-	6.0 (19)
	AKAs: Three Men and a Girl (UK)
79.	The Devil's Party (1938)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1938	-	6.0 (83)

80.	Air Devils (1938)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1938	-	4.8 (14)

81.	The Lady in the Morgue (1938)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1938	-	5.5 (10)
	AKAs: The Case of the Missing Blonde (UK)
82.	The Last Stand (1938)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1938	-	5.0 (8)

83.	Goodbye Broadway (1938)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1938	-	-

84.	State Police (1938)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1938	-	5.8 (12)

85.	The Crime of Dr. Hallet (1938)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1938	-	6.4 (9)

86.	Border Wolves (1938)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1938	-	5.5 (8)

87.	The Baroness and the Butler (1938)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1938	-	6.6 (69)

88.	Forbidden Valley (1938)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1938	-	-

89.	Midnight Intruder (1938)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1938	-	-

90.	Happy Landing (1938)	(orchestrator) (uncredited)	1938	-	6.8 (30)

91.	The Jury's Secret (1938)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1938	-	-

92.	The Singing Outlaw (1937)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1937	-	6.2 (5)

93.	Sh! The Octopus (1937)	(composer: title music) (uncredited)	1937	-	4.9 (138)

94.	Courage of the West (1937)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1937	-	-

95.	52nd Street (1937)	(composer: additional music) (uncredited)	1937	-	7.2 (9)

96.	A Girl with Ideas (1937)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1937	-	-

97.	The Westland Case (1937)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1937	-	6.3 (8)

98.	The Lady Fights Back (1937)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1937	-	-

99.	Idol of the Crowds (1937)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1937	-	6.3 (62)

100.	The Man Who Cried Wolf (1937)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1937	-	5.2 (9)

101.	Reported Missing (1937)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1937	-	-

102.	San Quentin (1937)	(composer: title music) (uncredited)	1937	-	6.4 (570)

103.	Marry the Girl (1937)	(composer: title music) (uncredited)	1937	-	5.0 (28)

104.	Wild West Days (1937)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1937	-	6.6 (5)

105.	I Cover the War (1937)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1937	-	6.3 (66)

106.	The Road Back (1937)	(orchestrator) (uncredited)	1937	-	7.9 (43)

107.	Armored Car (1937)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1937	-	-

108.	Let Them Live (1937)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1937	-	-

109.	Night Key (1937)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1937	-	6.2 (185)

110.	Marked Woman (1937)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1937	-	7.2 (1,141)

111.	Breezing Home (1937)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1937	-	-

112.	Three Smart Girls (1936)	(composer: title music) (uncredited)	1936	-	7.0 (346)

113.	These Three (1936)	(orchestrator) (uncredited)	1936	-	7.9 (782)

114.	Modern Times (1936)	(music arranger)	1936	-	8.5 (31,251)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Otto Preminger (1999)		1999	-	-

2.	Lady in the Corner (1989) (TV)		1989	-	4.6 (15)

3.	The Day After (1983) (TV)		1983	-	6.8 (4,884)

4.	The Suicide's Wife (1979) (TV)		1979	-	6.7 (13)
	AKAs: A New Life
5.	The Ghost of Flight 401 (1978) (TV)		1978	-	6.2 (187)

6.	Glass Houses (1972)		1972	-	3.3 (7)

7.	What's the Matter with Helen? (1971)	(music composed by)	1971	-	6.2 (404)

8.	The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1970) (TV)		1970	-	5.2 (123)

9.	"Medical Center" (1969)	(unknown episodes)	1969	-	7.3 (133)

10.	Will Penny (1968)		1968	-	7.1 (1,374)

11.	A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)		1966	-	7.2 (1,401)
	AKAs: Big Deal at Dodge City (UK)
12.	Love Has Many Faces (1965/I)		1965	-	5.6 (90)

13.	Sylvia (1965)		1965	-	7.1 (100)

14.	Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)		1964	-	6.5 (436)

15.	The Patsy (1964)		1964	-	5.9 (547)

16.	Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)		1962	-	6.4 (556)
	AKAs: 2 Weeks in Another Town (USA: poster title)
17.	Too Late Blues (1961)		1961	-	7.1 (189)

18.	Night Tide (1961)		1961	-	6.1 (462)

19.	"My Three Sons" (1960)	(1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	7.2 (324)
	1 TV episode: Spring Will Be a Little Late (1960)
20.	Pay or Die (1960)		1960	-	6.3 (84)

21.	"Five Fingers" (1959)	(1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	9.1 (12)
	1 TV episode: Station Break (1959)
22.	Al Capone (1959)		1959	-	6.6 (431)

23.	El redentor (1959)	(1965)	1959	-	8.8 (11)
	AKAs: Los misterios del rosario nº 2 (Spain: series title) Los misterios del rosario: El Redentor (Spain: series title) The Life of Christ: Mysteries of the Rosary Volume 2 (USA: series title) The Life of Christ: The Amazing Trilogy (USA: video box title) The Redeemer (USA) The Sorrowful Mysteries (USA: video box title) Un hombre tiene que morir (Spain)
24.	Separate Tables (1958)		1958	-	7.7 (2,026)

25.	Twilight for the Gods (1958)		1958	-	5.4 (74)

26.	Until They Sail (1957)		1957	-	6.3 (393)

27.	Gunsight Ridge (1957)		1957	-	5.8 (87)

28.	Man on Fire (1957)		1957	-	6.5 (123)

29.	The Vintage (1957)		1957	-	5.3 (32)

30.	Bigger Than Life (1956)		1956	-	7.5 (1,078)

31.	Hilda Crane (1956)		1956	-	6.4 (63)

32.	Seven Wonders of the World (1956)		1956	-	6.7 (27)

33.	Jubal (1956)		1956	-	7.0 (729)

34.	The Big Combo (1955)		1955	-	7.6 (1,557)

35.	Suddenly (1954)		1954	-	7.0 (1,826)

36.	Apache (1954)		1954	-	6.3 (1,199)

37.	The Unicorn in the Garden (1953)		1953	-	7.4 (97)

38.	The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)		1952	-	7.7 (4,042)

39.	Madeline (1952)		1952	-	6.8 (29)

40.	Carrie (1952)		1952	-	7.4 (665)

41.	Pat and Mike (1952)		1952	-	7.0 (2,044)

42.	The Girl in White (1952)		1952	-	6.2 (82)
	AKAs: So Bright the Flame (UK)
43.	Sloppy Jalopy (1952)		1952	-	-

44.	The Man with a Cloak (1951)		1951	-	6.6 (242)

45.	Across the Wide Missouri (1951)		1951	-	6.1 (565)

46.	Kind Lady (1951)		1951	-	7.1 (259)

47.	The Magnificent Yankee (1950)		1950	-	7.1 (174)
	AKAs: The Man with Thirty Sons (UK)
48.	Right Cross (1950)		1950	-	6.2 (141)

49.	A Lady Without Passport (1950)		1950	-	5.9 (170)

50.	Giddyap (1950)		1950	-	-

51.	The Next Voice You Hear... (1950)		1950	-	6.3 (307)

52.	The Reformer and the Redhead (1950)		1950	-	6.1 (112)

53.	Whirlpool (1949)		1949	-	6.9 (889)

54.	Force of Evil (1948)		1948	-	7.5 (1,752)

55.	Apartment for Peggy (1948)		1948	-	7.0 (304)

56.	Fury at Furnace Creek (1948)		1948	-	6.5 (60)

57.	Daisy Kenyon (1947)		1947	-	6.7 (467)

58.	Forever Amber (1947)		1947	-	6.6 (353)

59.	The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)		1947	-	7.1 (1,627)

60.	The Homestretch (1947)		1947	-	7.9 (16)

61.	The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947)	(uncredited)	1947	-	6.4 (112)

62.	Smoky (1946)		1946	-	6.7 (118)
	AKAs: Will James' Smoky (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
63.	Fallen Angel (1945)		1945	-	7.2 (1,026)

64.	Don Juan Quilligan (1945)		1945	-	6.0 (29)

65.	Where Do We Go from Here? (1945)		1945	-	5.9 (80)

66.	Belle of the Yukon (1944)	(uncredited)	1944	-	5.4 (98)

67.	Laura (1944)		1944	-	8.1 (12,895)

68.	Tampico (1944)		1944	-	6.5 (58)

69.	Main Street Today (1944)		1944	-	5.5 (12)

70.	Attack in the Pacific (1944)	(uncredited)	1944	-	7.2 (18)
	AKAs: Armed Forces Information Film: A.F.I.F. Number 3 (USA: series title)
71.	I Dood It (1943)	(uncredited)	1943	-	6.4 (162)
	AKAs: By Hook or by Crook (UK)
72.	Prelude to War (1943)	(uncredited)	1943	-	7.2 (334)
	AKAs: Why We Fight, 1 (USA: series title)
73.	Something to Shout About (1943)		1943	-	6.7 (6)

74.	City Without Men (1943)		1943	-	5.7 (21)
	AKAs: Prison Farm (USA: reissue title)
75.	Time to Kill (1942)	(uncredited)	1942	-	6.7 (23)

76.	The Undying Monster (1942)		1942	-	5.8 (364)
	AKAs: The Hammond Mystery (UK)
77.	Dr. Renault's Secret (1942)		1942	-	5.8 (163)

78.	Manila Calling (1942)	(uncredited)	1942	-	7.3 (41)

79.	Just Off Broadway (1942)	(uncredited)	1942	-	7.9 (5)

80.	The Postman Didn't Ring (1942)	(uncredited)	1942	-	6.4 (10)

81.	The Magnificent Dope (1942)	(uncredited)	1942	-	6.8 (151)

82.	Thru Different Eyes (1942)	(uncredited)	1942	-	-

83.	Whispering Ghosts (1942)		1942	-	5.9 (18)

84.	The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1942)	(uncredited)	1942	-	6.5 (96)

85.	Who Is Hope Schuyler? (1942)	(uncredited)	1942	-	-

86.	On the Sunny Side (1942)	(uncredited)	1942	-	5.3 (8)

87.	Inflation (1942)		1942	-	6.6 (64)

88.	Remember the Day (1941)	(uncredited)	1941	-	7.2 (134)

89.	The Men in Her Life (1941)	(uncredited)	1941	-	6.6 (17)

90.	Ride on Vaquero (1941)	(uncredited)	1941	-	6.6 (6)

91.	Dipsy Gypsy (1941)		1941	-	-

92.	Dead Men Tell (1941)	(uncredited)	1941	-	7.7 (442)

93.	Western Daze (1941)	(as D. Raksin)	1941	-	-

94.	Two Girls on Broadway (1940)	(uncredited)	1940	-	5.7 (98)
	AKAs: Choose Your Partner (UK)
95.	40 Little Mothers (1940)	(uncredited)	1940	-	6.3 (81)

96.	The Blue Bird (1940)	(uncredited)	1940	-	6.2 (414)

97.	Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)	(uncredited)	1939	-	6.6 (120)

98.	The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)	(uncredited)	1939	-	7.8 (2,105)
	AKAs: Sherlock Holmes (UK)
99.	Stanley and Livingstone (1939)	(uncredited)	1939	-	7.2 (461)

100.	Frontier Marshal (1939)	(uncredited)	1939	-	6.9 (89)

101.	Second Fiddle (1939)	(uncredited)	1939	-	6.6 (88)
	AKAs: Irving Berlin's Second Fiddle
102.	The Gorilla (1939)	(uncredited)	1939	-	4.7 (458)

103.	The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)	(uncredited)	1939	-	7.8 (3,259)

104.	Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939)	(uncredited)	1939	-	6.5 (418)

105.	Suez (1938)	(uncredited)	1938	-	6.8 (194)

106.	The Kid Comes Back (1938)	(uncredited)	1938	-	6.1 (13)
	AKAs: Don't Pull Your Punches (UK)
107.	As Good as Married (1937)	(uncredited)	1937	-	-

108.	Wings Over Honolulu (1937)	(uncredited)	1937	-	5.9 (7)

109.	Midnight Court (1937)	(uncredited)	1937	-	5.2 (17)

110.	She's Dangerous (1937)	(uncredited)	1937	-	-
	AKAs: Blonde Dynamite
111.	The Mighty Treve of Arizona (1937)	(uncredited)	1937	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	A Dirty Shame (2004)	(writer: "Sylvia")	2004	-	5.1 (6,055)

2.	Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)	(writer: "Laura")	1997	-	6.5 (17,738)

3.	Stealing Beauty (1996)	(writer: "MY LOVE AND I")	1996	-	6.3 (8,955)
	AKAs: Beauté volée (France) Dancing by Myself (USA: alternative title) Io ballo da sola (Italy)
4.	Mac (1992)	(music: "LAURA")	1992	-	6.0 (489)

5.	"Remington Steele" (1982)	(1 episode, 1985)	1985	-	7.4 (1,213)
	1 TV episode: Coffee, Tea or Steele (1985) (music: "Laura")
6.	The Detective (1968)	(writer: "Laura")	1968	-	6.4 (912)

7.	Will Penny (1968)	(writer: "Lonely Rider, The")	1968	-	7.1 (1,374)

8.	"The Hollywood Palace" (1964)	(1 episode, 1966)	1966	-	9.5 (45)
	1 TV episode: Episode #3.33 (1966) (music: "Laura" (uncredited))
9.	Love Has Many Faces (1965/I)	("Love Has Many Faces")	1965	-	5.6 (90)

10.	Sylvia (1965)	(music: "Sylvia")	1965	-	7.1 (100)

11.	The Patsy (1964)	(music: "I Lost My Heart in a Drive-In Movie")	1964	-	5.9 (547)

12.	Until They Sail (1957)	(music: "Until They Sail")	1957	-	6.3 (393)

13.	The Man with a Cloak (1951)	(music: "Another Yesterday" (uncredited)) (lyrics: "Another Yesterday" (uncredited))	1951	-	6.6 (242)

14.	Fallen Angel (1945)	(music: "Slowly")	1945	-	7.2 (1,026)

15.	Where Do We Go from Here? (1945)	(music: "1776 Boogie" (uncredited))	1945	-	5.9 (80)

16.	Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939)	(music: "Moroccan Nights" (uncredited))	1939	-	6.5 (418)

Thanks View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"Biography" (1987)	acknowledgment (1 episode, 1999)	1999	-	8.0 (266)
		1 TV episode: Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel (1999) (acknowledgment)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz (2004) (TV)	Himself	2004	-	5.6 (7)

2.	Hollywood Legenden (2004) (TV)	Himself	2004	-	6.6 (33)
	AKAs: Hollywood Legends (USA: literal English title)
3.	Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique (2003)	Interviewee	2003	-	8.7 (6)
	AKAs: Bad Boy Made Good (USA: short title)
4.	Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003)	Himself	2003	-	8.1 (699)

5.	Cinerama Adventure (2002)	Himself - Cinerama Composer	2002	-	8.1 (84)

6.	"Biography" (1987)	Himself - Composer 'Laura' (1 episode, 1999)	1999	-	8.0 (266)
	1 TV episode: Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait (1999) Himself - Composer 'Laura'
7.	Otto Preminger (1999)		1999	-	-

8.	Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound (1995) (TV)	Himself	1995	-	8.9 (31)

9.	Der Klang der Bilder (1995) (TV)	Himself	1995	-	5.0 (31)

10.	Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic (1993) (V)	Himself - Composer	1993	-	8.0 (87)

11.	Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann (1992)	Himself	1992	-	7.7 (81)

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	1.	The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV)	Himself

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