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Phil Boutelje (1895–1979)

Pianist, songwriter ("China Boy", "Blue Dawn"), composer, author and conductor, educated at Philadelphia Music Academy. He was a pianist and arranger for the Paul Whiteman orchestra, and a military bandmaster during World War I. Later, he was the music director for Paramount Pictures and United Artists Studios... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1961 The Errand Boy (music coordinator)
 
1961 The Ladies Man (music coordinator)
 
1949 The Great Gatsby (music advisor - uncredited)
 
1947 Paris in the Spring (short) (musical associate)
 
1947 Golden Earrings (music associate)
 
1947 Smooth Sailing (short) (music associate)
 
1947 Champagne for Two (short) (music associate)
 
1947 California (music associate)
 
1945 Bring on the Girls (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1944 You Can't Ration Love (music advisor)
 
1943 Bar 20 (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1943 Hi Diddle Diddle (musical director)
 
1943 Border Patrol (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1941 The Hard-Boiled Canary (musical director)
 
1941 You're the One (musical director)
 
1940 Dancing on a Dime (music advisor)
 
1939 The Great Victor Herbert (music supervisor)
 
1939 The Magnificent Fraud (musical director)
 
1938 Zaza (musical advisor)
 
1938 The Arkansas Traveler (composer: additional music - uncredited)
 
1938 Give Me a Sailor (music advisor)
 
1938 Bulldog Drummond in Africa (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1938 You and Me (music advisor)
 
1938 Stolen Heaven (music advisor)
 
1937 Daughter of Shanghai (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1937 This Way Please (special musical arrangements)
 
1937 Artists & Models (music advisor)
 
1937 Roaring Timber (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1937 Turn Off the Moon (music arranger)
 
1937 Venus Makes Trouble (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1937 Swing High, Swing Low (compositions and arrangements)
 
1937 Champagne Waltz (music arranger)
 
1937 Woman in Distress (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1936 The Accusing Finger (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1936 Murder with Pictures (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1936 Wives Never Know (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1936 Yours for the Asking (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1936 Three Cheers for Love (music arranger)
 
1936 The Return of Sophie Lang (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1936 Early to Bed (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1936 The Princess Comes Across (composer: additional music - uncredited, music and lyrics by)
 
1936 Desire (composer: additional music - uncredited)
 
1936 You May Be Next (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1935 Grand Exit (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1935 Atlantic Adventure (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1935 Riding Wild (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
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2009 Inglourious Basterds (writer: "The Man with the Big Sombrero" 1943)
 
2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical (video documentary) (music: "I Love You, Believe Me, I Love You" - uncredited)
 
1998 The Impostors (writer: "China Boy")
 
1997 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Vaudeville (1997) (music: "China Boy" - uncredited)
 
1987 The Last Emperor (lyrics: "China Boy" 1922 - uncredited)
 
1986 Royal Society Jazz Orchestra (TV special) (music: "China Boy")
 
1962 Escape from Zahrain (writer: "Laila" - uncredited)
 
1956 The Benny Goodman Story (writer: "China Boy")
 
1950 Copper Canyon (writer: "SQUARE DANCE CALLS" - uncredited)
 
1947 Unconquered (writer: "WHIPPOORWILL'S A SINGIN'" - uncredited)
 
1945 The Crimson Canary (music: "China Boy" - uncredited)
 
1945 Diamond Horseshoe (music: "China Boy" - uncredited)
 
1944 The Zoot Cat (short) (music: "China Boy")
 
1943 Hi Diddle Diddle (writer: "I LOVED YOU TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE", "THE MAN WITH THE BIG SOMBRERO")
 
1942 Moontide (music: "China Boy" - uncredited)
 
1940 Strike Up the Band (writer: "China Boy" 1922 - uncredited)
 
1938 You and Me ("Knocking Song")
 
1938 Romance in the Dark (music: "Blue Dawn")
 
1937 Swing High, Swing Low (music: "The Black Rooster" 1937 - uncredited / lyrics: "The Black Rooster" 1937 - uncredited)
 
1937 Blossoms on Broadway (music: "Olympiad")
 
1936 The Princess Comes Across (music: "My Concertina" 1936 - uncredited)
 
1936 The Texas Rangers (music: "Purple Shadows" - uncredited, "I Can't Play My Banjo" - uncredited)
 
1934 Mirrors (short) (music: "China Boy" - uncredited)
 
1932 Pie, Pie Blackbird (short) (music: "China Boy" - uncredited)
 
1931 The Texas Ranger (music: "I Can't Play My Banjo")
 
1930 Anna Christie (music: "Flocons de Neige" - uncredited)
 
1929 The Vagabond Lover (music: "I Love You, Believe Me, I Love You" 1929 - uncredited)
 
1929 Red Nichols and His Five Pennies (short) (writer: "China Boy" - uncredited)
 
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1943 Hi Diddle Diddle (uncredited)
 
1941 The Hard-Boiled Canary (uncredited)
 
1941 Las Vegas Nights (uncredited)
 
1941 The Lady Eve (uncredited)
 
1941 You're the One (uncredited)
 
1939 The Great Victor Herbert (uncredited)
 
1939 The Magnificent Fraud (uncredited)
 
1938 Zaza (uncredited)
 
1937 Swing High, Swing Low (uncredited)
 
1937 Champagne Waltz (uncredited)
 
1936 Three Cheers for Love (uncredited)
 
1936 Anything Goes (uncredited)
 
1935 A Feather in Her Hat (uncredited)
 
1931 Pale Face Pup (short)
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
1950 Where Danger Lives
Pianist (uncredited)
 
1949 Red, Hot and Blue
Crosland (uncredited)
 

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