Victor Schertzinger

The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is pop music, film and popular music. Residence is recorded at Hollywood. Works named in the authority record are I Remember You, Tangerine and Marcheta. Distinctions recorded are star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.

• Name — Victor Schertzinger • Born — 8 April 1888 • Birthplace — Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, U.S. • Died — 26 October 1941 • Place of death — Hollywood, California, U.S. • Occupation — * Violinist • conductor • composer • songwriter • film director • film producer • screenwriter • Spouse — Julia E. Nicklin • Children — 2

Schertzinger was born in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, the child of musical parents of Pennsylvania Dutch descent, and attracted attention as a violin prodigy at the age of four. As a child of eight, he appeared as a violinist with several orchestras, including the Victor Herbert Orchestra and the John Philip Sousa band. In his teens, he attended the Brown Preparatory School in Philadelphia, and gave violin performances while touring America and Europe. Schertzinger studied music at the University of Brussels. He continued to distinguish himself as a concert violinist, and then as a symphony conductor. He also worked as a songwriter, adding three songs with lyrics by producer Oliver Morosco to L. Frank Baum and Louis F. Gottschalk's musical, The Tik-Tok Man of Oz (1914). • Illustration — 1917 Jan 5 Los Angeles Evening Express ad for world premiere of The Play of Everyman with music by Schertzinger His first brush with the film industry came in 1916, when Thomas Ince commissioned him to compose the orchestral accompaniment for his silent film Civilization. Remaining under Ince's employment, Schertzinger became principal director of the Charles Ray films, establishing a rapport with Ray that few of the star's other collaborators would ever achieve. After the introduction of sound, Schertzinger continued to direct films but also began to compose songs for them, and in some instances writing scripts or producing as well. Although closely associated with Paramount Pictures, Schertzinger actually spent the 1930s as a freelancer. Some of his best films, such as One Night of Love (1934) and The Mikado (1939) exploited his knowledge of the world of music. His songwriting collaborators during this period also included Gus Kahn, Johnny Burke and Frank Loesser. Schertzinger married Julia E. Nicklin, to whom he remained married until his death. They had two daughters, Patricia and Paula.

The following information comes from the Internet Movie Database. All listed films were directed by Schertzinger, unless otherwise noted. • The Conqueror (1916) (composer only) • Civilization (1916) (composer only) • The Pinch Hitter (1917) • The Millionaire Vagrant (1917) • The Clodhopper (1917) • Sudden Jim (1917) • The Son of His Father (1917) • His Mother's Boy (1917) • The Hired Man (1918) • The Family Skeleton (1918) • Playing the Game (1918) • His Own Home Town (1918) • The Claws of the Hun (1918) • A Nine O'Clock Town (1918) (also story) • Coals of Fire (1918) • Quicksand (1918) • String Beans (1918) • Hard Boiled (1919) • Extravagance (1919) • The Sheriff's Son (1919) • The Homebreaker (1919) • The Lady of Red Butte (1919) • When Doctors Disagree (1919) • Other Men's Wives (1919) • Upstairs (1919) • The Peace of Roaring River (1919) (unconfirmed) • Jinx (1919) with Mabel Normand • Pinto (1920) (also writer) • The Blooming Angel (1920) • The Slim Princess (1920) • What Happened to Rosa (1920) • The Concert (1921) • Made in Heaven (1921) • Beating the Game (1921) • Head Over Heels (1922) • The Bootlegger's Daughter (1922) • Mr. Barnes of New York (1922) • The Kingdom Within (1922) • Dollar Devils (1923) • Refuge (1923) • The Lonely Road (1923) • The Man Next Door (1923) • The Scarlet Lily (1923) • Long Live the King (1923) • The Man Life Passed By (1923) (also writer) • Chastity (1923) • A Boy of Flanders (1924) • Bread (1924) • Flaming Love (1925) • Man and Maid (1925) • Illustration — Advertisement (1919) • Illustration — When Doctors Disagree, 1919 • The Wheel (1925) • Thunder Mountain (1925) • The Golden Strain (1925) • Siberia (1926) • The Lily (1926) • The Return of Peter Grimm (1926) • Stage Madness (1927) • The Heart of Salome (1927) • The Secret Studio (1927) • The Showdown (1928) • Forgotten Faces (1928) • Outcast (1928) (composer only) • Redskin (1929) • Nothing But the Truth (1929) • The Wheel of Life (1929) • Fashions in Love (1929) (also composer) • The Laughing Lady (1929) • The Love Parade (1929) (composer only) • Betrayal (1929) (story only) • The Climax (1930) (composer only) • Shadow of the Law (1930) (composer only, uncredited) • Paramount on Parade (1930) (co-directed) • Safety in Numbers (1930) • Heads Up (1930) (also composer) • The Woman Between (1931) • Caught Plastered (1931) (composer only) • Friends and Lovers (1931) (also composer) • Strange Justice (1932) (also composer) • Uptown New York (1932) • The Constant Woman (1933) (also producer) • Cocktail Hour (1933) (also producer) • My Woman (1933) (also composer) • Beloved (1934) (also composer) • One Night of Love (1934) (Academy Award nomination for Best Direction) • Let's Live Tonight (1935) • Love Me Forever (1935) (also writer, composer) • The Lone Wolf Returns (1935) (composer only, uncredited) • The Return of Peter Grimm (1935) (uncredited) • Don't Gamble with Love (1936) (composer only) • The Music Goes 'Round (1936) (also composer) • You May Be Next (1936) (composer only, uncredited) • The Devil's Playground (1937) (composer only, uncredited) • Something to Sing About (1937) (also writer, producer, composer) • The Mikado (1939) • Road to Singapore (1940) • Rhythm on the River (1940) (also composer) • Road to Zanzibar (1941) • Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1941) • Birth of the Blues (1941) • The Fleet's In (1942)

• Publicity photo of Victor Schertzinger, circa 1930

Victor Schertzinger is recorded as director, screenwriter, film producer, composer and violinist.