Roy Webb - Turner Classic Movies

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Roy Webb was most commonly known for his impressive musical talents. Webb worked on a variety of projects during his early entertainment career, including "Cockeyed Cavaliers" (1934), "Hips, Hips, Hooray!" (1934) starring Bert Wheeler and "Kentucky Kernels" (1934). He also contributed to "The Arizonian" (1935), "The Last Days of Pompeii" with Preston Foster (1935) and "West of the Pecos...

Filmography

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The Stolen Kiss (1920)

Assistant Director

The Fear Market (1920)

Assistant Director

Teacher's Pet (1958)

Music scored by

Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957)

Top Secret Affair (1957)

The Girl He Left Behind (1956)

Biography

Roy Webb was most commonly known for his impressive musical talents. Webb worked on a variety of projects during his early entertainment career, including "Cockeyed Cavaliers" (1934), "Hips, Hips, Hooray!" (1934) starring Bert Wheeler and "Kentucky Kernels" (1934). He also contributed to "The Arizonian" (1935), "The Last Days of Pompeii" with Preston Foster (1935) and "West of the Pecos" (1934) starring Richard Dix. Webb was nominated for a Music (Scoring) Academy Award for "Quality Street" in 1937 as well as for a Music (Original Score) Academy Award for "My Favorite Wife" in 1940. In the forties, Webb devoted his time to various credits, such as "Little Men" (1940) starring Kay Francis, "Mexican Spitfire Out West" (1940) and "Stranger on the Third Floor" with Peter Lorre (1940). He also worked on "The Saint Takes Over" (1940) starring George Sanders. Webb's music was also featured in the George Coulouris drama "The Master Race" (1944), the Tom Conway mystery "The Falcon Out West" (1944) and the drama "The Curse of the Cat People" (1944) with Simone Simon. His music was also featured in the drama "The Seventh Cross" (1944) with Spencer Tracy and "The Enchanted Cottage" (1945). Webb was nominated for an Academy Award for "The Enchanted Cottage" in 1945. Webb most recently worked on the Clark Gable comedy "Teacher's Pet" (1958). Webb passed away in December 1982 at the age of 94.

Filmography

Director (Feature Film)

The Stolen Kiss (1920)

Assistant Director

The Fear Market (1920)

Assistant Director

Music (Feature Film)

Teacher's Pet (1958)

Music scored by

Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957)

Top Secret Affair (1957)

The Girl He Left Behind (1956)

The First Texan (1956)

Our Miss Brooks (1956)

The River Changes (1956)

The First Texan (1956)

The Sea Chase (1955)

Underwater! (1955)

Blood Alley (1955)

The Americano (1955)

Blood Alley (1955)

The Sea Chase (1955)

The Raid (1954)

Music Composition

Track of the Cat (1954)

She Couldn't Say No (1954)

Dangerous Mission (1954)

Second Chance (1953)

Affair with a Stranger (1953)

Split Second (1953)

At Sword's Point (1952)

Clash by Night (1952)

A Girl in Every Port (1952)

The Lusty Men (1952)

Operation Secret (1952)

Sealed Cargo (1951)

Hard, Fast and Beautiful (1951)

Fixed Bayonets! (1951)

Flying Leathernecks (1951)

Gambling House (1951)

Vendetta (1950)

Where Danger Lives (1950)

The White Tower (1950)

The Secret Fury (1950)

Easy Living (1949)

Bad Men of Tombstone (1949)

Mighty Joe Young (1949)

Holiday Affair (1949)

My Friend Irma (1949)

The Window (1949)

Roughshod (1949)

Rachel and the Stranger (1948)

Race Street (1948)

Blood on the Moon (1948)

Fighting Father Dunne (1948)

I Remember Mama (1948)

Cass Timberlane (1948)

Rachel and the Stranger (1948)

Easy Come, Easy Go (1947)

Magic Town (1947)

Sinbad the Sailor (1947)

Crossfire (1947)

They Won't Believe Me (1947)

Riffraff (1947)

Out of the Past (1947)

The Well Groomed Bride (1946)

Hollywood Bound (1946)

Music Director for "A Night at the Biltmore Bowl" and "The Spirit of 1976"

The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Notorious (1946)

Without Reservations (1946)

Badman's Territory (1946)

The Locket (1946)

Back to Bataan (1945)

Zombies on Broadway (1945)

Two O'Clock Courage (1945)

Those Endearing Young Charms (1945)

Dick Tracy (1945)

The Body Snatcher (1945)

Love, Honor and Goodbye (1945)

Betrayal from the East (1945)

Cornered (1945)

The Enchanted Cottage (1945)

Murder, My Sweet (1944)

The Falcon Out West (1944)

Marine Raiders (1944)

Passport to Destiny (1944)

Bride by Mistake (1944)

The Master Race (1944)

Tall in the Saddle (1944)

Action in Arabia (1944)

Rainbow Island (1944)

The Curse of the Cat People (1944)

Experiment Perilous (1944)

The Seventh Cross (1944)

Ladies' Day (1943)

The Ghost Ship (1943)

Seven Miles from Alcatraz (1943)

Flight for Freedom (1943)

Mr. Lucky (1943)

A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)

The Nazis Strike (1943)

Original Music compositions by

Gangway for Tomorrow (1943)

The Leopard Man (1943)

Hitler's Children (1943)

The Falcon in Danger (1943)

The Iron Major (1943)

The Falcon Strikes Back (1943)

The Seventh Victim (1943)

Petticoat Larceny (1943)

I Walked with a Zombie (1943)

Behind the Rising Sun (1943)

The Fallen Sparrow (1943)

Bombardier (1943)

I Married a Witch (1942)

Obliging Young Lady (1942)

My Favorite Spy (1942)

Powder Town (1942)

Here We Go Again (1942)

The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942)

Highways by Night (1942)

The Falcon's Brother (1942)

Journey into Fear (1942)

Army Surgeon (1942)

The Big Street (1942)

Joan of Paris (1942)

The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)

The Navy Comes Through (1942)

Cat People (1942)

Playmates (1941)

Little Men (1941)

The Saint in Palm Springs (1941)

The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)

Parachute Battalion (1941)

Week-End for Three (1941)

Look Who's Laughing (1941)

Father Takes a Wife (1941)

Let's Make Music (1941)

Tom, Dick and Harry (1941)

A Girl, a Guy and a Gob (1941)

Father Takes a Wife (1941)

Tom, Dick and Harry (1941)

Parachute Battalion (1941)

Let's Make Music (1941)

Millionaires in Prison (1940)

A Bill of Divorcement (1940)

The Saint's Double Trouble (1940)

You'll Find Out (1940)

Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)

The Saint Takes Over (1940)

Kitty Foyle (1940)

I'm Still Alive (1940)

Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940)

The Saint's Double Trouble (1940)

Cross-Country Romance (1940)

Curtain Call (1940)

Marines Fly High (1940)

Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)

My Favorite Wife (1940)

Anne of Windy Poplars (1940)

You Can't Fool Your Wife (1940)

Bad Lands (1939)

The Flying Irishman (1939)

The Girl and the Gambler (1939)

Twelve Crowded Hours (1939)

Racketeers of the Range (1939)

Beauty for the Asking (1939)

Sued for Libel (1939)

Fixer Dugan (1939)

Three Sons (1939)

Bachelor Mother (1939)

Panama Lady (1939)

Timber Stampede (1939)

Full Confession (1939)

The Saint Strikes Back (1939)

The Fighting Gringo (1939)

The Girl from Mexico (1939)

Conspiracy (1939)

Trouble in Sundown (1939)

The Great Man Votes (1939)

Love Affair (1939)

In Name Only (1939)

They Made Her a Spy (1939)

Two Thoroughbreds (1939)

Fifth Avenue Girl (1939)

Sorority House (1939)

The Rookie Cop (1939)

Arizona Legion (1939)

Five Came Back (1939)

Room Service (1938)

Sky Giant (1938)

Next Time I Marry (1938)

Bringing Up Baby (1938)

The Renegade Ranger (1938)

Vivacious Lady (1938)

Condemned Women (1938)

Blond Cheat (1938)

The Law West of Tombstone (1938)

Lawless Valley (1938)

Border G-Man (1938)

Go Chase Yourself (1938)

Painted Desert (1938)

The Mad Miss Manton (1938)

The Affairs of Annabel (1938)

Night Spot (1938)

A Man to Remember (1938)

Having Wonderful Time (1938)

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off (1938)

I'm from the City (1938)

Crime Ring (1938)

The Life of the Party (1937)

Meet the Missus (1937)

High Flyers (1937)

Stage Door (1937)

On Again--Off Again (1937)

The Woman I Love (1937)

The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1937)

Music Supervisor

Sea Devils (1937)

Racing Lady (1937)

Forty Naughty Girls (1937)

The Plough and the Stars (1937)

New Faces of 1937 (1937)

Quality Street (1937)

Bunker Bean (1936)

The Last of the Mohicans (1936)

The Bride Walks Out (1936)

Murder on a Bridle Path (1936)

Silly Billies (1936)

Muss 'Em Up (1936)

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)

Mummy's Boys (1936)

The Lady Consents (1936)

A Woman Rebels (1936)

Sylvia Scarlett (1936)

The Witness Chair (1936)

Special Investigator (1936)

Enchanted April (1935)

In Person (1935)

West of the Pecos (1935)

The Rainmakers (1935)

The Nitwits (1935)

Alice Adams (1935)

Strangers All (1935)

Old Man Rhythm (1935)

Another Face (1935)

Becky Sharp (1935)

Captain Hurricane (1935)

The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)

We're Only Human (1935)

The Arizonian (1935)

Cockeyed Cavaliers (1934)

Lightning Strikes Twice (1934)

Kentucky Kernels (1934)

Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934)

Professional Sweetheart (1933)

Art Director (Feature Film)

Salvation Nell (1921)

The Truth About Husbands (1920)

The Devil's Garden (1920)

Sound (Feature Film)

The Rats Are Coming! The Werewolves Are Here! (1972)

The Man with 2 Heads (1972)

Music (Short)

La Cucaracha (1934)

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