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February 2021
 Dimitri Tiomkin underscores race conflict, mob violence, and redemption in the 1951 film The Well

Posted on March 1, 2021 by wsherk

By Warren M. Sherk “An exciting movie, filled with drama and tension…” Eleanor Roosevelt “An honest effort and, at times, a powerful result.” Newsweek Dimitri Tiomkin’s music score for The Well, at times tender and lyrical, builds tension and drama … Read More…

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Well, The

Posted on February 18, 2011 by wsherk

Social drama co-directed by Leo Popkin. Variant title: Deep Is the Well. Read More…

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D.O.A.

Posted on February 18, 2011 by wsherk

Rudolph Maté directed this film noir suspense thriller, released by United Artists in 1950. The cast includes Edmond O’Brien as an accountant desperately in search of the killer who lethally poisoned him. D.O.A. was the first in a trio of films produced by brothers Harry and Leo Popkin, with music by Tiomkin. Tiomkin was an early practitioner of placing theme music in the source score, as he does in “Juke Box Theme,” a light dance arrangement of the film’s love theme. Variant title: Dead on Arrival. Read More…

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Champagne for Caesar

Posted on February 18, 2011 by wsherk

Comedy directed by Richard Whorf and starring Ronald Colman and Celeste Holm. Read More…

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