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Sound

Hugo Riesenfeld

Career

Active from 1916 to 1938, busiest in 1936 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hugo Riesenfeld Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.2, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.5, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Silent Film 3
  • Early Cinema 3
  • Romance 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Visual Storytelling 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
The Making of 'The Last Laugh'
The Making of 'The Last Laugh' (2003)

Music

1930s

22 titles · average score 51
Tell Your Children
Tell Your Children (1938)
GoodWatch score 46

Original Music Composer

Sunset Murder Case
Sunset Murder Case (1938)
GoodWatch score 42

Original Music Composer, Music Director

Make a Wish
Make a Wish (1937)
GoodWatch score 56

Music Director, Original Music Composer

Larceny on the Air
Larceny on the Air (1937)

Original Music Composer

The President's Mystery
The President's Mystery (1936)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer

The Mandarin Mystery
The Mandarin Mystery (1936)
GoodWatch score 46

Original Music Composer

The Big Show
The Big Show (1936)
GoodWatch score 52

Original Music Composer

Two Heads on a Pillow
Two Heads on a Pillow (1934)

Original Music Composer

The President Vanishes
The President Vanishes (1934)

Original Music Composer

Tabu: A Story of the South Seas
Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (1931)
GoodWatch score 82

Original Music Composer

Hell's Angels
Hell's Angels (1930)
GoodWatch score 53

Music Arranger, Original Music Composer

One Romantic Night
One Romantic Night (1930)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer, Music Arranger

1920s

30 titles · average score 68
Evangeline
Evangeline (1929)

Original Music Composer

The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew (1929)
GoodWatch score 54

Original Music Composer

The Battle of the Sexes
The Battle of the Sexes (1928)
GoodWatch score 58

Original Music Composer

Tempest
Tempest (1928)
GoodWatch score 64

Original Music Composer

The Woman Disputed
The Woman Disputed (1928)

Original Music Composer

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
GoodWatch score 87

Original Music Composer

The Cat and the Canary
The Cat and the Canary (1927)
GoodWatch score 83

Original Music Composer

Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness
Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (1927)
GoodWatch score 81

Original Music Composer

The Sorrows of Satan
The Sorrows of Satan (1926)
GoodWatch score 75

Original Music Composer

The Pony Express
The Pony Express (1925)

Original Music Composer

Humoresque
Humoresque (1920)
GoodWatch score 61

Original Music Composer

Conrad in Quest of His Youth
Conrad in Quest of His Youth (1920)

Original Music Composer

1910s

2 titles · average score 51
Woman
Woman (1918)

Music

Hoodoo Ann
Hoodoo Ann (1916)
GoodWatch score 51

Original Music Composer