---
name: "Adolph Deutsch"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/adolph-deutsch"
fi1m_id: "adolph-deutsch"
imdb_id: "nm0006037"
tmdb_id: 4100
wikidata_id: "Q365310"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "20 October 1897"
died: "1 January 1980"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-09-25T07:18:01.824950+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Adolph Deutsch

## Identity

Adolph Deutsch

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/adolph-deutsch
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** adolph-deutsch
- **IMDb ID:** nm0006037
- **TMDB ID:** 4100
- **Wikidata ID:** Q365310
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph_Deutsch, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q365310, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006037/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4100

Composer. Born 20 October 1897 in London. Died 1 January 1980.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 20 October 1897, London
- **Died:** 1 January 1980
- **Active:** 1931–1960
- **Frequently works with:** [Albert Hackett](https://film.one/person/albert-hackett.md), [Billy Wilder](https://film.one/person/billy-wilder.md), [Frances Goodrich](https://film.one/person/frances-goodrich.md), [Humphrey Bogart](https://film.one/person/humphrey-bogart.md), [I. A. L. Diamond](https://film.one/person/i-a-l-diamond.md), [Jack Lemmon](https://film.one/person/jack-lemmon.md), [John Huston](https://film.one/person/john-huston.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 3 Oscars (3 won · 2 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 78 (1), 1940s 83 (2), 1950s 80 (5), 1960s 91 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 84 to 79 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 6, Romance 6, Drama 4, Crime 3, Thriller 2, Western 2
- **Screen time:** 17 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $76m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph_Deutsch, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q365310, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006037/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4100

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*The Apartment*](https://film.one/film/the-apartment.md) (91), [*Seven Brides for Seven Brothers*](https://film.one/film/seven-brides-for-seven-brothers.md) (76)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Some Like It Hot*](https://film.one/film/some-like-it-hot.md) (92)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Maltese Falcon*](https://film.one/film/the-maltese-falcon.md) (87)

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## Biography

Adolph Deutsch was a British-American composer, conductor and arranger. Born in London on 20 October 1897, he emigrated to the United States in 1911 and settled in Buffalo, New York. He trained at the Royal Academy of Music and began his career as a silent-film accompanist before moving into Broadway orchestration in the 1920s and 1930s.

Deutsch joined Hollywood in the late 1930s, working first for Warner Bros and later MGM. He composed scores for films including *The Maltese Falcon* (1941), *Some Like It Hot* (1959) and *The Apartment* (1960), and served as music director or arranger on musicals such as *Annie Get Your Gun* (1950), *Seven Brides for Seven Brothers* (1954) and *Oklahoma!* (1955). He won three Academy Awards for his work on those musicals.

Deutsch died in Palm Desert, California, on 1 January 1980.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, allmusic.com.*

## On Fi1m (9)

- *The Apartment* (1960), Fi1m 91, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-apartment.md)
- *Some Like It Hot* (1959), Fi1m 92, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/some-like-it-hot.md)
- *Oklahoma!* (1955), Fi1m 72, Conductor, Music Arranger — [page](https://film.one/film/oklahoma.md)
- *Seven Brides for Seven Brothers* (1954), Fi1m 76, Music Director, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/seven-brides-for-seven-brothers.md)
- *The Band Wagon* (1953), Fi1m 84, Music Director — [page](https://film.one/film/the-band-wagon.md)
- *Father of the Bride* (1950), Fi1m 77, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/father-of-the-bride.md)
- *High Sierra* (1941), Fi1m 79, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/high-sierra.md)
- *The Maltese Falcon* (1941), Fi1m 87, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-maltese-falcon.md)
- *The Smiling Lieutenant* (1931), Fi1m 78, Music Director — [page](https://film.one/film/the-smiling-lieutenant.md)

## Complete filmography (73)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Go Naked in the World* (1961), Original Music Composer
- *The Apartment* (1960), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/the-apartment.md)
- *Some Like It Hot* (1959), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/some-like-it-hot.md)
- *The Matchmaker* (1958), Original Music Composer
- *Funny Face* (1957), Conductor, Orchestrator
- *The Rack* (1956), Original Music Composer
- *Tea and Sympathy* (1956), Original Music Composer
- *Oklahoma!* (1955), Music Arranger, Conductor — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/oklahoma.md)
- *Interrupted Melody* (1955), Original Music Composer
- *Deep in My Heart* (1954), Conductor, Music Supervisor
- *Seven Brides for Seven Brothers* (1954), Music, Music Director — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/seven-brides-for-seven-brothers.md)
- *The Long, Long Trailer* (1954), Music
- *Torch Song* (1953), as Conductor (uncredited) · Original Music Composer
- *The Band Wagon* (1953), Music Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-band-wagon.md)
- *Million Dollar Mermaid* (1952), Original Music Composer
- *The Belle of New York* (1952), Music Director
- *Soldiers Three* (1951), Original Music Composer
- *Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone* (1950), Original Music Composer
- *The Big Hangover* (1950), Original Music Composer
- *Father of the Bride* (1950), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/father-of-the-bride.md)
- *Annie Get Your Gun* (1950), Music Director
- *Stars in My Crown* (1950), Original Music Composer, Music Director
- *Intruder in the Dust* (1949), Original Music Composer
- *The Stratton Story* (1949), Music Director, Original Music Composer
- *Little Women* (1949), Original Music Composer
- *Whispering Smith* (1948), Original Music Composer
- *Julia Misbehaves* (1948), Music
- *Ramrod* (1947), Original Music Composer
- *Blaze of Noon* (1947), Original Music Composer
- *Nobody Lives Forever* (1946), Original Music Composer
- *Shadow of a Woman* (1946), Original Music Composer
- *Three Strangers* (1946), Original Music Composer
- *Danger Signal* (1945), Original Music Composer
- *The Doughgirls* (1944), Original Music Composer
- *The Mask of Dimitrios* (1944), Original Music Composer
- *Uncertain Glory* (1944), Original Music Composer
- *Northern Pursuit* (1943), Original Music Composer
- *Action in the North Atlantic* (1943), Original Music Composer
- *Lucky Jordan* (1942), Original Music Composer
- *George Washington Slept Here* (1942), Music
- *Across the Pacific* (1942), Original Music Composer
- *The Big Shot* (1942), Original Music Composer
- *Juke Girl* (1942), Original Music Composer
- *Larceny, Inc.* (1942), Original Music Composer
- *All Through the Night* (1942), Original Music Composer
- *The Maltese Falcon* (1941), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/the-maltese-falcon.md)
- *Manpower* (1941), Original Music Composer
- *Kisses for Breakfast* (1941), Original Music Composer
- *Underground* (1941), Original Music Composer
- *Singapore Woman* (1941), Original Music Composer
- *A Shot in the Dark* (1941), Additional Music
- *The Great Mr. Nobody* (1941), Original Music Composer
- *High Sierra* (1941), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/high-sierra.md)
- *Tugboat Annie Sails Again* (1940), Original Music Composer
- *Flowing Gold* (1940), Music
- *They Drive by Night* (1940), Original Music Composer
- *Torrid Zone* (1940), Original Music Composer
- *Saturday's Children* (1940), Original Music Composer
- *Castle on the Hudson* (1940), Original Music Composer
- *The Fighting 69th* (1940), Original Music Composer
- *Espionage Agent* (1939), Conductor, Original Music Composer
- *Angels Wash Their Faces* (1939), Original Music Composer
- *Indianapolis Speedway* (1939), Original Music Composer
- *The Kid from Kokomo* (1939), Original Music Composer
- *The Oklahoma Kid* (1939), Additional Music
- *Off the Record* (1939), Music
- *Heart of the North* (1938), Music
- *Valley of the Giants* (1938), Original Music Composer
- *Racket Busters* (1938), Original Music Composer
- *The Great Garrick* (1937), Original Music Composer
- *They Won't Forget* (1937), Original Music Composer
- *The Smiling Lieutenant* (1931), Music Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-smiling-lieutenant.md)
- *The Honeymoon* (1929), Original Music Composer

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 3 won, 2 nominated

- 1956: Best Original Musical Score (won), for *Oklahoma!*
- 1955: Best Original Musical Score (won), for *Seven Brides for Seven Brothers*
- 1954: Best Original Musical Score (nominated), for *The Band Wagon*
- 1952: Best Original Musical Score (nominated), for *Show Boat*
- 1951: Best Original Musical Score (won), for *Annie Get Your Gun*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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