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name: "David Mendoza"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-mendoza-29969"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "13 March 1894"
died: "23 March 1975"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-19T21:37:58.426699+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."
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# David Mendoza

Composer. Born 13 March 1894 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 23 March 1975.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 13 March 1894, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 23 March 1975
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3018440, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0579250/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/29969

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Disraeli*](https://film.one/film/disraeli.md) (68)

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## Biography

David Mendoza (1894–1975) was an American composer, conductor and music director. Born in New York City, he worked extensively in film music during the transition to sound cinema and into the sound era.

He contributed original scores and music direction to numerous Warner Bros. productions, including *Disraeli* (1929), *The Public Enemy* (1931), *Little Caesar* (1931) and *Svengali* (1931). Earlier credits encompass music for *The Big Parade* (1925) and *Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ* (1925). He also served as musical director on many Vitaphone short subjects in the 1930s and 1940s.

*Sources: imdb.com, adp.library.ucsb.edu, watch.plex.tv.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Disraeli* (1929), Fi1m 68, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/disraeli.md)

## Complete filmography (48)

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

- *Double or Nothing* (1940), Music Director
- *Frances Carroll & 'The Coquettes'* (1940), Music Director
- *One for the Book* (1940), Music Director
- *The Knight Is Young* (1938), Music Director
- *Toyland Casino* (1938), Music Director
- *Night Intruder* (1938), Music Director
- *Little Me* (1938), Music
- *Alibi Mark* (1937), Music Director
- *Ups and Downs* (1937), Conductor
- *Home Run on the Keys* (1937), as David Mendoza · Music Director
- *Hotel a la Swing* (1937), Conductor
- *The Backyard Broadcast* (1936), Music Director
- *Shake, Mr. Shakespeare* (1936), Music
- *Broadway Ballyhoo* (1935), Music Director
- *No Contest!* (1934), Music Director
- *Hail Columbia* (1934), Music
- *The Policy Girl* (1934), Music Director
- *The Mad Genius* (1931), Conductor, Original Music Composer
- *Alexander Hamilton* (1931), Original Music Composer, Music Director
- *The Ruling Voice* (1931), Conductor
- *The Bargain* (1931), Music
- *Chances* (1931), Conductor, Original Music Composer
- *Gold Dust Gertie* (1931), Original Music Composer
- *Children of Dreams* (1931), Music
- *Smart Money* (1931), Music
- *Svengali* (1931), Original Music Composer
- *My Past* (1931), Original Music Composer
- *The Public Enemy* (1931), Conductor
- *God's Gift to Women* (1931), Original Music Composer
- *Father's Son* (1931), Music
- *Little Caesar* (1931), Original Music Composer
- *Kiss Me Again* (1931), Music Director
- *Captain Thunder* (1930), Original Music Composer
- *The Lash* (1930), Original Music Composer
- *Mothers Cry* (1930), Original Music Composer
- *The Girl of the Golden West* (1930), Musical
- *Oh, Sailor, Behave!* (1930), Additional Music
- *The Song of the Flame* (1930), Music
- *Disraeli* (1929), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/disraeli.md)
- *Glorious Betsy* (1928), Music
- *The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg* (1928), Original Music Composer
- *Camille* (1927), Original Music Composer
- *Annie Laurie* (1927), Original Music Composer
- *Don Juan* (1926), Original Music Composer
- *La Bohème* (1926), Original Music Composer
- *Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ* (1925), Original Music Composer
- *The Big Parade* (1925), Music
- *Madame DuBarry* (1919), Music

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