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name: "Heinz Eric Roemheld"
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born: "1 May 1901"
died: "11 February 1985"
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average_fi1m_score: 70
average_over: 4
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# Heinz Eric Roemheld

Composer. Born 1 May 1901 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Died 11 February 1985.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 1 May 1901, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- **Died:** 11 February 1985
- **Active:** 1934–1942
- **Also known as:** Heinz Roemheld, H. Roemfeld, H. Roemheld, Rox Rommell
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 1 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 68 (3), 1940s 78 (1)
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Music 3, Drama 2, Romance 2, Adventure 1, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Roemheld, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q453461, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006257/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/30268

## Biography

Heinz Eric Roemheld (1901–1985) was an American composer of film music. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he studied at the Milwaukee College of Music and later in Berlin with Hugo Kaun, Ferruccio Busoni and Egon Petri. He performed as a pianist with the Berlin Philharmonic before returning to the United States, where he worked as a pianist and conductor for silent films.

In 1925 Roemheld was appointed head of Universal Pictures theatres in Berlin, but left in 1929. He then moved to Los Angeles and scored more than 400 films. His credits include *The Invisible Man* (1933), *The Black Cat* (1934), *The Roaring Twenties* (1939), *Yankee Doodle Dandy* (1942), for which he shared an Academy Award, *The Lady from Shanghai* (1947) and *Ride Lonesome* (1959). He also composed the song "Ruby" from *Ruby Gentry* (1952).

After the Second World War he served briefly as Chief of the Film, Theatre and Music Section of the Information Control Division of the American forces in Europe. He continued studio work until the late 1950s and retired in 1964.

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Yankee Doodle Dandy* (1942), Fi1m 78, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/yankee-doodle-dandy.md)
- *Three Smart Girls* (1936), Fi1m 72, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/three-smart-girls.md)
- *The Lives of a Bengal Lancer* (1935), Fi1m 74, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lives-of-a-bengal-lancer.md)
- *Flirtation Walk* (1934), Fi1m 57, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/flirtation-walk.md)

## Complete filmography (216)

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

- *Let's Kill Uncle* (1966), Music
- *King Kong vs. Godzilla* (1963), Music
- *Lad: A Dog* (1962), Music
- *Ride Lonesome* (1959), Original Music Composer
- *Step Down to Terror* (1958), Music
- *This Is Russia!* (1958), Music
- *Decision at Sundown* (1957), Conductor, Original Music Composer
- *The Land Unknown* (1957), Original Music Composer
- *The Monster That Challenged the World* (1957), Conductor, Original Music Composer, Music Director
- *The Tall T* (1957), Original Music Composer
- *The Night Runner* (1957), Music
- *The Mole People* (1956), Original Music Composer
- *Pillars of the Sky* (1956), Original Music Composer
- *Miami Exposé* (1956), Music
- *Away All Boats* (1956), Original Music Composer
- *The Creature Walks Among Us* (1956), Original Music Composer
- *World in My Corner* (1956), Music
- *There's Always Tomorrow* (1956), Original Music Composer
- *The Square Jungle* (1955), Original Music Composer
- *Female on the Beach* (1955), Original Music Composer
- *Captain Lightfoot* (1955), Music
- *Phffft* (1954), Additional Music
- *The Moonlighter* (1953), Music
- *Ruby Gentry* (1952), Original Music Composer
- *Loan Shark* (1952), Original Music Composer
- *Jack and the Beanstalk* (1952), Original Music Composer
- *The Big Trees* (1952), Original Music Composer
- *Chicago Calling* (1951), Original Music Composer
- *Insurance Investigator* (1951), Original Music Composer
- *Valentino* (1951), Original Music Composer
- *Union Station* (1950), Original Music Composer
- *The Fuller Brush Girl* (1950), Original Music Composer
- *Kill the Umpire* (1950), Original Music Composer
- *The Good Humor Man* (1950), Original Music Composer
- *Miss Grant Takes Richmond* (1949), Original Music Composer
- *Mr. Soft Touch* (1949), Original Music Composer
- *The Lucky Stiff* (1949), Original Music Composer
- *My Dear Secretary* (1948), Original Music Composer
- *The Girl from Manhattan* (1948), Music, Original Music Composer
- *Station West* (1948), Original Music Composer
- *The Fuller Brush Man* (1948), Original Music Composer
- *I, Jane Doe* (1948), Original Music Composer
- *Here Comes Trouble* (1948), Music
- *The Woman from Tangier* (1948), Original Music Composer
- *On Our Merry Way* (1948), Original Music Composer
- *The Lady from Shanghai* (1947), Original Music Composer
- *The Flame* (1947), Original Music Composer
- *Christmas Eve* (1947), Music
- *Curley* (1947), Original Music Composer
- *The Chase* (1946), Music Director
- *A Scandal in Paris* (1946), Conductor
- *O.S.S.* (1946), Music
- *Too Young to Know* (1945), Original Music Composer
- *Janie* (1944), Original Music Composer
- *Make Your Own Bed* (1944), Original Music Composer
- *Find the Blackmailer* (1943), Original Music Composer
- *Thank Your Lucky Stars* (1943), Music
- *Background to Danger* (1943), Additional Music
- *The Hard Way* (1943), Original Music Composer
- *Gentleman Jim* (1942), Original Music Composer
- *The Mummy's Tomb* (1942), Music
- *Yankee Doodle Dandy* (1942), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/yankee-doodle-dandy.md)
- *Always in My Heart* (1942), Music
- *The Male Animal* (1942), Original Music Composer
- *Black Dragons* (1942), Music
- *Blues in the Night* (1941), Original Music Composer
- *Law of the Tropics* (1941), Original Music Composer
- *Manpower* (1941), Additional Music
- *Riders of Death Valley* (1941), Original Music Composer
- *Underground* (1941), Additional Music
- *Out of the Fog* (1941), Original Music Composer
- *Affectionately Yours* (1941), Original Music Composer
- *Thieves Fall Out* (1941), Original Music Composer
- *Invisible Ghost* (1941), Music
- *The Wagons Roll at Night* (1941), Original Music Composer
- *The Strawberry Blonde* (1941), Original Music Composer
- *Flight from Destiny* (1941), Original Music Composer
- *Honeymoon for Three* (1941), Music
- *Four Mothers* (1941), Original Music Composer
- *Lady with Red Hair* (1940), Original Music Composer
- *No Time for Comedy* (1940), Music
- *The Man Who Talked Too Much* (1940), Music
- *My Love Came Back* (1940), Music
- *Brother Orchid* (1940), Original Music Composer
- *It All Came True* (1940), Original Music Composer
- *Brother Rat and a Baby* (1940), Original Music Composer
- *Invisible Stripes* (1939), Original Music Composer
- *The Mad Empress* (1939), Music
- *A Child is Born* (1939), Original Music Composer
- *The Roaring Twenties* (1939), Original Music Composer
- *Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase* (1939), Original Music Composer
- *Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter* (1939), Original Music Composer
- *You Can't Get Away with Murder* (1939), Original Music Composer
- *Nancy Drew... Reporter* (1939), Original Music Composer
- *King of the Underworld* (1939), Original Music Composer
- *Comet Over Broadway* (1938), Music
- *Nancy Drew… Detective* (1938), Music
- *Four's a Crowd* (1938), Original Music Composer
- *The Young in Heart* (1938), Original Music Composer
- *Men Are Such Fools* (1938), Original Music Composer
- *Gold Diggers in Paris* (1938), Original Music Composer
- *Love, Honor and Behave* (1938), Original Music Composer
- *A Slight Case of Murder* (1938), Original Music Composer
- *Hollywood Hotel* (1938), Music
- *I Met My Love Again* (1938), Original Music Composer, Music Director
- *The Adventurous Blonde* (1937), Music
- *West of Shanghai* (1937), Original Music Composer
- *Stand-In* (1937), Original Music Composer
- *The Perfect Specimen* (1937), Original Music Composer
- *Alcatraz Island* (1937), Original Music Composer
- *It's Love I'm After* (1937), Original Music Composer
- *The Outer Gate* (1937), Original Music Composer
- *Kid Galahad* (1937), Original Music Composer
- *Draegerman Courage* (1937), Original Music Composer
- *Mountain Justice* (1937), Music
- *Night Key* (1937), Music
- *Call It a Day* (1937), Music
- *Marked Woman* (1937), Original Music Composer
- *Gold Diggers of 1937* (1936), Original Music Composer
- *The Mandarin Mystery* (1936), Original Music Composer
- *Three Smart Girls* (1936), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/three-smart-girls.md)
- *The Case of the Black Cat* (1936), Music
- *Two in a Crowd* (1936), Original Music Composer
- *The Luckiest Girl in the World* (1936), Sound
- *Cain and Mabel* (1936), Original Music Composer
- *Give Me Your Heart* (1936), Music
- *Postal Inspector* (1936), Original Music Composer
- *Earthworm Tractors* (1936), Musical
- *Satan Met a Lady* (1936), Original Music Composer
- *Two Against the World* (1936), Music
- *The White Angel* (1936), Original Music Composer
- *Hearts Divided* (1936), Original Music Composer
- *The Golden Arrow* (1936), Original Music Composer
- *The Law in Her Hands* (1936), Music
- *Dracula's Daughter* (1936), Original Music Composer
- *I Married a Doctor* (1936), Original Music Composer
- *Big Brown Eyes* (1936), Additional Music
- *Snowed Under* (1936), Original Music Composer
- *Road Gang* (1936), Original Music Composer
- *The Preview Murder Mystery* (1936), Additional Music
- *The Story of Louis Pasteur* (1936), Original Music Composer
- *The Voice of Bugle Ann* (1936), Original Music Composer
- *Tough Guy* (1936), Original Music Composer
- *Her Master's Voice* (1936), Original Music Composer
- *Rose of the Rancho* (1936), Original Music Composer
- *Dangerous* (1935), Original Music Composer
- *The Bride Comes Home* (1935), Music
- *East of Java* (1935), Original Music Composer
- *I Found Stella Parish* (1935), Original Music Composer
- *Mary Burns, Fugitive* (1935), Original Music Composer
- *Peter Ibbetson* (1935), Original Music Composer
- *3 Kids and a Queen* (1935), Original Music Composer
- *Stormy* (1935), Music
- *Dr. Socrates* (1935), Original Music Composer
- *Hands Across the Table* (1935), Original Music Composer
- *The Last Outpost* (1935), Original Music Composer
- *Page Miss Glory* (1935), Music
- *We're in the Money* (1935), Original Music Composer
- *The Irish in Us* (1935), Original Music Composer
- *Bright Lights* (1935), Original Music Composer
- *Broadway Gondolier* (1935), Music
- *Front Page Woman* (1935), Original Music Composer
- *Stranded* (1935), Original Music Composer
- *The Glass Key* (1935), Original Music Composer
- *The Girl from 10th Avenue* (1935), Original Music Composer
- *Werewolf of London* (1935), Music
- *The Devil Is a Woman* (1935), Music
- *Mary Jane's Pa* (1935), Original Music Composer
- *Love in Bloom* (1935), Original Music Composer
- *Private Worlds* (1935), Music, Original Music Composer
- *Four Hours to Kill!* (1935), Original Music Composer
- *Storm Over the Andes* (1935), Original Music Composer
- *Gold Diggers of 1935* (1935), Music
- *Living on Velvet* (1935), Music
- *The Good Fairy* (1935), Music Director
- *Maybe It's Love* (1935), Original Music Composer
- *The Lives of a Bengal Lancer* (1935), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lives-of-a-bengal-lancer.md)
- *The Payoff* (1935), Original Music Composer
- *Enter Madame* (1935), Original Music Composer
- *Sweet Adeline* (1934), Original Music Composer
- *Father Brown, Detective* (1934), Original Music Composer
- *Flirtation Walk* (1934), Music — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/flirtation-walk.md)
- *Ready for Love* (1934), Original Music Composer
- *Imitation of Life* (1934), Music
- *Happiness Ahead* (1934), Music
- *Madame du Barry* (1934), Original Music Composer
- *A Lost Lady* (1934), Original Music Composer
- *British Agent* (1934), Original Music Composer
- *Desirable* (1934), Original Music Composer
- *Housewife* (1934), Original Music Composer
- *The Black Cat* (1934), Music
- *A Modern Hero* (1934), Original Music Composer
- *Merry Wives of Reno* (1934), Original Music Composer
- *Journal of a Crime* (1934), Original Music Composer
- *Fashions of 1934* (1934), Original Music Composer
- *As the Earth Turns* (1934), Music
- *Mandalay* (1934), Music
- *Madame Spy* (1934), Original Music Composer
- *Four Frightened People* (1934), Original Music Composer
- *Cross Country Cruise* (1934), Original Music Composer
- *Easy to Love* (1934), Original Music Composer
- *Bombay Mail* (1934), Original Music Composer
- *The Sin of Nora Moran* (1933), Original Music Composer
- *The Invisible Man* (1933), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *I'm No Angel* (1933), Original Music Composer
- *Too Much Harmony* (1933), Music
- *Secret of the Blue Room* (1933), Music
- *The Doomed Battalion* (1932), Music
- *Murders in the Rue Morgue* (1932), Music
- *Up for Murder* (1931), Music
- *Drácula* (1931), Conductor, Music Supervisor
- *Dracula* (1931), Music Supervisor, Conductor
- *A Lady Surrenders* (1930), Music
- *What Men Want* (1930), Music
- *Captain of the Guard* (1930), as Songs
- *Hell's Heroes* (1929), Original Music Composer

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- 1943: Best Original Musical Score (won), for *Yankee Doodle Dandy*
- 1942: Best Original Musical Score (nominated), for *The Strawberry Blonde*

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

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