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Something to Sing About (1937) -- A New York bandleader journeys to Hollywood when he is offered a contract with a studio, but he is determined to do things his way and not theirs.

Uptown New York (1932) -- Uptown New York

Overview

Date of Birth:

8 April 1888, Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, USA more

Date of Death:

26 October 1941, Hollywood, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

American born Victor Schertzinger trained as a violinist and toured i... more

Trivia:

Two daughters, Patricia and Paula.

STARmeter:

Up 96% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win more

Alternate Names:

Victor L. Schertzinger

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 16

8:30 AM

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Something to Sing About

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Fleet's In (1942)		1942	-	7.0 (125)

2.	Birth of the Blues (1941)		1941	-	6.5 (111)

3.	Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1941)		1941	-	6.6 (10)

4.	Road to Zanzibar (1941)		1941	-	7.2 (1,425)

5.	Rhythm on the River (1940)		1940	-	7.0 (131)

6.	Road to Singapore (1940)		1940	-	6.9 (1,649)

7.	The Mikado (1939)		1939	-	7.2 (138)
	AKAs: The Town of Titipu (UK: subtitle)
8.	Something to Sing About (1937)		1937	-	6.1 (275)
	AKAs: Battling Hoofer (USA: recut version) Something to Fight About (USA: poster title)
9.	The Music Goes 'Round (1936)		1936	-	-

10.	The Return of Peter Grimm (1935)	(uncredited)	1935	-	6.2 (76)

11.	Love Me Forever (1935)		1935	-	7.8 (12)
	AKAs: On Wings of Song (UK)
12.	Let's Live Tonight (1935)		1935	-	-

13.	One Night of Love (1934)		1934	-	6.1 (145)

14.	Beloved (1934/I)		1934	-	-

15.	My Woman (1933)		1933	-	6.3 (34)

16.	Cocktail Hour (1933)		1933	-	8.1 (13)

17.	The Constant Woman (1933)		1933	-	6.7 (5)

18.	Uptown New York (1932)		1932	-	6.1 (19)

19.	Strange Justice (1932)		1932	-	5.7 (31)

20.	Friends and Lovers (1931)		1931	-	5.4 (132)

21.	The Woman Between (1931/II)		1931	-	5.5 (13)
	AKAs: Madame Julie (UK)
22.	Heads Up (1930)		1930	-	6.8 (12)

23.	Galas de la Paramount (1930)	(sequence director)	1930	-	-

24.	Safety in Numbers (1930)		1930	-	7.9 (25)

25.	Paramount on Parade (1930)		1930	-	6.4 (101)

26.	The Laughing Lady (1929)		1929	-	8.5 (6)

27.	Fashions in Love (1929)		1929	-	-

28.	The Wheel of Life (1929)		1929	-	-

29.	Nothing But the Truth (1929)		1929	-	7.1 (9)

30.	Redskin (1929)		1929	-	7.7 (50)

31.	Forgotten Faces (1928)		1928	-	-

32.	The Showdown (1928)		1928	-	-

33.	Secret Studio (1927)		1927	-	-

34.	Heart of Salome (1927)		1927	-	-

35.	Stage Madness (1927)		1927	-	-

36.	The Return of Peter Grimm (1926)		1926	-	-

37.	The Lily (1926)		1926	-	-

38.	Siberia (1926)		1926	-	-

39.	The Golden Strain (1925)		1925	-	-

40.	Thunder Mountain (1925)		1925	-	-

41.	The Wheel (1925)		1925	-	-

42.	Man and Maid (1925)		1925	-	-

43.	Flaming Love (1925)		1925	-	-
	AKAs: Frivolous Sal
44.	Bread (1924)		1924	-	-

45.	A Boy of Flanders (1924)		1924	-	-

46.	Chastity (1923)		1923	-	-

47.	The Man Life Passed By (1923)		1923	-	-

48.	Long Live the King (1923)		1923	-	-

49.	The Scarlet Lily (1923)		1923	-	-

50.	The Man Next Door (1923)		1923	-	-

51.	The Lonely Road (1923)		1923	-	-

52.	Refuge (1923)		1923	-	-

53.	Dollar Devils (1923)		1923	-	-

54.	The Kingdom Within (1922)		1922	-	-

55.	Scandalous Tongues (1922)		1922	-	-

56.	The Bootlegger's Daughter (1922)		1922	-	-

57.	Mr. Barnes of New York (1922)		1922	-	-

58.	Head Over Heels (1922)		1922	-	6.0 (5)

59.	Beating the Game (1921/I)		1921	-	-

60.	Made in Heaven (1921)		1921	-	-

61.	The Concert (1921)		1921	-	-

62.	What Happened to Rosa (1920)		1920	-	7.3 (15)

63.	The Slim Princess (1920)		1920	-	-

64.	The Blooming Angel (1920)	(as Victor L. Schertzinger)	1920	-	-

65.	Pinto (1920)		1920	-	-

66.	Jinx (1919)		1919	-	-

67.	The Peace of Roaring River (1919)	(unconfirmed)	1919	-	-

68.	Upstairs (1919)		1919	-	-

69.	Other Men's Wives (1919)	(as Victor L. Schertzinger)	1919	-	-

70.	When Doctors Disagree (1919)	(as Victor L. Schertzinger)	1919	-	-

71.	The Lady of Red Butte (1919)	(as Victor L. Schertzinger)	1919	-	-
	AKAs: The Lady of Red Brute (USA: copyright title)
72.	The Homebreaker (1919)	(as Victor L. Schertzinger)	1919	-	-

73.	The Sheriff's Son (1919)		1919	-	-

74.	Extravagance (1919)		1919	-	-

75.	Hard Boiled (1919)	(as Victor L. Schertzinger)	1919	-	7.4 (5)

76.	String Beans (1918)	(as Victor L. Schertzinger)	1918	-	-

77.	Quicksand (1918)	(as Victor L. Schertzinger)	1918	-	-
	AKAs: Quicksands (USA: copyright title)
78.	Coals of Fire (1918)	(as Victor L. Schertzinger)	1918	-	-

79.	A Nine O'Clock Town (1918)	(as Victor L. Schertzinger)	1918	-	-

80.	The Claws of the Hun (1918)		1918	-	-

81.	His Own Home Town (1918)	(as Victor L. Schertzinger)	1918	-	-

82.	Playing the Game (1918)		1918	-	-

83.	The Family Skeleton (1918)		1918	-	-

84.	The Hired Man (1918)	(as Victor L. Schertzinger)	1918	-	-

85.	His Mother's Boy (1917)	(as Victor L. Schertzinger)	1917	-	-

86.	The Son of His Father (1917)		1917	-	-

87.	Sudden Jim (1917)	(as Victor L. Schertzinger)	1917	-	-

88.	The Clodhopper (1917)	(as Victor L. Schertzinger)	1917	-	-

89.	The Millionaire Vagrant (1917)	(as Victor L. Schertzinger)	1917	-	-

90.	The Pinch Hitter (1917)		1917	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)	(writer: "Tangerine")	2006	-	6.2 (5,621)

2.	Paycheck (2003)	("I Remember You")	2003	$94.8M	6.1 (32,646)
	AKAs: La paye (Canada: French title)
3.	House of 1000 Corpses (2003)	(writer: "I Remember You")	2003	-	5.6 (24,299)

4.	"The Sopranos" (1999)	(1 episode, 2002)	2002	-	9.5 (28,446)
	1 TV episode: For All Debts Public and Private (2002) (music: "I Remember You")
5.	The Majestic (2001)	(writer: "I Remember You")	2001	-	6.7 (22,749)

6.	Paperback Hero (1999)	(writer: "I remember you")	1999	-	6.2 (884)

7.	Celebrity (1998)	(music: "Tangerine" (1942))	1998	$6.13M	6.1 (10,207)

8.	Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)	(writer: "Tangerine")	1997	-	6.5 (17,738)

9.	The First Wives Club (1996)	(writer: "Tangerine")	1996	$116M	5.6 (13,741)

10.	Basquiat (1996)	("Paris Je T'aime (Paris, Stay the Same)")	1996	-	6.7 (7,317)
	AKAs: Build a Fort, Set It on Fire
11.	Sabrina (1995)	("I Remember You")	1995	$87.1M	6.0 (14,860)
	AKAs: Sabrina (Germany)
12.	Backbeat (1994)	("I Remember You")	1994	-	6.5 (2,591)
	AKAs: BackBeat - Die Wahrheit über die Beatles (Germany)
13.	Short Cuts (1993)	("I Don't Want To Cry Anymore")	1993	-	7.7 (17,284)

14.	For the Boys (1991)	(music: "I Remember You")	1991	-	5.7 (2,146)

15.	Dead Again (1991)	("Tangerine")	1991	-	6.9 (11,828)

16.	The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)	("TANGERINE")	1991	-	6.6 (24,122)
	AKAs: The Naked Gun 2 1/2 (Canada: English title)
17.	Alice (1990)	(writer: "I Remember You")	1990	-	6.5 (4,438)

18.	Funny About Love (1990)	(music: "I Remember You")	1990	-	4.5 (498)

19.	The Presidio (1988)	(writer: "Tangerine")	1988	-	5.7 (6,178)
	AKAs: The Presidio: The Scene of the Crime (UK)
20.	Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)	(music: "I Remember You" (1942))	1986	-	7.9 (19,054)

21.	Summer Rental (1985)	(writer: "'LOVE BOAT' THEME", "Tangerine")	1985	-	5.7 (3,860)

22.	Caboblanco (1980)	(music: "Tangerine")	1980	-	5.0 (242)
	AKAs: Cabo blanco (UK: DVD box title) Caboblanco... Where Legends Are Born (International: English title: long title)
23.	Hooray for Hollywood (1975)	(writer: "Any Old Love")	1975	-	6.2 (20)

24.	The Conversation (1974)	(music: "I Remember You")	1974	-	8.1 (29,182)

25.	Plaza Suite (1971)	("Tangerine")	1971	-	6.5 (877)

26.	"The Hollywood Palace" (1964)	(1 episode, 1966)	1966	-	9.5 (45)
	1 TV episode: Episode #3.33 (1966) (music: "Tangerine" (uncredited))
27.	Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963)	(writer: "Tangerine")	1963	-	5.7 (158)

28.	"Startime" (1959)	(1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	7.2 (29)
	AKAs: Ford Startime Lincoln-Mercury Startime 1 TV episode: The Swingin' Years (1960) (music: "Tangerine" (uncredited))
29.	"The Gene Autry Show" (1950)	(2 episodes, 1950-1955)	1955	-	7.8 (39)
	AKAs: Melody Ranch 2 TV episodes: Guns Below the Border (1955) (writer: "Marcheta") The Sheriff of Santa Rosa (1950) (writer: "Marcheta")
30.	"This Is Your Music" (1955)	(1 episode, 1955)	1955	-	-
	1 TV episode: A Salute to Johnny Mercer (1955) (writer: "Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing in a Hurry")
31.	About Mrs. Leslie (1954)	(writer: "KISS THE BOYS GOODBYE")	1954	-	6.9 (165)

32.	The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)	(music: "Dream Lover" (uncredited))	1952	-	6.7 (3,879)
	AKAs: Cecil B. DeMille's The Greatest Show on Earth (USA: complete title)
33.	Catalina Interlude (1948)	(music: "Tangerine" (uncredited))	1948	-	-
	AKAs: Musical Parade: Catalina Interlude (USA: series title)
34.	The Fabulous Dorseys (1947)	(music: "Tangerine")	1947	-	5.5 (214)
	AKAs: The Fighting Dorseys (USA: TV title)
35.	You Came Along (1945)	(writer: "KISS THE BOYS GOODBYE")	1945	-	6.9 (70)

36.	Double Indemnity (1944)	(music: "Tangerine")	1944	-	8.6 (33,048)

37.	Top Man (1943)	(music: "Dream Lover")	1943	-	5.9 (13)
	AKAs: Man of the Family (UK)
38.	The Glass Key (1942)	(music: "I Remember You" (1942))	1942	-	7.3 (1,250)

39.	I Married a Witch (1942)	(music: "I Remember You" (1942))	1942	-	7.1 (1,566)

40.	The Major and the Minor (1942)	(music: "Dream Lover")	1942	-	7.7 (1,710)

41.	Priorities on Parade (1942)	(music: "Kiss the Boys Goodbye")	1942	-	7.0 (7)

42.	The Fleet's In (1942)	(writer: "The Fleet's In", "When You Hear The Time Signal", "If You Build A Better Mousetrap") ("Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing in a Hurry", "I Remember You", "Not Mine", "Tangerine")	1942	-	7.0 (125)

43.	Beauty and the Beach (1941)	(writer: "Kiss the Boys Goodbye")	1941	-	-
	AKAs: Paramount Headliner: Beauty and the Beach (USA: series title)
44.	Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1941)	(writer: "I'll Never Let a Day Pass By", "Kiss the Boys Goodbye", "Sand in My Shoes", "Find Yourself a Melody", "My Start")	1941	-	6.6 (10)

45.	Arise, My Love (1940)	(writer: "DREAM LOVER")	1940	-	7.2 (196)

46.	Rhythm on the River (1940)	("I Don't Want to Cry Anymore")	1940	-	7.0 (131)

47.	Road to Singapore (1940)	("The Moon and the Willow Tree")	1940	-	6.9 (1,649)

48.	Something to Sing About (1937)	(music: "Something to Sing About", "Right or Wrong", "Any Old Love", "Out of the Blue", "Loving You") (lyrics: "Something to Sing About", "Right or Wrong", "Any Old Love", "Out of the Blue", "Loving You")	1937	-	6.1 (275)
	AKAs: Battling Hoofer (USA: recut version) Something to Fight About (USA: poster title)
49.	A Musical Operation (1937)	(music: "Magnolias in the Moonlight" (uncredited))	1937	-	-

50.	Follow Your Heart (1936)	(music: "Follow Your Heart", "Magnolias in the Moonlight", "Who Minds'Bout Me")	1936	-	4.5 (7)

51.	The Music Goes 'Round (1936)	(music: "Life Begins When You're in Love,")	1936	-	-

52.	Love Me Forever (1935)	(music: "Love Me Forever") (arranger: "Il bacio")	1935	-	7.8 (12)
	AKAs: On Wings of Song (UK)
53.	Let's Live Tonight (1935)	(music: "Love Passes By", "I'll Live in My Dreams")	1935	-	-

54.	One Night of Love (1934)	(music: "One Night of Love" (1934) (uncredited))	1934	-	6.1 (145)

55.	Beloved (1934/I)	(music: "Beloved", "Forget") (lyrics: "Beloved", "Forget")	1934	-	-

56.	Cocktail Hour (1933)	("Listen Heart of Mine")	1933	-	8.1 (13)

57.	Caught Plastered (1931)	(writer: "I'm That Way About You")	1931	-	6.2 (70)

58.	The Woman Between (1931/II)	(writer: "Close to Me")	1931	-	5.5 (13)
	AKAs: Madame Julie (UK)
59.	Heads Up (1930)	(music: "If I Knew You Better")	1930	-	6.8 (12)

60.	The Climax (1930)	(writer: "You, My Melody of Love", "Chalita")	1930	-	-

61.	The Laughing Lady (1929)	(writer: "Another Kiss")	1929	-	8.5 (6)

62.	The Love Parade (1929)	(music: "Champagne", "Paris, Stay the Same', "Dream Lover", "Anything To Please the Queen", "My Love Parade", "Let's Be Common", "March of the Grenadiers", "Nobody's Using it now", "The Queen is always Right")	1929	-	7.6 (418)

63.	Fashions in Love (1929)	(music: "Delphine", "I Still Believe In You")	1929	-	-

64.	The Wheel of Life (1929)	(music: "I Wonder Why You Love Me")	1929	-	-

65.	Manhattan Cocktail (1928)	(writer: "Gotta Be Good", "Another Kiss")	1928	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Harem Girl (1952)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1952	-	6.8 (39)

2.	The Woman from Tangier (1948)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1948	-	-

3.	Gilda (1946)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1946	-	7.8 (7,925)

4.	I Love a Mystery (1945)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1945	-	6.3 (82)

5.	Cry of the Werewolf (1944)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1944	-	4.9 (108)

6.	Double Indemnity (1944)	(composer: song "Tangerine")	1944	-	8.6 (33,048)

7.	Lady Bodyguard (1943)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1943	-	-

8.	Outlaws of the Desert (1941)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1941	-	6.4 (28)

9.	Extortion (1938)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1938	-	-

10.	When G-Men Step In (1938)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1938	-	-

11.	Rolling Caravans (1938)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1938	-	-

12.	Termites of 1938 (1938)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1938	-	7.5 (110)

13.	She Married an Artist (1937)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1937	-	-

14.	A Dangerous Adventure (1937)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1937	-	-

15.	Venus Makes Trouble (1937)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1937	-	-

16.	The Devil's Playground (1937)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1937	-	5.5 (5)

17.	And So They Were Married (1936)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1936	-	6.1 (31)

18.	Don't Gamble with Love (1936)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1936	-	-

19.	You May Be Next (1936)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1936	-	8.1 (6)

20.	Hop-a-long Cassidy (1935)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1935	-	7.7 (71)
	AKAs: Hopalong Cassidy Enters (USA: reissue title)
21.	West of the Pecos (1934)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1934	-	7.3 (6)

22.	The Silver Streak (1934)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1934	-	6.9 (32)

23.	By Your Leave (1934)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1934	-	5.8 (44)

24.	Outcast (1928)	(composer: theme music) (uncredited)	1928	-	-

25.	Sahara (1919)	(music arranger: premiere)	1919	-	-
	AKAs: Forbidden Fire (USA: copyright title)
26.	The Conqueror (1916)	(music arranger) (as Victor L. Schertzinger)	1916	-	-

27.	Peggy (1916)	(musical accompaniment arranger)	1916	-	-

28.	The Beckoning Flame (1915)	(music compiler) (as Victor L. Schertzinger)	1915	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Rhythm on the River (1940)		1940	-	7.0 (131)

2.	The Lone Wolf Returns (1935)		1935	-	7.2 (8)

3.	Love Me Forever (1935)		1935	-	7.8 (12)
	AKAs: On Wings of Song (UK)
4.	One Night of Love (1934)		1934	-	6.1 (145)

5.	Beloved (1934/I)		1934	-	-

6.	My Woman (1933)		1933	-	6.3 (34)

7.	Cocktail Hour (1933)		1933	-	8.1 (13)

8.	Strange Justice (1932)	(uncredited)	1932	-	5.7 (31)

9.	Friends and Lovers (1931)		1931	-	5.4 (132)

10.	Caught Plastered (1931)		1931	-	6.2 (70)

11.	The Woman Between (1931/II)	(uncredited)	1931	-	5.5 (13)
	AKAs: Madame Julie (UK)
12.	Shadow of the Law (1930)	(uncredited)	1930	-	5.9 (5)

13.	Zander the Great (1925)	(uncredited)	1925	-	8.5 (398)

14.	Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall (1924)	(uncredited)	1924	-	7.6 (25)

15.	Other Men's Wives (1919)	(uncredited)	1919	-	-

16.	The Pinch Hitter (1917)	(uncredited)	1917	-	-

17.	Princess of the Dark (1917)	(as Victor L. Schertzinger)	1917	-	-

18.	Civilization (1916)		1916	-	6.1 (59)

19.	Hell's Hinges (1916)	(uncredited)	1916	-	6.6 (290)

20.	The Three Musketeers (1916)	(as Victor L. Schertzinger)	1916	-	6.9 (10)
	AKAs: D'Artagnan
21.	The Conqueror (1916)	(as Victor L. Schertzinger)	1916	-	-

22.	The Winged Idol (1915)		1915	-	-

23.	The Beckoning Flame (1915)	(as Victor L. Schertzinger)	1915	-	-

24.	Between Men (1915)		1915	-	-

25.	The Edge of the Abyss (1915)		1915	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Something to Sing About (1937)	(story)	1937	-	6.1 (275)
	AKAs: Battling Hoofer (USA: recut version) Something to Fight About (USA: poster title)
2.	Love Me Forever (1935)	(story "On Wings of Song")	1935	-	7.8 (12)
	AKAs: On Wings of Song (UK)
3.	Betrayal (1929)	(story)	1929	-	-

4.	The Man Life Passed By (1923)	(writer)	1923	-	-

5.	Pinto (1920)	(writer)	1920	-	-

6.	A Nine O'Clock Town (1918)	(as Victor L. Schertzinger) (story)	1918	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Something to Sing About (1937)	(producer)	1937	-	6.1 (275)
	AKAs: Battling Hoofer (USA: recut version) Something to Fight About (USA: poster title)
2.	Cocktail Hour (1933)	(producer) (uncredited)	1933	-	8.1 (13)

3.	The Constant Woman (1933)	(producer)	1933	-	6.7 (5)

4.	Redskin (1929)	(producer)	1929	-	7.7 (50)

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Posthumously, Schertzinger had two Broadway musical revues mounted that contained his songs: "Perfectly Frank" (1980) and "Dream" (1997). more

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18 Articles more

Genres:

Drama | Comedy | Romance | Musical more

Plot Keywords:

Based On Play | Beautiful Woman | Male Female Relationship | Melodrama more

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