New York-born Cy Feuer has enjoyed a multi-tiered career in music and movies, as a composer and department head at Republic Pictures during the 1930s and '40s and as a stage and screen producer from the '50s through the '70s. A student at the Juilliard School of Music, Feuer played trumpet in the Radio City Music Hall orchestra and the Roxy Theater orchestra (in the days when such theater orchestras were a major part of entertainment) during the '30s. He headed to California at the end of the decade and joined the music department at Republic Pictures in 1938. Starting with the serial Fighting Devil Dogs (one of the greatest chapterplays ever produced), Feuer was the music director for upwards of 125 movies over the next decade, with a three-year interruption (1942-1945) during which he served in the military in World War II. His work as a composer (usually uncredited) also turned up in some 90 feature films and serial releases during this period, including The Adventures of Captain Marvel and Drums of Fu Manchu; some of his music was also later tracked into The Lone Ranger television series. In 1947, Feuer left the studio and headed back to New York, where he became a producer on the Broadway stage. Apart from a short period working on the radio series Escape, his composing credits more or less disappeared in subsequent years, but Feuer was responsible for bringing such musical successes as Frank Loesser's Where's Charley (which he also later produced for the screen), Guys and Dolls, Cole Porter's Can-Can and Silk Stockings, and Loesser's How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying to the stage, all of which were later adapted into hit motion pictures. Feuer's crowning triumph, however, was the film of Cabaret (1972), which he produced; it became the biggest success of his career, earning tens of millions of dollars and eight Academy Awards. He was also later involved with bringing A Chorus Line to the screen. In 1996, Feuer's early career as a film composer was recalled in a series of CD releases by the CinemaSound Orchestra devoted to Republic's music, issued on the Varese Sarabande label.
| Title | Year | Editors' Rating | User Rating | |
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A Chorus Line
Producer |
1985 | |||
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Piaf
Producer |
1974 | |||
Cabaret
Producer |
1972 | |||
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Where's Charley?
Producer |
1952 | |||
Angel and the Badman
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1947 | |||
Calendar Girl
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1947 | |||
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Driftwood
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1947 | |||
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Hit Parade of 1947
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1947 | |||
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That's My Man
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1947 | |||
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The Flame
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1947 | |||
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Winter Wonderland
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1947 | |||
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Wyoming
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1947 | |||
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Earl Carroll Sketchbook
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1946 | |||
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Rendezvous with Annie
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1946 | |||
That Brennan Girl
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1946 | |||
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The Plainsman and the Lady
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1946 | |||
Youth on Parade
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1943 | |||
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A Tragedy at Midnight
Composer (Music Score) |
1942 | |||
Hi, Neighbor
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1942 | |||
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Ice-Capades Revue
Composer (Music Score) |
1942 | |||
In Old California
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1942 | |||
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Jesse James, Jr.
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1942 | |||
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Joan of Ozark
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1942 | |||
Man from Cheyenne
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1942 | |||
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Moonlight Masquerade
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1942 | |||
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Pardon My Stripes
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1942 | |||
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Raiders of the Range
Composer (Music Score) |
1942 | |||
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Remember Pearl Harbor
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1942 | |||
Romance on the Range
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1942 | |||
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Shepherd of the Ozarks
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1942 | |||
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Sleepytime Gal
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1942 | |||
Sons of the Pioneers
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1942 | |||
South of Santa Fe
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1942 | |||
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Stagecoach Express
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1942 | |||
Sunset on the Desert
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1942 | |||
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The Cyclone Kid
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1942 | |||
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The Girl From Alaska
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1942 | |||
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The Old Homestead
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1942 | |||
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The Phantom Plainsmen
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1942 | |||
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The Sombrero Kid
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1942 | |||
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Westward Ho
Composer (Music Score) |
1942 | |||
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Yokel Boy
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1942 | |||
A Man Betrayed
Composer (Music Score) |
1941 | |||
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Arkansas Judge
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1941 | |||
Bad Man of Deadwood
Composer (Music Score) |
1941 | |||
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Country Fair
Composer (Music Score) |
1941 | |||
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Death Valley Outlaws
Composer (Music Score) |
1941 | |||
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Desert Bandit
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1941 | |||
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Doctors Don't Tell
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1941 | |||
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Gangs of Sonora
Composer (Music Score) |
1941 | |||
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Ice-Capades
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1941 | |||
In Old Cheyenne
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1941 | |||
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Kansas Cyclone
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1941 | |||
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King of the Texas Rangers [Serial]
Composer (Music Score) |
1941 | |||
Lady for a Night
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1941 | |||
Lady from Louisiana
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1941 | |||
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Mercy Island
Composer (Music Score) |
1941 | |||
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Mountain Moonlight
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1941 | |||
Mr. District Attorney
Composer (Music Score) |
1941 | |||
Nevada City
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1941 | |||
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Outlaws of the Cherokee Trail
Composer (Music Score) |
1941 | |||
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Petticoat Politics
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1941 | |||
Prairie Pioneers
Composer (Music Score) |
1941 | |||
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Puddin' Head
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1941 | |||
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Rags to Riches
Composer (Music Score) |
1941 | |||
Red River Valley
Composer (Music Score) |
1941 | |||
Robin Hood of the Pecos
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1941 | |||
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Rookies on Parade
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1941 | |||
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Saddlemates
Composer (Music Score) |
1941 | |||
Sheriff of Tombstone
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1941 | |||
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Sis Hopkins
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1941 | |||
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The Adventures of Captain Marvel [Serial]
Composer (Music Score) |
1941 | |||
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The Apache Kid
Composer (Music Score) |
1941 | |||
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The Devil Pays Off
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1941 | |||
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The Gay Vagabond
Composer (Music Score) |
1941 | |||
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The Great Train Robbery
Composer (Music Score) |
1941 | |||
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The Phantom Cowboy
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1941 | |||
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The Pittsburgh Kid
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1941 | |||
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Tuxedo Junction
Composer (Music Score) |
1941 | |||
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Two Gun Sheriff
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1941 | |||
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Wyoming Wildcat
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1941 | |||
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Barnyard Follies
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
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Behind the News
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
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Bowery Boy
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
Colorado
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
Covered Wagon Days
Composer (Music Score) |
1940 | |||
Drums of Fu Manchu
Composer (Music Score) |
1940 | |||
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Earl of Puddlestone
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
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Forgotten Girls
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
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Friendly Neighbors
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
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Frontier Vengeance
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
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Gangs of Chicago
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
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Ghost Valley Raiders
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
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Girl from God's Country
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
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Girl from Havana
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
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Grand Ole Opry
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
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Grandpa Goes to Town
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
Heroes of the Saddle
Composer (Music Score) |
1940 | |||
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Hit Parade of 1941
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
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In Old Missouri
Composer (Music Score) |
1940 | |||
Lone Star Raiders
Composer (Music Score) |
1940 | |||
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Melody and Moonlight
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
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Money to Burn
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
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One Man's Law
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
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Pioneers of the West
Composer (Music Score) |
1940 | |||
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Rocky Mountain Rangers
Composer (Music Score) |
1940 | |||
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Scatterbrain
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
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Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
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Texas Terrors
Composer (Music Score) |
1940 | |||
The Carson City Kid
Composer (Music Score) |
1940 | |||
The Ranger and the Lady
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
The Trail Blazers
Composer (Music Score) |
1940 | |||
Under Texas Skies
Composer (Music Score) |
1940 | |||
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Village Barn Dance
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
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Wagons Westward
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
West of the Badlands
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
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Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
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Wolf of New York
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
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Women in War
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
Young Bill Hickok
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
Young Buffalo Bill
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
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Calling All Marines
Composer (Music Score) |
1939 | |||
Days of Jesse James
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1939 | |||
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Fighting Thoroughbreds
Composer (Music Score) |
1939 | |||
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Flight at Midnight
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1939 | |||
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Forged Passport
Composer (Music Score) |
1939 | |||
Frontier Pony Express
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1939 | |||
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I Was a Convict
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1939 | |||
In Old Caliente
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1939 | |||
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Jeepers Creepers
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1939 | |||
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Main Street Lawyer
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1939 | |||
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Mickey, the Kid
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1939 | |||
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My Wife's Relatives
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1939 | |||
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Pride of the Navy
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1939 | |||
Rough Riders' Roundup
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1939 | |||
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S.O.S. Tidal Wave
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1939 | |||
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Sabotage
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1939 | |||
Saga of Death Valley
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1939 | |||
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She Married a Cop
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1939 | |||
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Should Husbands Work?
Composer (Music Score) |
1939 | |||
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Smuggled Cargo
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1939 | |||
Southward Ho!
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1939 | |||
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Street of Missing Men
Composer (Music Score) |
1939 | |||
The Arizona Kid
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1939 | |||
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The Covered Trailer
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1939 | |||
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The Mysterious Miss X
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1939 | |||
The Zero Hour
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1939 | |||
Wall Street Cowboy
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1939 | |||
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Woman Doctor
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1939 | |||
Come on Rangers
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1938 | |||
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Down in Arkansaw
Composer (Music Score) |
1938 | |||
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I Stand Accused
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1938 | |||
Pals of the Saddle
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1938 | |||
Shine On, Harvest Moon
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1938 | |||
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Storm over Bengal
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1938 | |||
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The Higgins Family
Composer (Music Score) |
1938 | |||
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The Night Hawk
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1938 | |||
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The Devil Pays
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1932 |
