A studio musical director whose notable career ironically began in the silent era, David Chudnow eventually acquired nearly 200 credits as musical director/supervisor, composer, and, in his later years, producer. A Russian native who immigrated to Milwaukee at the age of two, Chudnow began developing a lifelong love of music when as a child he frequented and often played with the local symphony. A move to L.A. in his teens found the musically inclined student continuing to develop his skills, and Chudnow would later play with local dance bands and playing music on silent film lots to establish a mood during shooting. Already on the inside of the industry during the advent of sound, Chudnow began making a living by supplying independent producers with orchestras and composers to score their films. Racking up credits on such features as The Devil Bat (1940), Nabonga (1944), Black Beauty (1946), and Valentino (1951) found him gaining increasing prominence in the industry, and after ending his career as a musical composer and supervisor, Chudnow began producing such films as Just for the Hell of It (1968) and The Doberman Gang (1972). Married to wife Rosemund in 1940 and bearing a son who became a film editor, Chudnow died in April of 2002 in his Beverly Hills Home. He was 99.
| Title | Year | Editors' Rating | User Rating | |
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The Amazing Dobermans
Director, Producer |
1976 | |||
The Daring Dobermans
Producer |
1973 | |||
The Doberman Gang
Producer |
1972 | |||
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Suburban Roulette
Producer |
1967 | |||
Kwaheri
Director, Executive Producer |
1964 | |||
Red Planet Mars
Composer (Music Score) |
1952 | |||
Ruby Gentry
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1952 | |||
A Millionaire for Christy
Composer (Music Score) |
1951 | |||
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Valentino
Composer (Music Score) |
1951 | |||
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Holiday Rhythm
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1950 | |||
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The Eagle and the Hawk
Composer (Music Score) |
1950 | |||
The Fighting Redhead
Composer (Music Score) |
1950 | |||
The Jackie Robinson Story
Composer (Music Score) |
1950 | |||
The Lawless
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1950 | |||
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Tripoli
Composer (Music Score) |
1950 | |||
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El Paso
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1949 | |||
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Manhandled
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1949 | |||
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Miss Mink of 1949
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1949 | |||
The Great Dan Patch
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1949 | |||
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The Lucky Stiff
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1949 | |||
Thunder in the Pines
Editor, Musical Direction/Supervision |
1949 | |||
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Trouble Preferred
Composer (Music Score) |
1949 | |||
Big Town Scandal
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1948 | |||
Coroner Creek
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1948 | |||
Dangerous Venture
Composer (Music Score) |
1948 | |||
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Fighting Back
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1948 | |||
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Half Past Midnight
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1948 | |||
Highway 13
Composer (Music Score) |
1948 | |||
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Let's Live Again
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1948 | |||
My Dear Secretary
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1948 | |||
On Our Merry Way
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1948 | |||
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Sleep, My Love
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1948 | |||
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Strike It Rich
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1948 | |||
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The Enchanted Valley
Composer (Music Score) |
1948 | |||
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The Gay Intruders
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1948 | |||
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The Girl from Manhattan
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1948 | |||
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Waterfront at Midnight
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1948 | |||
Bells of San Fernando
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1947 | |||
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Christmas Eve
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1947 | |||
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Heaven Only Knows
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1947 | |||
Hoppy's Holiday
Composer (Music Score) |
1947 | |||
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Jewels of Brandenburg
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1947 | |||
Lured
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1947 | |||
Marauders
Composer (Music Score) |
1947 | |||
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Perilous Waters
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1947 | |||
Shoot to Kill
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1947 | |||
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Stork Bites Man
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1947 | |||
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The Guilty
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1947 | |||
Unexpected Guest
Composer (Music Score) |
1947 | |||
A Scandal in Paris
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1946 | |||
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Black Beauty
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1946 | |||
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Devil's Playground
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1946 | |||
Fool's Gold
Composer (Music Score) |
1946 | |||
Mr. Ace
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1946 | |||
People Are Funny
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1946 | |||
Renegade Girl
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1946 | |||
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A Song for Miss Julie
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1945 | |||
In Old New Mexico
Composer (Music Score) |
1945 | |||
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The Big Show-Off
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1945 | |||
The Great Flamarion
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1945 | |||
The Kid Sister
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1945 | |||
The Town Went Wild
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1945 | |||
Machine Gun Mama
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1944 | |||
Nabonga
Composer (Music Score) |
1944 | |||
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Sweethearts of the USA
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1944 | |||
Swing Hostess
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1944 | |||
The Monster Maker
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1944 | |||
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When the Lights Go On Again
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1944 | |||
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Behind Prison Walls
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1943 | |||
Corregidor
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1943 | |||
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Harvest Melody
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1943 | |||
The Black Raven
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1943 | |||
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The Unknown Guest
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1943 | |||
Inside the Law
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1942 | |||
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Queen of Broadway
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1942 | |||
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Rubber Racketeers
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1942 | |||
The Mad Monster
Composer (Music Score) |
1942 | |||
They Raid by Night
Composer (Music Score) |
1942 | |||
Billy the Kid's Fighting Pals
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1941 | |||
The Devil Bat
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1941 | |||
Hold That Woman
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
I Take This Oath
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
Buried Alive
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1939 | |||
Hitler -- Beast of Berlin
Composer (Music Score) |
1939 | |||
Panama Patrol
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1939 | |||
Torture Ship
Composer (Music Score) |
1939 | |||
Prison Train
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1938 |
