Karl Hajos (born Hajós Károly, January 28, 1889 – February 1, 1950) was a Hungarian composer who worked on many

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. Born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Hajos emigrated to the

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in 1924 and worked in Hollywood. Beginning in the late silent era, he worked on over 100 films with a variety of directors and studios. He was one of nine composers employed on the 1931

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'' Fighting Caravans''. In 1934, he worked on

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's thriller '' Four Frightened People''. He was nominated for two

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, in 1944 and 1945 in the Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture category for '' Summer Storm'' and ''

The Man Who Walked Alone ''The Man Who Walked Alone'' is a 1945 American B film romantic comedy film produced by PRC Pictures, Inc., directed by Christy Cabanne, with top-billed Dave O'Brien and Kay Aldridge, along with Walter Catlett Walter Leland Catlett (Febr ...

'', respectively.

Selected filmography

* ''

Loves of an Actress ''Loves of an Actress'' is a lost 1928 American silent romantic drama film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Pola Negri. It was produced by Adolph Zukor and Jesse Lasky with the distribution through Paramount Pictures. The film had a soun ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Woman from Moscow ''The Woman from Moscow'' is a 1928 American drama film starring Pola Negri. This was Negri's last silent film released with musical score and sound effects. The picture is a remake of Paramount's 1918 Pauline Frederick film '' Fedora'', based ...

'' (1928) * '' Adoration'' (1928) * ''

Beggars of Life ''Beggars of Life'' is an American film directed by William Wellman and starring Wallace Beery and Richard Arlen as hobos, and Louise Brooks as a young woman who dresses as a young man and flees the law. The film is regarded as Brooks's best Ame ...

'' (1928) * '' The Wolf of Wall Street'' (1929) * '' The Sea God'' (1930) * '' The Right to Love'' (1930) * '' The Night of Decision'' (1931) * '' Fighting Caravans'' (1931) * '' Four Frightened People'' (1934) * ''

Werewolf of London ''Werewolf of London'' is a 1935 horror film directed by Stuart Walker and starring Henry Hull as the titular werewolf. The supporting cast includes Warner Oland, Valerie Hobson, Lester Matthews, and Spring Byington. Jack Pierce, who is b ...

'' (1935) * '' Summer Storm'' (1944) * '' Dangerous Intruder'' (1945) * ''

'' (1945) * ''

Fog Island ''Fog Island'' is a 1945 American mystery-suspense film directed by Terry O. Morse. The film stars B movie horror film regulars George Zucco and Lionel Atwill. It was based on the 1937 play ''Angel Island'' by Bernadine "Bernie" Angus. Plot ...

'' (1945) * '' Secrets of Linda Hamilton'' (1945) * ''

The Mask of Diijon ''The Mask of Diijon'' is a 1946 American black-and-white film noir suspense film released from PRC Studios, directed by Lew Landers and featuring Erich von Stroheim, Jeanne Bates and William Wright. Plot Diijon, a tired magician, gives up his ...

'' (1946) * '' Wild Country'' (1947) * '' Appointment with Murder'' (1948) * ''

The Lovable Cheat ''The Lovable Cheat'' is a 1949 American historical comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Charles Ruggles, Peggy Ann Garner and Richard Ney. It is based on the 1848 play '' Mercadet Le Faiseur'' by Honoré de Balzac. It was the fin ...

'' (1949) * ''

Search for Danger ''Search for Danger'' is a 1949 American crime film directed by Jack Bernhard and starring John Calvert, Albert Dekker and Myrna Dell. The film was the last of three made by the low-budget Film Classics company featuring Calvert as The Falcon w ...

'' (1949) * ''

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'' (1950)

References

Bibliography

* Wierzbicki, Eugene. ''Music, Sound and Filmmakers: Sonic Style in Cinema''. Routledge, 2012.

External links

* 1889 births 1950 deaths Hungarian film score composers Male film score composers Musicians from Budapest 20th-century Hungarian male musicians Hungarian emigrants to the United States {{Hungary-bio-stub