Cyril John Mockridge (August 6, 1896 – January 18, 1979) was an English film and television composer. He received professional training at the

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in London. In the early 1930s, Mockridge went to Hollywood where he scored and arranged the music for more than a hundred films including ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance''. He was nominated for an

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for the 1955 film ''

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'' with Jay Blackton. Mockridge spent years as a staff composer for

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, frequently working with

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and Alfred's brother Lionel. He retired to Hawaii, where he died in 1979 and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in

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Filmography

*'' The World Moves On'' (1934) *'' Judge Priest'' (1934) *'' The Farmer Takes a Wife'' (1935) *''

Way Down East ''Way Down East'' is a 1920 American silent film, silent melodrama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. It is one of four film adaptations of the 19th century play of the same name by Charlotte Blair Parker, Lottie Blair ...

'' (1935) *'' The Little Colonel'' (1935) *'' The Littlest Rebel'' (1935) *''

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'' (1936) *'' Captain January'' (1936) *'' Under Two Flags'' (1936) *''

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'' (1936) *'' Poor Little Rich Girl'' (1936) *'' Seventh Heaven'' (1937) *'' You Can't Have Everything'' (1937) *'' In Old Chicago'' (1938) *''

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'' (1938) *'' The Little Princess'' (1939) *''

The Hound of the Baskervilles ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' is the third of the four Detective fiction, crime novels by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serial (literature), serialised in ''The Strand Magazine'' from ...

'' (1939) *'' Second Fiddle'' (1939) *''

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'' is a collection of short stories by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle, first published on 14 October 1892. It contains the earliest short stories featuring the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes, which h ...

'' (1939) *'' Hollywood Cavalcade'' (1939) *'' Stanley and Livingstone'' (1939) *'' Swanee River'' (1939) *'' Johnny Apollo'' (1940) *''

Lillian Russell Lillian Russell (born Helen Louise Leonard; December 4, 1860 or 1861 – June 6, 1922) was an American actress and singer. She became one of the most famous actresses and singers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, praised for her beaut ...

'' (1940) *''

Young People Youth is the time of life when one is young. The word, youth, can also mean the time between childhood and adulthood (Maturity (psychological), maturity), but it can also refer to one's peak, in terms of health or the period of life known as bei ...

'' (1940) *''

Brigham Young Brigham Young ( ; June 1, 1801August 29, 1877) was an American religious leader and politician. He was the second President of the Church (LDS Church), president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1847 until h ...

'' (1940) *''

Down Argentine Way ''Down Argentine Way'' is a 1940 American musical film made in Technicolor by Twentieth Century Fox. It made a star of Betty Grable in her first leading role for the studio although she had already appeared in 31 films, and it introduced America ...

'' (1940) *'' The Mark of Zorro'' (1940) *'' Hudson's Bay'' (1941) *'' Moon Over Miami'' (1941) *''

Charley's Aunt ''Charley's Aunt'' is a farce in three acts written by Brandon Thomas. The story centres on Lord Fancourt Babberley, an undergraduate whose friends Jack and Charley persuade him to impersonate the latter's aunt. The complications of the plot in ...

'' (1941) *'' Wild Geese Calling'' (1941) *''

Belle Starr Myra Maybelle Shirley Reed Starr (February 5, 1848 – February 3, 1889), better known as Belle Starr, was an American outlaw who gained national notoriety after her violent death. She associated with the James–Younger Gang and other outlaws. ...

'' (1941) *'' A Yank in the R.A.F.'' (1941) *'' I Wake Up Screaming'' (1941) *''

Roxie Hart Roxanne "Roxie" Hart is a fictional character. She is the main character of the 1926 play ''Chicago'' and its various remakes and derivatives. Development The playwright, reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins, was inspired by the trials, both of which ...

'' (1942) *'' Rings on Her Fingers'' (1942) *''

Prelude to War ''Prelude to War'' is the first film of Frank Capra's ''Why We Fight'' film series commissioned by the Office of War Information (OWI) and George C. Marshall. It was made to educate American troops of the necessity of combating the Axis powers du ...

'' (1942) *'' My Gal Sal'' (1942) *'' A-Haunting We Will Go'' (1942) *'' The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe'' (1942) *'' Time to Kill'' (1942) *''

My Friend Flicka ''My Friend Flicka'' is a 1941 novel by Mary O'Hara, about Ken McLaughlin, the son of a Wyoming rancher, and his mustang horse Flicka. It was the first in a trilogy, followed by ''Thunderhead'' (1943) and ''Green Grass of Wyoming'' (1946). The ...

'' (1943) *'' The Oxbow Incident'' (1943) *'' Heaven Can Wait'' (1943) *'' Holy Matrimony'' (1943) *'' Happy Land'' (1943) *'' The Lodger'' (1944) *'' The Fighting Sullivans'' (1944) *'' Pin Up Girl'' (1944) *'' The Big Noise'' (1944) *'' Thunderhead - Son of Flicka'' (1945) *'' Where Do We Go from Here?'' (1945) *''

State Fair A state fair is an annual competitive and recreational gathering of a U.S. state's population, usually held in late summer or early fall. It is a larger version of a county fair, often including only exhibits or competitors that have won in t ...

'' (1945) *''

The Dark Corner ''The Dark Corner'' is a 1946 American crime film noir directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb, William Bendix and Mark Stevens.. The film was not a commercial success but has since been described as a "Grade A exampl ...

'' (1946) *'' Cluny Brown'' (1946) *''

My Darling Clementine ''My Darling Clementine'' is a 1946 American Western film directed by John Ford and starring Henry Fonda as Wyatt Earp during the period leading up to the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. The ensemble cast also features Victor Mature (as Doc Holli ...

'' (1946) *''

Miracle on 34th Street ''Miracle on 34th Street'' (initially released as ''The Big Heart'' in the United Kingdom) is a 1947 American Christmas film, Christmas comedy-drama film released by 20th Century-Fox, written and directed by George Seaton and based on a story ...

'' (1947) *'' Nightmare Alley'' (1947) *'' The Walls of Jericho'' (1948) *''

That Lady in Ermine ''That Lady in Ermine'' is a 1948 American Technicolor musical film directed by Ernst Lubitsch. The screenplay by Samson Raphaelson is based on the 1919 operetta ''Die Frau im Hermelin'' by Rudolph Schanzer and Ernst Welisch. Although Lubitsc ...

'' (1948) *'' The Luck of the Irish'' (1948) *'' Road House'' (1948) *'' The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend'' (1949) *'' I Was a Male War Bride'' (1949) *''

'' (1950) *'' A Ticket to Tomahawk'' (1950) *'' Where the Sidewalk Ends'' (1950) *'' American Guerrilla in the Philippines'' (1950) *'' Father Was a Fullback'' (1950) *'' On the Riviera'' (1951) *'' The Frogmen'' (1951) *'' Let's Make It Legal'' (1951) *'' Deadline—U.S.A.'' (1952) *'' Mister Scoutmaster'' (1953) *''

How to Marry a Millionaire ''How to Marry a Millionaire'' is a 1953 American romantic comedy film directed by Jean Negulesco and written and produced by Nunnally Johnson. The screenplay was based on the plays ''The Greeks Had a Word for It'' (1930) by Zoe Akins and '' ...

'' (1953) *''

'' (1954) *'' Woman's World'' (1954) *''

'' (1955; co-nominated with Jay Blackton) *'' The Lieutenant Wore Skirts'' (1956) *'' The Solid Gold Cadillac'' (1956) *''

Desk Set ''Desk Set'' (released as ''His Other Woman'' in the UK) is a 1957 American romantic comedy film starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. Directed by Walter Lang, the picture's screenplay was written by Phoebe Ephron and Henry Ephron, ada ...

'' (1957) *''

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? ''Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?'' is a 1957 American satire (film and television), satirical comedy film starring Jayne Mansfield and Tony Randall, with Betsy Drake, Joan Blondell, John Williams (actor), John Williams, Henry Jones (actor), Hen ...

'' (1957) *'' Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!'' (1958) *'' Thunder in the Sun'' (1959) *'' Hound-Dog Man'' (1959) *''

Tall Story ''Tall Story'' is a 1960 American romantic comedy film made by Warner Bros., directed by Joshua Logan, and starring Anthony Perkins and Jane Fonda in her film debut. It is based on the 1957 novel ''The Homecoming Game'' by Howard Nemerov, wh ...

'' (1960) *''

Wake Me When It's Over ''Wake Me When It's Over'' is the second album by Faster Pussycat, released in 1989. The band moved away from the glam metal of their first album to a more blues-influenced sound. Music videos were produced for "Poison Ivy" and "House of Pain ...

'' (1960) *''

Flaming Star ''Flaming Star'' is a 1960 American Western film starring Elvis Presley, Barbara Eden, and Steve Forrest, based on the book ''Flaming Lance'' (1958) by Clair Huffaker. Critics agreed that Presley gave one of his better acting performances as ...

'' (1960) *'' All Hands on Deck'' (1961) *'' The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance'' (1962) *''

Donovan's Reef ''Donovan's Reef'' is a 1963 American adventure comedy film starring John Wayne and Lee Marvin. It was directed by John Ford and filmed in Kauai, Hawaii, but is set in French Polynesia. The supporting cast features Elizabeth Allen, Jack Warden ...

'' (1963)

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