Horace Sheldon was a British composer and orchestra leader who wrote scores for both stage and screen. He was employed on multiple West End stage productions such as the 1926 version of ''

Aladdin Aladdin ( ; , , ATU 561, 'Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with '' One Thousand and One Nights'' (often known in English as ''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part of the original ...

''.Wearing p.487 During the 1930s Sheldon worked for the low-budget production company

Butcher's Film Service Butcher's Film Service was a British film production and distribution company that specialised in low-budget productions. The company was founded by William Butcher, a chemist from Blackheath. The company survived through several production slump ...

as a

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Selected filmography

* '' Lieut. Daring R.N.'' (1935) *'' Cock o' the North'' (1935) * '' Stars on Parade'' (1936) * '' Melody of My Heart'' (1936) * ''

Shipmates o' Mine ''Shipmates o' Mine'' is a 1936 British musical drama film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring John Garrick, Derek Blomfield and Richard Hayward. It was shot at Cricklewood Studios and was released by Butcher's Film Service.Wood p.92 Synop ...

'' (1936) * ''

Song of the Forge ''Song of the Forge'' is a 1937 British musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the Character (arts), characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or dev ...

'' (1937) * ''

Old Mother Riley Old Mother Riley is a fictional character portrayed from about 1934 to 1954 by Arthur Lucan and from 1954 to the 1980s by Roy Rolland as part of a British music hall act. Old Mother Riley (full comedy name: Daphne Bluebell Snowdrop Riley) is a ...

'' (1937) * ''

Annie Laurie "Annie Laurie" is an old Scottish song based on a poem said to have been written by William Douglas (1672 - c1760 ) of Dumfriesshire, about his romance with Annie Laurie (1682–1764). The words were modified and the tune was added by Alicia Ann ...

'' (1939)

References

Bibliography

* Wearing, J.P. ''The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

External links

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