Emil Newman

Jewish American composer and conductor (1911-1984)

Emil Newman was an American music director and conductor who worked on more than 200 films and TV series. He was nominated for an Oscar for his musical direction on the classic Sun Valley Serenade (1941), contributing to the Newmans being the most nominated Academy Award extended family, with a collective 95 nominations in various music categories.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 9 films (1941–1958) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 133 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1941 Small Town Deb. Harold D. Schuster 6527 ft. B&W
1941 Sun Valley serenade Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. 7 732 ft. 16mm B&W sound
1942 Dixie Dugan. Otto Brower 5 997 ft. B&W
1942 Little Tokyo, U.S.A Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 7 reels B&W
1942 Quiet, Please, Murder. John Larkin 6 313 ft. B&W
1942 Time To Kill. Herbert I. Leeds 5 479 ft. B&W
1950 Guilty Of Treason. Freedom Productions Inc. 86 min. 35mm B&W sound
1957 Chicago Confidential. Peerless Productions Inc. 74 min. 35mm B&W sound
1958 Hong Kong Confidential. Vogue Pictures Inc. 67 min. 35mm B&W sound