FIGHTER SQUADRON

FIGHTER SQUADRON (1948 - Music by Max Steiner)
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Directed by Raoul Walsh

Starring Edmond O'Brien and Robert Stack


At an American air base in England, 1943, is conniving Sergeant Dolan, who manipulates everyone, and insubordinate ace fighter pilot Major Ed Hardin. When Ed is promoted to commander of his group, he must fight his former anti-authority stance as well as the enemy; tension grows as D-Day approaches. Generally lighthearted between moments of technicolor gore; lots of air combat footage, much of it genuine.


Max Steiner and Raoul Walsh worked together in 13 movies

Technical Data: Reel Tape N. 238 {47 minutes}

Music Composed by Max Steiner
Orchestrations by Murray Cutter
Musical Direction by Ray Heindorf

VIOLENT MEN
(1955 - Music by Max Steiner)
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VOLCANIC! VALIANT! VICIOUS! Violence and Passion the Screen Has Seldom Seen!

Directed by Rudolph Maté

Starring Glenn Ford, Barbara Stanwyckand Edward G. Robinson


A Union ex-officer plans to sell up to Anchor Ranch and move east with his fiancee, but the low price offered by Anchor's crippled owner and the outfit's bully-boy tactics make him think again. When one of his hands is murdered he decides to stay and fight, utilising his war experience. Not all is well at Anchor with the owner's wife carrying on with his brother who anyway has a Mexican moll in town.


Max Steiner composed music for many Westerns as Dodge City, Distant Trumpet, The Searchers, Rocky Mountain, Santa Fe Trail


In the case of Violent Men the film benefits from a particularly stirring score penned by Max Steiner


Technical Data: Reel Tape N. 245b {22 minutes}

Music Composed by Max Steiner
Orchestrations by Murray Cutter
Orchestra Conducted by Morris Stoloff

This is the first western score I include in the blog. I am not sure if I am a greater fan of Western than Golden Age but they are at the same level in my collection. I try to get any western score available. So this is the first but it is not going to be the last as I am plannig to include all my westerns scores here.

FORCE OF ARMS
(1951 - Music by Max Steiner)
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Directed by Michael Curtiz

Starring William Holden and Nancy Olson

Winter, 1943. The German army has halted the American advance in the mountains of Italy; back-and-forth combat decimates Joe Peterson's platoon. On leave in Naples, Joe meets WAC lieutenant Eleanor MacKay; initially cool, she begins to melt during a bombing raid. Their romance develops despite Joe's periodic returns to the front. But whether he'll come back in the end becomes more than doubtful...

Curtiz used to hire Steiner for many of his films Dodge City, Santa Fe Trail, Virginia City, Casablanca, Life with Father ...

Technical Data: Reel Tape N. 245a {23 tracks} {42:13 minutes}

Music Composed by Max Steiner
Orchestrations by Murray Cutter

MARA MARU
(1951 - Music by Max Steiner)
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Directed by Gordon Douglas

Starring Errol Flynn, Ruth Roman and Raymond Burr

Greg Mason, salvage diver in the Philippines, finds his partner Andy drunk and raving about treasure. Whatever it is, somebody wants it badly enough to kill Andy and frame Mason for murder. Cleared by an insinuating private eye, Mason is immersed in intrigue, with detective Rainier, sinister Benedict, mysterious Orgega, and Andy's comely widow all somehow involved. Soon various parties, not really trusting each other, are on a sea voyage to dive for they know not what...



Technical Data: Reel Tape N. 219a {8 tracks} {24:02 minutes}

Music Composed by Max Steiner
Orchestrations by Murray Cutter