Collection Summary
Deutsch, Adolph, 1897-1980
Adolph Deutsch Papers
1907-1960
02569
13.50 cubic ft. (18 boxes)
University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
English
Adolph Deutsch was a composer and arranger for Paul Whiteman and for many motion pictures, including <emph render="italic">The Maltese Falcon</emph> and <emph render="italic">The Apartment. </emph>The Papers contain original music scores, phonograph discs, scrapbooks, photographs, and memorabilia.
Biography of Adolph DeutschAdolph Deutsch (1897-1980) was a composer and arranger for Paul Whiteman and for many motion pictures, including The Maltese Falcon and The Apartment. He was born in London and emigrated to the United States in 1910. He began his musical career in New York and spent three seasons with Paul Whiteman’s Music Hall before moving to California. He scored more than seventy-five films and won three Academy Awards. He was the founder of the Screen Composers Association and won recognition for it from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, which enhanced the status of film composers.
Deutsch’s musical style was described as “bold, complex, and rich,” but he never lost sight of the supporting role his music played. He tried to act as a medium between the director and the audience by conveying the movie-maker’s intentions. He felt that the quality of the movie directly affected his job, a poor quality movie making for a difficult score. Deutsch gained a reputation in Hollywood for the ability to make dramatic clichés seem fresh by the music he laid under them.
Scope and ContentThe collection contains music scores and phonograph recordings for some of the films that Deutsch scored. Also included is a full score for Deutsch’s concerto for bagpipe and orchestra, titled the
Scottish Suite. Photographs, clippings, correspondence, and printed material make up scrapbooks and general papers that document Deutsch’s career.
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes,
and the collection is open to the public.
Copyright Information
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright,
property, and libel laws as they apply.
Related Materials
There are no other known archival collections created by Adolph Deutsch at the date of
processing.
Acquisition Information
The papers were received from Adolph and Diane Deutsch in several accretions between 1967 and 1977.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Alison R. Doherty and D.C. Thompson in February 2004.
Preferred Citation
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Adolph Deutsch Papers, 1907-1960, Collection
Number 02569, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Access Terms
Whiteman, Paul, 1890-1967.
Paul Whiteman Orchestra.
Motion picture music--United States.
Composers.
Film composers.
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Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Music
Performing Arts
Container List
Series I. Music Scores by Adolph Deutsch
1907-1963, undated
Subseries 1. Bound Scores
1
1
1937
Great Garrick
2
Cowboy From Brooklyn
1938
3
Espionage Agent
1939
4
Saturday's Children
1940
5
Torrid Zone
1940
6
They Drive By Night
1940
7
Racket Busters
1938
2
1
1938
Heart of the North, Volume 1
2
Heart of the North, Volume 2
1938
3
Unfit to Print
1938
4
Underground, Volume 1
1941
5
Underground, Volume 2
1941
6
Singapore Woman
1941
7
Bashful Hero
1941
3
1
1941
Kisses for Breakfast
2
Maltese Falcon
1941
3
All Through the Night
1941
4
Juke Girl
1942
4
1
1942
Larceny Incorporated
2
The Big Shot
1942
3
Across the Pacific
1942
4
George Washington Slept Here
1942
5
Action in the North Atlantic, Volume 1
1943
6
Action in the North Atlantic, Volume 2
1943
5
1
1943
Northern Pursuit, Volume 1
2
Northern Pursuit, Volume 2
1943
3
Uncertain Glory
1943
4
Nobody Lives Forever
1944
5
Escape in the Desert
1944
6
1
1944
Shadow of a Woman
2
The Dough Girls
1944
3
The Mask of Dimitrios
1944
4
Kid From Kokomo
1939
5
Years Without Days
1939
6
The Angels Washed Their Faces, Volume 1
1939
7
The Angels Washed Their Faces, Volume 2
1939
7
1
1940
East of the River
2
Three Cheers for the Irish
1940
2
The Fighting Sixty Ninth
1940
3
Flowing Gold
1940
4
Tugboat Annie Sails Again, Volume 1
1940
5
Tugboat Annie Sails Again, Volume 2
1940
6
High Sierra, Volume 1
1940
7
High Sierra, Volume 2
1940
8
1
1941
Man Power
2
You Can't Escape Forever
1942
3
Danger Signal
1945
4
Three Strangers
1945
5
Whispering Smith
1947
6
Ramrod
1946
Subseries 2. Unbound Scores
9
1
1960
The Apartment
2
The Apartment
1960
10
1
The Apartment, Reel 6, Part 1
2
The Apartment, Reel 6, Part 6
3
The Apartment, Reel 7, Part 3
4
The Apartment, Reel 7, Part 3 New Version
5
The Apartment, Reel 7, Part 4
6
The Apartment, Reel 13, Part 4
7
The Apartment
1961
8
West Side Story
11
1
1961
Blaze of Noon
2
'Bout that Time
1963
3
By Love Possessed
4
Children's Hour
5
Clarabel
6
Follow Me
7
Go Naked in the World
1960
8
Go Naked in the World
1960
9
Go Naked in the World
1961
10
Great Escape
11
March of the United Nation
12
Some Like it Hot
12
1
Horse Soldiers
2
La Charmeuse
1907
3
No Ties on Me
4
One
5
Piano Echoes
6
Salute to Oscar
7
Sky Ride
8
Stairways
9
Tea and Sympathy
10
This is Hollywood
1946
11
Three Sisters
12
Two for the Seesaw
13
1
The Scottish Suite I, Bass I
2
The Scottish Suite I, Bass II
3
The Scottish Suite I, Bass III
4
The Scottish Suite I, Bass IV
5
The Scottish Suite I, Flute I
6
The Scottish Suite I, Flute II
7
The Scottish Suite I, Flute III
8
The Scottish Suite I, Oboe I
9
The Scottish Suite I, Oboe II
10
The Scottish Suite I, English Horn
11
The Scottish Suite I, Clarinet I
12
The Scottish Suite I, Clarinet II
13
The Scottish Suite I, Bass Clarinet
14
The Scottish Suite I, Bassoon I
15
The Scottish Suite I, Bassoon II
16
The Scottish Suite I, Contra Bassoon
17
The Scottish Suite I, Drums
18
The Scottish Suite I, Second Violin (2)
19
The Scottish Suite I, Second Violin (2)
20
The Scottish Suite I, Second Violin (4)
21
The Scottish Suite I, Second Violin (5)
22
The Scottish Suite I, Second Violin (6)
23
The Scottish Suite I, Viola (A)
24
The Scottish Suite I, Viola (B)
25
The Scottish Suite I, Viola (C)
26
The Scottish Suite I, Viola (D)
27
The Scottish Suite I, Cello (A)
28
The Scottish Suite I, Horn (4)
29
The Scottish Suite I, Trumpet I
30
The Scottish Suite I, Trumpet II
31
The Scottish Suite I, Trumpet III
32
The Scottish Suite I, Trumpet IV
33
The Scottish Suite I, Trombone I
34
The Scottish Suite I, Trombone II
35
The Scottish Suite I, Trombone III
36
The Scottish Suite I, Trombone IV
37
The Scottish Suite I, Tuba
38
The Scottish Suite I, Piano I
39
The Scottish Suite I, Piano II
40
The Scottish Suite I, Harp
41
The Scottish Suite I, Accordion
14
1
The Scottish Suite II, First Violin (1)
2
The Scottish Suite II, First Violin (2)
3
The Scottish Suite II, First Violin (3)
4
The Scottish Suite II, First Violin (4)
5
The Scottish Suite II, First Violin (5)
6
The Scottish Suite II, First Violin (6)
7
The Scottish Suite II, First Violin (7)
8
The Scottish Suite II, First Violin (8)
9
The Scottish Suite II, Second Violin (a)
10
The Scottish Suite II, Horn I
11
The Scottish Suite II, Horn II
12
The Scottish Suite II, Horn III
13
The Scottish Suite II, Cello (B)
14
The Scottish Suite II, Cello (C)
15
The Scottish Suite II, Cello (D)
16
The Scottish Suite II, Extra String Parts
17
The Scottish Suite II, Negatives
18
Ladies from Hell
19
The Scottish Suite
1936
Series II. Phonograph Recordings
Undated
15
1
The Story of the Music in "Three Strangers"
1
Three Strangers (2 discs)
1
Danger Signal (1 disc)
1
Three Strangers (1 disc)
1
Whispering Smith (4 discs)
1
March of the United Nations (1 disc)
1
Action in the North Atlantic (1 disc)
1
Nobody Lives Forever (1 disc)
2
The Great Garrick (1 disc)
2
Danger Signal (1 disc)
2
Nobody Lives Forever (1 disc)
2
Danger Signal (4 discs)
2
The Mask of Dimitrios (1 disc)
2
Julia Misbehaves (3 discs)
3
Academy Awards (1 disc)
3
George Washington Slept Here (1 disc)
3
Saturday's Children (1 disc)
3
The Story of Monte Stratton (1 disc)
3
Little Women (1 disc)
3
Love, Lovely Love (1 disc)
3
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1 disc)
3
Blaze of Noon (1 disc)
3
Escape in the Desert (1disc)
3
Action in the North Atlantic & George Washington Slept Here (1 disc)
3
Scottish Suite (1 disc)
3
The Mask of Dimitrios (1 disc)
3
Action in the North Atlantic (1 disc)
3
Star Dust (1 disc)
Series III. Scrapbooks and General Papers
1925-1971, undated
16
1
1936-1937
Scrapbook, Life with Paul Whiteman
2
Scrapbook, Adolph Deutsch's Career
1929-1946
17
1
1946-1954
Scrapbook, Adolph Deutsch's Career
2
Photograph, Vincent Lopez and his Orchestra
1932
3
Photograph, “Jumbo” Fire-Chief Broadcast
1935
18
1
1938-1956
Academy Awards Programs and Honors
2
Correspondence
1948-1965
3
Photographs
1925-1957
4
Subject File: Funny Face
1957
5
Subject File: Screen Composers Association
1960-1971
6
Miscellaneous
no dates
Series IV. Paintings
Undated
Oversized Material
Raoul Dufy, Chateau d’Amboise,
Watercolor
Oversized Material
Richard Haines, The Burial,
Oil on Board
Oversized Material
Richard Haines, Three Fisherman,
Oil on Board
Oversized Material
Dan Lutz, The Lane (Red Barn),
Watercolor
Oversized Material
Dan Lutz, Southern Symphony,
Oil on Canvas
Oversized Material
Everett Spruce, The Watering Trough,
Oil on Board
Secondary Material:
Coins and medals:
Safe
6 U.S. silver dollars
1878, 1887, 1888, 1897, 1925, 1971
Safe
1 Swiss coin
Safe
2 silver tokens: 101/Adolph Deutsch; 101/Diane Deutsch
19-24
Printed music books, not by Adolph Deutsch