David Raksin Movies

After two failed marriages, a disillusioned woman returns to her hometown to start life anew.

Film noir, which enjoyed particular success in the 1930s and 1940s, is probably the most profound genre of classic Hollywood cinema. Eckhart Schmidt...

Story of a dog that is fanatically devoted to its master.

When Brooklyn's Kings Theater -- one of five "Wonder Theaters" in the New York area -- closed its doors in 1977, the neighborhood mourned. In a...

An alcoholic captain sails a two-master through danger with a call girl and others on board.

In the silent film era, movies were never really silent. In the background of films that made figures like Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton into...

A portrait of the film-composer David Raksin, made for German television. Released in 1994.

With a revived interest in the scores created for Hollywood films in the 1930's and 40's. "Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound" explores a...