FILM DIRECTOR

Victor Schertzinger

1888 - 1941

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Victor L. Schertzinger (April 8, 1888 – October 26, 1941) was an American composer, film director, film producer, and screenwriter. His films include Paramount on Parade (co-director, 1930), Something to Sing About (1937) with James Cagney, and the first two "Road" pictures Road to Singapore (1940) and Road to Zanzibar (1941). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Victor Schertzinger has received more than 104,027 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Victor Schertzinger is the 1,418th most popular film director (down from 1,320th in 2019), the 9,779th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,349th in 2019) and the 379th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Victor Schertzinger ranks 1,418 out of 2,041. Before him are Arne Skouen, Basil Dearden, Joe Roth, Michael Ritchie, Mike Judge, and Michael Winterbottom. After him are Melvin Frank, Stuart Baird, Tarsem Singh, László Nemes, Pavel Chukhray, and Jun'ichi Kōuchi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Victor Schertzinger ranks 249. Before him are Ferdinand Bie, Paul Niggli, Joseph Pletincx, William Hood Simpson, Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola, and Karl Gustafsson. After him are Herbert Morrison, Alfred Braun, George B. Seitz, Jan Palouš, Josef Ternström, and Gabriel Thorstensen. Among people deceased in 1941, Victor Schertzinger ranks 199. Before him are Hugo Strauß, Juan Corzo, George Beauchamp, Edu Snethlage, Noël Liétaer, and Alexander Afinogenov. After him are Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin, Herbert Adamski, Frank Waller, Bob Crompton, Blind Boy Fuller, and Kei Okami.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Victor Schertzinger ranks 9,779 out of 20,380. Before him are Pamela Bach (1963), Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823), Drew Gilpin Faust (1947), Harry Turtledove (1949), Katherine MacDonald (1891), and Lawrence H. Aller (1913). After him are Red Mitchell (1927), Chris Fehn (1973), Leonard Wood (1860), Carmen Luvana (1981), Melvin Frank (1913), and Peter G. Peterson (1926).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Victor Schertzinger ranks 379. Before him are Haskell Wexler (1922), Albert Pyun (1953), Sally Menke (1953), Roger Allers (1949), Joe Roth (1948), and Michael Ritchie (1938). After him are Melvin Frank (1913), Patty Jenkins (1971), Jay Roach (1957), Vincenzo Natali (1969), Howard Zieff (1927), and Dan Gilroy (1959).

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Filmography

Road to Singapore
Director
Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore - until they meet Dorothy Lamour...
Mar 22o 19406.5 / 10
Road to Zanzibar
Director
Stranded in Africa, Chuck and his pal Fearless have comic versions of jungle adventures, featuring two attractive con-women.
Apr 11o 19416.3 / 10
The Mikado
Director
In a small Japanese town, Ko-Ko is appointed to the unenviable position of executioner. Knowing he must successfully perform before the appearance of the Mikado in a month's time, Ko-Ko finds a suitable victim in Nanki-Poo, who is distraught over his unrequited love for the maiden Yum-Yum. Nanki-Poo agrees to sacrifice his life if he is allowed to spend his remaining days with Yum-Yum, who is betrothed to Ko-Ko.
May 1o 19396.7 / 10