Devil-May-Care (MGM)
Historical musical with an Albertina Rasch ballet sequence, Love Ballet, filmed in Technicolor, with music by Tiomkin.

Crazy House (MGM)
Comedy short with an Albertina Rasch ballet sequence with music by Tiomkin.

Our Blushing Brides (MGM)
Drama starring Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery, and Anita Page. Includes two Albertina Rasch ballet sequences, “Fashion Ballet” and “Mars Ballet,” both with music by Tiomkin.

The Rogue Song (MGM)
Musical with an Albertina Rasch ballet sequence, “Ballet Music,” with music by Tiomkin. The music for the film is by Herbert Stothart.

I Live My Life (MGM)
Society comedy-drama directed by W. S. Van Dyke, starring Joan Crawford.

More Than a Secretary (Columbia)
Romantic comedy. Morris Stoloff is credited as the music director. Tiomkin wrote (uncredited) the “Main Title,” also known as “Morris Dance.” The remainder of the film is tracked with music by other composers.

The Road Back (Universal)
Post-World War I drama directed by James Whale.

Spawn of the North (Paramount)
Drama directed by Henry Hathaway, starring Henry Fonda, Dorothy Lamour, John Barrymore, and Akim Tamiroff.

Daredevils of the Red Circle (Republic)
Serial in twelve chapters. Crime action-adventure.

Meet John Doe (Warner Bros.)
Newspaper political drama directed by Frank Capra, starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck.

Scattergood Meets Broadway (RKO)
Comedy drama directed by Christy Cabanne. Guy Kibbee plays Scattergood Baines, a character based on a popular radio program. The film was edited by John Sturges, who later chose Tiomkin to score his directorial efforts for Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, The Old Man and the Sea, and Last Train from Gun Hill.

The Corsican Brothers (United Artists)
Adventure directed by Gregory Ratoff, starring Douglas Fairbanks, Ruth Warrick, and Akim Tamiroff.

The Moon and Sixpence (United Artists)
The Moon and Sixpence served as the first of many collaborations between Tiomkin and the film’s associate producer, Stanley Kramer. It also marked the directorial debut of the producer Albert Lewin, who would go on to helm The Picture of Dorian Gray. Tiomkin previously had worked with Lewin on Spawn of the North. For The Moon and Sixpence, Lewin himself adapted the screenplay from W. Somerset Maugham’s novel of the same name. The film chronicles the excesses of Charles Strickland, an abusive artist who abandons his wife and family, cavorts with a friend’s wife (who in turn commits suicide), and then sets off for Tahiti, where he marries a native teenage girl.

Our Russian Front (Russian War Relief, Inc.)
World War II documentary produced by Russian War Relief, Inc. Tiomkin served as music director.

The Battle of Russia (U.S. War Department)
World War II documentary, part of the Why We Fight series. Tiomkin served as music director.

Tunisian Victory (U.S. Office of War Information)
World War II documentary co-directed by Frank Capra.

When Strangers Marry (Monogram)
Suspense drama directed by William Castle, starring Robert Mitchum and Kim Hunter.

Dillinger (Monogram)
Dillinger is a fictionalized melodrama focusing on the crime spree of John Dillinger, the legendary 1930s-era bank robber. It was produced by King Bros. Productions, a company formed in 1942 by Frank, Herman, and Maurice King, who had previously hired Tiomkin to score their 1943 feature Unknown Guest. Tiomkin provides a lengthy, robust score that fills three quarters of the production’s running time, with the galloping rhythms for the crime montage and pursuit sequences balanced by a tender romantic theme. The critic for the Hollywood Reporter observed that “Dimitri Tiomkin’s score, with its piano dissonants [sic] contributes enormously to the suspense and dramatic evolution.”

Let There Be Light (U.S. Army)
World War II documentary film, first released in 1980. Tiomkin served as music director.

Angel on My Shoulder (United Artists)
Romantic comedy directed by Archie Mayo, starring Paul Muni, Anne Baxter, and Claude Rains.

Black Beauty (20th Century-Fox)
Family drama.

The Dark Mirror (Universal)
Psychological mystery directed by Robert Siodmak and produced by Nunnally Johnson.

Whistle Stop (United Artists)
Melodrama.

Duel in the Sun (Selznick Releasing Organization)
Western directed by King Vidor for David O. Selznick.

It’s a Wonderful Life (RKO)
Comedy-drama directed by Frank Capra, starring James Stewart and Donna Reed.

The Long Night (RKO)
Crime drama directed by Anatole Litvak, starring Henry Fonda, Barbara Bel Geddes, Vincent Price, and Ann Dvorak.

The Dude Goes West (Allied Artists) (Monogram)
Comedy Western.

Red River (United Artists)
Western directed by Howard Hawks, starring John Wayne.

So This Is New York (United Artists)
Comedy directed by Richard Fleischer.

Tarzan and the Mermaids (RKO)
Jungle adventure directed by Robert Florey, starring Johnny Weissmuller, Brenda Joyce, and introducing Linda Christian.

Canadian Pacific (20th Century-Fox)
Western, directed by Edwin L. Marin.

Champion (United Artists)
Drama directed by Mark Robson from a screenplay by Carl Foreman, starring Kirk Douglas.

Home of the Brave (United Artists)
World War II drama directed by Mark Robson and produced by Stanley Kramer.

Portrait of Jennie (Selznick Releasing Organization)
Fantasy directed by William Dieterle and produced by David O. Selznick.

Red Light (United Artists)
Crime drama directed by Roy Del Ruth.

Champagne for Caesar (United Artists)
Comedy.

D.O.A. (United Artists)
Rudolph Maté directed this film noir suspense thriller, released by United Artists in 1950. The cast includes Edmond O’Brien as an accountant desperately in search of the killer who lethally poisoned him. D.O.A. was the first in a trio of films produced by brothers Harry and Leo Popkin, with music by Tiomkin. Tiomkin was an early practitioner of placing theme music in the source score, as he does in “Juke Box Theme,” a light dance arrangement of the film’s love theme.

Dakota Lil (20th Century-Fox)
Western, with songs.

Guilty Bystander (Film Classics, Inc.)
Film noir.

The Men (United Artists)
Post-World War II drama directed by Fred Zinnemann, starring Marlon Brando. Based on the story and screenplay by Carl Foreman.

Cyrano de Bergerac (United Artists)
Historical romance directed by Michael Gordon from an adapted screenplay by Carl Foreman. José Ferrer received an Academy Award for his portrayal of Cyrano, the title character.

Drums in the Deep South (RKO)
Historical war drama directed by William Cameron Menzies.

Mr. Universe (United Artists)
Comedy.

Peking Express (Paramount)
Political war drama directed by William Dieterle and produced by Hal Wallis.

Strangers on a Train (Warner Bros.)
Thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, and Robert Walker.

The Thing (RKO)
Science fiction from Howard Hawks, directed by Christian Nyby, starring Kenneth Tobey, and Margaret Sheridan.

The Well (United Artists)
Social drama co-directed by Leo Popkin.

The Big Sky (RKO)
Historical adventure directed by Howard Hawks, starring Kirk Douglas.

Bugles in the Afternoon (Warner Bros.)
Western.

The Four Poster (Columbia)
Comedy-drama directed by Irving Reis.

The Happy Time (Columbia)
Historical comedy directed by Richard Fleischer.

High Noon (United Artists)
Western directed by Fred Zinnemann, starring Gary Cooper. Carl Foreman was associate producer.

The Lady in the Iron Mask (20th Century-Fox)
Serial in twelve chapters.

Mutiny (United Artists)
War drama directed by Edward Dmytryk.

My Six Convicts (Columbia)
Prison drama.

The Steel Trap (20th Century-Fox)
Suspense drama directed by Andrew Stone.

Angel Face (RKO)
Film noir directed by Otto Preminger, presented by Howard Hughes.

Blowing Wild (Warner Bros.)
Action drama directed by Hugo Fregonese, starring Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Ruth Roman, Anthony Quinn.

Cease Fire! (Paramount)
Korean War reenactment directed by Owen Crump. Produced by Hal Wallis and in 3-D.

His Majesty O’Keefe (Warner Bros.)
Historical adventure directed by Byron Haskin, starring Burt Lancaster.

I Confess (Warner Bros.)
Thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Jeopardy (MGM)
The plot of Jeopardy revolves around an American family on vacation in Mexico and their encounter with an escaped convict and psychopath, played with relish by Ralph Meeker. The film’s direction (by John Sturges), screenplay (by Mel Dinelli), and cast­—with Barbara Stanwyck in the lead role—are first rate. Jeopardy was the first of four collaborations between Sturges and Tiomkin. Later in the decade, Tiomkin would score Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, The Old Man and the Sea, and Last Train from Gun Hill. See Rhythms and redemption in Tiomkin’s Jeopardy.

Return to Paradise (United Artists)
South Seas drama directed by Mark Robson, starring Gary Cooper.

Take the High Ground (MGM)
Military drama directed by Richard Brooks.

The Adventures of Hajji Baba (20th Century-Fox)
Adventure film.

A Bullet Is Waiting (Columbia)
Drama directed by John Farrow, starring Rory Calhoun, Jean Simmons.

The Command (Warner Bros.)
Western directed by David Butler.

Dial M for Murder (Warner Bros.)
Thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Grace Kelly.

The High and the Mighty (Warner Bros.)
Aviation drama directed by William Wellman, starring John Wayne.

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (Warner Bros.)
Biographical drama directed by Otto Preminger, starring Gary Cooper.

Land of the Pharaohs (Warner Bros.)
Epic drama directed by Howard Hawks. This was Tiomkin’s fourth score for a Hawks directed film, having previously scored Only Angels Have Wings, Red River, and The Big Sky.

Strange Lady in Town (Warner Bros.)
Historical Western directed by Mervyn LeRoy.

Tension at Table Rock (RKO)
Western. Directed by Charles Marquis Warren, starring Richard Egan, Dorothy Malone.

Night Passage (Universal)
Western, with songs. Directed by James Neilson, starring James Stewart, Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea.

The Alamo (United Artists)
Western directed by, and starring, John Wayne.

The Sundowners (Warner Bros.)
Historical comedy-drama directed by Fred Zinnemann.

36 Hours (MGM)
World War II drama directed by George Seaton starring James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, and Rod Taylor.

Tchaikovsky (Mosfilm)
Tiomkin returned to his native Russia to film this historical biography for which he arranged the music and served as executive producer. The film was nominated for an Academy Award in the foreign language film category.