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Walter Schumann

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ComposerDirector 1913–1958

Walter Schumann (October 8, 1913 – August 21, 1958) was an American composer for film, television, and the theater. His notable works include the score for The Night of the Hunter and the Dragnet Theme; the latter of which earned Schumann the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition in 1955. His Broadway musical, 3 for Tonight, won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical in 1955.

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3 for Tonight

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  • Cast : Marge and Gower Champion , Harry Belafonte , The Voices of Walter Schumann , Hiram Sherman (Story Teller), Betty Benson; Chorus: John Bennett, Robert Brink, Andrew Case, Gina Christen, Diane Doxee, Elaine Drew, Joyce L. Foss, Dorothy Gill, Nancy Harp, Jimmy Harris, Mark Karl, Jerry Madison, Robert Miller, Ned Romero, Jack Steele, B…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Act One: “Impressions” and “All You Need Is a Song” (The Voices of Walter Schumann); “Dance, Dance, Dance”/“The Clock”/“By-Play for Drums” (Marge and Gower Champion); “Jerry” (traditional)/“Sylvie” (lyric and music by Harry Belafonte)/“Mark Twain” (lyric and music by Harry Belafonte)/“When the Saints Go Marching In” (traditional) (Harry B…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Act Two: “Fly Bird” (Betty Benson, The Voices of Walter Schumann); “Noah” (traditional)/“Take My Mother Home” (traditional)/“In That Great Gettin’ Up Mornin’” (traditional; arranged by Jester Herston) (Harry Belafonte, with Millard Thomas on guitar); “The Lecture” (read by Hiram Sherman, danced by Marge and Gower Champion); “Matilda” (lyr…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Paul Gregory, Charles Laughton, and the Walter Schumann singers had previously joined forces for the masterful film The Night of the Hunter , which was released a few weeks after 3 for Tonight closed.ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • The cast included the Walter Schumann Singers, with soloists and dancers; the music and effects were written by Schumann.ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt

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