The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) | Night Watchman | 0:44:29 - Watchman arrives at the store | darkness | dissonant bass | flashlight | guard | half-diminished 7th chord | keys | mysterious | opening | robbery | store | suspenseful | walking | working |
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) | Walking | 0:44:39 - The watchman walks | augmented sixth chord | darkness | flashlight | guard | half-diminished 7th chord | mickey-mousing | mysterious | robbery | store | suspenseful | walking | working |
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) | Turning on light | 0:44:51 - The watchman turns on a light | augmented sixth chord | guard | lamp | light | light | mickey-mousing | mysterious | robbery | store | suspenseful | turning on |
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) | Night Watchman (Light and Shadow) | 0:44:51 - The watchman goes about his work | augmented sixth chord | criminal | flashlight | gangster | guard | mysterious | robbery | shadow | store | suspenseful | walking | working |
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) | Shadow punch | 0:45:00 - Watchman is punched by a shadowy figure | attacking | augmented sixth chord | crime | criminal | dramatic | fighting | gangster | guard | punching | robbery | shadow | store | violence | whole-tone |
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) | Night Watchman (Knocked Out) | 0:45:04 - Watchman knocked out on the floor | 9th chord | chromatic parallelism | crime | criminal | diminished 7th chord | gangster | guard | mysterious | robbery | stealing | store | thief |
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) | Camera panning | 0:51:39 - Camera pans to the watchman | anxious | dramatic | guard | mickey-mousing | panning shot | robbery | store | tense | waking |
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) | The Torch + The Motor (Watchman Crawling) | 0:51:41 - Watchman struggles to sound the alarm | alarm | anxious | chromatic scale | crawling | dramatic | guard | mickey-mousing | motor | ostinato | pc set | robbery | store | struggle | tense |
Deep Valley (1947) | Underscoring (Tense) | 0:22:23 - Barry pumps water | boss | conflict | convict | father | guard | leading lady | leading man | mocking | pumping | street | tense | underscoring |
Deep Valley (1947) | Turns, Hits, and Falls | 0:22:28 - Barry hits the guard | boss | conflict | convict | dramatic | falling | father | guard | leading lady | leading man | mickey-mousing | punching | stinger | street | turning | violence |
Deep Valley (1947) | Barry | 0:22:35 - Barry threatens the guard | angry | arguing | boss | conflict | convict | dramatic | father | guard | leading lady | leading man | street | threatening | yelling |
Deep Valley (1947) | Law (Subtle) | 0:22:45 - Barry looks at the guard | arguing | boss | conflict | convict | father | guard | leading lady | leading man | street | tense | underscoring |
Deep Valley (1947) | Love Theme (Molto Expressivo) | 0:23:07 - Libby watches them take Barry | boss | conflict | convict | crying | father | guard | leading lady | leading man | somber | street | watching |
Deep Valley (1947) | Law | 0:23:19 - Guard taking Barry to a shed | arriving | conflict | construction site | convict | dark | guard | leading man | march | stinger | walking |
Dust Be My Destiny (1939) | Dust Be My Destiny (Expectant) | 0:18:08 - Mabel leaves | advance plot | expectant | gentle | guard | hopeful | leading lady | leading man | pedal tone | prison | prisoner | sweet |
Dust Be My Destiny (1939) | Dust Be My Destiny (Denied) | 0:18:23 - Mabel talks to Joe | conflict | deceptive resolution | denial | expectant | gentle | guard | hopeful | leading lady | leading man | prison | prisoner | stinger | sweet |
We Are Not Alone (1939) | Underscoring (Mysterious) | 1:36:37 - David walks down a prison corridor | advance plot | anticipation | guard | hero | heroine | mysterious | prison | underscoring | walking |
We Are Not Alone (1939) | Celebre Romance (Love) | 1:37:12 - David and Leni express their love for each other | classical music | conversing | familiar tune | fragmentation | guard | hero | heroine | love scene | prison | quotation | romantic | Rubinstein |
Hell’s Highway (1932) | Hikin' Jerry | 0:00:14 - Main titles and newspaper headlines | call and response | establish setting | guard | headline | montage | newspaper | opening title sequence | prison | prisoner | singing | solemn | source music | transcribed by ear | working |
Hell’s Highway (1932) | John Henry | 0:06:08 - Men working on a chain gang | advance plot | guard | on-screen music | pentatonic | prison | prisoner | singing | solemn | source music | transcribed by ear | working |
Hell’s Highway (1932) | Willie, the Weeper | 0:13:52 - Men singing in prison | advance plot | blue note | guard | on-screen music | prison | prisoner | singing | solemn | source music | spiritual | transcribed by ear |
Hell’s Highway (1932) | The Load is Heavy | 0:17:26 - Men singing in prison | advance plot | barbershop | cheerful | guard | on-screen music | prison | prisoner | singing | source music | transcribed by ear |
Hell’s Highway (1932) | Frankie and Johnny | 0:27:11 - Men singing in prison | advance plot | calm | guard | on-screen music | prison | prisoner | singing | source music | transcribed by ear |
Hell’s Highway (1932) | Tuning of Violin | 0:47:34 - A man tunes a violin | advance plot | calm | guard | on-screen music | playing | prison | prisoner | source music | tuning | violin |
Don’t Turn ‘em Loose (1936) | Crestwood C | 0:00:27 - Cast list | cast list | guard | Lydian mode | mysterious | opening title sequence | parallelism | prison | prisoner | transcribed by ear |
Don’t Turn ‘em Loose (1936) | Suicide Transition | 0:26:55 - Bob sits | augmented triad | chromatic parallelism | dissonant bass | gangster | guard | gun | gunshot | imposter | leading man | mysterious | parallelism | plotting | preparing | reading | robbery | room | sequence | shooting | store | transcribed by ear | whole-tone | whole-tone chord |
Don’t Turn ‘em Loose (1936) | Underscoring (Dramatic) | 0:28:05 - Bob shoots guard | breaking | death | dramatic | gangster | guard | gun | gunshot | imposter | leading man | murder | robbery | robbery | shooting | stealing | store | transcribed by ear | whole-tone chord |
Girl of the Rio (1932) | Querida | 0:48:40 - Dolores sees Johnny | ABAC structure | conversing | gentle | guard | leading lady | leading man | love interest | love scene | romantic | singer | terrace |