Samuel Kaylin


Samuel Kaylin was a film composer who scored Charlie Chan and Mr. Moto movies for Fox Film and 20th Century Fox.

Early years

Kaylin was born in Ukraine and emigrated to the United States on January 16, 1907 aboard the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamship Neckar He worked as a musician at the Chinese Theater in Los Angeles.

Hollywood

Kaylin joined Fox Film in 1930 and composed more than 80 film scores. Among them were the scores for Shirley Temple's Bright Eyes and John Ford's Judge Priest. He left 20th Century Fox, Fox Film's successor, in 1940. In 1943 he founded The Professional Institute of Music and Drama to educate film students and scored The Leather Burners.

Death

Kaylin died in Bakersfield, California.

Selected filmography

Harmony at Home Walls of Gold Forbidden Melody Orient Express Nothing More Than a Woman Las fronteras del amor La cruz y la espada The Great Hotel Murder Gentle Julia The Jones Family in Big Business Mysterious Mr. Moto Mr. Moto in Danger Island