David Mendoza
Know for: Sound
Born: 1894-03-13
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Also know as:
Hollywood's Musical Moods (1976)
In the silent film era, movies were never really silent. In the background of films that made figures like Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton into...
Home Run on the Keys (1937)
In this short film, Babe Ruth proposes to put a song about baseball on the radio.
The Big Parade (1925)
The story of an idle rich boy who joins the US Army's Rainbow Division and is sent to France to fight in World War I, becomes friends with two...
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with Roman officer Messala as conqueror and Judah as a...
The Mad Genius (1931)
A crippled puppeteer rescues an abused young boy and turns the boy into a great ballet dancer. Complications ensue when, as a young man, the dancer...
The Song of the Flame (1930)
This was a screen version of the 1925 operetta by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach, Herbert Stohart, and George Gershwin. The story of the movie is...
Shake, Mr. Shakespeare (1936)
Comedic short featuring Shakespeare's notable characters; many performing musical numbers. An assistant director is told to read all...
Hotel a la Swing (1937)
In this musical-comedy short, an out-of-work theatre troupe assumes management of the debt-ridden Grand Majestic Hotel.
Glorious Betsy (1928)
Vitaphone production reels #2471-2478; third Warner Bros. feature film - the first being The Jazz Singer and the second Tenderloin - to include...
The Mad Genius (1931)
A crippled puppeteer rescues an abused young boy and turns the boy into a great ballet dancer. Complications ensue when, as a young man, the dancer...
God's Gift to Women (1931)
A notorious womanizer sets his sights on a pretty American tourist, only to be told by his doctor that he must give up all romance for his health.
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1928)
A young prince falls in love with a beautiful barmaid while at university in old Heidelberg.
My Past (1931)
A stage star finds herself torn between a wealthy older man and a handsome younger one.
Gold Dust Gertie (1931)
Early 30s pre-code comedy about a woman attempting to get her two ex-husbands to pay back alimony.
Svengali (1931)
A music maestro uses hypnotism on a young model he meets in Paris to make her both his muse and wife.
Alexander Hamilton (1931)
The founding father has an extramarital affair and meets with the likes of Thomas Jefferson.
Toyland Casino (1938)
A score of amateur children sing and dance in costume in a multi-act musical revue.
Smart Money (1931)
Two brothers' trip to the big city to do a little gambling results in a fateful turn of events.
Alibi Mark (1937)
When an out-of-work Chicagoan travels west as a hobo on a freight train, he finds himself falsely accused of murder.
Alexander Hamilton (1931)
The founding father has an extramarital affair and meets with the likes of Thomas Jefferson.
La Bohème (1926)
It is 1830 in Paris and the rent is due, but the money is not there. An article here, a painting there and a monkey with a cup gives them enough...
Don Juan (1926)
If there was one thing that Don Juan de Marana learned from his father Don Jose, it was that women gave you three things - life, disillusionment and...
Mothers Cry (1930)
Having raised four children alone, widow Mary Williams still manages to love her eldest son, vicious and sadistic Danny Williams, who has led a life...
Oh, Sailor, Behave! (1930)
Based on the farcical stage play written by Pulitzer Prize-winning* writer Elmer Rice, Oh, Sailor Behave! is a movie Musical with a split...
The Lash (1930)
A nobleman returns home to Southern California after the Mexican American War to find his people mistreated by unscrupulous Americans.
Madame DuBarry (1919)
The story of Madame du Barry, the mistress of Louis XV of France, and her loves in the time of the French revolution.
Father's Son (1931)
Young Bill Emory is a typical mischievous, rambunctious boy, but his father William is a strict disciplinarian, and Bill is constantly being punished...
Double or Nothing (1940)
In this Broadway Brevities short, a stunt double is hit on the head and imagines himself in a series of movie scenes with doubles for various stars.
Camille (1927)
Based on the 1852 novel and play La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas, fils.
Disraeli (1929)
Prime Minister of Great Britain Benjamin Disraeli outwits the subterfuge of the Russians and chicanery at home in order to secure the purchase of the...
Children of Dreams (1931)
One day, Molly Standing is picking apples in her father's apple orchard in California, with her friend Gertie (Marion Byron), when they meet two...
Broadway Ballyhoo (1935)
In this musical short, three barkers for a New York City sightseeing bus drum up customers with songs and nightclub tours.
Kiss Me Again (1931)
An officer of the French Military is in love with a shop girl, but his aristocratic father wants him to marry in his class and convinces the girl...
The Girl of the Golden West (1930)
A hard-bitten saloon girl falls for a dashing outlaw, and tries to keep the local sheriff from catching him and sending him to prison.
Ups and Downs (1937)
An elevator operator and an engaged girl in love dodge the girl's fiancee and attempt to win over her father.
The Ruling Voice (1931)
A mob boss has a change of heart when his daughter convinces him to move on from crime.
Hail Columbia (1934)
This short film provides highlights from American history, focusing on George Washington's farewell to the troops to the War of 1812.
One for the Book (1940)
In this entertaining short, famous literary figures step out of the pages of books after dark.
The Public Enemy (1931)
Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and...
Frances Carroll & 'The Coquettes' (1940)
Bandleader Frances Carroll leads The Coquettes, an all-female band, in several swing tunes.
No Contest! (1934)
Ruth Etting is the star attraction on the Albertson Travel Agency radio show. When her producers learn that her recordings are on another program at...
Chances (1931)
Two brothers, Jack and Tom, are in love with the same woman, Molly. While the two brothers go off to war and Molly does her part in the effort, Tom...
Chances (1931)
Two brothers, Jack and Tom, are in love with the same woman, Molly. While the two brothers go off to war and Molly does her part in the effort, Tom...
Home Run on the Keys (1937)
In this short film, Babe Ruth proposes to put a song about baseball on the radio.
Little Caesar (1931)
A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?
The Bargain (1931)
A father changes jobs with his son, and each learns he has made a mistake.
The Backyard Broadcast (1936)
In this short film, a boy holds a talent show in his backyard by and for his adolescent friends.
The Knight Is Young (1938)
June never leaves her apartment, which has a view of an advertising sign of a knight in shining armor. She is two weeks behind in her rent and...
The Policy Girl (1934)
An insurance salesman persuades his sister to help him meet a radio star so he can sell the celebrity a policy.