Marvin Hatley
Sound
Born 1905-04-03
Died 1986-08-23
Reed, Oklahoma, USA
47 credits
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Thomas Marvin Hatley professionally known simply as Marvin Hatley, was an American film composer and musical director, best known for his work for the Hal Roach studio from 1929 until 1940.
Hatley wrote many of the musical cues appearing in the Our Gang, Laurel and Hardy, and Charley Chase films. His most memorable composition is "Dance of the Cuckoos"(also known as "Ku-Ku", or "The Cookoo Song"), which serves as Laurel and Hardy's theme song. He was also the "player piano" (performing off-screen) in The Music Box (1932). His work in Laurel and Hardy's films Way Out West and Block-Heads earned him nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Score.
In 1939, Hatley was fired from the Roach studio. At the insistence of Stan Laurel, however, he did return to score one final Laurel & Hardy film, Saps at Sea. Hatley went on to become a lounge pianist, and often remarked that he earned more money in that career than during his days at the Roach studio.
Marvin Hatley was a native of Reed, Oklahoma. He died on August 23, 1986 in Hollywood, California.
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Filmography
Other credits
34 credits
Topper
Block-Heads
Bonnie Scotland
Way Out West
Our Wife
Pardon Us
Sons of the Desert
A Chump at Oxford
Pack Up Your Troubles
Another Fine Mess
The Music Box
The Midnight Patrol
Towed in a Hole
Come Clean
Pick a Star
Merrily We Live
There Goes My Heart
County Hospital
Brats
One Good Turn
Busy Bodies
Hog Wild
Captain Fury
The Chimp
Nobody's Baby
General Spanky
Their First Mistake
Helpmates
Kelly the Second
Scram!
Twice Two
Arbor Day
Hollywood and Vine
Me and My Pal
Acting
15 credits
Block-Heads
Midsummer Mush
Merrily We Live
Topper Takes a Trip
Our Gang Follies of 1938
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
Rough Seas
Teacher's Pet
Maids a la Mode
The Tabasco Kid
Shivering Shakespeare
The Pinch Singer
Uncle Joe
Arabian Tights
Sherman Said It
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